- KL1989-024 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
- Conservation
- 2024, May 19: mended with Acryloid B-72 in 40% acetone solution and supported with fiberglass gauze inside (A. Chandri).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pink fabric, conistently fired; hard, slightly gritty; slightly laminar break; uncommon to common, poorly sorted, tiny lime specks and black bits; faint sparkles of golden mica. Thin, semimatte slip over top and down sides and inside through filling hole, reddish orange.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve entire base, large part of lower wall, entire handle, and small part of discus and shoulder. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and rare gouging; worn breaks; numerous small patches of encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.036
- Preserved length
- 0.0962
- Preserved width
- 0.0613
- Weight (kg)
- 0.04
- Other Dimensions
- H. handle base-shoulder 0.0232
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.0137
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
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“KL1989-024 (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/kl1989-024>
