KE 508 (Late Roman Pontic Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects

Subject number

L 123

Typological identification

Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp

Comparanda

cf. Louvre MNB 3260

Comparanda

cf. AbadieReynalSodini1992, pp. 75-6, no. L51, fig. 32, pl. X:i, j (Thasos, end 5th-beginning 7th century)

Comparanda

cf. Bernhard1955, pp. 337-8, no. 356, pl. CVII (“Coptic“; Benaki Collection, from Egypt; Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw)

Comparanda

cf. Chrzsanovskietal2019, pp. 208-213, 215, nos. 1-4, figs. 2, 5 (variant A; State Historical Museum, Moscow and Hermitage; from North Black Sea)

Comparanda

cf. FischerWelling1984, p. 390, no. 53, pl. 25:2 (Münster)

Comparanda

cf. HippodromeII, fig. 40:3, 5 (Constantinople)

Comparanda

cf. Joly1974, p. 200, no. 1264, fig. 4, pl. LIV (similar format but degenerate design on discus?; Museo di Sabratha)

Comparanda

cf. Kobylina1978, pp. 160, 161, figs. 27, 28 (Chersonese and Olbia)

Comparanda

cf. Michelucci1975, p. 110, no. 378, pl. XXII (from Egypt; Museo Egizio, Florence)

Comparanda

cf. Rubright1973, p. 59, no. 54, pl. V (Sirmium)

Comparanda

cf. SalamineChypreVII, pp. 276-7, no. 837, pl. 46 (Cyprus Museum, Nicosia; T. Oziol)

Comparanda

cf. SarachaneII, pp. 82, 85-6, nos. 34-44, pl. 29 (Type 8; late 6th-7th centuries)

Comparanda

cf. Scorpan1978, p. 159, no. 12, pl. III (fragment; Sacidava, Romania)

Comparanda

cf. Sussman2017, pp. 200-201, no. 2394, fig. 158:1 (Israel Antiquities Authority)

Comparanda

cf. Welkov1935, p. 156, pl. 20, fig. 2:7 (Sadovsko Kale, Bulgaria, late 6th century)

Comparanda

cf. Zalesskaya1988, pp. 233-235, fig. 1 (Chersonese)

Comparanda

cf. Zhuravlev2007, pp. 223-224, fig. 17 (Chersonese)

Comparanda

cf. Zhuravlev2011, pp. 401-402, 412-414, figs. 8-9.2 (Chersonese)

Fabric, firing, and surface description

Fabric: pinkish red, very fine, slightly micaceous, rare tiny white and black bits), firing, and surface treatment (thin wash). Pontic: Chersonese? Lacks the finer detail and slip of Constantinopolitan products; see Chrzanovskietal2019, pp. 131-132.

Preservation comment

One large sherd preserves ca. 30% of lateral to front left discus with adjacent shoulder and back left nozzle. Slight to moderate, sparse abrasion and scratching; more breaks; large, thin patches of encrustation.

Published as

KenchreaiV, p. 86, no. 462, pl. 20 (H. Williams)

Estimated body diameter

0.065

Estimated discus diameter

0.0535

Preserved height

0.019

Preserved length

0.0554

Preserved width

0.195

Weight (kg)

0.016

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph