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- KL230 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Technique
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Small clay nodules in signature from air pockets in plaster mold.
- Writing transcription
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Π|Α̣
- Logical part of
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Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
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Middle-Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
- Typological identification
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Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
- Description
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Flat base has single wide, circular groove around incuse signature in two lines separated by small circle: Π|Α̣.
- Fabric, firing, surface
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Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 2.5YR 6/3, light reddish brown. Hard, fine fabric. Thin, even, dull slip preserved across base.
- Preservation description
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One small fragment preserves 25% of base. Slightly worn breaks; patches of encrustation.
- Published as
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Rife2022d, pp. 783, 860, 861, no. 398, fig. 19.33
- Estimated base diameter
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0.032
- Maximum preserved dimension
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0.027
- Chronology comment
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Late 4th-early 5th century
- Material
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Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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