KE 1290 (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 337
Typological identification
Howland Type 25 Lamp
Typological identification comment
Howland Type 25B=Scheibler Typ RSL 4 (I. Scheibler dated 350-250 CE); cf. AgoraXXIX, p. 496 (S. Rotroff suggested redating 25B: 340-ca. 275)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraIV, p. 73, no. 308, pl. 38 (R. H. Howland)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXI, p. 30, nos. 114, 116, pls. 22, 23 (I. Scheibler)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pinkish buff; smooth break; very fine, with very rare, small, well sorted, black, white, and read inclusions. Consistently fired: Slip inside and outside lamp, but top groove reserved: brownish black; thin, even, semilustrous; flakey.
Preservation comment
Intact but rim of filling hole broken. Moderate, extensive abrasion and infrequent scratching; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 4, no. 7, pls. 1, 22 (H. Williams)
Height
0.033
Length
0.078
Weight (kg)
0.075
Width
0.056
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph