- KL1969-005 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- Ke2425-L 550
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, Knidian
- Typological identification comment
- Broneer Type XXIV
- Bibliography
- KenchreaiV, p. 21, no. 88, pl. 4 (H. Williams)
- Description
- Circular outline. Plain circular discus has central filling hole and framing ring. Shoulder has medium to large ovules. Semi-volute nozzle with small airhole at base. Narrow, pierced, double grooved handle that terminates near mid-wall, well above base. Circular, plain, slightly raised base.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Clay: 2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 5YR 5/6, yellowish red, to 5YR 3/3, dark reddish brown. Very fine, medium hard fabric, pinkish hue, with no visible inclusions or voids. Bright matte to semiglossy, thin, somewhat uneven slip is flakey across handle and on sides; lighter and thinner streaking down sides. Fingerprint on front right wall. Knidian fabric.
- Preservation comment
- Intact except front nozzle down to base. Well preserved surface.
- Base Diameter
- 0.036
- Discus diameter
- 0.043
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.029
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.014
- Preserved length
- 0.09
- Weight (kg)
- 0.05
- Width
- 0.064
- Has geographic origin
- Asia Minor
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KL1969-005 (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/kl1969-005>
