KE 447 (Early Roman North African[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 107
Typological identification
Unclassified Lamp
Typological identification comment
Probably plain wheelmade Middle-Late Roman North African lamp? e.g. Bussiere2000, p. 400, no. 6535, pl. 134 (type E VI)
Bibliography
KenchreaiV, p. 24, no. 117, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale red with a tinge of orange. Hard, slightly gritty fabric; smooth to faintly hackly break; very rare to rare, isolated, tiny lime specks and black bits; one small, irregular lime chunk spalling. Surface has thin, even wash fired slightly more brown than fabric. Entire surface shows tiny clay nodules(?). Turning lines on interior. Wheelmade.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 60% of lamp but missing left shoulder and most of nozzle. Very sight abrasion and scratching and minor chipping around edge; slightly worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Estimated body diameter
0.064
Preserved length
0.0712
Preserved width
0.0578
Weight (kg)
0.033
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Pagescan
Photograph
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