KE 458 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 118
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
Comparanda
sim. Menzel1969, pp. 56, 81, no. 538, fig. 47:2 (from Miletus; Mainz)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (buff with reddish tinge, more pale surface; fine, hard); consistent firing; unslipped.
Preservation comment
Two small nonjoinging sherds preserve ca. 20% from upper middle to left part of lamp, including small part of discus and shoulder, and back wall with lower handle and base ring. Very slight abrasion but surface mostly in good condition; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 55, no. 245, pl. 10 (H. Williams)
Estimated base diameter
0.04
Preserved length
0.051
Preserved width
0.041
Estimated rim diameter
0.078
Weight (kg)
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph