KL300 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
Description
Slightly concave discus has figural relief: right leg draped with chiton with right arm slightly bent at side holding bakteria with snake coiled around it. Type is Aesculapius Chiaramonti.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Early/Middle Roman Corinthian lamp fabric: somewhat soft, pale.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of discus. Scattered patches of encrustation.
Maximum preserved dimension
0.033
Weight (kg)
0.001
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Asklepios/Aesculapius (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KL300 (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/kl300>