KE 1519 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 413
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 184, nos. 2605, 2624, pl. 41 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. Butcher1982, p. 147, no. TC.3M 521, pl. 6:2 (Thorikos)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment (surface fired slightly darker and more brown than fabric). Aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
Five joining sherds preserve most of lamp but missing front right discus and shoulder, small part of nozzle, upper handle, and back left wall. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; small patches of encrustation on bottom. Large patch of secondary scorching on top and bottom.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 66, no. 346, pl. 16 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.031
Handle total height preserved
0.0322
Base Length
0.0476
Preserved length
0.0826
Preserved width
0.0533
Weight (kg)
0.053
Base Width
0.0311
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.028
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph