KE 1362 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 370
Typological identification
African Red-Slip Lamp Hayes Type II
Typological identification comment
Atlante Type VIII (C1)/X=Bonifay lampe type 61
Typological identification comment
Shoulder sim. Bussière-Rivel Ug11/13
Comparanda
Simpler version of same format: BarberaPetriaggi1993, p. 82, no. 59 (Museo Nazionale Romano)
Comparanda
sim. Ennabli1975, p. 165, no. 779, pl. LXII (different discus; Musée de Carthage)
Fabric, firing, surface
Standard Late Roman African esp northern Tunisian fabric (fine, reddish orange), firing, and surface treatment (slip heavily abraded; slightly flakey; red, thin, even semimatte).
Preservation description
One sherds preserves ca. 60% of middle to front discus and small part of front right shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight flaking and chipping; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 82, no. 432, pl. 19 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.057
Preserved width
0.053
Weight (kg)
0.011
Other Dimensions
0.044 est. W. discus
Chronology comment
Type: second quarter-mid-5th century? (see Bonifay2004, p. 391)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph