KE 1764 (Late Roman Asia Minor or Aegean Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/ontology/weight
0.051
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 466
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Aegean Lamp
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. GerousiBendermacher2014, p. 160, no. 288 (identified as Aegean product; Perissa, Thera, dated 6th century)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric (pinkish buff, fired more pale at surface; fine, micaceous), firing (somewhat variable), and surface treatment (unslipped). Cf. Ke0988.
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves small part of front discus, ca. 55% of left and right shoulders, entire nozzle, and ca. 20% of base and adjacent walls. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion and uncommon scratching, gouging, and chipping; worn breaks; rare small patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 72, no. 378, pls. 17, 24 (identified as Asia Minor product; H. Williams)
Estimated base diameter
0.038
Estimated body diameter
0.064
Estimated discus diameter
0.044
Preserved height
0.0368
Preserved length
0.0651
Preserved width
0.0625
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph