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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 354
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 283, no. 4559, pl. 77 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 150, no. 1707, pl. 30 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red; hard), firing (cracking across surface), and surface treatment. Faint gouging with poinçon(?) around sides of handle before firing.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% of back discus, entire upper handle, and a small part of back shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; very thin film of encrustation across surfaces.
Handle total height preserved
0.0299
Preserved length
0.0708
Preserved width
0.0538
Weight (kg)
0.013
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1308 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1308>