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Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΧΙΟϹΗ|Ν
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 465
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, pp. 143-144, nos. 1433-1443, pl. 27 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 289, no. 4640, pl. 80 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (orangish red, slightly irregular to platy fracture; small, well sorted, white and black inclusions), firing (hard), and surface treatment (thin, even, matte wash, slightly more pale than fabric).
Preservation comment
One large sherds preserves ca. 65% of lamp but missing front of discus and nozzle and handle. Surface in good condition but large chips around edges.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 60, no. 287, pl. 13 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.039
Discus width
0.043
Base Length
0.051
Preserved length
0.074
Weight (kg)
0.055
Width
0.075
Base Width
0.038
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1763 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1763>