- KE 1295 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΠΙΡⲈΙΘΟ|Υ
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 342
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Typological identification
- Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Fabric: pale brown to buff; gritty texture, granular fracture; somewhat coarse, common small, subrounded, well sorted, white, black, and red inclusions, and very rare, large, subrounded, grayish red chunks. Consistent firing? Surface: very thin, even wash, slightly more yellow than fabric; flaking.
- Preservation comment
- Three joining sherds preserve ca. 80% from lower part of lamp, including entire base, most of walls, lower handle, and lower right nozzle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; faint white discoloration (calcareous?).
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 67, no. 361, pl. 16 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.044
- Preserved length
- 0.091
- Preserved width
- 0.072
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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