- KL006 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
- Description
- Concave, circular discus of uncertain design (plain?) has raised rim, single framing ring, and small airhole on front rim. Flat shoulder has narrow groove with herringbone in relief. Flat, rounded(?) nozzle flanked by single angled grooves, with small groove from airhole to wickhole.
- Extant part
- One small fragment preserves less than one-quarter of shoulder, discus, and edge of nozzle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Late Roman Athenian fabric. Hard, gritty clay with uncommon, very small, subrounded black and dark red inclusions.
- Preservation comment
- One small fragment preserves less than one-quarter of shoulder, discus, and edge of nozzle. Moderate to severe, extensive abrasion and pitting.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.037
- Preserved length
- 0.03
- Preserved width
- 0.025
- Weight (kg)
- 0.005
- Has geographic origin
- Attica
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL006 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl006>
