KL241 (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 glazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 187, no. 2691, pl. 42 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. Karivieri1996, p. 202, no. 138, pl. 12 (second half 5th century)=KerameikosXVI, p. 293, no. 4691 (B. Böttger)
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Tear-shaped, plain discus has small hole upper right, two double circles at base of handle, raised rim and rounded framing ring. Sloping shoulder has herringbone in relief. Thick, pierced handle has two grooves.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 7/6, light red. Slip: 2.5YR 5/8, red. Very slight, even, dull slip preserved in grooves. Sparse, small clay nodules.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves 25% of discus, small part of shoulder, and upper handle.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 851, 852, no. 377, fig. 19.26
Maximum preserved dimension
0.032
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph