KL119 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
2.5YR 6/6, light red. Hard, somewhat smooth, medium-fine fabric with uncommon voids; slightly cracked surface. Unglazed.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Rectangular discus has solid horizontal leaves or ears in lower corners and lateral framing bands with uncertain grooved design. Flanking the channel to the wickhole is petal-shaped panel with a circle, all surrounded by hatching. Shoulder has wavy lines.
Preservation description
One small fragment preserves very small part of shoulder and discus. One edge displays secondary scorching.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 873, 874, no. 426, fig. 19.38
Maximum preserved dimension
0.024
Chronology comment
Early to mid-5th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph