KL299 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp, red-on-white
Description
Circular outline. Circular, deep concave discus has relief depicting buffalo advancing right with ring hanging from neck and wide, somewhat flattened framing ring. Sloping to rounded, plain shoulder. Ring handle attaches part way down back wall to base. Flat, circular, slightly raised base.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 10R 5/8, red. White underslip. Typical “Ephesian” fabric. Semiglossy, thick, mottled slip, flakey, extends inside over upper wall.
Preservation description
Two joining fragments preserve <50% of discus, a. 66% of shoulder, and small part of base. Slight, sparse abrasion; slight, extensive encrustation.
Estimated discus diameter
0.05
Body Height
0.029
Preserved length
0.063
Preserved width
0.031
Weight (kg)
0.014
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bull or Cow (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph