KL230 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Small clay nodules in signature from air pockets in plaster mold.

Writing transcription

Π|Α̣

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Middle-Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed

Typological identification

Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)

Description

Flat base has single wide, circular groove around incuse signature in two lines separated by small circle: Π|Α̣.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware but unusually gritty. 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 2.5YR 6/3, light reddish brown. Hard, medium coarse fabric. Thin, even, dull slip preserved across base.

Preservation description

One small fragment preserves 25% of base. Slightly worn breaks; patches of encrustation in grooves.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 783, 860, 861, no. 398, fig. 19.33

Estimated base diameter

0.032

Maximum preserved dimension

0.027

Chronology comment

Late 4th-early 5th century

Explanation of deposition

Mixed sediment inside Building A1 containing debris from Early-Middle Roman ritual activity and collection of Late Roman lamps.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0808-003

Location in unit

Lower fill in central Building A1.

Drawing

Photograph