KE 294 (Middle-Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects

Subject number

L 68

Typological identification

Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed

Comparanda

cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 198, no. 2513, pl. 45 (B. Böttger)

Comparanda

sim. AgoraVII, p. 146, no. 1544, pl. 28 (earlier version, dated second half 2nd century; J. Perlzweig)

Fabric, firing, surface

Typical fabric (buff with reddish tinge, hard, fine); evenly fired; unglazed.

Preservation description

One sherd preserves small part of right shoulder and adjacent discus. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion, pitting, and cracking; slightly worn breaks; thin film of encrustation across surfaces.

Estimated discus diameter

0.038

Preserved length

0.0552

Preserved width

0.0211

Weight (kg)

0.004

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Pagescan

Photograph