KL074 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 153, nos. 1827-1847, pl. 31 (J. Perlzweig; glazed and unglazed); no. 1828=Karivieri1996, p. 232, no. 235, pl. 34 (late 4th-early 5th century)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 77, no. 3012, pl. 33 (O. Broneer; Later Stadium)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 231, no. 3491, pl. 55 (B. Böttger)
Description
Tear-shaped(?) outline. Circular, concave discus has rosette with 13(?) concave, rounded petals. Flat shoulder has wavy lines in relief. Thick, pierced handle has three grooves above and two below.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Thin, even, semilustrous slip.
Preservation description
Two large joining fragments preserve upper handle, ca. 33% of shoulder, and small part of discus. Traces of encrustation and thick accumulation over top of handle.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 783, 855, 856, no. 384, fig. 19.29
Estimated discus diameter
0.045
Handle total height
0.048
Handle total height preserved
0.048
Height base to shoulder preserved
0.033
Height shoulder to handle
0.015
Preserved length
0.063
Preserved width
0.073
Chronology comment
Early 5th century
Explanation of deposition
Collection of Late Roman lamps in former Early-Middle Roman ritual building.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0707-002
Location in unit
Lower colluvium over north Building A1.
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph