- KL032 (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, copy/imitation Italian
- Description
- Circular discus with raised rim and framing ring. Narrow shoulder. Volute nozzle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 10YR 8/4, very pale brown. Slip: 10R 6/6, light red, to 10R 3/3, dusky red. Early/Middle Roman Corinthian lamp fabric: somewhat soft, very fine and pale (cf. KL029). Dull, thin, uneven slip, very flakey and variable in color, preserved in patches on interior and exterior.
- Preservation comment
- One small fragment preserves less than one-quarter of shoulder and one side of nozzle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.053
- Preserved length
- 0.036
- Preserved width
- 0.026
- Weight (kg)
- 0.003
- Has geographic origin
- Corinthia
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL032 (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl032>
