- KE 1587 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 419
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Athenian lamp, late glazed
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraVII, p. 143, no. 1426, pl. 27 (J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 240, no. 3666, pl. 60 (B. Böttger)
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Typical Middle-Late Roman Athenian fabric (pale red?; rather fine), firing (hard), and surface (thin, even wash). Extensive secondary scorching obscures material properties.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves ca. 20% from back of lamp with upper handle. Very slight, sparse abrasion and scratching; mostly clean breaks; thin, extensive calcareous encrustation in grooves.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 61, no. 295 (H. Williams)
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.022
- Preserved length
- 0.041
- Preserved width
- 0.048
- Weight (kg)
- 0.016
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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