- KL274 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Comment
- Joins with KL034.
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Description
- Wide circular outline. Circular, concave discus has traces of figural relief at top and two rounded framing rings. Reconstruct relief as Athena Promachos facing left. Slightly rounded shoulder has double rows of globules separated by ridges. Small ring handle with three grooves attaches at discus rim. Excess clay along seam next to handle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Middle Roman Athenian lamp fabric: somewhat soft and slightly grtty with voids. Unslipped.
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves small part of handle, less than one quarter of rim, and upper handle. Irregular, slight, sparse abrasion, extensive flaking and pitting on shoulder around handle; slight, somewhat extensive patches of encrustation across top.
- Preserved height
- 0.024
- Preserved length
- 0.022
- Preserved width
- 0.053
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL274 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kl274>
