KM327 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine(?) Iron Spearhead) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Spear

Comparanda

cf. Davidson1937, pp. 230-232, fig. 2 and CorinthXII, p. 201, nos. 1547, 1549, pl. 92 (G. D. Weinberg; “barbarian” graves on Acrocorinth, 7th century)

Comparanda

cf. Pazaras2009, p. 242, no. Μ15/98, fig. 301 (basilica at Epanomi, Thessaloniki, Late Roman-Early Byzantine)

Comparanda

cf. SardisM8, p. 31, no. 12, pl. 2 (J. C. Waldbaum; Roman or later?)

Comparanda

sim. KM172

Description

Long, flat to somewhat curved, triangular or leaf-shaped point with straight edges and rounded to angular central ridge.

Preservation description

Three nonjoining fragments preserve most of head but missing tip, haft, and segments of edges. Heavy rust.

Published as

Panelas2022, pp. 1065, 1091, no. 709, fig. 22.8

Preserved length

0.101

Thickness

0.009

Width

0.016

Width

0.022

Chronology comment

Late Roman-Early Byzantine?

Explanation of deposition

Residual in fill?

Material

Iron (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0705-004

Location in unit

Middle level of massive fill in passageway on south slope, beside east face of wall A1.

Drawing

Photograph