- KL046 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
- Comparanda
- Shoulder: cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 288, no. 1482, pl. XXII (O. Broneer)
- Description
- Oval discus. Shoulder has sunken panel with raised double circles and broad, rounded rim.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 5/6, red. Hard, medium fine fabric, slightly flaky. Thin, even, dull slip preserved in large patches.
- Preservation description
- One small fragment preserves <25% of rim. Moderate, extensive abrasion with erosion; worn breaks; small patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- Rife2022d, pp. 789-790, 844, 845, no. 455, fig. 19.44
- Preserved length
- 0.027
- Preserved width
- 0.024
- Chronology comment
- Mid-6th century
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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