KE 1232 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 332
Typological identification
Howland Type 25 Lamp
Typological identification comment
Howland Type 25B‘ (dated third quarter 4th-second quarter 3rd cs. BCE)=Scheibler Typ RSL 5-6 (dated 350-250 BCE); cf. AgoraXXIX, pp. 496-497 (S. Rotroff suggested redating 25B‘: 340-ca. 250 BCE)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraIV, p. 76, nos. 324, 325, pl. 38 (R. H. Howland)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pinkish buff; smooth break; fine texture with very rare, tiny to small, well sorted, white, black and red or brown particles. Consistently fired. Slip: very thin, even, pale to creamy wash on exterior; thin, semiglossy(?) brownish black slip in flakey patches on interior. Cf. Ke 1184-L 318, Ke 1216-L 329.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 20% from front to front left discus, shoulder, and adjacent wall and back top of nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion; very worn breaks; faint white cloud on interior (calcareous?).
Estimated body diameter
0.075
Preserved height
0.0215
Preserved length
0.0442
Preserved width
0.049
Weight (kg)
0.019
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1232 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic 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/ke1232>