- KL011 (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
- Circular(?), concave discus has rosette with 8(?) concave petals. Shoulder has narrow groove with herringbone in relief. Low, thick, solid handle with three grooves attaches at discus-rim. Slight joining ridge visible around back handle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 5YR 7/8, reddish yellow. Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric: hard, slightly coarse clay with very rare, subangular to subrounded, very small calcite and uncommon, small, black and dark red rocky inclusions. Unslipped.
- Preservation comment
- One small fragment preserves small part of discus, less than one-quarter of shoulder, and upper handle. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting; slight, sparse encrustation.
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.014
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.014
- Preserved length
- 0.035
- Preserved width
- 0.04
- Weight (kg)
- 0.014
- Has geographic origin
- Attica
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KL011 (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/kl011>
