- Locus TRB0911-006 [permalink]
- Type
- Locus
- In excavation trench
- Trench B-09-11
- Logical part of
- Loci
- Published as
- Rifeetal2022, pp. 75-76
- Contents of Unit
- BUILDING MATERIALS. Stone (2 frr., 0.05 kg): 1 Pentelic (p.L. 0.118, Th. 0.017); 1 bluish gray schistose marble (p.L. 0.127, Th. 0.022). Mortar/plaster: 174 frr.,10.32 kg. Painted plaster (16 frr.): 7 red; 4 yellow; 3 white; 1 pinkish tan; 1 red and white. Tesserae (142): 141 white, 1 black. Tile/brick: 584 frr., 64.20 kg.
- Contents of Unit
- COINS. Bronze reduced follis of Constantine II Caesar from Siscia (317-337 CE; KC094); half-centenionalis of Constantius Gallus from Nicomedia (351-354 CE; KC040); half-centenionalis of Constantius II, Constantius Gallus, or Julian II Caesar (ca. 351-361 CE; KC093); bronze coin of Valentinian II from Heraclea (ca. 383 CE; KC086); bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople (388/9 CE; KC091); bronze coin of Honorius (ca. 393-395 CE; KC085); bronze coins of Valentinian II, Theodosius I, Arcadius, or Honorius (ca. 383-395 CE; KC084, KC088); bronze coin of Theodosius II from Alexandria (ca. 404-406 CE; KC083); bronze coin of Theodosius II from Constantinople (ca. 425-450 CE; KC090); bronze coin probably of Theodosius II (ca. 425-450 CE; KC081); bronze coin of Honorius or Theodosius II from Constaninople (ca. 408-423 CE; KC092); bronze coin of Valentinian III (425-455 CE; KC082); bronze coin of Marcian (450-457 CE; KC089).
- Contents of Unit
- LAMPS. (86 frr., 1.217 kg): 1 Broneer Type XXVII base; 2 Athenian late glazed: 1 discus/shoulder (twisted rosette+wavy lines, KL214), 1 discus (twisted rosette); 67 Athenian late unglazed: 3 complete (1 cross monogram+herringbone, ΧΙΟ|ΝΗϹ, KL128; 1 cross monogram+herringbone, ΗΡ|Ν(?)[.]|ΟΥ, KL135; 1 cross monogram and circles+herringbone, palm branches in cross and circles, KL130), 3 near complete (plain+herringbone, cross and circles, KL132), 14 most complete (7 plain+herringbone, KL127; 7 plain+herringbone, ΧΙΟ|ΝΗϹ, KL131), 1 discus/shoulder/handle/base (rosette+herringbone, cross and circles, KL133), 1 discus/shoulder/handle (plain + herringbone, KL134), 4 discus/shoulder (2 plain+herringbone, KL217; 1 plain+herringbone, KL216; 1 pointed rosette+herringbone, KL215), 1 discus (cross monogram, KL197), 3 shoulder (2 herringbone; 1 wavy line), 1 shoulder/handle (vine), 1 nozzle, 3 handle/base (Κ[Υ], KL196), 24 body, 8 base (2 palm branch, circles and Ϲ|[Ⲱ], KL212; 1 ΧΙΟ|[ΝΗϹ, KL218; 1 [Χ]ΙΟ|[ΝΗ]Ϲ, KL219); 2 Late Roman Corinthian local discus/shoulder/handle (pointed rosette+herringbone, KL213); 14 Late Roman Corinthian imitation Athenian: 12 near complete (7 cross+wavy lines, [Χ]ΙΟ|ΝΗϹ, KL126; 3 plain + herringbone, ΧΙΟ|ΝΗϹ, KL136; 2 rosette+herringbone, cross monogram and circles, KL129), 1 discus (Helios, KL198), 1 shoulder/handle/base (wavy lines, palm branch, KL089).
- Contents of Unit
- POTTERY. Greek (1 fr., 0.001 kg): 1 Attic fine ware (closed-shape body).
- Contents of Unit
- POTTERY. Roman (440 frr., 8.12 kg): date-range to Late Roman, including ESA, Knidian Gray-ware bowl, ESC, eastern Thin-Walled ware, Late Roman C, Athenian Gouged ware; unslipped table ware; basin/jar; cooking ware, including Early-Middle Roman NePcf everted-rim cooking pot, Late Roman cooking pot (KP402), Early-Middle Roman lid (KP365); Dressel 2-4, MRA3, LRA1, LRA2, combed amphora.
- Contents of Unit
- SMALL FINDS. Glass (127 frr.): 1 rim/body, light blue (deep ribbed bowl, KM235); 1 body, bluish colorless (ovoid flask or jug in form of grape cluster, KM383); 1 base, bluish colorless (cup, small bowl, or beaker, KM399); 2 rim, light blue (inwardly thickened, fire-polished lip: cup); 1 rim, light blue (inwardly thickened, fire-polished lip: bowl); 6 rim, colorless (outwardly thickened, fire-polished lip: cup or small bowl); 1 rim, colorless, thick (flaring rim, fire-polished lip: bowl); 1 body, light blue (small tubular fold at shoulder; cf. KM461); 1 body/base, greenish colorless (ovoid(?) beaker, KM432); 42 rim/beck/body/base, light green with a tinge of yellow (globular flask with short funnel mouth and spiral ribbing, KM267a/b+388+395+398, joins TRB0911-004, TRB0911-005); 1 rim/neck, greenish yellow with a tinge of orange (flask, KM397); 1 rim/neck, blue with a tinge of green (large bottle with folded, flattened rim, KM269); 1 body/handle, light green with a tinge of blue (bowl lamp or goblet lamp with thin coil handle, KM266A); body/handle, greenish colorless (bowl lamp or goblet lamp with thin coil handle, KM266B); body/handle, greenish colorless (bowl lamp or goblet lamp with thin coil handle, KM266C); 12 body, light blue; 33 body, colorless; 1 base, light bluish green (concave bottom); 1 base, colorless (folded, tubular ring base with applied trail decoration above); 1 base, colorless (concave bottom); 17 windowpane, light yellowish green (cylinder-blown, sharp edge, KM472a-l).
- Contents of Unit
- SMALL FINDS. Metal: 2 nonjoining frr. iron nails, heavily corroded, including 1 shank (p.L. 0.059, Th. 0.007) and 1 flat, square head (Type VIII; p.W. 0.016).
- Explanation of deposition
- Chiefly foundation deposit on outside face of north wall of Octagon, with some objects interspersed from Late Roman colluvium over ground north of Octagon during its use and disuse and into massive structural debris from catastrophic collapse of Octagon.
- In Deposit or Stratum
- Koutsongila Deposit B13
- In Deposit or Stratum
- Koutsongila Deposit B16a
- In Deposit or Stratum
- Koutsongila Deposit B17
- Location in unit
- Lower level in south trench.
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Athenian Late Roman Gouged Ware
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Basin, Bin, Pail, or Tub
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Dressel 2-4 Unclassified
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Greek Pottery
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Jar
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Knidian Gray Ware
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Late Roman Amphora 1
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Late Roman Amphora 2
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Middle Roman Amphora 3
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Cooking Ware
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Eastern Sigillata A
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Eastern Sigillata C
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Eastern Thin-Walled Ware
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Late Antique Combed Amphora
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Late Roman C Ware
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Plain Table Ware
- Uninventoried Type Present
- Unclassified Pottery
