KE 1721 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 451
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 151, no. 1743-1752, pl. 30 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 233, no. 3539, pl. 56 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment (thin, unveven, reddish slip). High, thin webbing along right front edge of handle. Bits of clay plugging handle loop from before firing.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 8% of back discus and small part of adjacent shoulder, entire handle and adjacent wall, and small part of back base. Slight, sparse abrasion and rare gouges; worn breaks; rare specks to patches of encrustation.
Estimated discus diameter
0.054
Handle total height
0.044
Preserved length
0.0444
Preserved width
0.0452
Weight (kg)
0.019
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.034
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.01
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph