- KL228 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Not after (date)
- 330
- Not before (date)
- 300
- Writing transcription
- [ϹΤΡ]Α̣|[ΤΟΛ]Α|[Ο]Υ
- Logical part of
- Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Typological identification
- Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
- Comparanda
- Signature: cf. AgoraVII, pp. 51–52, 169–170, nos. 2289, 2290, 2292, 2298, pl. 36 (J. Perlzweig; first half 4th century)
- Comparanda
- Signature: cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 223, no. 3297, pl. 89 (B. Böttger; glazed; dated 337–350 CE)
- Description
- Flat base has double circular grooves around incuse signature, near turn to high wall: [ϹΤΡΑ̣|[ΤΟΛ]Α|[Ο]Υ.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Typical Middle Roman Athenian lamp fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One small fragment preserves small part of base. Well preserved surface; slight, sparse encrustation.
- Published as
- Rife2022d, p. 842, no. 362, fig. 18.22
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.035
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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