- KL1969-008 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 554
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIA Lamp
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular, concave discus has central filling hole with raised, flat rim, rays, and wide, flat framing ring. Almost flat shoulder has small ovules. Narrow, pierced handles has two grooves in lateral arrangement. Small clay nodules in grooves.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 7.5 YR 8/6, reddish yellow. Early/Middle Roman Corinthian pale lamp fabric: very fine, hard.
- Preservation comment
- Four joining sherds preserve roughly three quarters of discus, one half of shoulder, and upper handle. Slight chipping; clean breaks; surface in good condition.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 44, no. 170 (H. Williams)
- Discus diameter
- 0.044
- Preserved length
- 0.073
- Preserved width
- 0.065
- Weight (kg)
- 0.015
- Has geographic origin
- Corinthia
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL1969-008 (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/kl1969-008>
