- KL303 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
- Comparanda
- Ke0707-L0196.
- Description
- Tear-shaped outline. Circular discus has central filling hole, irregular relief of rays enhanced by occasion dots, and prominent framing groove. Flat, wide shoulder has incuse, simple herringbone. Small, shallow slit at front of discus with axial groove to a shallow circle surrounded by arch of small circles. Details are irregular. Wall is thick and uneven on interior surface.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Hard, heavy, granular fabric has common, small to medium-sized, subangular, white (calcitic) and quartize inclusions and rare, medium-sized to large, angular, black inclusions; uncommon voids opening at surface. Late Roman Corinthian fabric. Unslipped.
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves less than one quarter of discus and small part of front rim. Slight, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; slight, scattered patches of encrustation especially in grooves.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.071
- Preserved length
- 0.045
- Preserved width
- 0.059
- Weight (kg)
- 0.022
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL303 (Late 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/kl303>
