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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 127
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
Format e.g. EphesosIV.2, p. 172, no. 1876, pl. X (but shorter handle; Seven Sleepers)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish orange, uncommon small, mostly subrounded, well sorted black and white bits; faintly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment. Well smoothed and aligned seam.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire handle, ca. 20% of back right shoulder, ca. 30% of back wall and base, and edge of discus. Moderate to severe, extensive erosion (flaking, pitting) and abrasion; very worn breaks; wide but thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 74, no. 398 (H. Williams)
Handle total height preserved
0.048
Preserved length
0.049
Preserved width
0.055
Weight (kg)
0.035
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.029
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 529 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0529>