KL050 (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Imitation or Copy of Italian Lamp
Description
Circular, concave, plain(?) discus has airhole at bottom and raised rim. Plain, sloping to rounded shoulder. Rounded nozzle has wickhole with broad, heart-shaped rim with two circular extensions in corners touching discus rim; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 7/4, pink. Slip: 5YR 4/3, reddish brown. Soft, fine, almost powdery fabric with rare, very small, subrounded, white and black inclusions. Thin, uneven, mottled slip, flaky.
Preservation comment
Two joining fragments preserve ca. 30% of shoulder, entire nozzle, and small part of discus. Heavy abrasion; sparse encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 816, 817, no. 306, fig. 19.5
Estimated discus diameter
0.063
Preserved length
0.054
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph