KE 413 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Copy of original with blurry details from wear, especially on top. Distinct shelf, sharp ridge, and wide webbing with slight left misalignment of handle.
Regional (Corinthian?) copy of African Red-Slip Atlante type XA, groupe C3=Bonifay lampe type 55
Comparanda
cf. Ennabli1976, p. 184, no. 902, pl. XLIX (Musée du Bardo)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical Late Antique “red” firing, and surface treatment: brick-like, heavy; uncommon, moderately well sorted, lime specks and rare, angular, off-white chunks (limestone?); gritty with granular break and with rough texture; flaking.
Preservation description
Intact but hole in central discus. Moderate, extensive erosion, abrasion, and chipping; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 82, no. 431, pls. 19, 24 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.036
Discus diameter
0.035
Handle total height
0.05
Height base to shoulder
0.035
Height shoulder to handle
0.015
Length
0.111
Weight (kg)
0.084
Width
0.063
Chronology comment
Model: second half 5th-first half 6th century(?) (Bonifay2004, p. 386)
