KE 1520 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 414
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Typological identification comment
Early copy?
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric (pale reddish yellow, medium to slightly coarse, smooth to slightly hackly fracture, uncommon small white chunks, micaceous specks?), firing, and surface treatment (faint smoothing). Seam is prominent but mostly smoothed with slight webbing.
Preservation comment
Four joining sherds preserve small part of back left shoulder, ca. 20% of shoulder, almost entire handle, and small part of back right base. Slight, extensive abrasion and rare flaking and gouging; somewhat worn breaks; large but thin patches of encrustation.
Handle total height
0.045
Height base to shoulder
0.031
Body Height
0.032
Height shoulder to handle
0.014
Preserved length
0.039
Preserved width
0.049
Weight (kg)
0.02
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
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KE 1519 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)