KE 1770 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΧΙ̣Ο|ΝΗ|Ⲥ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 471
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Typological identification
Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 179, no. 2461, pl. 39 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 268-269, no. 4257, pl. 73 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, surface
Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (pale red; moderately fine), firing (consistent, hard), and surface (smooth). Clean seam and alignment.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, sparse abrasion; small, thin patch of encrustation on base.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 62, no. 312, pl. 14 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.039
Handle total height
0.052
Height base to shoulder
0.038
Height shoulder to handle
0.014
Length
0.093
Base Length
0.059
Weight (kg)
0.081
Width
0.067
Base Width
0.039
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
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