KL234 (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. 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

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph