Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KL115 (Early Roman Corinthian Transitional Lamp)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 125
Not before (date): 90
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, Transitional
Comparanda: cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 71, no. 2847, pl. 30 (O. Broneer; Northwest Reservoir)
Comparanda: cf. Petropoulos1999, p. 157, no. Β13, pls. 19, 21, 57 (Patras, end 1st–beginning 2nd century)
Comparanda: sim. CL 1669 (circles and not ovules on shoulder; unpublished lamp from the 1933 excavations at Corinth)
Comparanda: sim. KL171
Comparanda: sim. AgoraVII, p. 96, no. 286, pl. 9 (J. Perlzweig; nozzle differs; first half 2nd century)
Description: Circular, concave, plain discus has cylindrical stump of central suspension handle, filling hole above, and wide framing ring. Broad, sloping shoulder has large ovules terminating at nozzle with small trilobate rosettes. Long, rounded nozzle with large volutes and small, partially punched airhole in channel; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: 10YR 7/4, very pale brown. Early-Middle Roman Corinthian lamp fabric: somewhat soft, fine but mealy texture. Unglazed. Sparse, small clay nodules.
Preservation comment: Ten joining fragments preserve most of shoulder and discus and entire nozzle. Sparse abrasion; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as: Rife2022d, pp. 771, 832, 833, no. 337, fig. 19.14
Discus diameter: 0.049
Length: 0.105
Preserved width: 0.073
Other Dimensions: p.H. base-shoulder 0.032
Chronology comment: Dated end 1st-early 2nd century.
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KL115 (Early Roman Corinthian Transitional Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl115>