KL119 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

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

Comparanda

sim. AgoraVII, p. 160, no. 2042, pl. 33 (J. Perlzweig; glazed, imitation Asia Minor lamp)

Comparanda

sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 289– 290, no. 4646, pl. 80 (B. Böttger; unglazed)

Description

Tear-shaped outline. Rectangular discus has solid horizontal leaves or ears in lower corners and lateral framing bands with uncertain grooved design. Flanking the channel to the wickhole is petal-shaped panel with a circle, all surrounded by hatching. Shoulder has wavy lines.

Fabric, firing, surface

2.5YR 6/6, light red. Hard, somewhat smooth breaking, medium fine fabric with uncommon voids. Unglazed. Attic.

Preservation description

One small fragment preserves very small part of shoulder and discus. One edge displays secondary scorching; worn breaks; encrustation in molded relief.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 785, 873, 874, no. 426, fig. 19.38

Maximum preserved dimension

0.024

Chronology comment

Early-mid-5th century

Explanation of deposition

Disturbed by WWII foxhole from Late Roman colluvium over ground north of Octagon. Represents Late Roman use of area.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRB0911-002

Location in unit

In WWII foxhole in north trench.

Drawing

Photograph