KL080 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 151, nos. 1754-1783, pl. 30 (J. Perlzweig; glazed and unglazed)
Comparanda
cf. Bovon1966, p. 78, no. 541, pl. 14 (Argos, end 4th–beginning 5th century [too early?])
Comparanda
cf. Karivieri1996, p. 224, no. 210, pl. 18 (unglazed; second half 5th century)=KerameikosXVI, p. 282, no. 4552, pl. 77 [B. Böttger]
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 294, no. 4687, pl. 81 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
sim. Koutoussaki2008, p. 276, no. 419.4a, fig. 364, pl. XLVI (Argos, second quarter 4th–first quarter 5th century)
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Circular, concave discus has central filling hole with framing ring, rosette with 11 concave petals, raised rim, and rounded framing ring. Slightly sloping shoulder with rounded rim is plain with two double circles in low relief just below the lateral axis. Rounded nozzle flanked by single grooves has airhole at top and single circles along discus rim; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 10R 5/8, red. Thin, even, dull slip preserved in small patches on discus.
Preservation description
Two joining fragments preserve complete discus and roughly ca. 50% of shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion; moderately worn breaks; thick encrustation across discus.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 783, 785, 853, 854, no. 381, fig. 19.28
Discus diameter
0.055
Preserved length
0.082
Width
0.072
Chronology comment
Late 4th-early 5th century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph