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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 402
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Description
Athena Promachos, late version
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red; hard, gritty texture; small, uncommon, well sorted, mixed inclusions), firing, and surface treatment (unslipped but surface smoothed).
Preservation comment
Intact. Very slight abrasion but otherwise surface in good condition; cloud of gray discoloration on upper right side (secondary scorching).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 58, no. 266, pl. 12 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.037
Discus width
0.041
Length
0.084
Base Length
0.046
Width
0.063
Base Width
0.031
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1508 (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/ke1508>