KE 939 (Middle/Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 226
Typological identification
Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 262, no. 1244, pl. XVII (O. Broneer)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 76, 2986, pl. 32 (O. Broneer; from Theater)
Comparanda
cf. Koutoussaki2008, pp. 180-181, no. 205, pl. XXIII, fig. 182 (Argos)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (orange with a tinge of red; fine; varied, very small, rare, white and black inclusions), firing (consistent?), and surface treatment (orange slip with a tinge of brown, preserved in patches across cracked surface; thin, uneven?).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 45% of upper back part of lamp, including less than one-half of discus and shoulder and upper handle. Severe, extensive erosion and slight abrasion; worn breaks; thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 56, no. 249, pl. 11 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.054
Preserved length
0.063
Preserved width
0.062
Estimated rim diameter
0.054
Weight (kg)
0.026
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bear (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 939 (Middle/Late Roman 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/ke0939>