Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KE 1215 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 328
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim.
Butcher1982
, pp. 141, 146, no. TC.3M 540, fig. 6.1, pl. 6.1 (Thorikos)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (brown with tinge of red; dense), firing (very hard), and surface treatment (smoothed). Misaligned seam.
Preservation comment
Intact lamp but missing nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation. Postdepositional scorching across surfaces.
Published as
KenchreaiV
, p. 66, no. 353 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.027
Handle total height
0.04
Base Length
0.0434
Preserved length
0.0689
Preserved width
0.0574
Weight (kg)
0.078
Base Width
0.0299
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.028
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.012
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1215 (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/ke1215>