KE 1292 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 339
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform VIIIa
Comparanda
cf. Loeschcke1919, p. 400, nos. 463-465, pl. XI (Vindonissa)
Comparanda
cf. Maccario1980, pp. 68-69, no. 2, pl. X (Museo de Alba; from area)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 81, no. 104, pl. 4 (“Knidian(?)“; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. BenghaziIII.2, p. 29, no. C 155 bis, pl. XXXIX (Benghazi; dated ca. 25-75 CE)
Comparanda
sim. Claustres1956, pp. 133, 135, no. 7, pl. II (Peyrestortes)
Description
Crater with grapevine.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish buff; somewhat soft, slightly gritty texture; varied small bits, micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (brown with tinges of orange and red, mottled; thin, variable thickness around grooves, semilustrous).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 18% from upper left part of lamp, including small parts of discus and shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; worn breaks; rare bits of encrustation in relief.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 23, no. 106, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.029
Preserved width
0.038
Weight (kg)
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph