- 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 to handle
- 0.022
- Preserved length
- 0.069
- Preserved width
- 0.045
- Weight (kg)
- 0.033
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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