KL216 (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

cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 285, no. 4583, pl. 78 (B. Böttger)

Description

Tear-shaped outline. Circular, concave, plain discus with central filling hole and raised rim. Shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Nozzle framed by double angled grooves has transverse band of crosshatching at top and airhole in middle.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment. 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Hard, fine fabric; smooth break and texture. Unglazed.

Preservation description

One large fragment preserves ca. 66% of discus, small part of lower shoulder, and top of nozzle. Slight to moderate abrasion with pitting, flaking, and chipping; worn breaks; extensive, thin encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 785, 871, 872, no. 422, fig. 19.37

Estimated discus diameter

0.038

Preserved length

0.057

Preserved width

0.042

Chronology comment

Mid-late 5th century

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Drawing

Photograph