KL167 (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

Description

Flat base has double circular, wide, deep grooves.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 7.5YR 6/4, light brown. Slip: 10R 5/4, weak red. Thick, even, lustrous slip.

Preservation description

Two joining fragments preserve ca. 50% of base and ca. 25% of wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping; worn breaks; rare patches of encrustation and black discoloration.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 784, 861, 862, no. 404, fig. 19.33

Estimated base diameter

0.033

Preserved length

0.047

Chronology comment

Mid-late 4th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph