Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KE 637 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ⲤⲰ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 161
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim.
AgoraVII
, p. 184, nos. 2597, 2598, pl. 41 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (orangish brown), firing, and surface treatment. Made from worn mold.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and rare gouging or cracking; thin, extensive film to patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV
, p. 65, no. 341 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.042
Handle total height
0.046
Length
0.104
Base Length
0.043
Weight (kg)
0.104
Width
0.064
Base Width
0.031
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.035
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 637 (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/ke0637>