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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Comment
- JLR 7-2022: Dated second half of 1st c. BCE (later development of form); JLR 2-2023: refine to fourth quarter 1st c. BCE
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 150
- Typological identification
- Howland Type 56 Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Howland Type 56A (dated 15 BCE-20 CE)=Scheibler Typ SML/IV 1 (dated 80-1 BCE); cf. AgoraXXIX, p. 515 (S. Rotroff suggested redating 56A: ca. 20 BCE)
- Comparanda
- cf. AgoraIV, p. 204, no. 797, pl. 53 (Athenian product; R. Howland)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXI, pp. 74-75, 120-121, 122, no. 437, pl. 72 (different shoulder, “nichtattisch?“; dated first half of 1st century BCE; I. Scheibler)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: pale pink to buff; fine but gritty; rare, well sorted, tiny bits (black, white, brown-red). Consistently fired. Slip: greyish brown; thick, even, semilustrous.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves small part of front discus and nozzle. Moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and flaking; mostly clean breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 12, no. 50 (H. Williams)
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.031
- Preserved length
- 0.0453
- Preserved width
- 0.024
- Weight (kg)
- 0.004
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 610 (Early Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0610>
