KE 1610 (Early Roman Asia Minor Miniature Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 421
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale pink; fine; micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (reddish orange but mottled; thick, even, faintly lustrous).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 35% of front to side right shoulder and adjacent wall, ca. 25% of contiguous discus, and most of nozzle. Slightly, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting; worn edges; widespread specks to faint film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 25, no. 128, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.038
Preserved length
0.0602
Preserved width
0.0398
Weight (kg)
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1610 (Early Roman Asia Minor Miniature Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1610>