KE 744 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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 180
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, pp. 179, 180, nos. 2480, 2482, pl. 40 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman Attic lamp fabric (pale orangish red, moderately fine), firing, and surface. Cleanly smoothed seam and slight left misalignment.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 65% but missing most of discus and right shoulder. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; sparse patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 63, no. 313, pl. 14 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.037
Handle total height
0.045
Length
0.092
Base Length
0.053
Preserved width
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.056
Base Width
0.03
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.030
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.015
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph