KL210 (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

cf. Orlandos1931, pp. 28-29, fig. 4:1, 3 (Odeion of Pericles, Athens)

Description

Tear-shaped outline. Flat base has single almond-shaped groove around incuse design of inverted palm branch. Three double circles added during retouching around the groove and one over middle of palm branch.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Hard, medium fine fabric with smooth break and texture. Unglazed.

Preservation description

One large fragment preserves 75% of base and >50% of wall. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; thin, sparse encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 879, 880-881, no. 445, fig. 19.41

Preserved length

0.047

Preserved width

0.063

Chronology comment

Mid-late 5th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph