Elongated, tear-shaped outline. Tear-shaped, concave, plain discus has central filling hole, thin groove midway between hole and framing ring, small airhole at bottom, and sharp rim just inside rounded framing ring. Slightly sloping, uneven shoulder has single row of oblique leaves (six per side) terminating at nozzle in triple circles. Triangular nozzle with volutes; traces of burning.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
10YR 8/4, very pale brown. Early-Middle Roman Corinthian fabric: fine. Unglazed.
Preservation comment
Six large joining fragments preserve most of discus and ca. 66% of shoulder and nozzle. Sparse encrustation.
“KL236 (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/kl236>