KL086 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Description
Oval, flat discus has uncertain figure in low relief and sharp raised rim. Shoulder has broad sunken panel with raised quadruple circles.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 5/8, red. Somewhat soft, smooth, fine fabric with sparsely cracked surface. Thin, even, semilustrous slip preserved in patches. Sparse, large clay nodules.
Preservation description
One small fragment of discus and shoulder. Heavy, sparse abrasion; sparse encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 884, 885, no. 454, fig. 19.44
Preserved length
0.033
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph