KE 234 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [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 60
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 174, no. 2390, pl. 38 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 173, no. 36, pl. 45 (signed ⲤⲰ|Τ<ΗΡ>ΙΑ; dated second half 5th century)
Preservation comment
Intact lamp except for large hole on back left bottom. Slight, sparse abrasion and rare flaking around break; very thin patches of white discoloration (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 57, no. 262, pl. 11 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.042
Discus width
0.039
Length
0.092
Base Length
0.062
Weight (kg)
0.074
Width
0.063
Base Width
0.039
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bird (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph