KE 408 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 96
Typological identification
African Red-Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
Typological identification comment
Atlante Type XA, Groupe C2=Bonifay lampe type 54
Fabric, firing, surface
Dark reddish brown but tinge of orange; consistently fired; hard, relatively fine fabric with smooth break; lime specks. Dark orangish red slip, thin, smooth and even, semimatte, but worn. Central Tunisian cf. ARS C ware(?).
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves ca. 55% of shoulder, small part of discus, and entire channel. Surface in good condition with mostly clean breaks; thin film of white discoloration in relief (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 81, no. 418 (H. Williams)
Handle total height
0.05
Height base to shoulder
0.033
Height shoulder to handle
0.017
Preserved length
0.085
Preserved width
0.043
Estimated rim diameter
0.042
Weight (kg)
0.036
Chronology comment
Type: mid-late 5th century?
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph