KE 959 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 242
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 128, no. 924, pl. 20 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. Bovon1966, p. 73, no. 504, pl. 13 (Argos)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 74, no. 2969, pl. 33 (O. Broneer)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaX, pp. 110-111, no. 238, pl. 28 (B. L. Wohl)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, pp. 172-4, nos. 1794-1851, pl. 36 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
cf. LABNII, p. 86, no. 331, pls. XLIV, XLV (M.-C. Hellmann)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish yellow), firing, and surface treatment (thin wash more pale than fabric).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 60% from top middle to front of lamp, including three-quarters of discus and roughly two-thirds of shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight chipping around edges; worn breaks; extensive, thin film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 57, no. 258, pl. 11 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.04
Preserved length
0.038
Preserved width
0.057
Weight (kg)
0.015
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Dog or Wolf (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph