KE 975 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area A (south end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 258
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
Comparanda
For type see KerameikosXVI, pp. 115-117, nos. 560-599, pl. 15 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical Late Roman Athenian fabric (pale red; hard; small, white and black inclusions), firing (consistent), and surface (orangish red; thick, even, semilustrous). Surface smoothed; misalignment at seem.
Preservation comment
Four joining sherds preserves ca. 65% from lamp but missing most of middle to front of discus and entire nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion, flaking and chipping mostly on bottom; somewhat worn breaks; few specks of encrustation around lower handle and base.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 58, no. 265, pl. 12 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.034
Discus diameter
0.051
Handle total height
0.0439
Height base to shoulder
0.0372
Height shoulder to handle
0.0067
Length
0.103
Weight (kg)
0.052
Width
0.073
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Eros/Cupid (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
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Ke 974 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)