KE 1770 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΧΙ̣Ο|ΝΗ|Ϲ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 471
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 179, no. 2461, pl. 39 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 268-269, no. 4257, pl. 73 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (pale red; moderately fine), firing (consistent, hard), and surface (smooth). Clean seam and alignment.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, sparse abrasion; small, thin patch of encrustation on base.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 62, no. 312, pl. 14 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.039
Handle total height
0.052
Length
0.093
Base Length
0.059
Weight (kg)
0.081
Width
0.067
Base Width
0.039
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.038
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.014
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph