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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L171
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. EphesosIV.2, p. 115, nos. 188, 189, pl. II (F. Miltner; Typus II)
Comparanda
cf. GerousiBendermacher2013, p. 114, no. 146 (Perissa, Thera)
Comparanda
sim. format Ke0111-L0026
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish yellow, highly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (slightly more pale than fabric: thin wash). Aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire handle, ca. 65% of left back and right shoulder, small part of discus, and ca. 25% of back of base. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and flaking and rare pitting; worn hackly breaks; faint traces of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 72, no. 380 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.04
Handle total height
0.04
Preserved length
0.059
Preserved width
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.019
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.036
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 647 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0647>