KL108 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Handle is misaligned at seam. Sparse, large clay nodules from air pockets in plaster mold.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)

Comparanda

cf. WilliamsZervos1982, p. 143, no. 82, pl. 45=SlaneSanders2005, pp. 258, 260, no. 2-2, fig. 7 (east of Theater, Corinth, context: second half 5th century)

Description

Almond-shaped body. Circular or oval, concave, plain discus with raised rim has small hole upper right and two small circles at corners of handle. Steeply sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Thick, solid handle has two grooves.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow but inconsistently fired. Hard, thick, somewhat gritty fabric. Unglazed.

Preservation description

One large fragment preserves upper handle and <25% of shoulder and discus. Moderate abrasion, erosion; worn breaks and marginal chipping; traces of thin encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 785, 870, 871, no. 419, fig. 19.37

Preserved height base to handle

0.038

Height base to shoulder

0.019

Height shoulder to handle

0.019

Preserved length

0.47

Preserved width

0.39

Chronology comment

Mid-late 5th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Drawing

Photograph