KL130 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Cited by
KorkaRife2018, pp. 619–620, 626, fig. 6
Comparanda
Signature: cf. AgoraVII, p. 187, no. 2699, pl. 42 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 195, no. 113, pl. 46 (second half 5th century)
Comparanda
Signature: cf. KerameikosXVI, pp. 250, 284, nos. 3817, 4573, pls. 63, 78 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
Top: cf. AgoraVII, pp. 178, 179, nos. 2449, 2479, pls. 39, 40 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 188, no. 87, pl. 46 (second half 5th century)
Comparanda
Top: cf. Gerousi2010, pp. 222, 229, no. Λ8, fig. 16 (signed ΑΘΗ; mid-5th century, Perissa, Thera)
Comparanda
Top: cf. KerameikosXVI, pp. 268–269, no. 4257, pl. 73 (B. Böttger)
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Oval, concave discus has relief of cross monogram with rho open right, scalloped or dotted ends, and single circle at intersection; three holes in quadrants. Raised rim has been manually flattened for stamping with single circles after molding. Slightly sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief that shows retouch-ing. Rounded nozzle framed by double angled grooves, retouched, has airhole at top and short groove to wickhole; traces of burning. Rhomboid spaces beside wickhole have been manually flattened for stamping with small pentagrams after molding. Tall, thick, solid handle has three grooves above and two below; lower handle has flanking grooves. Flat base has double almond-shaped grooves around incuse design of palm branches in cross and four single circles in quadrants, perhaps added during retouching. In general, retouched elements are much sharper than original details of model—cross, upper-left herringbone, handle grooves, branches—which are blurry.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5YR 5/8, red. Material typical for ware. Unglazed. Sparse, large clay nodules.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, sparse pitting and abrasion; scattered patches of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 863, 864-865, no. 407, fig. 19.34
Discus diameter
0.048
Length
0.098
Base Length
0.062
Width
0.069
Base Width
0.046
Other Dimensions
H. base-handle 0.046
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.033
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-handle 0.013
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation
“KL130 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl130>