Ke 2420 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ⲤⲰ
Comment
Inventory number created and object studied in June, 2022; subject number created by H. Williams in ca. 1972.
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 544
Typological identification
Late Roman Athenian Lamp, late unglazed (“postglaze”)
Typological identification
Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
Description
Solid(?) handle has two grooves below seem. Flat, almond-shaped(?) base with incuse signature surrounded by two grooves, with three small circles at back top: ⲤⲰ (small circle in between).
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric (pale red; very hard, cracking at surface), firing, and surface treatment (unslipped).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves back 40% of back base, lower handle, and adjacent wall. Slight, sparse abrasion; somewhat clean breaks; and large, thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 68, no. 370a (H. Williams)
Handle total height preserved
0.032
Preserved length
0.046
Preserved width
0.054
Weight (kg)
0.016
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph