KE 965 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Circular Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 248
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Corinthian or Regional Lamp, imitation Syro-Cypriot
Comparanda
sim. KE 1126-L 301 (q.v. for comparanda)
Fabric, firing, surface
Heavy, rough cooking-ware fabric: grayish red; granular to slightly hackly fracture; numerous, well-sorted, small, subrounded white, subangular gray and black, with rare small bits of grog. Very hard but variable firing. Faint wash, occasional smoothing; cf. Ke1126. Thin but distinct ridging at seam.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves upper left half of lamp and entire handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting and chipping around edge; worn breaks; thin, extensive film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 86, no. 459 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.038
Handle total height
0.027
Height shoulder-handle
0.022
Preserved length
0.069
Preserved width
0.045
Weight (kg)
0.033
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KE 964 (Middle-Late Roman Athenian Lamp)