KE 188 (Early Roman Italian Lamp with Handle Ornament) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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 50
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Description
Triangular handle ornament. Wide post. Shallow relief on top: large leaf.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment (rather thin reddish brown slip, mottled).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves lower right corner and beginning of post. Slight, frequent abrasion and flightly flaking slip; somewhat worn breaks; thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 20, no. 81 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.0354
Preserved width
0.0276
Weight (kg)
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph