KE 1232 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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