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- 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 129
- Typological identification
- Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
- Comparanda
- cf. AgoraVII, pp. 113, 201, nos. 679-683, pls. 16, 47 (dated first quarter 4th century; J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- cf. Bovon1966, pp. 73-74, no. 506, pl. 13 (retouched copy from worn mold or model; Argos)
- Comparanda
- cf. FDelphesV.1, pp. 186, 188, nos. 504, 505. figs. 801, 802 (P. Perdrizet)
- Comparanda
- cf. Joly1974, p. 167, no. 868, pl. XXXV (different slip: copy?; Museo di Sabratha)
- Comparanda
- cf. KerameikosXVI, pp. 104-7, nos. 326-353, pl. 10 (dated ca. A.D. 270-350; B. Böttger)
- Comparanda
- cf. Kubler1953, pp. 131-9, figs. 70-4 (NAM)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (brownish red; fine), firing (consistent), and surface treatment (thick, even, purplish red slip).
- Preservation comment
- Five nonjoining fragments preserves small parts of central discus, front left shoulder, right nozzle, and base. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and minor chipping; somewhat worn breaks; scattered specks to patches of encrusatation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, pp. 87-8, no. 468, pl. 21 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.088
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.135
- Preserved length
- 0.1285
- Preserved width
- 0.0894
- Weight (kg)
- 0.043
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dionysos/Bacchus (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 539 (Middle Roman Athenian Oversized Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0539>
