KE 423 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area B (northwest side of harbor)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 89
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Format: Loeschcke Typus VIII = Broneer Type XXV = Bailey Type O Group vi (Flavian-Early Antonine).
Typological identification comment
Nozzle: Loeschcke Form H.
Description
Plain discus, plain shoulder, heart-shaped nozzle, applied loop handle.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves most of top, including shoulder and discus but missing applied loop handle and front of nozzle; lower part gone. Slight, somewhat sparse pitting and abrasion; slightly worn breaks; specks of encrustation in grooves.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 26, no. 129, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.0605
Estimated discus diameter
0.045
Preserved length
0.0655
Weight (kg)
0.014
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 423 (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/ke0423>