KE 1304 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 350
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. CL 1423 (unpublished)
Comparanda
sim. EphesosIV.2, p. 149, nos. 1120, 1174, pls. VI, VII (F. Miltner)
Comparanda
sim. SamosXX, p. 30, no. 80, pl. 5 (Eupalinian Aqueduct, Samos; U. Jantzen)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish orange, fine, highly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (somewhat thick, even, semimatte slip, red with tinge of purple); cf. Ke0558. Clean and aligned seam..
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 18% from back of lamp, including small part of discus, shoulder, and wall and entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 73, no. 392 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.029
Preserved width
0.055
Weight (kg)
0.015
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1304 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1304>