KE 645 (Middle/Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 169
Typological identification
Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 148, no. 1610, pl. 29 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 252, nos. 3870-3, pls. 64, 65 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical middle Roman Attic lamp fabric (fine), hard fired, thin, even, matte slip (purplish).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 25% from upper back part of lamp, including less than one-quarter of discus and shoulder and upper handle. Slight, moderately extensive abrasion and rare pitting; worn breaks; thick film of encrustation in relief.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 61, no. 294 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.047
Preserved width
0.052
Estimated rim diameter
0.05
Weight (kg)
0.015
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-handle 0.013 m
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph