KE 1311 (Middle-Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 356
Typological identification
Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
Motif: cf. KL034+KL274
Comparanda
Motif: cf. KerameikosXVI, pp. 100-104, nos. 217-323, pls. 8-9 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red to pinkish buff; hard), firing (uneven from top to bottom), and surface treatment (purplish slip; somewhat thick, even, matte). Well smoothed seam. Plugs of clay in handle loop from before firing.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves small part of discus and ca. 15% of back shoulder, entire handle, entire base and most of walls but missing nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor pitting; worn breaks.
Base Diameter
0.0322
Handle total height
0.049
Preserved length
0.104
Preserved width
0.079
Weight (kg)
0.066
Other Dimensions
0.033
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.016
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph