KM473 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Window Pane) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Transparent to semitransparent, light yellowish green (PMS 380/381) and light greenish yellow (PMS 7765). Sparse pinprick to small bubbles and sparse medium to large, elongated bubbles, some opening at surface.

Technique

Blown-cylinder or “muff” process.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Window Pane

Description

Broad glass windowpane(s). Glossy on one side and matte on other. Even thickness narrowing to sharp, rounded edge (a).

Preservation description

Two small, nonjoining fragments. Slight abrasion and slight pitting; sparse specks to patches of reddish brown staining.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 977-979, 1041, no. 673, fig. 20.34

Other Dimensions

Th. 0.002 (a), 0.001 (b)

Other Dimensions

max.pres.dim. 0.033 (a), 0.028 (b)

Chronology comment

Middle Roman-Early Byzantine

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph