KL084 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Middle-Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 292–293, nos. 4682, 4683, pl. 81 (B. Böttger)
Description
Circular(?), concave discus has central filling hole, rosette with numerous straight, narrow, indented petals, and slightly raised rim. Sloping, plain shoulder with beveled rim has one double circle on to each side of handle. Narrow, pierced handle has two grooves and twists slightly at the suture; lower handle narrows to articulation with base and has flanking grooves and ears.
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. Fabric: 2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 10R 6/6, light red. Somewhat thick, even, slightly lustrous slip.
Preservation description
Two joining fragments preserve entire handle and very small part of discus, shoulder, and base. No abrasion; clean breaks; thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 783, 853, 854, no. 380, fig. 19.28
Handle total height preserved
0.049
Height base to shoulder preserved
0.034
Height shoulder to handle
0.015
Maximum preserved dimension
0.057
Chronology comment
Late 4th-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 TRA0707-001
Location in unit
Upper colluvium over north Building A1.
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph