- KE 643 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 167
- Typological identification
- African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
- Typological identification comment
- Atlante Type X A, groupe C3=Bonifay2004 Lampe type 55 (first half 6th century [p. 386])
- Comparanda
- See also AgoraVII, p. 175, nos. 2408, 2409, pl. 38 (Athenian and/or Corinthian copies?).
- Comparanda
- cf. AlvarezOssorio1942, p. 284, no. 5, fig. 5 (Museo arqueológico nacional, Madrid; from Cordoba)
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- cf. BMLIII, p. 416, no. Q 3319 MLA, fig. 91, pl. 123 (D. M. Bailey; purchased in Alexandria?)
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- cf. Bien2001, no. 38=Bonifay2004, pp. 382-384, no. 10, fig. 214 (Marseille)
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- cf. DAngela1972, p. 35, no. 5, fig. 5 (Museo archeologico di Bari; from area)
- Comparanda
- cf. KuhnVolbach1962, p. 55, no. 44 (Campo S. Teutonico, Rome)
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- cf. Paleani1993, pp. 63-64, no. 58 (Museo Gregoriano profano)
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- cf. Ponsich1961, p. 108, no. 369, pl. XXVII (Tamuda, Maurentania Tingitana)
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- sim. discus: BarberaPetriaggi1993, p. 216, no. 178 (Museo nazionale romano; from S. Prisca)
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- sim. discus: Bussiere2007, p. 122, no. C 612, pl. 46 (Musée de Timgad; from area)
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- sim. discus: CahnKlaiber1977, p. 396, no. 366, pl. 39 (Archäologisches Institut, Universität-Tübingen; purchased in Salona)
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- sim. discus: Ennabli1976, p. 106, no. 412, pl. XXI (Bardo; from Carthage)
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- sim. discus: GrazianiAbbiani1969, pp. 44, 45, no. 92, fig. 13 (Museo archeologico di Aquileia)
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- sim. discus: GualandiGenito1977, pp. 218-219 no. 577 (Museo civico archeologico di Bologna)
- Comparanda
- sim. discus: Menzel1969, pp. 91, 92, no. 602, fig. 77:7 (RGZM)
- Comparanda
- sim. discus: PaleaniLiverani1984, pp. 58, 106, no. 54, fig. 54, pl. XXIX:1 (Museo Oliveriano di Pesaro)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical Roman North African lamp fabric but late quality (pale orange), firing, and surface (thin, somewhat pale slip; flaky). Details of rendering are somewhat soft.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 30% from upper middle to left back part of lamp, including small part of discus, entire left shoulder up to channel, and upper handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and slight scratching; worn breaks; thin, extensive film of encrustation in relief.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 84, no. 450 (H. Williams)
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.033
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.027
- Preserved length
- 0.072
- Preserved width
- 0.044
- Weight (kg)
- 0.019
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.023
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Rabbit or Hare (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 643 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0643>
