Format: Loeschcke Typus IV=Broneer Type XXIII=Bailey Type B Group V (Claudian-Flavian)
Typological identification comment
Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform VIIa
Description
Circular, shallow discus has figural relief, raised rim, and prominent rounded framing ring. Relief depicts two opposite nude males grappling or boxing, left one facing forward and wrapping arm down around right one, who is bearded; both have legs bent in uncertain pose. Details of musculature and hair are finely mod-eled. Probable scene from Centauromachy. Plain, sloping shoulder with rounded rim. Narrow, pierced handle has two grooves. Slightly concave base with single circular groove around small planta pedis in relief. This format typically has a volute nozzle with a rounded end.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 10YR 8/4, very pale brown. Slip: 10YR 4/4, dark yellowish brown. Somewhat soft, fine fabric with frequent, rounded to subrounded, small, white inclusions. Thick, even, semilustrous slip preserved over most of surface.
Preservation comment
Ten fragments, seven joining and three nonjoining, preserve three-quarters of discus, two-thirds of shoulder, entire handle, and two-thirds of base. Slight abra-sion, gouging, and encrustation around handle.
“KL095 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl095>