KE 424 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 90
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
Fabric, firing, surface
Buff fabric with a tinge of pink, consistently firedl hard, finel; smooth to vaguely conchoidal or platy break; very rare tiny lime specks; abundant golden micaceous sparkles. Motteld, thick, somewhat uneven, semimatte, brownish orange slip on outside, slightly spreading through filling hole inside.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 25% of back left discus and shoulder, entire handle, and small part of adjacent wall but missing base. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and rare scratching and pitting; slightly worn breaks; specks of encrustation in grooves.
Estimated body diameter
0.064
Estimated discus diameter
0.05
Preserved length
0.0492
Preserved width
0.0422
Weight (kg)
0.017
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
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KE 423 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp)