KE 975 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Surface smoothed; misalignment at seam.
Logical part of
Area A (South 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).
Preservation description
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
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph