KE 1362 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 370
Typological identification
African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
Typological identification comment
Northern Tunisian
Typological identification comment
Shoulder sim. Bussière-Rivel Ug11/13
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Standard Late Roman African esp northern Tunisian fabric (fine, reddish orange), firing, and surface treatment (slip heavily abraded; slightly flakey; red, thin, even semimatte).
Preservation comment
One sherds preserves ca. 60% of middle to front discus and small part of front right shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight flaking and chipping; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 82, no. 432, pl. 19 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.057
Preserved width
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.011
Other Dimensions
0.044 est. W. discus
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1362 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1362>