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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 474
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 287, no. 2690 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 202, no. 140, pl. 45 (dated first half 6th century)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale red with tinge of brown; medium fine; slightly rough texture), firing (hard to cracking surface), and surface treatment (very thin, faint wash slightly more orange than fabric). One large clay nodule in groove around base. Cleanly joined seam
Preservation comment
Intact lamp. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion; scattered thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 64, no. 327, pl. 14 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.038
Discus diameter
0.039
Handle total height
0.04
Length
0.0897
Weight (kg)
0.089
Width
0.0582
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.0275
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.0125
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1773 (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/ke1773>