- KE 996 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 279
- Typological identification
- African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
- Typological identification comment
- Type Atlante X tardif, décors estompés=Bonifay2004 Lampe type 69 (end 6th-7th century [p. 413])
- Comparanda
- Discus motif: Saguì2001, p. 276, no. II.3.59 (Crypta Balbi, Rome)
- Comparanda
- cf. Bussiere2007, p. 127, no. C 708, pl. 52 (Musée de Timgad; from area)
- Comparanda
- cf. Ennabli1976, p. 154, no. 712, pl. XXXVII (from Dougga; Museé du Bardo)
- Comparanda
- cf. Hayes1980, pp. 141, 224, no. 559, pl. 66 (mold; ROM, dated “probably mid- to late 5th century“)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical Late Roman North African fabric: slightly gritty with granular fracture; thin, semimatte slip.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves ca. 20% from upper front right area of lamp, including small part of discus, channel, and ridge. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight scratching; worn breaks; narrow patch of thin encrustation on discus.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 82, no. 430 (H. Williams)
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.046
- Preserved length
- 0.059
- Preserved width
- 0.04
- Weight (kg)
- 0.018
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Fish (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 996 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0996>
