KE 393 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΘΕΟ|ΔΟΥ|ΛΟΥ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 102
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Typological identification
Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 135, no. 1134, pl. 24 (shell differs; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 265, no. 4177, pl. 71 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical Late Roman Attic lamp fabric (orangish red, slightly flakey at surface), firing, and surface (thin, even, matte slip almost a wash, slightly more orange than fabric).
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, extensive abrasion, gouging, and rare chipping; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 60, no. 288, pl. 13 (mis-reading signature; H. Williams)
Discus length
0.037
Discus width
0.038
Handle total height
0.036
Height base to shoulder
0.029
Height shoulder to handle
0.007
Length
0.083
Base Length
0.042
Weight (kg)
0.061
Width
0.056
Base Width
0.032
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Shell (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KE 392 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp)