KL057 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
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
sim. AgoraVII, pp. 183–184, no. 2591, pl. 41 (J. Perlzweig; 6th century)
Comparanda
sim. Bovon1966, p. 91, nos. 642, 643, pl. 17 (Argos, 6th century)
Comparanda
sim. DemetriasIV, vol. 2, p. 107, nos. II.546–II.548, pls. VI, 76, 77 (J. Eiwanger; 6th century)
Comparanda
sim. FDelphesV.1, pp. 193, 195, no. 565, fig. 847 (P. Perdrizet)
Comparanda
sim. Pallas1972, p. 245, no. 21, pl. 229:α (Kraneion basilica, Corinth, after 550/1 C.E.)
Description
Oval, flat discus has design in low relief, holes bottom and right, wide and straight channel to wickhole, and sharp, raised rim. Design is Latin cross with flaring arms and double circles and pellets at corners and inside; arched-square panels with crossing lines inside in quadrants. Shoulder has sunken panel with palm branch in low relief and rounded rim. Slight joining ridge. Somewhat long nozzle; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 5/3, brown. Slip: 5YR 3/3, dark reddish brown. Hard, smooth, fine fabric. Thin, dull slip as wash preserved in patches.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves less than one-quarter of shoulder and discus. Slight abrasion.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 884-885, no. 453, fig. 19.44
Maximum preserved dimension
0.037
Chronology comment
Dated early 6th century(?)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph