Atlante Type XA, Group C2=Bonifay lampe type 54, variant C/D
Comparanda
Sim. discus motif rider but in different pose: Brants1913, p. 66, no. 1164, pl. VIII (Rijksmuseum, Leiden; from Tunis)
Comparanda
Sim. motif deCardaillac1922, pp. 121, 122, fig. 161 (from Cherchel)
Comparanda
cf. Brussière2007, pp. 113, 117-118, nos. C 452, C 541, pl. 33 (former in Musée de Timgad, from area; latter in Musée de Setif, from Kh. Agoub)
Comparanda
sim. motif Bussière2007, p. 113, no. C 448, pl. 133 (Musée d‘Hippone; from area)
Comparanda
sim. motif Ennabli1976, p. 78, no. 232, pl. XII (Musée du Bardo; from Carthage)
Fabric, firing, surface
Pinkish, consistently fired fabric; hard, fine, with predominantly smooth break; bright orangish red slip, somewhat thick, even, semiglossy, with smooth texture (‟satiny”). Cf. Ke0411-L0099. Central Tunisian cf. ARS C ware.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves ca. 18% of upper back part of lamp, including roughly one-third of middle to back discus and upper handle. Surface is in good condition with slight abrasion and chipping around handle; clean breaks.
