KL1989-006 (Hellenistic Corinthian Miniature Lamp) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Description
Handmade. Miniature scale. Globular, bowl-shaped body; wide filling hole in plain discus. Short, rounded nozzle with large wickhole that encroaches slightly on the rim. Broken areas on the back wall might mark the attachment of a vertical handle. Simple, plain base, slightly raised and slightly concave underneath. Overall roughly made.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5Y 7/2, light gray. Somewhat soft, gritty fabric; rare, very small, subrounded, red to gray inclusions and very rare, large, subangular, red chunks; sparse, small, spherical voids. Thin, even wash, more pale than clay.
Other number or identifier
Α12
Other number or identifier
ΜΚ4783
Preservation comment
Intact. Severe, extensive erosion with slight to moderate, sparse to frequent flaking.
Base Diameter
0.027
Length
0.049
Preserved height
0.027
Weight (kg)
0.015
Width
0.042
Has geographic origin
Corinthia
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph