KE 411 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 99
Typological identification
African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
Comparanda
Discus motif: Bonifay2004, pp. 383, 384, no. 6, fig. 214 (Marseille)
Comparanda
Discus motif: Bussiere2007, p. 120, nos. C 581, C 581, pl. 43 (Musées du Timgad et d‘Hippone; from areas)
Comparanda
Discus motif: Ennabli1976, pp. 102, 103, no. 388, 391, pls. XIX, XX (former from El Djem; Bardo)
Comparanda
Discus motif: Svobodova2006, p. 30, no. 182 (Národního Muzea v Praze)
Comparanda
cf. Chrzanovski2019, p. 339, no. 575 (Collection Bouvier, Uniwersytet Warszawski)
Comparanda
cf. EphesosIV.2, p. 173, no. 1894, pl. X (F. Miltner)
Comparanda
sim. GrazianiAbbiani1969, p. 48, 51, no. 104, fig. 17 (Museo cristiano di Aquileia)
Comparanda
sim. LABNIII, pp. 91-92, no. 78, pl. XVII (C. Trost and M.-C. Hellmann)
Comparanda
sim. Paleani1993, pp. 75-76, no. 67 (Antiquarium Romanum)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (fine, pinkish red), firing (consistent), and surface treatment (smooth, slightly orangish red); cf. Ke0741-L0177.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 20% of back, right top part of lamp, including one-quarter of shoulder, small part of discus, and entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion, gouging, and chipping; mostly clean breaks; thin film of white discoloration in relief (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, pp. 80-1, no. 417, pl. 19 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.04
Handle total height preserved
0.027
Preserved length
0.059
Preserved width
0.049
Weight (kg)
0.023
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.012
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Gazelle (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 411 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0411>