- KL1976-001 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Ephesian
- Description
- Circular outlide. Wide, slightly oval discus has figure in low relief, two large filling holes upper left and lower right, and raised rim(?). Relief depicts bird facing left with stubby beak and spikey talons below, wing raised right(?), all crowded within frame. Narrow, sloping shoulder has wavy stalk in relief. Long, rounded nozzle; trace of burning. Low, wide, solid handle with three grooves above and none(?) below attaches at discus-rim and upper back wall. Circular base-ring but no interior design discernible; traces of fishtail grooves at base of handle and double diagonal grooves on underside of nozzle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 10R 8/4, pink. Slip: 10R 5/6, red. Soft, flakey fabric with frequent small, subrounded to rounded, white (calcitic) inclusions, occasional large chunks, and frequent, small flecks of golden mica. Semimatte, thick, even slip is preserved in large patches.
- Other number or identifier
- Λυχνάρι 4
- Other number or identifier
- ΜΚ4568
- Preservation comment
- Almost complete from six joining sherds except part of right discus and two areas of base. Heavy, extensive abrasion and flaking.
- Base Diameter
- 0.047
- Discus diameter
- 0.051
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.025
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.026
- Length
- 0.106
- Weight (kg)
- 0.037
- Width
- 0.063
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bird (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KL1976-001 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine 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/kl1976-001>
