KE 711 (Middle/Late Roman Athenian Lamp with Two Nozzles) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 200
Typological identification
Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 157, no. 2005, pl. 49 (simple discus border, with two nozzles, on smaller scale; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 157, no. 2017, pl. 33 (same discus border but degenerate, with seven nozzles; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. Thompson1933, pp. 209, 210, fig. 9:1=AgoraVII, p. 157, no. 2006 (herringbone discus border, with two nozzles, on similar scale; J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (fine, orangish red), firing, and surface treatment (thick, even, semimatte slip, dark red with a tinge of purple).
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves ca. 18% of shoulder and small parts of inner rim, outer discus, and base of central handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; somewhat worn break; specks to thin film of encrustation in places.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 67, no. 359, pl. 16 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.051
Preserved width
0.075
Weight (kg)
0.023
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 711 (Middle/Late Roman Athenian Lamp with Two Nozzles).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0711>