Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KL059 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 400
Not before (date): 375
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda: cf. AgoraVII, p. 117, no. 764 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, pp. 159–160, no. 10, pl. 31 (late 4th century)
Comparanda: cf. AltAginaI.2, p. 61, no. 23, pl. 16 (F. Felten)
Comparanda: cf. BMLIII, p. 410, no. Q 3276, pl. 119, figs. 23, 133 (D. M. Bailey; from Ephesos, second half 4th century)
Comparanda: cf. CorinthIV.2 p. 255, no. 1185, pl. XVI (O. Broneer; unglazed)
Comparanda: cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 75, no. 2973, pl. 33 (O. Broneer)
Comparanda: cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 243, no. 3706, pl. 61 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda: sim. KL207
Description: Circular, slightly concave discus has figural relief and two flat framing rings. Relief depicts female head with dense, bushy coiffure and distinct braided knot over forehead, all schematic. Goddess with double ax type. Slightly sloping, plain(?) shoulder.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Slip: 10R 5/8, red. Materials typical for ware. Thin, dull slip preserved in grooves.
Preservation comment: One small fragment preserves roughly one-third of discus and small part of rim. Slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as: Rife2022d, pp. 846, 847, no. 363, fig. 19.23
Preserved width: 0.036
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Female (Gender)
Suggested citation: “KL059 (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/kl059>