KL185 (Early Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
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, and surface description
5YR 6/2, pinkish gray. Hard, smooth, gritty fabric with uncommon, very small, well sorted, rounded to subrounded, white and dark gray to black inclusions.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves end of nozzle. Slight abrasion.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 830, 831, no. 332, fig. 19.12
Preserved length
0.035
Preserved width
0.034
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KL185 (Early Roman Corinthian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl185>