- Ke 2423 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Comment
- Inventory number created and object studied in June, 2022; subject number created by H. Williams in ca. 1972.
- Logical part of
- Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 547
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, red-on-white
- Description
- Circular discus with single groove. Uncertain figural relief on discus [needs work]. Plain shoulder. Vertical ring handle with wide hole has single groove with lateral hatching (as palm branch) above seem.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherds preserves small part of back discus, most of handle from mid-wall to top, and ca. 15% of back right shoulder. Slight, moderate abrasion and pitting, with surface slaking in patches across handle; slightly worn breaks; very faint specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 32, no. 145 (H. Williams)
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.07
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.05
- Preserved height base to handle
- 0.042
- Preserved length
- 0.033
- Preserved width
- 0.035
- Weight (kg)
- 0.008
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-handle 0.021
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“Ke 2423 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2423>
