KE 738 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area E (north side of harbor)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 207
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. BMLIII, p. 386, no. Q 3146, pl. 108 (from Kalymnos, dated ca. AD 500-600; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
cf. Michelucci1999, pp. 379-386, fig. 7 (Iasos)
Comparanda
cf. SamosXIV, fig. 292:b (Kastro Tigani, Samos; R. Tölle-Kastenbein)
Comparanda
sim. Kasser1984, p. 56, no. 38 (Kellia)
Comparanda
sim. Menzel1969, pp. 98, 99, no. 635, fig. 81:6 (RGZM; from Miletus)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (fine, pinkish, micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even, semiglossy slip, purple); cf. Ke0739 and Ke0743. Aligned and smooth seam.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 75% of discus with part of rim and small part of right shoulder. Sparse, slight abrasion and scratching around discus rim; somewhat worn breaks; numerous specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 73, no. 391, pl. 17 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.045
Preserved length
0.042
Preserved width
0.039
Weight (kg)
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph