KL122 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Late Corinthian red fabric. Sparse, large clay nodules.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Description
Tear-shaped outline. Circular, shallow, plain discus with central filling hole, three smaller holes around, and raised rim. Sloping shoulder has irregular wavy lines. Rounded nozzle framed by double angled grooves has airhole at top, two single circles flanking, and channel to wickhole; traces of burning. Prominent joining ridge, ledge, and thick webbing. Short, thick, solid handle has two grooves; lower handle has flanking grooves. Flat base has wide, almond-shaped, double grooves around uncertain incuse signature with possible circles to left (traces of letter strokes or serifs around break; see p. 786, n. 186, above). Details are blurry.
Preservation description
Two large fragments preserve most of lamp, except small part of nozzle, lower right wall, and roughly one-half of base. Slight abrasion and pitting; traces of en crustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 888-889, no. 461, fig. 19.48
Discus diameter
0.041
Height base to shoulder
0.035
Height shoulder to handle
0.012
Length
0.095
Width
0.068
Base Width
0.05
Other Dimensions
Height base to handle 0.047
Chronology comment
Mid- to late 5th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph