KL237 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Small joining ridge, narrow ledge and thick webbing. Sparse, large clay nodules from air pockets in original mold(?).
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 141, nos. 1362–1364, pl. 26 (J. Perlzweig; Athenian)
Comparanda
cf. Karivieri1996, pp. 203–204, no. 141, pl. 12 (Athenian, mid-5th century)=KerameikosXVI, pp. 264, no. 4146 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
sim. KL193
Comparanda
sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 220, no. 862, pl. XIII (O. Broneer; same format but herringbone)
Description
Almond-shaped outline. Lenticular, concave discus with central filling hole, channel from filling hole to airhole at base of nozzle, and raised rim. Sloping shoulder has wavy lines. Short, thick, solid handle with one groove below; lower handle has flanking grooves.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 6/6, light red. Late Corinthian red fabric.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves upper handle, most of discus, and 33% of shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; sparse specks of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 795, 889, no. 462, fig. 19.48
Discus length
0.037
Discus width
0.029
Handle total height preserved
0.029
Height base to shoulder preserved
0.016
Height shoulder to handle
0.013
Preserved length
0.056
Preserved width
0.043
Chronology comment
Mid-late 5th century
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph