KL261 (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
cf. AgoraVII, p 136, no. 1143, pl. 24 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. Karivieri1996, p. 189, no. 89, pl. 9 (late 5th–early 6th century)=KerameikosXVI, p. 269, no. 4265 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
cf. WalbankWalbank2015, pp. 189–190, no. 8, fig. 23 (Corinthian imitation of Athenian; tomb northwest of Corinth)
Comparanda
cf. WilliamsZervos1982, pp. 142–143, no. 81, pl. 45 (east of Theater, Corinth)
Comparanda
cf. Wiseman1967a, p. 36, no. L 4387, pl. 15:a2, 3 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)
Comparanda
cf. Wiseman1972, p. 28, n. 69, no. L-69-290, pl. 10:a (Corinthian imitations of Athenian; Lerna Hollow, Corinth)
Description
Tear-shaped(?) outline. Tear-shaped(?), concave discus with raised rim has relief of cross monogram with rho open right, flaring, tilted arms with double grooves, and circles at ends of arms; hole in upper left quadrant. Slightly sloping and slightly rounded shoulder has narrow herringbone in low relief. Slight webbing. Narrow, solid handle has two grooves.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of discus, <25% of shoulder, and entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 865-866, 867, no. 409, fig. 19.35
Estimated discus diameter
0.036
Height shoulder-handle
0.009
Preserved length
0.044
Preserved width
0.035
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph