- KL273 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Description
- Circular to oval(?) outline. Circular, concave discus has two narrow, rounded framing rings. Wide, slightly sloping shoulder has four uneven S-curves per side in pairs around small globules; panels at medial axis have palm branch motif.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Middle Roman Athenian lamp fabric: red, somewhat soft, and slightly gritty with voids; cf. KL274. Unslipped.
- Preservation comment
- Two nonjoining sherds (a, b) preserve less than one quarter of shoulder on opposite sides of lamp. Moderate, extensive abrasion; light, extensive film of encrustation.
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.08
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.055
- Preserved length
- 0.036
- Preserved length
- 0.039
- Preserved width
- 0.016
- Preserved width
- 0.024
- Weight (kg)
- 0.006
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL273 (Middle 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/kl273>
