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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 234
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
Comparanda
cf. DemetriasIV, vol. 1, p. 92, no. II.531, vol. 2, p. 105, pl. 75 (J. Eiwanger)
Comparanda
cf. FDelphesV.1, pp. 193, 194, 195, nos. 564, 575 (mold), figs. 850, 857 (P. Pedrizet)
Comparanda
cf. Goldman1940, pp. 506, 507, no. 23, fig. 250:4 (Halai, Eastern Locris)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (reddish brown, varied inclusions), firing (hard, black band through core), and surface (somewhat thick, slightly uneven, semiglossy slip, brownish red to purplish where thicker in relief).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves back right 25% of discus and adjacent shoulder and upper handle.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 83, no. 439, pl. 20 (H. Williams)
Handle total height preserved
0.0257
Preserved length
0.063
Preserved width
0.044
Weight (kg)
0.024
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 947 (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/ke0947>