KM432 (Middle Roman Glass beaker) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Transparent, greenish colorless (PMS 379). Sparse small, spherical bubbles.

Technique

Free-blown.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Glass Free-Blown Beaker

Comparanda

sim. DelosXXXVII, p. 117, no. D16, pl. 35 (M.-D. Nenna)

Comparanda

sim. Schatzschock2005, pp. 366, 382, no. G 71, pls. 231, 233:2 (Hanghaus 2.4, Ephesos, 3rd century)

Comparanda

sim. Vessberg1952, pp. 122–123, pl. III:37, 38, 40=SwCyprusExIV.3, pp. 140, 143, fig. 44:37, 38, 40 (Beakers B.I; Cyprus Museum)

Description

Beaker. Convex lower body: ovoid? Solid pad base with thin, pointed edge tooled out horizontally and slightly raised bottom.

Preservation description

One fragment preserves ca. 25% of lower body and base. Slight abrasion and moderate chipping; slight dulling.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 957, 1022, 1023, no. 621, pl. 20.21

Estimated base diameter

0.049

Maximum preserved dimension

0.03

Preserved height

0.012

Chronology comment

3rd century?

Explanation of deposition

Represents Middle Roman activity in Building B3 before erection of Octagon?

Material

Glass (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRB0911-006

Location in unit

Late Roman colluvium over ground north of Octagon in south trench.

Drawing

Photograph