KL149 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Writing transcription

ΕΥ|ΚΑΡ|ΠΟΥ

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)

Typological identification

Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)

Description

Flat base has two deep, almond-shaped grooves around incuse signature: ΕΥ|ΚΑΡ|ΠΟΥ (crisp, small serifs; final upsilon overruns inner groove).

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 7.5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Hard, fine fabric with smooth break and sparsely cracked surface. Unglazed.

Preservation description

One fragment preserves ca. 66% of base with signature. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; traces of encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 786, 876, 877, no. 432, fig. 19.40

Preserved length

0.039

Chronology comment

Early-mid-5th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph