- KL289 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIB Lamp
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular, concave discus has central filling hole with recessed, rounded framing ring, rays, and narrow, raised, flat framing ring; small airhole on front of discus. Shoulder has vine and grape cluster motif, two pairs per side. Heavy ring handle with two grooves attaches at discus rim.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Early/Middle Roman Corinthian red lamp fabric: somewhat hard with platy fracture.
- Preservation comment
- Six joining fragments preserve almost entire discus, over one third of shoulder, and most of handle. Slight, sparse chipping around edges; slight to moderate, sparse patches of encrustation.
- Discus diameter
- 0.05
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.043
- Preserved length
- 0.085
- Preserved width
- 0.078
- Weight (kg)
- 0.033
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-handle 0.024
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL289 (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/kl289>
