KM278 (Roman Bluish-Gray Schistose Marble Palette) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Fine, dark bluish gray schistose marble. Exotic source.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Palette

Comparanda

cf. Berry1988, p. 239, nos. 93–95, pl. 8-5 (Palestine, late 4th/first half 5th century)

Comparanda

cf. ColchesterII, pp. 57–58, nos. 1865–1867, fig. 61 (from contexts dated 1st–mid-4th century)

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXII, p. 126, nos. 835, 836, pl. 62 (Roman)

Comparanda

cf. Miller1981, pp. 48–50, no. ST 518, pl. 12:d (grave 7 near northwest corner of Temple of Zeus, Nemea, 6th century)

Comparanda

cf. Zsidi2006, pp. 58, 60, table 3, fig. 16 (Aquincum [Budapest])

Description

Palette. Thin, flat, rectangular plaque has one surface smooth and flat and other flat with low, beveled edge (W. 0.015–0.018). Beveled surface has one ir-regular depression and several short, shallow incisions. Probably used for cosmetics, medications, or pigments.

Preservation comment

Intact. Slight, extensive chipping along edge.

Published as

GrahamReese2022, pp. 1239, 1245-1246, no. 963, fig. 28.4

Length

0.1192

Thickness

0.0088

Width

0.0814

Material

Bluish Gray Schistose Marble (Material)

Drawing

Photograph