Signature cf. Heres1968, pp. 93, 208, no. 63, fig. 2, pl. 33:7 (discus has rosette; Louvre; beginning 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. DélosXXVI, p. 128, no. 2608, pl. 30 (P. Bruneau)
Description
Scallop shell.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (faintly micaceous, pinkish hue), firing, and surface treatment (dark orange slip has faint metallic sheen).
Preservation comment
Complete lamp in two large sherds but missing small chips from discus. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping; slip mostly preserved, slightly worn breaks; very rare specks of encrustation.
“KE 1879 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1879>