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
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph