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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 509
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Italian fabric, firing, and surface treatment. Dark reddish brown slip (slightly discolored?) preserved in thin patches.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves ca. 20% of right front(?) shoulder. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion or erosion; worn breaks; eroded and mealy surface, with some adhering encrustation in grooves, from marine submersion.
Estimated body diameter
0.07
Preserved length
0.025
Preserved width
0.018
Weight (kg)
0.002
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1925 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1925>