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Artefact ID1111
TM ID-
Findspot (DEChriM ID)41   (Kūm Awšīm)
ClassDomestic object
MaterialCeramic
Description

Lamp with cross decoration found in Karanis (cf. Wilfong 2014, p. 106 n°123).
Selection criteriaChristian symbols/gestures/isopsephy
Date from300
Date to400
Dating criteria-
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

KM 22376
BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Wilfong, T. G. 2014. Karanis Revealed. Discovering the Past and Present of a Michigan Excavation in Egypt. Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, p. 106, n° 123.
• Shier, L. A. 1978. Terracotta Lamps from Karanis, Egypt. Excavations of the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, p. 152, n° 463.

Authors
Julie Monchamp, 2021
Suggested citation
Julie Monchamp, 2021, "Artefact ID 1111", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1111
External links
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© T. G. Wilfong, 2014

DEChriM has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 819368 ― ERC-2018-COG).

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