- KL296 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ⲤΠⲰⲤΙ̣[Α]Ν̣ΟΥ
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Description
- Circular outline. Circular discus has filling hole upper center, relief of scallop, and wide, flat framing ring; unpierced dimple for airhole at front. Somewhat narrow, slightly sloping shoulder has medium-sized ovules and panels. Small kite-shaped nozzle; traces of burning. Small ring handle with two grooves attaches at discus rim and terminates in a short point ca. 7 mm above base groove; triple concentric circles flank lower back handle. Flat, circular base has single groove around incuse signature: ⲤΠⲰⲤΙ̣[Α]Ν̣ΟΥ. Details are sharp from fresh mold. Small globules and patches of excess clay in grooves.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Early/Middle Roman Corinthian lamp fabric: fine, hard, reddish yellow.
- Preservation comment
- Nine joining fragments preserve enitre discus, most of shoulder, a small part of nozzle, most of handle, one side wall and most of the base. Moderate, large patches of encrustation across top and around bottom; splotches of black discoloration across surface: mold or moisture?
- Discus diameter
- 0.051
- Handle total height
- 0.044
- Preserved length
- 0.091
- Preserved width
- 0.073
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-shoulder 0.027
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-handle 0.021
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Shell (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Drawing
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“KL296 (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/kl296>
