KE 1293 (Early Roman Italian[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 340
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Comparanda
cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 168, no. 393, pl. VII (O. Broneer)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish buff; somewhat soft, slightly gritty texture; varied small bits include subrounded white black, faintly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (orangish brown; thin, variable thickness around grooves, semilustrous).
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves ca. 15% of lateral discus and adjacent rim. Extensive, moderate abrasion with gouging and scratching across surface; very worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 23, no. 113 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.056
Preserved length
0.0318
Preserved width
0.0167
Weight (kg)
0.004
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1293 (Early Roman Italian[?] Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1293>