- KL1976-003 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Western Asia Minor or Eastern Aegean?
- Description
- Small, tear shaped outline. Circular discus has large central filling hole, relief of scallop shell with 10 concave segments and flat base. Steeply sloping, plain shoulder to carinated wall. Round nozzle has large wickhole with raised rim; traces of burning. Small strap handle attached rolled under at top to attach at shoulder and pressed flat against middle back wall. Flat, plain, almond-shaped base. Details very blunt from worn mold.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: pale reddish orange. Slip: reddish orange. Somewhat soft fabric, slightly micaceous, rare, medium, subrounded to subrounded white inclusions (calcite) and scattered subrounded voids. Thin, even, dull slip is little more than a wash, slightly flakey.
- Other number or identifier
- Λυχνάρι 2
- Other number or identifier
- ΜΚ4525
- Preservation comment
- Almost complete from 12 joining fragments but missing small part of base. Severe, extensive abrasion; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Discus diameter
- 0.041
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.016
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.018
- Length
- 0.085
- Width
- 0.063
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Shell (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KL1976-003 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl1976-003>
