KE 1701 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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