- KE 741 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 177
- Typological identification
- African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
- Comparanda
- Sim. discus motif rider but in different pose: Brants1913, p. 66, no. 1164, pl. VIII (Rijksmuseum, Leiden; from Tunis)
- Comparanda
- Sim. motif deCardaillac1922, pp. 121, 122, fig. 161 (from Cherchel)
- Comparanda
- cf. Brussière2007, pp. 113, 117-118, nos. C 452, C 541, pl. 33 (former in Musée de Timgad, from area; latter in Musée de Setif, from Kh. Agoub)
- Comparanda
- sim. motif Bussière2007, p. 113, no. C 448, pl. 133 (Musée d‘Hippone; from area)
- Comparanda
- sim. motif Ennabli1976, p. 78, no. 232, pl. XII (Musée du Bardo; from Carthage)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (fine, pinkish red), firing (consistent), and surface treatment (smooth, slightly orangish red); cf. Ke0411-L0099.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 18% of upper back part of lamp, including roughly one-third of middle to back discus and upper handle. Surface is in good condition with slight abrasion and chipping around handle; clean breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 80, no. 411, pl. 18 (H. Williams)
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.044
- Preserved length
- 0.078
- Preserved width
- 0.044
- Weight (kg)
- 0.023
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.0165
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Horse or Donkey (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Person (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 741 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0741>
