KL120 (Late Roman 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 glazed
Description
Tear-shaped(?) outline. Tear-shaped(?), concave discus with three raised circles across base of handle, raised rim, and rounded framing ring. Sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Low, thick, solid handle has three grooves; suture is poorly trimmed along back of upper handle but there is no discernible ledge along rim.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 4/4, weak red. Thick, even, lustrous slip.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves upper handle and small part of shoulder. Moderate abrasion; heavy, extensive encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, p. 859, no. 393, fig. 19.32
Handle total height
0.038
Height base to shoulder
0.03
Height shoulder-handle
0.008
Preserved width
0.044
Chronology comment
Dated early 5th century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph