- KL1990-002 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular, concave discus has filling hole left, figural relief, flat framing ring, and small slit for airhole over front rim. Relief depicts winged Eros, body turned to right and head turned back to left, walking to right and holding a box or book, wing raised to level of head. Shoulder has panels and small ovules with single circles at panels. Details are slightly blunt from worn mold.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 7.5YR 8/6, reddish yellow. Early/Middle Roman Corinthian lamp fabric: slightly reddish, fine, somewhat soft.
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves roughly three quarters of discus and small part of left shoulder. Well preserved surface but very slight pitting.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.062
- Preserved length
- 0.056
- Preserved width
- 0.074
- Weight (kg)
- 0.008
- Has geographic origin
- Corinthia
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Eros/Cupid (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL1990-002 (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/kl1990-002>
