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Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
100
Not before (date)
40
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Comparanda
cf. BMLII, pp. 60, 227, no. Q 1076, fig. 64, pl. 37 (D. M. Bailey; 1st century CE, probably second half )
Description
Circular discus has relief of two spindly legs and long feet in profile (grotesque figure?), raised rim, and two prominent, flat framing rings. Sloping to rounded plain shoulder. This type has volute nozzle.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 10YR 7/4, very pale brown. Slip: 2.5YR 6/8, light red, to 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Hard, dense, fine, slightly porous fabric; white particles and varied dark bits. Lustrous slip varies in thickness. Italian.
Preservation comment
Two nonjoining fragments (a, b) preserve 25% of discus and small part of shoulder. Traces of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 764, 813, 814, no. 301, fig. 19.4
Estimated discus diameter
0.053
Maximum preserved dimension
0.029
Chronology comment
Dated mid-late 1st century CE
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KL113 (Early Roman Italian lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl113>