Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KE 1767 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 468
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Comparanda
Cf.
KerameikosXVI
, p. 279, no. 4506, pl. 76 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical Late Roman Attic fabric (red, somewhat gritty), firing (hard), and surface (smoothed). Smoothed seam and clean alignment at handle.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping; faint clouds of gray and white discoloration (secondary? calcareous?)
Published as
KenchreaiV
, p. 59, no. 276, pl. 12 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.046
Handle total height
0.0445
Height base to shoulder
0.033
Height shoulder to handle
0.0115
Length
0.093
Base Length
0.111
Weight (kg)
0.073
Width
0.066
Base Width
0.079
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to
KE 1765 (Late Roman North African Lamp)