- KTH0121 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- African Red Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
- Typological identification comment
- Hayes Type II, late phase?
- Description
- Thick walls in circular outline. Discus has raised, rounded framing ring. Shoulder has wide, shallow groove with alternating triple targets (Bussière-Rivel Da 17?) and layered triangles (Bussière-Rivel Cb 2-4?). Low, thick, solid handle extends to base ring. Circular base ring. Somewhat careless, heavy manufacturing from blunt mold.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Slip: 2.5YR 5/8, red. Dense and consistently fired. Semiglossy, thick, somewhat even slip shows incipient peeling. Thick, uneven clay around seam on interior.
- Label or tag text
- Τομέας Δ | Στρώμα 2 | Τοίχος 6 | Δ. προέκταση | 4 κομμάτια λυχναρίου
- Other number or identifier
- 145
- Preservation comment
- Four joining fragments preserve roughly one third of shoulder, entire handle, and one quarter of base. Slight, sparse abrasion especially on top of handle.
- Base Diameter
- 0.048
- Discus diameter
- 0.048
- Handle total height
- 0.048
- Body Height
- 0.048
- Preserved length
- 0.049
- Preserved width
- 0.084
- Weight (kg)
- 0.049
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-rim 0.034
- Other Dimensions
- H. rim-handle 0.014
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH0121 (Late Roman North African Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0121>
