KM435 (Ancient Marble Stopper or Plug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
0.0175
Technique
Cut from fragment of revetment in breccia di Sciro (see Chapter 24).
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Stone Stopper
Comparanda
sim. KM272
Description
Small, circular disk has roughly worked and rounded edge. Comparable examples are identified as stoppers or plugs for storage
Preservation description
Almost intact. Very slight, sparse chipping and gouging; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
GrahamReese2022, pp. 1238-1239, 1245, 1246, no. 962, fig. 28.4
Maximum diameter
0.062
Material
Marble (Material)
Drawing
Photograph