KE 1768 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 469
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 252, no. 3857, pl. 64 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Attic lamp fabric (orangish red), firing, and surface (slightly smoothed). Clean seam but severe right misalignment at back handle.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 75% of lamp but missing front with nozzle and top of nozzle. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; mostly worn breaks; large patches of encrustation on underside.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 59, no. 279 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.045
Handle total height preserved
0.048
Base Length
0.036
Preserved length
0.085
Weight (kg)
0.067
Width
0.063
Base Width
0.032
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.036
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph