KM356 (Middle Roman-Byzantine Glass Bracelet) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Rod-formed.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Glass Bracelet

Comparanda

cf. AdamVeleniIgnatiadou2010, p. 341, no. 357 (Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki; from Lete)

Comparanda

cf. AntonarasAnagnostopoulouChatzipolichoroni2002, pp. 117, 122, fig. 15 (Ioron [Palatiano, Macedonia, Roman)

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXII, pp. 262–265, nos. 2159, 2162, fig. 63, pl. 113 (Middle–Late Byzantine?)

Comparanda

cf. Gurler2000, pp. 119–130, nos. 143–166 (Tire Müzesi, İzmir)

Comparanda

cf. Kypraiou1997, pp. 150, 171–174, 218–219, nos. 149, 169, 170, 177–180, 262, 264 (Archaeological Museum and Museum for Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki; from Thessaloniki, Rentina, and Philippi, Roman, “Early Christian,” and 10th–12th century)

Comparanda

cf. LightfootArslan1992, p. 222, no. 152 (Erimtan Collection, Ankara; possibly from north to northeast of Ankara, Late Roman?)

Comparanda

cf. Pallas1972, pp. 246–247, pl. 229:γ (round in section; Kraneion basilica, Late Roman–Early Byzantine)

Comparanda

cf. SardisM6, pp. 98, 100, nos. 763–767

Comparanda

cf. Schwarzer2009b, pp. 96, 107, fig. 62, pl. 4 (Pergamon, Roman–Late Byzantine)

Comparanda

cf. Tsouris1987, pp. 59–60, fig. 19 (Didymoteicho, Middle–Late Byzantine)

Comparanda

cf. Vessberg1952, p. 154, pl. X:24=SwCyprusExIV.3, pp. 171, 175, 213, fig. 51:24 (from Cyprus)

Comparanda

cf. YarasYaras2009 (Güre-Ilıca, Balıkesir Province)

Description

Bracelet. Plano-convex band.

Preservation description

One fragment preserves <25% of ring. Slight pitting and slight gouging.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 981-982, 1043, no. 679, fig. 20.36

Diameter

0.065

Preserved length

0.032

Width

0.008

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 70

Chronology comment

Context: 6th-7th century

Chronology comment

Type: Middle Roman-Middle Byzantine

Explanation of deposition

Funerary adornment for child 70A.

Material

Glass (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0808-009

Location in unit

Displaced to topsoil from north cist.

Drawing

Photograph