- KL012 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
- Description
- Circular to oval outline. Circular(?) discus has filling hole left middle and rounded framing ring. Flat shoulder has wide channel with alternating plain circles and squares in relief. Slight joining ridge.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric: somewhat soft, slightly coarse clay with very rare, subangular to subrounded, very small calcite and rare, small, black and dark red rocky inclusions.
- Preservation comment
- One small fragment preserves small part of discus and less than one quarter of shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.034
- Estimated Width
- 0.062
- Preserved length
- 0.033
- Preserved width
- 0.02
- Weight (kg)
- 0.003
- Has geographic origin
- Attica
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- 3D Model
- Late Roman Athenian Lamp
- Photograph
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“KL012 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine 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/kl012>
