KL046 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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)