- KL242 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
- Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Format: prob. Loeschcke Typus IV=Broneer Type XXIII=Bailey Type B group ii (Tiberian-Early Trajanic)
- Typological identification comment
- Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform IIIa
- Contributor Notes
- 2025: JLR revised identification and description in Rife2022d.
- Description
- Circular, concave discus has relief of uncertain design, raised rim, and two prominent flat framing rings. Slightly sloping, plain shoulder with rounded rim. Volute nozzle.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware. Fabric: 7.5YR 7/4, pink. Slip: 10YR 6/4, light yellowish brown, to 7.5YR 5/4, brown. Slightly hard, fine fabric has uncommon, small, rounded, tabular, white inclusions and rare black specks. Dull slip varies slightly in thickness and color.
- Preservation description
- One large fragment preserves small part of discus, shoulder and nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; frequent patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- Rife2022d, pp. 813, 815, no. 303, fig. 19.4
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.055
- Preserved length
- 0.039
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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