KM276 (Lead Stopper or Weight?) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Weight
Comparanda
cf. Rafael2008, pp. 451, 460, no. 280 (Caesarea Maritima)
Description
Lead plug or weight? Cylindrical body with straight sides that taper slightly. The wider end has slight lip or flange of excess metal on one side and concave underside, as though pressed inward; the narrower end is slightly convex.
Preservation description
Intact. Slight encrustation.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1071, 1093-1094, no. 717, fig. 22.12
Diameter
0.021
Height
0.038
Chronology comment
Roman-Early Byzantine
Material
Lead (Material)
Drawing
Photograph