Argolic copy of Asia Minor lamp imitating Late Roman Syrian lamp? Syrian discus design, but base and shape are Asia Minor format. Manufacturing details indicate surmoulage from worn model.
Comparanda
sim. Waagé1941, p. 66, no. 138, pl. 91:1, 2 (Type 49c; Syrian Antioch)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pinkish core and buff surface; fine, smooth fracture; tiny to small, well sorted, black and white and rare red inclusions; faintly micaceous. Even hard firing. Argolid fabric. Wide, uneven seem; prominent webbing at handle and nozzle.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 65% of lamps but missing back left top and back right base and wall. Sparse, slight abrasion and pitting with minor chipping; worn breaks; small, infrequent specks of encrustation.
