Type Atlante X tardif=Bonifay lampe type 69 (‟décors estompés”)
Comparanda
cf. Bussiere2007, p. 148, no. C 1087, pl. 69 (Musée de Guelma, Algeria)
Comparanda
sim. Djuric1995, p. 74, no. C228 (similar discus motif but variable shoulder; Anwati Collection, Montreal)
Comparanda
sim. GrazianiAbbiani1969, pp. 153, 157, no. 509, fig. 96 (different shoulder; Museo di Storia ed Arte di Trieste; from Aquileia)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical Late Roman African lamp fabric: coarse bits and slightly hackly break; thick, semiglossy slip, purple to rich red. Northern Tunisian?
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves roughly 65% of lamp, including nearly entire discus, ca. 65% of shoulder and wall, small part of channel, entire handle, and toughly two-thirds of base. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and rare chipping; slightly worn breaks; and thick patch of encrustation at back.
