- KL304 (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
- Description
- Tear-shaped(?) outline. Concave discus has relief of scallop and three petals(?) at top, at least one small filling hole upper left, and a sharp, narrow framing. Shoulder has irregular herringbone. Thick, partly pierced handle has two grooves.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Late Roman Corinthian red fabric: dense, heavy, brick-like, granular fabric has common, medium-sized, subrounded to subangular, white and gray inclusions, occasionally spalling; thoroughly fired to greenish gray (Gley 1 5/1 5GY).
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves small part of discus, less than one quarter of rim, and middle handle. Slight chipping around edges; slight, extensive film of encrustation.
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.014
- Preserved length
- 0.04
- Preserved width
- 0.042
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Shell (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KL304 (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/kl304>
