- KL037 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular to slightly oval, deep concave, plain discus has central filling hole with collar rim and small hole forming airhole at front framing ring. Shoulder has single row of globules, with larger ones flanking nozzle (representing rivets?). Nozzle has straight base; it was elongated and U-shaped. Ring handle has three grooves. Circular, plain base has three concentric rings.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 10YR 8/4, very pale brown. Unglazed. Middle Roman Athenian lamp fabric: pale, somewhat soft. Overfired top.
- Preservation comment
- Six joining sherds preserve most of discus, small part of shoulder, and half of handle and base. Slight, extensive abrasion; scattered patches of encrustation.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.054
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.018
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.024
- Preserved length
- 0.08
- Preserved width
- 0.057
- Weight (kg)
- 0.025
- Has geographic origin
- Attica
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KL037 (Middle 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/kl037>
