KL114 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, pp. 195–196, nos. 2858, 2866, 2867, pl. 45 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. IsthmiaIII, p. 83, no. 3181, pl. 35 (O. Broneer; Palaimonion)
Description
Flat discus has raised triple circles and raised rim. Broad shoulder with rounded rim has triple banded decoration, with braids on outside and raised dots on inside, separated by ridges. All decorative details are sharply rendered.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 10YR 6/2, light brownish gray (interior) to 5YR 5/3, reddish brown (exterior). Hard, smooth, fine, slightly sparkly (micaceous?) fabric with uncommon, small, rounded to subrounded, white and very rare, medium, angular, black inclusions. Faint, thin slip as wash, slightly more red than fabric. Attic.
Preservation description
One small fragment preserves <25% of shoulder and small part of discus. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion; mostly clean breaks and surface.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 787, 881, 882, no. 448, fig. 19.42
Estimated discus diameter
0.034
Maximum preserved dimension
0.036
Chronology comment
Late 6th-early 7th century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph