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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

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Photograph