- KL051 (Early Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XVI Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Slane: second stage (Corinth XVIII.3)
- Description
- Wheelmade. Circular, slightly convex body with vertical, slightly everted rim; slight groove on inner side of rim. Convexo-concave, plain discus slopes down to central filling hole (edges broken). Flaring rectangular nozzle; large (L. 0.16 m), oval, off-center wick hole encroaches on rim; traces of burning. Vertical band handle attaches at rim and at maximum dimension of body. Nozzle and handle crooked, hastily applied. Flat, plain, raised base, roughly string-cut base.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 10YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Standard fabric.
- Preservation comment
- Intact. Very slight, very sparse chipping and fracturing; slight, extensive encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.041
- Handle total height
- 0.041
- Height base to handle
- 0.041
- Height base to shoulder
- 0.035
- Height shoulder to handle
- 0.006
- Length
- 0.11
- Weight (kg)
- 0.092
- Width
- 0.068
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL051 (Early 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/kl051>
