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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 470
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 188, no. 2722, pl. 43 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 220, no. 862, pl. XIII (O. Broneer)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 264, no. 4127, pl. 41 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale brownish red; medium fine), firing (hard and cracking at surface), and surface treatment (rough; cleanly joined seam but top and bottom offset).
Preservation comment
Intact but large chips missing from discus rim and lower wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; thin, faint patches of white discoloration (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 334 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.039
Discus length
0.043
Discus width
0.038
Handle total height
0.044
Length
0.093
Weight (kg)
0.069
Width
0.061
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.033
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1769 (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/ke1769>