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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 72
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Dressel Form 4 (early Vogelkopflampe)
Comparanda
sim. AmareTafalla1988, pp. 40, 57, fig. 15, pl. XII:5a (grupo III, subgrupo I; Aragon)
Comparanda
sim. Bussiere2000, p. 248, no. P 325, pl. 12 (Constantine, Algeria)
Comparanda
sim. Haken1958, pp. 33, 34, no. 9, fig. 3 (Národního Musea, Prague)
Comparanda
sim. Liesen1994, pp. 20-21, no. 8 (Asberg [Asciburgium])
Comparanda
sim. Menzel1969, p. 24, nos. 72, 73, fig. 22:1, 2 (RGZM)
Comparanda
sim. Vegas1966, pp. 72, 101, no. 26, pl. 3
Comparanda
sim. dePalolSalellas19481949, p. 243, no. 15, fig. 102 (Museo arqueológico de Gerona, Ampurias)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Grayish yellow fabric; somewhat soft, fine but sandy with varied, tiny white, black, and red-brown bits; faintly micaceous. Consistently fired. Grayish slip with brown areas: thin, uneven to slightly flakey, matte.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves small part from front of discus and base of nozzle, Slight, extensive abrasion and scratching; slightly worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 12, no. 51, pl. 2 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.0355
Preserved length
0.0366
Preserved width
0.0316
Weight (kg)
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bird (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 385 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0385>