KL076 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Sparse, large clay nodules from air pockets in plaster mold.
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
sim. Karivieri1996, pp. 232-233, no. 236, pl. 21 (late 4th-early 5th century)=KerameikosXVI, p. 253, no. 3903 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
sim. Karivieri1996, pp. 280-281, no. 4520, pl. 76 (unglazed; mid-5th century)
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Circular, concave discus has rosette with 8(?) concave, rounded petals. Sloping shoulder has wavy lines and two single circles at base of handle. Thick, pierced handle has three grooves above and two below and twists at suture; lower handle narrows toward base and has flanking grooves.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow, to 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 10R 5/4, weak red. Thin, even slip as wash preserved in grooves.
Preservation description
Two large joining fragments preserve entire handle, 33% of shoulder and discus, and small part of base. Surfaces in good condition but slightly worn breaks; sparse patches of encrustation in relief.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 783, 855, 856, no. 383, fig. 19.29
Estimated discus diameter
0.05
Handle total height
0.053
Height base to shoulder
0.037
Height shoulder to handle
0.016
Maximum preserved dimension
0.072
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
Photograph