Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KL258 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
10R 7/6, light red. Hard, smooth, fine fabric. Unglazed.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Description
Flat base has double almond-shaped grooves around incuse design of palm branch. Single circles added during retouching over grooves.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves ca. 25% of base and lower wall. Traces of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d
, pp. 879, 881, no. 446, fig. 19.41
Preserved length
0.031
Preserved width
0.038
Chronology comment
Mid- to late 5th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph