KE 936 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 223
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 179, no. 2479, pl. 40 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (pale red; hard; small, subangular white and black inclusions), firing, and surface (smoothed). Clean seam with slight misalignment at handle.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 55% of lamp but missing nozzle and middle to front part of base. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and sparse pitting and scratching; worn breaks; extensive, thin film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 62, no. 306, pl. 13 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.045
Discus width
0.037
Handle total height
0.044
Preserved length
0.071
Weight (kg)
0.044
Width
0.057
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.036
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.008
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph