KL117 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Middle-Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed

Comparanda

cf. AgoraVII, pp. 154–155, nos. 1871, 1960, pls. 31, 32 (J. Perlzweig)

Comparanda

cf. Bovon1966, p. 66, no. 417, pl. 10 (unglazed, imitative; Argos)

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 34–35, no. 55, fig. 2, pl. 5 (Demeter and Kore, second half 4th century)

Comparanda

cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 251, nos. 3839, 3840, pls. 63, 64 (B. Böttger)

Comparanda

cf. Koutoussaki2008, p. 236, nos. 315.1, 315.5, figs. 282, 283, pl. XXXVI (Argos, first half 5th century)

Comparanda

cf. Wohl1981, p. 130, no. 16, fig. 4, pl. 35=IsthmiaX, p. 127, no. 332, fig. 3, pl. 43 (Roman Bath, Isthmia)

Description

Tear-shaped(?) body. Circular to oval, shallow discus has central filling hole with raised rim, rosette with 12 concave, rounded petals, and wide, rounded rim with small dots between leaves. Sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief and flat outer rim with beveled edge.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. Fabric: 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Slip: 10R 4/4, weak red.

Preservation description

One large fragment preserves 33% of discus and <25% of shoulder. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion with rare scoring; somewhat clean breaks; widespread traces of encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 783, 785, 856, 857, no. 387, fig. 19.30

Estimated discus diameter

0.046

Preserved width

0.046

Chronology comment

Late 4th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Drawing

Photograph