KE 1729 (Late Roman Corinthian[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 457
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. format AgoraVII, p. 181, no. 2512, pl. 40 (signed ⲤⲰ; J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman Attic lamp fabric (reddish brown but slightly more pale and orange closer to surface; gritty, granular break), firing, and surface (unslipped). Well aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
Intact. Moderate, extensive abrasion with some erosion, pitting, large flakes and chips; clouds of gray discoloration around front and back (secondary scorching).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 62, no. 303, pl. 13 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.042
Discus width
0.036
Handle total height
0.038
Length
0.083
Base Length
0.049
Weight (kg)
0.058
Width
0.055
Base Width
0.032
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.026
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.012
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph