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Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΚΥ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 264
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 186, no. 2656, pl. 42 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red; hard), firing (variable?), and surface treatment (unslipped). Aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 65% of lamp, inlcuding discus, shoulder, handle, walls and base but missing handle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; sparse specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 66, no. 352, pl. 16 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.033
Handle total height
0.05
Preserved length
0.067
Weight (kg)
0.065
Width
0.061
Base Width
0.058
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.034
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.016
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 981 (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/ke0981>