KE 1130 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 305
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. EphesosIV.2, p. 124, no. 412, pl. III (F. Miltner; Typus III, rosette with 20 petals)
Comparanda
sim. Brants1913, p. 64, no. 1125, pl. VIII (rosette with 10 petals; Rijksmuseum, Leiden; from Asia Minor)
Comparanda
sim. Katsioti2017, p. 360, no. AM 371 (rosette with six petals but same format and shoulder; Rhodes, dated ca. A.D. 550-650)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric typical (pale pinkish yellow, fine, faintly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (thin, pale wash). Well aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves small part of back discus and ca. 25% of back left shoulder and upper handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor gouging; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 72, no. 381, pl. 17 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.0685
Estimated discus diameter
0.05
Handle total height preserved
0.032
Preserved length
0.0453
Preserved width
0.0414
Weight (kg)
0.014
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.016
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1130 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1130>