KE 1389 (Hellenistic Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 396
Typological identification
Ephesian-type Hellenistic Lamp
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (very pale gray; slightly soft), firing, and surface treatment (dark gray; thin, semimatte; flakey).
Preservation comment
Three joining sherds preserve entire discus, most of shoulder, over one half of base, back of neck and small part of front handle. Extensive, slight to moderate abrasion and pitting, sparse gouging, and slight erosion on bottom; large chips from discus rim; very worn to powdery breaks; scattered tiny specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 9, no. 29, pl. 25 (H. Williams)
Body diameter
0.059
Discus diameter
0.05
Preserved length
0.091
Weight (kg)
0.058
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.0275
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1389 (Hellenistic Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1389>