- KL035 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular discus has large filling hole left, small airhole near base of nozzle, figural relief, and narrow, rounded framing ring. Figures depict erotic scene in which man stooped over with erect penis approaches back of stooped woman with exposed buttocks in heavy tunic and braided hair; columnar altar to lower right of man and child (or Eros?) with outstretched hands to lower left of woman, who touches head with right hand. Shoulder has panels crossing broad channel containing ten dot rosettes per side. Flat, narrow, kite-shaped nozzle with traces of burning. Details are somewhat blunt.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 10YR 6/7, light yellowish brown. Middle Roman Athenian fabric. Unglazed.
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves three quarters of discus and shoulder and most of nozzle. Very slight, very sparse abrasion; scattered traces of encrustation.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.074
- Preserved length
- 0.071
- Preserved width
- 0.069
- Weight (kg)
- 0.021
- Has geographic origin
- Attica
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Person (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Sexual Activity (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL035 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl035>
