KE 1721 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
High, thin webbing along right front edge of handle. Bits of clay plugging handle loop from before firing.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 451
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 151, no. 1743-1752, pl. 30 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 233, no. 3539, pl. 56 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment (thin, unveven, reddish slip).
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves ca. 8% of back discus and small part of adjacent shoulder, entire handle and adjacent wall, and small part of back base. Slight, sparse abrasion and rare gouges; worn breaks; rare specks to patches of encrustation.
Estimated discus diameter
0.054
Handle total height
0.044
Height base to shoulder
0.034
Height shoulder to handle
0.01
Preserved length
0.0444
Preserved width
0.0452
Weight (kg)
0.019
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph