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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 346
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (white to slightly pinkish; very hard, fine), firing, and surface treatment (grayish brown slip; thin but even, semimatte).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 35% of left discus, left shoulder, back left nozzle volume, and upper handle attachment. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion and rare pitting and scratching; somewhat worn breaks; specks and rare, thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 19, no. 75 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.0551
Handle total height
0.0137
Preserved length
0.0746
Preserved width
0.0402
Weight (kg)
0.012
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1299 (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/ke1299>