KE 425 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 91
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 195, no. 2858, pl. 45 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 243, no. 269, pl. 46 (dated 6th century)
Comparanda
sim. DemetriasIV, p. 114, nos. II.615-II.617, II.620-II.622, pls. 83, 84 (J. Eiwanger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (slightly coarse, small uncommon subangular unsorted white [calcitic] inclusions and rare, medium, angular dark gray-black inclusions), firing (hard, even), and surface treatment (thin, uneven, matte slip, slightly reddish orange).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 25% from upper back part of lamp, including less than one-quarter of left discus, small part of shoulder, and upper handle. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight, rare gouging; worn edges; few thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 84, no. 445 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.066
Handle total height preserved
0.037
Preserved length
0.063
Preserved width
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.03
Other Dimensions
0.026
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 425 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0425>