KM288 (Bronze nail) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Nail
Comparanda
sim. IsthmiaVII, pp. 152–153, nos. 582, 583, pl. 88 (I. K. Raubitschek; “T-staples” with comparable form but perhaps different use; “provenance unknown,” Temenos, Classical)
Comparanda
sim. OlynthusX, p. 246, nos. 977–982, pl. LXV (D. M. Robinson; Classical)
Description
Bronze pin. Thin, long shank with circular section tapering close to tip; bent outward at right angle at midpoint. The upper end (broken) flattens out where there was small loop over to adjacent shank. Used cotter pin.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1076, 1099, 1101, no. 745, fig. 22.19 (Type VI)
Preserved length
0.068
Shank thickness
0.003
Shank thickness
0.005
Explanation of deposition
Residual.
Material
Bronze (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0909-006
Location in unit
Middle level of massive fill in passageway on south slope in west trench.
Drawing
Photograph