- KL027 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Description
- Circular discus has framing ring and molded relief showing standing nude female figure (Leda) facing to right and embracing the swan, with outspread wings and a looping neck. Plain shoulder. Narrow, pierced handle has two grooves; handle twisted slightly from front to back.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 10YR 8/4, very pale brown. Early/Middle Roman Corinthian pale lamp fabric: slightly grainy, soft.
- Preservation comment
- Four joining fragments preserve upper handle, roughly one-half of discus, and part of shoulder. Well preserved.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.059
- Preserved height base to handle
- 0.038
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.018
- Preserved length
- 0.066
- Preserved width
- 0.034
- Weight (kg)
- 0.014
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bird (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Person (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Sexual Activity (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- 3D Model
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Photograph
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“KL027 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl027>
