KE 1772 (Late Roman Regional Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 473
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric heavy, somewhat gritty; pinkish but slightly buff and somewhat soft surface; varied small bits; rare, small to medium, subrounded lime inclusions), firing, and surface treatment. Late Roman Argolid fabric. Cast from very worn mold. Slight ridging and webbing at seam.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, extensive abrasion, pitting, and chipping; extensive, thin film of white discoloration (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 63, no. 330 (H. Williams)
Discus width
0.036
Handle total height
0.046
Length
0.091
Base Length
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.081
Width
0.066
Base Width
0.04
Base Width
0.041
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.032
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.014
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph