KE 411 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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