KL122 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Prominent joining ridge, ledge, and thick webbing. Details are blurry from worn mold. Sparse clay nodules from air pockets in plaster mold.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 140, no. 1339, pl. 26 (J. Perlzweig; Athenian)
Comparanda
cf. AltAginaIV.2, p. 62, no. 32, pl. 16 (F. Felten; Athenian?)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 214, no. 806, pl. XXXII (on authority of Perlzweig; uncertain origin)
Comparanda
cf. KenchreaiV, p. 66, nos. 347, 350, pl. 16 (H. Williams; north mole)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 285, nos. 4592–4596, pl. 78 (B. Böttger; Athenian, mid-5th century)
Comparanda
cf. Skarmoutsou2010, pp. 717–718, 726, 735, 739, no. 9, drawing 9, figs. 7:β, 8:β (Kraneion, Corinth)
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Circular, shallow, plain discus with central filling hole, three smaller holes around, and raised rim. Sloping shoulder has irregular wavy lines. Rounded nozzle framed by double angled grooves has airhole at top, two single circles flanking, and channel to wickhole; traces of burning. Short, thick, solid handle has two grooves; lower handle has flanking grooves. Flat base has wide, almond-shaped, double grooves around uncertain incuse signature with possible circles to left (traces of letter strokes or serifs around break).
Fabric, firing, surface
5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Late Corinthian red fabric.
Preservation description
Two large fragments preserve most of lamp, except small part of nozzle, lower right wall, and ca. 50% of base. Slight abrasion and pitting; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 888-889, no. 461, fig. 19.48
Discus diameter
0.041
Handle total height
0.047
Height base to shoulder
0.035
Height shoulder to handle
0.012
Length
0.095
Width
0.068
Base Width
0.05
Chronology comment
Mid-late 5th century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph