KE 1312 (Early-Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 357
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
Typological identification comment
Format: Loeschcke Typus V = Broneer Type XXIV = Bailey Type C group i/ii (Late Claudian-Flavian?)
Typological identification comment
Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform VIIb
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale orange with pinkish tinge; somewhat soft and gritty texture; micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (orangish red slip; thin, even, semilustrous; flakey).
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves ca. 12% of discus and ca. 25% of adjacent lateral shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and minor scratching; very worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 23, no. 114, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.071
Estimated discus diameter
0.059
Preserved length
0.0532
Preserved width
0.031
Weight (kg)
0.004
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1312 (Early-Middle 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/ke1312>