KL050 (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative or Italian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, copy/imitation Italian
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Description
Circular, concave, plain(?) discus has airhole at bottom and raised rim. Plain, sloping to rounded shoulder. Rounded nozzle has wickhole with broad, heart-shaped rim with two circular extensions in corners touching discus rim; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 7.5YR 7/4, pink. Slip: 5YR 4/3, reddish brown. Soft, fine, almost powdery fabric with rare, very small, subrounded, white and black inclusions. Thin, uneven, mottled slip, flaky.
Preservation comment
Two joining fragments preserve roughly one-third of shoulder, entire nozzle, and small part of discus. Heavy abrasion; sparse encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 816, 817, no. 306, fig. 19.5
Estimated discus diameter
0.063
Preserved length
0.054
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KL050 (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative or Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl050>