cf. Bussiere2007, p. 148, no. C 1087, pl. 69 (Musée de Guelma, Algeria)
Comparanda
sim. Djuric1995, p. 74, no. C228 (similar discus motif but variable shoulder; Anwati Collection, Montreal)
Comparanda
sim. GrazianiAbbiani1969, pp. 153, 157, no. 509, fig. 96 (different shoulder; Museo di Storia ed Arte di Trieste; from Aquileia)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman African lamp fabric (coarse bits and somewhat irregular fracture: ARS D/E), firing, and surface (thick, semiglossy slip, purple to rich red).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves roughly 65% of lamp, including nearly entire discus, roughly two-thirds of shoulder and wall, small part of channel, entire handle, and toughly two-thirds of base. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and rare chipping; slightly worn breaks; and thick patch of encrustation at back.
“KE 644 (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/ke0644>