KE 446 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
XIO|NHⲤ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 106
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 284, no. 4573, pl. 78 (signed palm branches in cross; B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish-pale orange core, more pale surface), firing, and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
Almost intact with small sherd missing from middle discus. Slight, extensive abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation. Scorching from use around nozzle.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 339, pl. 15 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.042
Handle total height
0.049
Length
0.103
Base Length
0.057
Weight (kg)
0.095
Width
0.069
Base Width
0.045
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.032
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.017
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph