KE 1624 (Middle-Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 434
Typological identification
Middle-Late Roman Athenian lamp, early glazed
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical Middle-Late Roman Athenian fabric (pale red with tinge of orange; hard, slightly gritty texture; small, well sorted, subangular, white, black, and red inclusions), firing, and surface treatment (dark orangish red slip; thick, even, matte).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves most of handle and very small part of adjacent shoulder and wall. Moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion and chipping, especially around edges; worn breaks; sparse specks of encrustation within grooves.
Handle total height preserved
0.047
Height shoulder to handle
0.019
Preserved length
0.033
Weight (kg)
0.018
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KE 1623 (Middle Hellenistic Southern Italian[?] Amphora: stamped handle)