- KTH1957 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- KTH Container 18
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine Corinthian or Regional Lamp, imitation North African
- Description
- Almond-shaped outline. Oval(?), concave discus with raised rim and jeweled cross in low relief. Low, broad groove on shoulder contains palm branch. Design is irregular and shallow.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown, to 7.5YR 7/4, pink. Late Roman Corinthian red fabric; brick-like, very gritty, hard, with common medium-sized, rounded, white, rocky inclusions. Variable firing across surface.
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves less than one quarter of discus and shoulder and upper handle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; small, somewhat frequent specks of encrustation.
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.033
- Preserved length
- 0.039
- Preserved width
- 0.038
- Weight (kg)
- 0.027
- Other Dimensions
- H. rim-handle 0.027
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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“KTH1957 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1957>
