KL112 (Early Roman Italian lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Description
Circular groove on slightly raised base.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 10YR 6/4, light yellowish brown. Slip: 10YR 3/3, dark brown. Hard, dense, fine fabric with rare to uncommon, small, subrounded, white and black inclusions. Thick, even, semilustrous slip. Italian.
Preservation description
One small fragment preserves <50% of base. Very slight, sparse abrasion with pitting and gouging; slightly worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 816, 817, no. 307, fig. 19.5
Maximum preserved dimension
0.035
Chronology comment
1st century C.E.
Explanation of deposition
In mass of Roman sherds and other debris against upper/west face of Wall A1, where they accumulated with downslope movement and/or with disposal by users of adjacent passageway.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0804-007
Location in unit
Along upper/west face of Wall A1.
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