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 description

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 to handle

0.008

Preserved width

0.044

Chronology comment

Dated early 5th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Drawing

Photograph