KE 1909 (Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
Sherd has wrong subject number written on it (L504 for L505 as in registry).
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 504
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp
Comparanda
cf. GerousiBendermacher2013, pp. 149, 162, no. 232 (Late Antique Aegean type B2; from Perissa, Thera, dated 7th c.)
Comparanda
sim. DelosXXVI, p. 143, no. 4727, pl. 34 (P. Bruneau)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish, faintly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (thin, even wash slightly lighter than fabric); cf. Ke0737. Slightly ridged seam.
Preservation comment
One sherds preserves ca. 40% of upper lamp, including central to left discuss, left shoulder, and very base of nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping around edges; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 73, no. 385, pl. 17 (H. Williams)
Weight (kg)
0.015
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1909 (Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1909>