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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 2
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 148, no. 1605, pl. 29 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for type.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 55% from top middle to left part of lamp, including roughly two-thirds of discus and small part of shoulder. Slight, infrequent abrasion and rare pitting; somewhat worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 61, no. 298 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.05
Preserved length
0.065
Weight (kg)
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Linked to

Field book number C 13 (KE 24, Lamp)

Suggested citation
“KE 24 (Late 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/ke/ke0024>