Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KE 1215 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 328
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim.
Butcher1982
, pp. 141, 146, no. TC.3M 540, fig. 6.1, pl. 6.1 (Thorikos)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric (brown with tinge of red; dense), firing (very hard), and surface treatment (smoothed). Misaligned seam.
Preservation comment
Intact lamp but missing nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation. Postdepositional scorching across surfaces.
Published as
KenchreaiV
, p. 66, no. 353 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.027
Handle total height
0.04
Height base to shoulder
0.028
Height shoulder to handle
0.012
Base Length
0.0434
Preserved length
0.0689
Preserved width
0.0574
Weight (kg)
0.078
Base Width
0.0299
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to
KE 1214 (Middle-Late Roman Athenian Lamp with Multiple Nozzles)