- KTH0205 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, copy or imitation North African
- Description
- Tear-shaped outline. Oval discus has central filling hole, relief of irregular rosette with 11(?) wide petals, and high, raised rim. Shoulder has wide, shallow groove with double concentric circles. Tall, thick, solid, vertical handle. Thick, uneven seam with slight joining ridge.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Clay: 10R 6/6, light red. Slip: 10R 5/6, red. Late Roman Athenian fabric (cf. KTH0177): somewhat smooth, hard fabric with rare, very small, subangular black rocky inclusions and very rare, medium-sized, angular, black rocky inclusions. Matte, very thin, somewhat smooth but uneven wash of slip, somewhat flakey.
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves roughly half of discus, one third of shoulder, and one half of handle. Slight, sparse abrasion; thin, extensive encrustation around upper discus and handle.
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.0317
- Preserved length
- 0.07
- Preserved width
- 0.061
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH0205 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0205>
