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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 35
Typological identification
Roman Tripolitanian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Brants type XXIV=Provoost type IIb=Atlante Forme XIII
Comparanda
Sim. format BussièreWohl2017, no. 505 (three dotted medallions; Getty)
Comparanda
cf. BenghaziIII.2, p. 88, no. 608, pl. 17 (D. M. Bailey)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: red with a tinge of orange; fine, slightly granular fracture. Consistent firing. Thick, even, matte, pale red slip; cf. early ARS. Smoothed seem but misaligned halves.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 45% of upper and lower back lamp. Surface in good condition but rare scratching; mostly clean breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, pp. 85-86, no. 456, pl. 20 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.085
Discus diameter
0.038
Handle total height
0.041
Preserved length
0.0713
Weight (kg)
0.07
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.03
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR6/6 light red
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

Field Book Number C 231 (KE 144, Lamp)

Suggested citation
“KE 144 (Late Roman Tripolitanian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0144>