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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 156
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 284, no. 4572, pl. 78 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish), firing, and surface treatment. Aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
Five joining fragments preserve 75% of top and bottom of lamps, including entire handle and discus. Slight, sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; extensive light film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 64, no. 329 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.041
Handle total height
0.044
Preserved length
0.077
Weight (kg)
0.07
Width
0.064
Base Width
0.038
Base Width
0.043
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.034
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.010
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 632 (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/ke0632>