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Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
[Χ]ΙΟ|[ΝΗⲤ]
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 385
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red with tinge of orange; fine, very hard), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even wash slightly more pale than fabric).
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves ca. 20% from back of shoulder and base, with entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion with minor scratching and gouging; somewhat worn breaks; thick patches of encrustation on interior.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 68, no. 371b (H. Williams)
Estimated base diameter
0.044
Preserved length
0.0398
Preserved width
0.0338
Weight (kg)
0.018
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1378 (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/ke1378>