Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KL046 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Comparanda: For shoulder, cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 288, no. 1482, pl. XXII.
Description: Oval discus. Shoulder has sunken panel with raised double circles and broad, rounded rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 5/6, red. Hard, smooth, medium-fine fabric, slightly flaky. Thin, even, dull slip preserved in large patches.
Preservation comment: One small fragment preserves less than one-quarter of rim. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion.
Published as: Rife2022d, pp. 844, 845, no. 455, fig. 19.44
Preserved length: 0.027
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KL046 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl046>