- KE 926 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 213
- Typological identification
- Howland Type 25 Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Howland Type 25A‘ (dated late second quarter 4th-second quarter 3rd cs.) = Scheibler Typ RSL 4 (dated 370-250); cf. AgoraXXIX, p. 495 (S. Rotroff suggests redating 25A‘: “to ca. 260“)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: pale red; fine, slightly soft; slightly granular break; well sorted, very small to small, subrounded, mixed white, black, brown-red inclusions); firing (consistent); and surface treatment (black slip inside and outside, but base and lower wall reserved; somewwhat thick, even, semilustrous).
- Preservation comment
- Nearly complete lamp from six sherds but missing part of back right wall. Moderate, extensive abrasion and infrequent chipping; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 5, no. 13, pls. 1, 22 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.011
- Height
- 0.031
- Length
- 0.07
- Weight (kg)
- 0.049
- Width
- 0.051
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 926 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0926>
