Inventory Number: | T 1146 | |
Section Number: | Σ 667 | |
Title: | Lantern Fragment | |
Category: | Terracotta | |
Description: | First interpretation: uncertain object. Full width preserved, with part of top (or bottom), of one face, and of both sides. In the face a large rectangular cutting, and two small round holes. Horizontal and vertical grooves. White sizing, red and green paint; yellowish in interior. Red clay. ADDENDA: From a lantern, or, more likely a lichthäuschen in which lamps were placed. Very rare in Athens. | |
Context: | Found with coins for the day, nos. 89-126. | |
Negatives: | Leica, LXIX-25 | |
Dimensions: | P.H. 0.045; W. 0.083; Th. 0.044 | |
Material: | Terracotta | |
Date: | 17 April 1936 | |
Section: | Σ | |
Grid: | Σ:17-23/ΛΑ-ΛΣΤ | |
Elevation: | -2.20 to -2.60m. | |
Masl: | -2.6--2.2m. | |
Period: | Roman | |
Bibliography: | Agora VI, p. 82, fig. 6, no. 1106. | |
References: | Publication: Agora VI Publication Page: Agora 6, s. 105, p. 93 Card: T 1146 |