KE 739 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more 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 208
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. ArchDelt 13 (1930/1931), p. 30, fig. 20 (Mytilene)
Comparanda
cf. BMLIII, p. 387, no. Q 3154, pl. 109 (moldmate?; from Kalymnos, dated ca. A.D. 500-600; D. R. Bailey)
Comparanda
sim. Brants1913, p. 66, no. 1168, pl. VIII (from Greece; Rijksmuseum, Leiden)
Comparanda
sim. EphesosIV.2, p. 189, no. 179, pl. XIII (Seven Sleepers; F. Miltner)
Comparanda
sim. Katsioti2017, pp. 316, 318, 320, nos. AM 253, AM 258, AM 262 (different wreaths; Rhodes, dated ca. A.D. 500-600)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (fine, pinkish, micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even, semiglossy slip, purple); cf. Ke0738 and Ke0743. Aligned and smooth seam.
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds preserve 65% or discus, 30% of back shoulder, entire handle, and ca. 30% of base and back lower wall. Frequent, slight abrasion and minor scratching on raised surfaces; somewhat worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 73, no. 393, pl. 17 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.035
Discus diameter
0.038
Handle total height
0.041
Preserved length
0.052
Preserved width
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.021
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.028
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.013
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 739 (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/ke0739>