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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 6
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
Comparanda
cf. Ke1320-L0365
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 146, nos. 1516-1539, pls. 28, 49 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (whitish yellow), firing, and surface treatment. Cast from worn mold.
Preservation comment
One large sherds preserves ca. 15% of back right and left shoulder and entire handle with small part of adjacent walls. Slight, sparse pitting and abrasion; mostly clean breaks; scattered specks of encrustation in grooves.
Estimated body diameter
0.08
Estimated discus diameter
0.052
Handle total height preserved
0.052
Preserved length
0.0351
Preserved width
0.0545
Weight (kg)
0.015
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.019
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Linked to

Field book number C 75

Suggested citation
“KE 28 (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/ke/ke0028>