Discus motif: Bussiere2007, p. 120, nos. C 581, C 581, pl. 43 (Musées du Timgad et d‘Hippone; from areas)
Comparanda
Discus motif: Ennabli1976, pp. 102, 103, no. 388, 391, pls. XIX, XX (former from El Djem; Bardo)
Comparanda
Discus motif: Svobodova2006, p. 30, no. 182 (Národního Muzea v Praze)
Comparanda
cf. Chrzanovski2019, p. 339, no. 575 (Collection Bouvier, Uniwersytet Warszawski)
Comparanda
cf. EphesosIV.2, p. 173, no. 1894, pl. X (F. Miltner; Seven Sleepers)
Comparanda
sim. GrazianiAbbiani1969, p. 48, 51, no. 104, fig. 17 (Museo cristiano di Aquileia)
Comparanda
sim. LABNIII, pp. 91-92, no. 78, pl. XVII (C. Trost and M.-C. Hellmann)
Comparanda
sim. Paleani1993, pp. 75-76, no. 67 (Antiquarium Romanum)
Fabric, firing, surface
Pink fabric, consistently fired; hard and fine, smooth break; rare lime specks. Orangish red slip, semimatte, somewhat thin and even, smoothly applied. Cf. Ke0741-L0177. Central Tunisian cf. ARS C ware.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves ca. 20% of back, right top part of lamp, including one-quarter of shoulder, small part of discus, and entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion, gouging, and chipping; mostly clean breaks; thin film of white discoloration in relief (calcareous?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, pp. 80-81, no. 417, pl. 19 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.04
Handle total height preserved
0.027
Height shoulder to handle
0.012
Preserved length
0.059
Preserved width
0.049
Weight (kg)
0.023
Chronology comment
Type: Second half 5th-first half 6th century (Bonifay2004, p. 386)
