KE 1776 (Late Roman North African Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Smoothed joining ridge and straight alignment at back of handle but upper handle twisted to right. Small fingernail(?) marks around lower wall. Slightly blurry details in molding.
Atlante type X, group D2=Chapman-Davies-Peacock forms 1F–J=Bonifay lampe type 65
Comparanda
sim. Bourgeois1980, p. 71, no. 29, pl. VII (same discus but different shoulder; Mactar)
Comparanda
sim. Bussiere2007, p. 127, no. C 703, pl. 52 (same discus but different shoulder; Musée d‘Hippone; from area)
Fabric, firing, surface
Orange fabric with a ringe of brown, fired more brown at very surface; hard, slightly fine, with smooth to granular break; uncommon, tiny light and dark bits. Orangish red, dull, thin, even(?) slip but flaking extensively. Refined North Tunisian?
Preservation description
Six joining sherds preserve ca. 65% of lamp but missing part of right side. Moderate, extensive abrasion and frequent gouging, flaking, and chipping around edges; worn breaks; cloud of black discoloration around front lower part (secondary scorching).
