KE 446 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
XIO|NHⲤ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 106
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Typological identification
Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 284, no. 4573, pl. 78 (signed palm branches in cross; B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric (pinkish-pale orange core, more pale surface), firing, and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
Almost intact with small sherd missing from middle discus. Slight, extensive abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation. Scorching from use around nozzle.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 65, no. 339, pl. 15 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.042
Handle total height
0.049
Height base to shoulder
0.032
Height shoulder-handle
0.017
Length
0.103
Base Length
0.057
Weight (kg)
0.095
Width
0.069
Base Width
0.045
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
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KE 445 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)