KL023 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
Description
Pinched volutes form ribs below rounded nozzle.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 5/8, red. Fine, hard, smooth fabric with very rare, very small, rounded calcite inclusions. Semilustrous, somewhat thick, mostly even slip on exterior and interior. Cf. KL025 for materials.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves roughly one third of nozzle. Well preserved surface but scattered specks of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.025
Preserved length
0.045
Weight (kg)
0.003
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph