- KTH0147 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Glass Conical Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Comparanda
- Cf. Antonaras 2009, pp. 74, 161, 495, 541, nos. 130, 132, pl. 5 (Thessalonica, 5th-7th centuries); Sardis M9, fig. 545 (Byzantine Shops)
- Description
- Conical lamp. Solid, truncoconical base with flat bottom; narrow, steeply flaring body. Distinct blowing spirals. Excess glass (remnants of pontil wad?) around bottom.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Greenish blue (PMS 573C), semitranslucent to semiopaque. Rare to uncommon pinprick, small, and medium, spherical bubbles.
- Label or tag text
- Τομέας Ε | Δωμάτιο 7 (Εσωτερικό) | κομμάτια γυαλίου
- Other number or identifier
- 240
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves enter base and small part of small part of lower body. Slight, frequent iridescence, flaking; slight, moderate pitting; slight feather cracking around edges.
- Base Diameter
- 0.024
- Preserved height
- 0.049
- Material
- Glass (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH0147 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Glass Conical Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0147>
