KE 526 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area A (south end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 124
Typological identification
African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
Typological identification comment
Atlante Type X tardif, décors estompés=Bonifay2004 Lampe type 69 (end 6th-7th century [p. 413])
Comparanda
Cf. Bussiere2007, p. 119, no. C 572, pl. 43 (Musée de Timgad; from area)
Comparanda
cf. P. Lazarides, Πρακτικά 1964 (1966) p. 8, pl. 3:β (Nea Anchialos)
Comparanda
cf. DemetriasIV, vol. 1, p. 92 (Gruppe V), vol. 2, p. 111, nos. II. 582-II.584, pl. 80 (J. Eiwanger)
Comparanda
cf. Ennabli1976, p. 103, no. 396, pl. XX (Musée du Bardo)
Comparanda
cf. Selesnow1988, p. 159, no. 251, pl. 35 (Liebighaus-Museum Alter Plastik, Frankfurt)
Comparanda
sim. discus: BarberaPetriaggi1993, p. 239, no. 201 (Museo Nazionale Romano)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale orange with tinge of red; fine, smooth break; rare, small, irregular lime bits, rarer black, and very rare micaceous sparkles; thin slip, full matte, somewhat uneven, same color as fabric but worn in pitted pattern along lower wall. Central Tunisian?
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and sparse chipping; scattered specks to small patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 80, no. 412, pls. 19, 24 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.0418
Discus width
0.0475
Handle total height
0.0521
Length
0.1423
Width
0.0809
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.0416
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.0105
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Gazelle (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 526 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0526>