KE 1290 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/ontology/weight
0.075
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 337
Typological identification
Howland Type 25 Lamp
Typological identification comment
Howland Type 25B=Scheibler Typ RSL 4 (I. Scheibler dated 350-250 CE); cf. AgoraXXIX, p. 496 (S. Rotroff suggested redating 25B: 340-ca. 275)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraIV, p. 73, no. 308, pl. 38 (R. H. Howland)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXI, p. 30, nos. 114, 116, pls. 22, 23 (I. Scheibler)
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: pinkish buff; smooth break; very fine, with very rare, small, well sorted, black, white, and read inclusions. Consistently fired: Slip inside and outside lamp, but top groove reserved: brownish black; thin, even, semilustrous; flakey.
Preservation description
Intact but rim of filling hole broken. Moderate, extensive abrasion and infrequent scratching; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 4, no. 7, pls. 1, 22 (H. Williams)
Height
0.033
Length
0.078
Width
0.056
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph