Original North African type: deRossi1867, pp. 9, 12, fig. 1 (from Palatine, Rome); deRossi1874 (Bay of Naples); Forrer1893, p. 12, pl. IV:3 (Achmim-Panopolis); Wulff1909, p. 248, no. 1249, pl. LXI (from Egypt; citing other examples from North Africa and Athens [hard to locate]; Königliche Museen zu Berlin).
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 100, no. 338, pl. 10 (regional copy; J. Perlzweig).
Comparanda
sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 286, no. 1467, pl. XXII (regional copy; O. Broneer)
Description
Elliptical body with [keyhole] format. Oval discus with raised rim, two filling holes in upper right and left, and figural relief. Type of Jesus Christ facing front, flanked by two avian angels and standing over basilisk, dragon, and lion. Details schematic and filling holes obscure design. Sunken panel on shoulder and sloping wall to seam: row of double concentric circles (or wheels?). Solid handle.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Corinthian “red“ fabric (heavy, bricklike), firing, and surface (somewhat rough). Wide webbing and sharp joining ridge; deep indentation on back ridge of handle from finger before firing.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 20% from the upper back part of the lamp, including small part of discus and shoulder and upper handle. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight scratching and chipping; worn edges; scattered thin patches of encrustation.
