KE 566 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 135
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, red-on-white
Fabric, firing, and surface description
So far as can be observed through the overfiring: Fabric: buff with tinges of pink and yellow; uncommon, well sorted, subrounded, small, calcareous and very rare, medium small, angular, gray inclusions. Slip: white underslip, thin, across outside and patchy inside lamp; overslip thick, even, orangish red slip, semilustrous but fired to metallic sheen across top. Overfired so that large part of fabric and slip are dark gray.
Preservation comment
Three joining sherds preserve ca. 50% of discus and back to left shoulder, attachments of handle, and most of base with adjacent wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and rare pitting and scratching; slightly worn breaks; specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 25, no. 124 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.0695
Estimated discus diameter
0.051
Preserved length
0.0765
Preserved width
0.0556
Weight (kg)
0.028
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 566 (Early 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/ke0566>