- KL267 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIA Lamp
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIB Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Broneer Type XXVIIA/B variant
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular discus has central filling hole with raised, rounded framing ring, rays, and wide, flat framing ring; small airhole at front over rim. Narrow shoulder has wreath motif. Small ring handle with two grooves attaches at back rim and almost to base. Circular, flat base has single groove around incuse signature (illegible). Blunt details from worn mold.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Early/Middle Roman Corinthian pale lamp fragment: fine, somewhat hard.
- Preservation comment
- Three joining sherds preserve almost entire discus, less than one third of shoulder, entire handle, and small part of base. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion; slight to moderate, extensive film of encrustation.
- Estimated base diameter
- 0.035
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.073
- Discus diameter
- 0.049
- Handle total height
- 0.049
- Body Height
- 0.031
- Preserved length
- 0.071
- Weight (kg)
- 0.028
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-handle 0.018
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL267 (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/kl267>
