- KL1989-010 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- [RΩΜ]ΑΝΙ|[ƧΙƧ]
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, Knidian
- Description
- Flat base has single, circular groove around incuse signature ]ΑΝΙ|[ (circular impression in second line is perhaps a stamped circle or upper loop of final ess). Probably should read RΩΜ]ΑΝΙ|[ƧΙƧ (mixed Greek and Latin with retrograde esses). Clay globules in signature.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Fine, somewhat hard fabric with very rare, very small, subangular, black and white (calcitic?) inclusions and very rare, small flecks of golden mica. Thin, somewhat uneven, semilustrous slip with slightly metallic sheen extends inside over wall; thicker blotches on wall fired blackish.
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves roughly one-half of base. Well preserved surface.
- Estimated base diameter
- 0.033
- Preserved length
- 0.032
- Weight (kg)
- 0.003
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL1989-010 (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/kl1989-010>
