- KL279 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΛΕ(οντέωϲ)
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Conservation
- 2017 June: mechanical cleaning and mending with Paraloid B-72 (Argiro Tsigri).
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular, concave discus has central filling hole with flat(?) rim, rays, and raised rim with narrow, rounded framing ring; small circular airhole at front rim. Somewhat narrow, sloping shoulder has grapevine motif of three sharp leaves and two grape clusters with springy tendrils per side. Elongated, flat, kite-shaped nozzle; traces of burning. Back of handle with two grooves terminates at point just above base ring. Circular, slightly concave base has rounded ring around incuse signature: ΛΕ (branch below center? for Λεοντέωϲ). Details are blunt, and rays are very faint, from worn morn.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Middle Roman Athenian lamp fabric: somewhat soft, reddish.
- Preservation comment
- Ten joining fragments preserve roughly one third of discus, one half of shoulder, lower handle, entire nozzle, and most of base. Severe, extensive abrasion and sparse chipping; sparse patches of encrustation on bottom.
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.079
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.05
- Body Height
- 0.035
- Preserved length
- 0.093
- Preserved width
- 0.073
- Weight (kg)
- 0.035
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL279 (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/kl279>
