- KL1969-007+KL1969-003 (Early-Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- Ke2428-L 553
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Description
- Circular, concave discus has filling hole middle left and figural relief. Relief depicts Dionysos standing in counterpoise wearing both a short chiton that hangs from upper arms and in two layers below waist and strapped sandals, with left arm flexed upward supporting a long haft and right hand extended obliquely alongside body. The right hand held a bunch of grapes and the left hand held a thyrsus.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 10YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Early/Middle Roman Corinthian fabric: somewhat soft.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve lower left quarter of discus with small part of shoulder (KL1969-003) and central part of discus (KL1969-007). Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 43, no. 158, pl. 7 (H. Williams)
- Preserved length
- 0.035
- Preserved width
- 0.037
- Other Dimensions
- Total weight 0.005
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dionysos/Bacchus (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL1969-007+KL1969-003 (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/kl1969-007>
