KL234 (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, p. 149, no. 1646, pl. 30 (J. Perlzweig)

Comparanda

sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 244, nos. 1085, 1086, pl. XIV (O. Broneer)

Comparanda

sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 237, no. 3616, pl. 58 (B. Böttger)

Description

Circular, concave discus has relief of wreath of eight leaves, diagonal grooves and circle between tips, and rounded framing ring.

Fabric, firing, surface

10R 5/6, red. Hard, thick, medium fine fabric, slightly flaky. Unglazed. Firing cloud on outside surface.

Fabric, firing, surface

10R 5/6, red. Hard, thick, medium-fine fabric, slightly flaky. Unglazed. Firing cloud on outside surface.

Preservation comment

One small fragment preserves 25% of discus. Heavy encrustation in grooves.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 873, 874, no. 427, fig. 19.38

Maximum preserved dimension

0.043

Chronology comment

Dated early 5th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph