KE 410 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 98
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
Bird in chalice motif: AgoraVII, pp. 174, 175, nos. 2394, 2404, pl. 28 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
Bird in chalice motif: Bassett1903, pl. XIV:4 (Vari, Attica)
Comparanda
Bird in chalice motif: GerousiBendermacher2013, p. 76, no. 74 (Perissa, Thera)
Comparanda
Bird in chalice motif: Karivieri1996, pp. 68, 173, 321, figs. 25, 26 (NAM 3237)
Comparanda
Chalice motif: KerameikosXVI, p. 248, nos. 3776-3778, pl. 62 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
Format: AgoraVII, pp. 144, 174, 178, nos. 1445, 2389, 2454, pls. 27, 38, 39
Comparanda
cf. Zachariadou2001, p. 195, fig. 6 (Athens, Metro-Irodou Attikou Shaft)
Comparanda
sim. motif in early ARS lamps (Hayes Form I): e.g., VikicBelancic1971, p. 167, no. 286, pls. XVII:2, XXIV:7 (Zagreb Museum)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (orangish, hard, varied small inclusions), firing (consistent), and surface treatment (faint wash).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 25% from upper middle to back part of lamp, including large part of discus, small part of shoulder, and upper handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; sparse specks to patches of encrustation in relief.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 57, no. 261, pl. 11 (H. Williams)
Handle total height preserved
0.0272
Preserved length
0.052
Preserved length
0.058
Weight (kg)
0.019
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bird (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph