KE 1701 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 439
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Description
Discus has relief of large leaf.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (whitish buff; somewhat soft, slightly granular break; very fine with very few varied bits), firing, and surface treatment (somewhat thick, chocolate brown slip preserved in grooves).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% of lateral discus and adjacent shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; thick sandy accretion or mortar(?) on interior.
Preserved length
0.067
Weight (kg)
0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1701 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1701>