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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 144
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 179, no. 2460, pls. 39, 52 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman Attic fabric (very pale red), firing, and surface.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves back top, including ca. 40% of discus, right shoulder, and upper handle. Slight, sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; specks to faint patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 63, no. 315 (H. Williams)
Handle total height preserved
0.0224
Preserved length
0.0473
Preserved width
0.0456
Weight (kg)
0.024
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.0115
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 604 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0604>