- KL054 (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
- Description
- Circular, concave, plain discus has central filling hole and raised, rounded framing ring. Wide, slightly rounded shoulder has six to seven large ovules per side and double circles at nozzle. Wide, pierced handle with two grooves in front extends halfway down back wall. Flat, plain(?) base has single circular groove preserved.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 7.5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Fine, somewhat hard fabric with very rare, very small, subrounded, dark red to black inclusions. Semilustrous, somewhat thick, somewhat uneven to streaky slip that is flaking in small pieces everywhere. Cf. KL053.
- Preservation comment
- Four joining sherds preserve three quarters of discus and shoulder, one half of handle, and small part of base. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping; slight patches of encrustation or fine plaster around handle.
- Estimated base diameter
- 0.034
- Discus diameter
- 0.044
- Preserved height base to handle
- 0.042
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.03
- Preserved height shoulder to handle
- 0.012
- Preserved length
- 0.071
- Weight (kg)
- 0.011
- Width
- 0.076
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KL054 (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/kl054>
