KL165 (Early Roman Corinthian Transitional Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
100
Not before (date)
50
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, Transitional
Comparanda
On form see CorinthIV.2, p. 182, nos. 505, 509, 510, pl. X (Type XXV)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 90, no. 216, pl. 7 (J. Perlzweig; late 1st century)
Comparanda
cf. AltAginaI.2, p. 59, no. 4, pl. 15 (F. Felten)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 87, no. 19, pl. 2 (B. Böttger; beginning 2nd century)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, pp. 89–90, nos. 210, 216, 219, 220, pl. 7 (J. Perlzweig; unglazed; late 1st century CE)
Comparanda
sim. CorinthXXI, p. 112, pl. 56 (K. W. Slane; chamber tomb north of Corinth; second half 1st century CE “or a little later”)
Comparanda
sim. Petropoulos1999, p. 149, no. Π76, pl. 15 (type Η, ομάδα Ι; Patras, 50–75 CE)
Comparanda
sim. Pliakou2007, vol. 1, pp. 545–546, vol. 2, pp. 379–380, nos. 39, 40, 42 (Nikopolis, second half 1st century CE)
Comparanda
sim. WilliamsZervos1985, p. 66, no. 35, pl. 13 (“two-nozzle lamp”; east of Theater, Corinth)
Description
Circular, concave, plain(?) discus with rounded framing ring. Slightly sloping shoulder has single row of oblique leaves (seven per side) and single circle on either side of handle. This type has one double circle on each side of upper corners of nozzle. Short, rounded nozzle with heart-shaped rim(?); traces of burning. Narrow, pierced handle has two grooves. Flat base has circular groove around incuse double circle at center.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow, to 5YR 4/4, reddish brown. Early-Middle Roman Corinthian lamp fabric: very fine. Thin, even, mottled slip, flaky; cf. KL169 and KL166. Small clay nodules in grooves.
Preservation comment
Seven large fragments, four joining, preserve entire handle, 75% of shoulder, ca. 50% of base, and small parts of discus and nozzle. Slight encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 770, 830-831, no. 333, fig. 19.13
Estimated discus diameter
0.05
Length
0.114
Width
0.08
Other Dimensions
p.H. base-handle 0.055
Other Dimensions
p.H. base-shoulder 0.033
Other Dimensions
p.H. shoulder-handle 0.022
Chronology comment
Dated second half 1st century CE.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KL165 (Early Roman Corinthian Transitional Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl165>