KL206 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Writing transcription

ΧΙ[O](NHϹ)

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)

Typological identification

Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)

Description

Flat base has single almond-shaped groove around incuse signature reading nozzle to handle: ΧΙ[O](NHϹ) (rounded serifs).

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment. 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Hard, flaky, gritty fabric with cracked surface. Cf. KL132 and KL197. Unglazed.

Preservation description

One small fragment preserves <50% of base and wall. Slight, extensive and abrasion with moderate, extensive flaking; somewhat worn breaks; large patches of encrustation. Slight secondary scorching on one side.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 786, 879, 880, no. 443, fig. 19.41

Preserved length

0.055

Chronology comment

Second quarter 5th-first half 6th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph