KE 111 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 26
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. BMLIII, p. 389, no. Q 3171, pl. 110 (D. M. Bailey; from Kalymnos, dated A.D. 550-650)
Comparanda
cf. EphesosIV.2 p. 166, nos. 1687-1689, pl. IX (Seven Sleepers; F. Miltner)
Comparanda
cf. EphesosXIII.1.1, pp. 203, 204, no. 828, pls. 65, 91 (Ephesos, Tetragonos-Agora; V. Gassner)
Comparanda
cf. Markietal2010, pp. 211, 215, fig. 3:α (Louloudies, Pieria)
Comparanda
sim. format Ke0647-L0171
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (yellow with tinge of pink. slightly micaceous, uncommon small black and white bits), firing, surface treatment (thin slip slightly more pale than fabric).
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds preserve ca. 60% of discus and 25% of shoulder to base of nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion and rare pitting and gouging; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 74, no. 401, pl. 18 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.075
Preserved length
0.057
Preserved width
0.046
Weight (kg)
0.01
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

Field book number C 105 (Excavation Box 105)

Suggested citation
“KE 111 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0111>