- KE 734 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [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 203
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Comparanda
- cf. NAM 3144 (unpublished)
- Comparanda
- cf. AgoraVII, p. 124, no. 843, pl. 19 (J. Perlzweig)
- Conservation
- 1960s: mended with natural shellac.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (pinkish yellow; varied tiny white and mostly black bits), firing, and surface treatment.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve ca. 50% from top center to front right part of lamp, including three quarters of discus and less than one-quarter of shoulder up to lateral edge of wickhole. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and slight, sparse pitting; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 54, no. 234, pl. 10 (H. Williams)
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.063
- Preserved length
- 0.073
- Preserved width
- 0.064
- Weight (kg)
- 0.012
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Gladiator (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 734 (Middle 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/ke0734>
