KL185 (Early Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Broneer Type XVI Lamp
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 23–24, nos. 2, 3, fig. 1 (K. W. Slane; Demeter and Kore, mid-third quarter 1st century)
Description
Flaring end of rectangular nozzle, flat but somewhat lumpy, with off-center wickhole.
Fabric, firing, surface
5YR 6/2, pinkish gray. Hard, smooth, gritty fabric; uncommon, very small, well sorted, rounded to subrounded, white and dark gray to black inclusions. Cf. Corinthian cooking fabric.
Preservation description
One small fragment preserves end of nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 769, 830, 831, no. 332, fig. 19.12
Preserved length
0.035
Preserved width
0.034
Chronology comment
1st century CE (Slane’s earlier phases)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph