KL085 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Prominent joining ridge where lower half has broken away from upper half.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian

Comparanda

sim. Ke 940-L 227 (north mole)

Comparanda

sim. Garnett1975, pp. 181–182, 204–205, no. 39, fig. 1:40 (Fountain of the Lamps, Corinth, early 6th century)

Comparanda

sim. Ivantchik2002, pp. 359, 368–369, no. 50, figs. 4, 10 (Argos, context: early 6th century[?])

Description

Flat lower handle has three grooves. Flat base has double circular grooves around incuse design of two simple palm branches in cross.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Late Corinthian red fabric.

Preservation description

One fragment preserves ca. 75% of base. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; moderately worn breaks; thin patches of encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 796, 896, no. 474, fig. 19.52

Base Diameter

0.024

Height base to shoulder preserved

0.029

Preserved length

0.058

Width

0.06

Chronology comment

Late 5th-mid-6th century

Explanation of deposition

Collection of Late Roman lamps in former Early-Middle Roman ritual building.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0707-001

Location in unit

Upper colluvium over north Building A.

Drawing

Drawing

Photograph