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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 222
- Typological identification
- Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
- Comparanda
- sim. AbadieReynalSodini1992, p. 73, nos. L39, L40, fig. 30, pl. IX:i-k (Thasos, first half 6th century)
- Comparanda
- sim. FischerWelling1984, p. 389, no. 51 (same format and discus but grapevine on shoulder; Münster)
- Comparanda
- sim. ForschEphIV.2, p. 151, no. 1220, pl. VII (same format; Seven Sleepers)
- Comparanda
- sim. Menzel1969, pp. 95, 97, no. 625, fig. 79:9 (from Miletus; Mainz)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (yellow with pinkish hue, fine), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even, semimatte slip, red with purplish tinge). Smoothed seam.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves 60% of middle to front discus, part of adjacent shoulder, and top base of neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and scratching; worn breaks; very thin, extensive film of encrustation.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 55% of middle to front discus with adjacent shoulder and back of nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion and scratching; woprn breaks. Scorching around back of nozzle from use.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 74, no. 396, pl. 18 (H. Williams)
- Discus width
- 0.047
- Preserved length
- 0.051
- Preserved width
- 0.054
- Weight (kg)
- 0.014
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 935 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0935>
