POTTERY. Roman (383 frr., 6.79 kg): ESA, ESC, eastern Thin-Walled ware, African red slip, Late Roman C ware; unslipped table ware; utilitarian ware; cooking ware, including Late Roman-Eastern Byzantine (up to end 6th century); Dressel 2-4 Koan, MRA3, LRA1, LRA2, combed amphora.
Contents of Unit
SMALL FINDS. Glass (7 frr.): 1 body, bluish colorless (mold-blown squat bulbous cup with text in frieze in relief: [ΕΥΦΡ]ΑΙΝ[ΟΥΕΦΩΠΑΡΕΙ], KM411); 1 rim, light blue (thickened, fire-polished lip: cup); 2 body, colorless; 3 windowpane, light green (cylinder-blown; cf. KM468, KM469, KM470-473).
Contents of Unit
SMALL FINDS. Metal: 1 fr. iron nail shank with flat, rectangular head (Type VIII; p.L. 0.048, Th. shank 0.008, p.W. head 0.008).
Explanation of deposition
Massive structural debris from catastrophic collapse of Octagon, with slight contamination from mixed fill inside WWII ditch with foxholes cutting down into Octagon.