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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 278
- Typological identification
- Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp
- Comparanda
- See gen. Yangaki2005, pp. 232-241 (discussion of type)
- Comparanda
- cf. BaldiniParello2001, pp. 167-169, 170 (“Lucerne protobizantine: tipo I, forma II“, last third of 6th-7th century)
- Comparanda
- cf. BetancourtMarinatou2000, pp. 224-225, nos. 118-119 (Amnisos)
- Comparanda
- cf. DelosXXVI, p. 156, no. 4778, pl. 35 (P. Bruneau)
- Comparanda
- cf. Gallimore2015, pp. 252, 255-256, nos. 508, 509, fig. 8.1 (Hierapytna)
- Comparanda
- cf. Gerousi2010, pp. 226, 231, no. Λ 152, fig. 32 (Perissa, Thera)
- Comparanda
- cf. GerousiBendermacher2013, p. 170, no. 248 (Perissa, Thera, dated 7th century)
- Comparanda
- cf. Hayes2001, pp. 436, 440, 448, 451, nos. A43, B68, B69, figs. 2, 6 (Knossos Medical Faculty Site)
- Comparanda
- cf. Martin1997, pp. 281-6, nos. 46-70, figs. 60-109 (Gortyn)
- Comparanda
- cf. Yangaki2019, pp. 121-122 (subtype 1)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: reddish yellow; fine but slightly granular; common, well sorted, very small, subrounded and rounded pale red and gray inclusions and white bit (fine sandy?); moderately to highly micaceous; two large subangular lime chunks). Firing consistent and hard. Wheelmade body; handmade nozzle luted to body. Smoothed surface. Cretan?
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve complete lamp but missing upper handle and neck up to filling hole. Slight, rare gouges; mostly clean breaks and surface. Burning around back nozzle from use.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, pp. 85 (misidentified as no. 465), 87, no. 466, pls. 21, 24 (H. Williams; dated 6th century)
- Base Diameter
- 0.04
- Body diameter
- 0.055
- Preserved height
- 0.0345
- Preserved length
- 0.091
- Weight (kg)
- 0.075
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 995 (Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0995>
