KL138 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
5YR 6/8, reddish yellow. Late Corinthian red fabric. Clustered large clay nodules.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Circular, plain discus has central filling, three smaller holes around, raised rim, rounded framing ring, and two raised dots at base of handle. Slightly sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Rounded nozzle has airhole at top and double horizontal grooves below; traces of burning. Small joining ridge, wide ledge, and webbing. Tall, thick, solid handle has two grooves; lower handle has flanking grooves. Base has two almond-shaped grooves around incuse signature: [---]|Υ.
Preservation description
Three joining fragments preserve top of lamp and roughly one-half of base. Slight abrasion and pitting.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 890-891, no. 465, fig. 19.49
Discus diameter
0.044
Height base to shoulder
0.033
Height shoulder to handle
0.015
Length
0.095
Width
0.068
Other Dimensions
Height base to handle 0.048
Chronology comment
Fourth quarter of 5th to early 6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph