KL159 (Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Not after (date)

325

Not before (date)

300

Technique

Details are blurry from worn mold.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp

Comparanda

cf. AgoraVII, p. 95, no. 276, pl. 8 (second half 2nd century)

Comparanda

cf. Petropoulos1999, p. 170, no. Μ130, pls. 37, 71 (Patras, first half 3rd century)

Comparanda

sim. Hubinger1993, p. 112, no. 208, pl. 27 (glazed Athenian imitation; Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Universität Bonn)

Comparanda

sim. KenchreaiV, p. 45, no. 188, pl. 9 (raised herringbone on shoulder; north mole, 2nd century)

Description

Circular, concave discus has off-center filling hole with rounded rims, rosette with 23–24(?) concave, rounded petals, small airhole at bottom, and framing ring. Plain, narrow, sloping to rounded shoulder has flat panels. Small joining ridge where top half has broken away from bottom half. Flat, kite-shaped nozzle with horizontal band across top.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric: 2.5YR 8/4, pink. Slip: 2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown, slightly purple. Thick, lustrous slip with metallic tinge

Preservation description

Four large fragments, two joining, preserve 75% of discus, 50% of shoulder, and small part of nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; slight, thin encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 777-778, 839, no. 348, fig. 19.17

Discus diameter

0.058

Preserved length

0.08

Chronology comment

First quarter 4th century

Explanation of deposition

From collection of Late Roman lamps inside former ritual building?

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus Trs. A-07-07/A-08-08

Location in unit

Over floor of Building A3.

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