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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 282
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, globule-volute
- Comparanda
- cf. AgoraVII, p. 138, nos. 1224-1225, pl. 25 (J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 190, no. 2335, pl. 41 (B. Böttger)
- Comparanda
- cf. WilliamsZervos1983, p. 17, nos. 35-37, pl. 8 (east of Theater)
- Comparanda
- sim. IsthmiaX, p. 116, no. 269, pl. 34 (very worn; B. L. Wohl; from East Field)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical Middle Roman lamp fabric (reddish yellow; fine), firing, and surface (smoothed).
- Preservation comment
- Two large joining sherds preserves almost complete lamp but missing nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor chipping; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 56, no. 246, pl. 10 (H. Williams)
- Body diameter
- 0.065
- Discus diameter
- 0.034
- Handle total height
- 0.047
- Preserved length
- 0.075
- Weight (kg)
- 0.058
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-shoulder 0.034
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.013
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 999 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0999>
