KL120 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed

Description

Tear-shaped(?) outline. Tear-shaped(?), concave discus with three raised circles across base of handle, raised rim, and rounded framing ring. Sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Low, thick, solid handle has three grooves; suture is poorly trimmed along back of upper handle but there is no discernible ledge along rim.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical firing, fabric, and surface treatment for ware. Fabric: 7.5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 4/4, weak red. Thick, even, lustrous slip.

Preservation description

One small fragment preserves upper handle and small part of shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; heavy, extensive encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, p. 859, no. 393, fig. 19.32

Handle total height preserved

0.038

Height base to shoulder preserved

0.03

Height shoulder to handle

0.008

Preserved width

0.044

Chronology comment

Early 5th century

Explanation of deposition

Residual in disturbed fill inside WWII foxhole.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRB0911-002

Location in unit

Inside WWII foxhole in north trench.

Drawing

Drawing

Photograph