KL234 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)

Comparanda

sim. AgoraVII, p. 149, no. 1646, pl. 30 (J. Perlzweig)

Comparanda

sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 244, nos. 1085, 1086, pl. XIV (O. Broneer)

Comparanda

sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 237, no. 3616, pl. 58 (B. Böttger)

Description

Circular, concave discus has relief of wreath of eight leaves, diagonal grooves and circle between tips, and rounded framing ring.

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. 10R 5/6, red. Hard, dense, medium fine fabric, slightly flaky; granular break. Unglazed. Firing cloud on outside surface.

Preservation description

One small fragment preserves 25% of discus. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; extensive, heavy encrustation in grooves.

Published as

Rife2022d, pp. 785, 873, 874, no. 427, fig. 19.38

Maximum preserved dimension

0.043

Chronology comment

Early 5th century

Explanation of deposition

Mixed sediment inside Building A1 containing debris from Early-Middle Roman ritual activity and collection of Late Roman lamps.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0808-003

Location in unit

Lower fill in central Building A1.

Drawing

Photograph