KL114 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)

Comparanda

sim. AgoraVII, pp. 195–196, nos. 2858, 2866, 2867, pl. 45 (J. Perlzweig)

Comparanda

sim. IsthmiaIII, p. 83, no. 3181, pl. 35 (O. Broneer; Palaimonion)

Description

Flat discus has raised triple circles and raised rim. Broad shoulder with rounded rim has triple banded decoration, with braids on outside and raised dots on inside, separated by ridges. All decorative details are sharply rendered.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric: 10YR 6/2, light brownish gray (interior) to 5YR 5/3, reddish brown (exterior). Hard, smooth, fine, slightly sparkly (micaceous?) fabric with uncommon, small, rounded to subrounded, white and very rare, medium, angular, black inclusions. Faint, thin slip as wash, slightly more red than fabric. Attic.

Preservation description

One small fragment preserves <25% of shoulder and small part of discus. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion; mostly clean breaks and surface.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 787, 881, 882, no. 448, fig. 19.42

Estimated discus diameter

0.034

Maximum preserved dimension

0.036

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 55

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 56

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 59

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 70

Chronology comment

Late 6th-early 7th century

Explanation of deposition

Probably residual but perhaps associated with funerary activity at graves 55, 56, 59, and/or 70.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0808-008

Location in unit

Colluvium over south Building A1.

Drawing

Photograph