KM292 (Roman-Early Byzantine Iron Wire: cup handle?) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Handle
Comparanda
sim. Berry1988, pp. 241– 243, no. 124, fig. 8-10, pl. 8-8 (Jalame, dated late 1st–mid-4th century)
Description
Iron wire. Thick wire with rectangular section in middle but narrow and flatter toward one end. Curves in wide arc with apparently two adjacent loops, one large and one small, in shape of human ear. A lifting handle or vertical loop handle from a cup?
Preservation description
Segment of wire broken at both ends preserves middle part. Moderate to heavy rust.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1072, 1096, 1987, no. 726, fig. 22.16
Preserved length
0.061
Thickness
0.005
Width
0.043
Chronology comment
Context dated Early Roman-Early Byzantine
Material
Iron (Material)
Drawing
Photograph