Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KL190 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp, red-on-white
Comparanda: cf. LadstatterWaldner2014, p. 573, no. K 1059, pls. 200, 389 (Hanghaus 2.6, Ephesos, fourth quarter 1st–first half 2nd century)
Comparanda: sim. KL189 but larger
Description: Oval, concave, plain(?) discus has framing ring. Sloping, uneven shoulder has single row of circles (13 per side?). Short, rounded nozzle with narrow heart-shaped rim. Narrow, pierced vertical handle has two grooves above. Raised, circular base.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Slip: 10R 6/8, light red. Material typical for ware.
Preservation comment: Seven joining fragments preserve small part of discus and shoulder, entire handle, and ca. 65% of base. Traces of encrustation around handle.
Published as: Rife2022d, pp. 825, 826, no. 323, fig. 19.9
Length: 0.089
Width: 0.069
Other Dimensions: H. base-handle 0.042
Other Dimensions: H. base-shoulder 0.029
Other Dimensions: H. shoulder-handle 0.013
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KL190 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl190>