KL110 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Contributor Notes
2025: JLR revised identification in Rife2022d to Italian.
Description
Volute nozzle; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 8/3, pink, but more pale at surface. Slip: 10YR 3/3, dark brown. Somewhat soft, fine fabric has uncommon, tiny to small, rounded, white and black inclusions. Thin, dull(?), streaky slip. Italian: central?
Preservation description
One small fragment preserves part of shoulder and nozzle. Slight to moderate abrasion and faint erosion; worn breaks; frequent patches of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 763, 816, 817, no. 305, fig. 19.5
Preserved length
0.046
Chronology comment
1st century CE
Explanation of deposition
Funerary offering with burial.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus T07-037
Location in unit
In fill inside cist of Loculus 7-IV, among disturbed bones.
Drawing
Photograph