KE 981 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΚΥ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 264
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Typological identification
Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 186, no. 2656, pl. 42 (J. Perlzweig)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric (pale red; hard), firing (variable?), and surface treatment (unslipped). Aligned and smoothed seam.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 65% of lamp, inlcuding discus, shoulder, handle, walls and base but missing handle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; sparse specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 66, no. 352, pl. 16 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.033
Handle total height
0.05
Height base to shoulder
0.034
Height shoulder to handle
0.016
Preserved length
0.067
Weight (kg)
0.065
Width
0.061
Base Width
0.058
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KE 980 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp)