- KL202 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
- Comparanda
- sim. AltAginaI.2, p. 63, no. 39, pl. 17 (F. Felten)
- Comparanda
- sim. Karivieri1996, p. 321, fig. 34 (Kerameikos)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 268-269, nos. 4257, 4267, pl. 73 (B. Böttger)
- Description
- Circular or oval, slightly concave discus with raised rim has relief of cross monogram with rho open right and double circle on arm; holes in upper quadrants.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Hard, fine fabric; smooth break and texture. Unglazed.
- Preservation description
- One small fragment preserves middle part of discus. Slight, sparse abrasion with minor scoring; somewhat worn breaks; faint bits of encrustation.
- Published as
- Rife2022d, pp. 785, 867, no. 413, fig. 19.35
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.021
- Chronology comment
- Second quarter-mid-5th century
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Photograph
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