KE 1901 (Middle/Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 497
Typological identification
Middle/Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, pp. 175-6, nos. 2412, 2413, pl. 38 (J. Perlzweig)=Karivieri1996, p. 177, no. 48, pl. 4.
Description
Type of lion crouching right
Preservation comment
Two large joining sherds preserves ca. 40% from upper middle to back right part of lamp. Moderate to severe, extensive abrasion and large chips from handle and edges; very worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 56, no. 251, pl. 11 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.045
Preserved length
0.068
Preserved width
0.05
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Lion (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1901 (Middle/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/ke1901>