KE 947 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]

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