Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KE 1213 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΚΥ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 326
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
cf.
AgoraVII
, p. 155, no. 1960, pl. 32 (signed circles in cross), no. 1962 (sim. signature; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf.
KerameikosXVI
, p. 279, no. 4506, pl. 76 (signed cross; B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (orangish; hard, fine), firing, and surface (smoothed). Flattened ridge at seam and mostly even alignment at handle.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, infrequent abrasion, cracking, and chipping; surface otherwise in good condition.
Published as
KenchreaiV
, p. 59, no. 277, pl. 12 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.041
Handle total height
0.054
Length
0.099
Base Length
0.0472
Weight (kg)
0.098
Width
0.073
Base Width
0.0397
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.038
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.016
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1213 (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/ke1213>