- KL086 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
- 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, fine fabric with smooth break and surface. Thin, even, semilustrous slip preserved in patches.
- Preservation description
- One small fragment of discus and shoulder. Heavy, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; widespread, thin encrustation.
- Published as
- Rife2022d, pp. 791, 884, 885, no. 454, fig. 19.44
- Preserved length
- 0.033
- 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
- Photograph
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