KE 755 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]

Type

Inventoried Object

Writing transcription

Ⲥ-branch-Ⲱ

Logical part of

Area C (North Mole)

Logical part of

Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects

Subject number

L 209

Typological identification

Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)

Typological identification

Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)

Comparanda

sim. IsthmiaX, p. 135, no. 385, pl. 52, fig. 3 (signed ⲤⲰ; B. L. Wohl; from Roman Bath)

Comparanda

sim. Karivieri1996, p. 202, no. 139, pl. 12 (dated late 5th century)

Comparanda

sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 284, no. 4568, pl. 78 (B. Böttger)

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric (pale red), firing, and surface treatment (smoothed). Aligned and smoothed seam.

Preservation description

Intact. Frequent, slight abrasion, pitting, and scratching; extensive, very thin film of encrustation and rare specks.

Published as

KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 340, pls. 15, 24 (H. Williams)

Discus diameter

0.046

Handle total height

0.043

Height base to shoulder

0.031

Height shoulder to handle

0.012

Length

0.098

Base Length

0.071

Weight (kg)

0.087

Width

0.069

Base Width

0.042

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Drawing

Drawing

Pagescan

Photograph

Photograph