KE 1963 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
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