Greek, Roman and Byzantine Pottery at Ilion (Troia):
Sebastian Heath and Billur Tekkök, Editors
Mold-Made Lamps
Please note that this is a public draft of work in progress
introduction - bibliography
1. Lamp (late 1st to early 2nd century AD)
P. H. .035. L. .089. W. .076.
C29.0338. L0162. Nearly complete, bottom and handle are missing. Plain discuss with small fill hole in center, around which are traces of burning. Scrolled lugs attached tot he rim on both sides. Pink fabric (between 2.5YR 6/6 and 7/6) with powdery silver mica inside. Matt pink slip (between 2.5YR and 5/6 and 5/8).
First published as Tekkök et al 2001, no. 116. Cf. From the Hadrianic fill of the C29 well.
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2. Lamp (Claudian)
P. H. .025. L. .075. W. .07.
C29.0331. L0159. Nozzle, discus and handle missing. Partially burned. Altar in relief on discus, mostly broken away. Fnger marks on discuss ridge, clay globules from mold in ridges around discuss, partial blackening around the wick-hole. Oragnish buff fabric (5YR 6/6 and 7/6), red brown slip (2.5YR 4/6 and 5/6), very fine silver mica.
First published as Tekkök et al 2001, no. 117. Cf. From the Hadrianic fill of the C29 well.
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3. Lamp (late 1st to early 2nd century AD)
P. H. .03. L. .095.
. L0163. Almost complete, missing base, part of nozzle, and handle. Large discus with relief decoration of a dog on a kline. Slightly irregular double ridge around discus. Shallow groove around flat bottom. Orange fabric (between 7.5YR 6/4 and 7/6) with a thin mottled light brown slip (between 5YR 4/4 and 5/4).
First published as Tekkök et al 2001, no. 118. From the Hadrianic fill of the C29 well.
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4. Lamp (late 1st to early 2nd century AD)
P. H. .03. L. .095. W. .074.
. L0168. Base and nozzle missing, six fragments conserved. Rather thin walls, less than 5 mm. Discus relief decoration of a vine wreath, from a fresh mold. Part of fill preserved. Fabric fired orange (between 2.5YR 6/6 adn 6/8), slip orange/red (between 2.5YR 5/6 adn 5/8).
First published as Tekkök et al 2001, no. 119. From the Hadrianic fill of the C29 well.
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5. Lamp (late 1st to early 2nd century AD)
P. H. .08. L. .085. W. .08.
. L0167. Fragment of discus with center missing. Very thin walled. Ovolo course around discus. Very fine, compact buff fabric (between 7.5YR 7/4 and 7/6). Unevenly fired: slip matte orange red, in some parts matte brown. Burning on ridge of discus.
First published as Tekkök et al 2001, no. 120. From the Hadrianic fill of the C29 well.
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6. African Red-Slip Hayes Type 2 Lamp (5th to 6th century AD)
. L0061. Red fabric with distinct slip. Monogrammed cross with curved top of 'Rho' and top of post partially extant in discus. Impressed palm fronds on shoulder.
LRP pp. 310-314 for chronology.
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General Bibliography
Bailey, Donald. 1980. A catalogue of the lamps in the British Museum. London. [worldcat.org]
Rizzo, Giorgio. 2003. Instrumenta Urbis I. Ceramiche fine da mensa, lucerne ed anfore a Roma nei primi due secoli dell'impero Collection de l'École française de Rome 307. Rome. [worldcat.org]