KE 963 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 246
Typological identification
African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type I
Comparanda
cf. Selesnow1988, pp. 63, 110, 162-163, no. 269, pl. 37 (Motiv 45; Liebieghaus-Museum Alter Plastik, Frankfurt)
Comparanda
sim. AlarcaodaPonte1976, p. 107, no. 125, pls. XXIX, XXX (Conimbriga)
Comparanda
sim. Menzel1969, pp. 94, 95, no. 613, fig. 79:2 (same format, discus, and shoulder but wreath around cross; RGZM; from Rome)
Comparanda
sim. Ponsich1961, p. 109, no. 380, pl. XXVIII (Timgad)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical early Late Roman African fabric (rich red, fine), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even, semimatte slip slightly more orange than fabric).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 40% from top left part of lamp, including slight, extensive abrasion and moderate chipping around edges; somewhat worn breaks; thin, scattered patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 63, no. 320; p. 81, no. 419, pl. 19 (H. Williams; the former number is correct, the latter is a misidentification of L578 in concordance [p. 101)
Estimated discus diameter
0.046
Preserved length
0.056
Preserved width
0.036
Weight (kg)
0.019
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph