KE 1213 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
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