KE 96 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 19
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 193, nos. 2825, 2826, pl. 44 (decorative motifs and perhaps central design; J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 208, no. 162, pl. 51 (dated second half 6th century)
Comparanda
sim. DemetriasIV, vol. 1, p. 92 (Gruppe IV), vol. 2, p. 108, nos. II.555-II.559, pls. 77, 78 (J. Eiwanger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (reddish orange, mostly fine but one large limestone chunk spalling in left wall), firing, and surface treatment for type (thin, even, semimatte slip, darker red than fabric, brushed haphazardly over surface and into reservoir)..
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds preserve ca. 25% of back left body top to bottom. Slight, extensive abrasion and rare pitting; worn breaks; scattered specks to chunks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 81, no. 420, pl. 19 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.085
Preserved length
0.062
Preserved width
0.0314
Weight (kg)
0.029
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 96 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine 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/ke0096>