- KL028 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, red-on-white
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular, deeply concave discus with framing groove. Narrow, slightly rounded, plain shoulder with faint(?) circles flanking handle. Narrow, pierced handle with two grooves attaches at framing groove.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 5YR 3/2, dark reddish brown. White underslip. Semiglossy, thick, somewhat uneven, slightly flakey slip on exterior.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve small part of discus, one third of shoulder, and upper handle. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.057
- Estimated Width
- 0.082
- Handle total height
- 0.04
- Preserved length
- 0.038
- Preserved width
- 0.059
- Weight (kg)
- 0.016
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-handle 0.019
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL028 (Early Roman 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/kl028>
