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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 381
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 157, no. 2016, pl. 32 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (yellowish red, uncommon tiny to small white and black inclusions, mostly smooth fracture), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even wash slightly more yellow than fabric. Smoothed surface.
Preservation comment
Two nonjoining sherds: Ke1366-L373/Ke1374-L381. Ke1374: one large sherd preserves ca. 30% of discuss with adjacent shoulder and entire handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and rare pitting; worn breaks; faint film of encrustation in patches.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 66, no. 355, pl. 16 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.07
Estimated body diameter
0.21
Height
0.045
Weight (kg)
0.086
Other Dimensions
Total weight 0.132 (2 sherds)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
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KE 1366 (Middle Roman Athenian Corona Lamp)

Suggested citation
“KE 1374 (Middle Roman Athenian Corona Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1374>