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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΧΙΟ|ΝΗⲤ
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 408
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
- Comparanda
- cf. AgoraVII, p. 184, no. 2603, pl. 41 (J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- cf. GerousiBendermacher2013, p. 104, no. 131 (Perissa, Thera)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 286, no. 4605, pl. 79 (B. Böttger)
- Comparanda
- sim. SlaneSanders2005, p. 250, no. 1-2, fig. 4 (east of Theater)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (gritty, somewhat coarse, small sorted white and black inclusions; brick red core but fires pale pink at surface), firing, and surface treatment. Seam smoothed and aligned.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds (split at seam) preserve complete lamp but missing front shoulder and nozzle. Very sparse abrasion, minor chipping, and extensive large flaking on underside; slightly worn breaks; large, thin patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 342, pl. 15 (H. Williams)
- Discus diameter
- 0.049
- Base Length
- 0.0523
- Preserved length
- 0.0783
- Weight (kg)
- 0.094
- Width
- 0.0767
- Base Width
- 0.0391
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 1514 (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/ke1514>
