KL257 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Slight webbing and joining ridge. Details are blurry from worn mold.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Description
Almond-shaped(?) outline. Prominent joining ridge. Handle has two grooves below. Flat base has double, almond-shaped grooves has stamp of incuse design of palm branch.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5 YR 6/6, light red. Reddish variant of Late Corinthian white fabric.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves ca. 50% of base and 33% of lower walls broken at suture. Slight, extensive abrasion and flaking; mostly clean breaks; sparse, small patches of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 796, 895, 896, no. 472, fig. 19.52
Height base to shoulder
0.026
Preserved length
0.048
Preserved width
0.046
Base Width
0.025
Chronology comment
Mid-late 5th century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph