KE 1288 (Early Roman Corinthian Transitional Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 335
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, Transitional
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pale pinkish orange; slightly soft; smooth to vaguely granular break; very rare, very small, red, dark bits; rare, small to medium, irregular lime chunks. Consistently fired. Slip: orangish red; thick, even, semilustrous with shiny sheen. Corinthian: cf. “Corinthian sigillata“.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves ca. 20% from back shoulder with small part of adjacent discus and upper handle. Moderate, extensive patches of abrasion and chipping; worn breaks; extensive film of white discoloration (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 25, no. 126 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.0325
Preserved width
0.0452
Estimated rim diameter
0.041
Weight (kg)
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
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