KE 1777 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 477
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 187, no. 2691, pl. 42 (nozzle differs; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. Karivieri1996, pp. 201-202, nos. 137, 138, pl. 12 (Kerameikos)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (very pale red to pinkish at surface; gritty texture; varied bits; rare, medium to large, subangular, lime chunks exploding at surface), firing, and surface treatment. Rare small clay nodules in grooves. Misaligned seam but smoothed.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, sparse abrasion and scratching; splitting along seam; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 336, pl. 15 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.043
Handle total height
0.043
Length
0.0933
Base Length
0.0513
Weight (kg)
0.075
Width
0.0645
Base Width
0.0399
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.032
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph