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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 202
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, pp. 142, 188, nos. 1414-1416, 2710-2734, pls. 27, 42, 43 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 297, nos. 4716-4719, pl. 82 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (medium fine), firing, and surface treatment (thin wash same color as fabric; cleanly joined seam).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 40% of middle to back discus and adjacent shoulder and upper handle. Surface in good condition but slight scratching; mostly clean breaks; uncommon patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 331, pl. 14 (H. Williams)
Discus width
0.0323
Handle total height preserved
0.0275
Preserved length
0.0464
Weight (kg)
0.022
Width
0.0543
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.014
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 713 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0713>