KE 976 (Late Roman Corinthian[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 259
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy North African
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Corinthian or regional “white“ fabric (fine, rare small to medium, subangular white calcitic inclusions; pale buff with faint pink hue), firing, surface (smoothed but lacking wash).
Preservation comment
Intact but missing front of nozzle. A few slight scratches and chips on discus and base but otherwise surface in good condition and breaks clean.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 84, no. 446 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.035
Discus diameter
0.031
Handle total height
0.04
Preserved length
0.091
Weight (kg)
0.062
Width
0.061
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.028
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.012
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 976 (Late Roman Corinthian[?] Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0976>