KE 106 (Middle-Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 21
Typological identification
Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 255, no. 3947, pl. 66 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 152, nos. 1789, 1790, pl. 31 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Middle Roman Attic lamp fabric (moderately fine), firing, and surface (brown with purplish hue, thick, even, semiglossy slip).
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves ca. 15% from back of lamp top to bottom, including entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; slightly worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 59, no. 274 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.08
Estimated discus diameter
0.052
Preserved length
0.054
Weight (kg)
0.022
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 106 (Middle-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/ke0106>