KE 755 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
Ⲥ-branch-Ⲱ
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”)
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, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red), firing, and surface treatment (smoothed). Aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
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
Length
0.098
Base Length
0.071
Weight (kg)
0.087
Width
0.069
Base Width
0.042
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.031
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.012
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph