- KL026 (Late Hellenistic Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Ephesian-type Hellenistic Lamp
- Description
- Circular, almost flat, plain discus has central fill hole with raised rim, small hole off center, and tall rim that slopes inward to slightly undercut rim. Narrow, plain shoulder slopes steeply outward. Single row of small, uneven globules applied to outside joint between rim and shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 5Y 6/1, gray. Slip: 7.5YR 6/1, gray. Hard, fine fabric with uncommon micaceous inclusions and very small, rare, subrounded, white particles. Thick, uneven slip, somewhat flakey, in slightly darker gray continues on inside through holes.
- Preservation comment
- One small fragment preserves one quarter of discus and rim. Slight, sparse abrasion; scattered traces of encrustation.
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.065
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.053
- Preserved height
- 0.015
- Weight (kg)
- 0.016
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL026 (Late Hellenistic Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl026>
