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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 393
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Format: Loeschcke Typus VIII=Broneer Type XXV=Bailey Type O group i (Claudian-Early Flavian)
Typological identification comment
Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform VIIb
Comparanda
cf. BMLII, p. 295, no. Q 1202, fig. 100, pl. 56, 97 (moldmate; third quarter 1st century A.D.).
Comparanda
sim. Bussiere2012, pp. 164-165, no. 166 (Collection Rivel)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish buff; slightly gritty, hackly break; varied small, well sorted inclusions including white and black; faintly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (grayish brown slip, mottled; thin, even, matte).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 60% from back of lamp, including over one-half of discus and shoulder and large part of walls and base. Slight, extensive erosion and abrasion; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 23, no. 111, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.045
Preserved width
0.076
Weight (kg)
0.025
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1386 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1386>