KL240 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Prominent joining ridge with distinct ledge near handle and thin shelf of folded, torn excess clay farther up rim.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

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

Comparanda

sim. AgoraVII, p. 194, no. 2654, pl. 45 (J. Perlzweig)

Description

Almond-shaped outline. Shallow, tear-shaped discus has filling hole right, row of single raised circles, raised rim with retouched(?) outline, and short, narrow channel to wickhole. Steeply sloping shoulder has irregular herringbone in low relief that extends up to wickhole without termination. Rounded(?) nozzle; traces of burning.

Fabric, firing, surface

5YR 6/6, reddish yellow to slightly browner surface. Hard, dense, medium fine fabric with granular break; frequent, very small, rounded to subrounded, white inclusions and darker bits; very rare, spherical voids. Unglazed. Attic.

Preservation description

One large fragment preserves 33% of shoulder and small part of discus. Sparse, slight abrasion with rare pitting and flaking; slightly worn breaks; faint, inconsistent film of encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 787, 881, no. 447, fig. 19.42

Discus length

0.037

Discus width

0.028

Preserved length

0.058

Chronology comment

Late 6th-early 7th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph