KL096 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
125
Not before (date)
75
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, Knidian
Comparanda
cf. Deneauve1969, pp. 144–145, nos. 538, 539, pl. LV (Carthage)
Comparanda
cf. Loeschcke1919, pp. 406–407, nos. 568, 569, pl. XIV (but unknown fabric; Vindonissa)
Comparanda
sim. KL064
Comparanda
sim. BMLIII, pp. 86–87, 335, nos. Q 2673, Q 2674, pl. 75 (D. M. Bailey; no handle; from Knidos, dated ca. 80-120 and ca. 70-120)
Comparanda
sim. DelosXXVI, p. 128, no. 4608, pl. 30 (P. Bruneau; no handle)
Comparanda
sim. KenchreaiV, p. 30, no. 139, pl. 6 (H. Williams; no handle; north mole, late 1st–early 2nd century)
Description
Circular, concave discus has relief of scallop shell, raised rim, and prominent flat framing ring. Plain shoulder with rounded rim. Volute nozzle with incomplete slit for airhole between volutes. Narrow, pierced handle off-axis with two uneven grooves above and one below. Flat, circular base with single incised groove.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 2.5YR 5/8, red. Hard, fine, micaceous, slightly porous fabric with uniform consistency and rare, small, spherical to subrounded, white inclusions. Thin, dull slip preserved in large patches. Sparse, large clay nodules. Knidian.
Preservation comment
Two joining fragments preserve ca. 33% of discus, ca. 50% of shoulder, entire handle, and base of nozzle. Slight encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 818-820, no. 311, fig. 19.6
Estimated discus diameter
0.058
Handle total height
0.047
Preserved length
0.106
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.028
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.019
Chronology comment
Dated late 1st-early 2nd century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KL096 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl096>