- KL1990-004 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Copy of western globule lamp.
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular, concave, plain discus has central filling hole and raised rim; small unfinished airhole at front rim. Slightly sloping shoulder has two concentric rows of globules. Rounded nozzle with flat base along rim. Wide, pierced handle with two lateral grooves attaches to rim of discus and just above base. Extensive burning around nozzle and back onto shoulder. Flat, slightly raised, circular base-ring. Details are very blunt.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 6/3, light reddish brown. Slip: 10R 5/4, weak red. Medium coarse, somewhat hard fabric with uncommon, very small, subrounded to subangular, white and black inclusions and common, very small flecks of golden mica. Thin, mostly even, matte slip, slightly mottled.
- Other number or identifier
- Αντ. 1
- Preservation comment
- Intact. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight, extensive scoring on top; streaks of calcareous etching (roots?) on top, large patch of encrustation on bottom, and blackish discoloration around wall from submersion in ashy water(?).
- Base Diameter
- 0.035
- Discus diameter
- 0.058
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.036
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.021
- Length
- 0.093
- Weight (kg)
- 0.085
- Width
- 0.088
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL1990-004 (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/kl1990-004>
