Format: Loeschcke Typus I B/C=Broneer Type XXII=Dressel Form 9=Bailey Type A Group iii (Late Augustan-Early Flavian)
Typological identification comment
Shoulder: Loeschcke IIIa
Comparanda
Similar discus motif but different format: BMLII, pp. 79, 320, no. Q 1259, fig. 87, pl. 65 (signed ALEXAN; “central Italian“, dated ca. A.D. 90-140; D. M. Bailey).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware: somewhat soft, fine; smooth to granular break; buff fabric , consistently fired; uncommon to common, small angular, black inclusions; thin, semimatte, somewhat uneven,orangish brown slip, mottled. Small clay nodules in grooves.
Preservation comment
Three joining sherds preserve almost complete lamp but missing ca. 15% from front, including nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping; mostly clean breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
