- KL203 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraVII, pp. 135-136, nos. 1139, 1143, 1144, pl. 24 (J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- sim. IsthmiaIII, p. 78, no. 3037, pl. 34 (O. Broneer; Theater)
- Comparanda
- sim. Karivieri1996, fig. 34 (Kerameikos)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 268–269, no. 4257, pl. 73 (B. Böttger)
- Comparanda
- sim. LyonCaenHoff1986, p. 124, no. 155 (Louvre; from Athens)
- Description
- Circular, concave discus has molded relief of cross or cross monogram with flaring, grooved arms; small hole left and framing ring.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Hard, fine fabric; smooth break and texture. Unglazed.
- Preservation description
- One small fragment preserves <25% of discus. Slight, sparse abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; scattered, thin patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- Rife2022d, pp. 785, 867, no. 414, fig. 19.35
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.025
- Chronology comment
- Second quarter-mid-5th century
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Photograph
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