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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 518
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Bibliography
KenchreaiV, p. 23, no. 108, pl. 5 (H. Williams).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale brown fabric fired slightly more orange toward surface; slightly gritty, slightly soft; uncommon, poorly sorted, tiny calcareous(?), black, and red bits. Thin, dark brown slip, semimatte(?), flaking extensively, only on exterior.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 20% of discus out to shoulder. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion; worn breaks; no visible encrustation.
Estimated discus diameter
0.065
Maximum preserved dimension
0.0462
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Person (Visual Motif)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1963 (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/ke1963>