- KL1976-006 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
- Description
- Tear-shaped body. Circular, concave discus has central filling hole with raised rim, rosette with 10 concave, rounded petals that split at top for attachment of middle of handle handle, and raised rim with 10 pinpoints. Airhole on bottom rim at juncture of discus and nozzle. Flat shoulder has six double stamped circles, two each flanking the handle and nozzle and one at either lateral axis. Kite-shaped nozzle flanked by single grooves has groove from airhole to wickhole; traces of burning. Wide, low, solid handle with two grooves attaches over rim of discus and descends to base. Circular, flat, plain base has single circular groove around a single figure with a curving upper stroke: an inner concentric circle?
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Late Roman Athenian fabric: common, small, subrounded to subangular, black, red, and white inclusions.
- Other number or identifier
- Λυχνάρι 6
- Other number or identifier
- ΜΚ4522
- Preservation comment
- Intact except small part of base. Slight, sparse pitting.
- Published as
- KristalliVotsi1984, p. 65, pl. 57:ε, ζ
- Base Diameter
- 0.025
- Discus diameter
- 0.054
- Preserved height base to shoulder
- 0.034
- Preserved height shoulder to handle
- 0.013
- Preserved length
- 0.09
- Preserved width
- 0.074
- Weight (kg)
- 0.071
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KL1976-006 (Late 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/kl1976-006>
