KE 413 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area A (south end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 101
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy North African
Comparanda
Model? e.g. Ennabli1976, p. 184, no. 902, pl. XLIX (Musée du Bardo)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (“brick“ red, heavy), firing, and surface treatment for type. Distinct shelf, sharp ridge, and wide webbing with slight left misalignment of handle.
Preservation comment
Intact but hole in central discus. Moderate, extensive erosion, abrasion, and chipping; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 82, no. 431, pls. 19, 24 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.036
Discus diameter
0.035
Handle total height
0.05
Length
0.111
Weight (kg)
0.084
Width
0.063
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.035
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.015
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 413 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0413>