KE 26 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 4
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, copy Corinthian
Typological identification comment
JLR: check fabric--looks like Athenian copy of Corinthian original? (proportions, grapevine, handle grooves)
Comparanda
sim. IsthmiaX, p. 91, no. 114, figs. 2, 4, pl. 14 (rim Type 3; B. L. Wohl)
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves back left part of lamp, including part of discus and shoulder and upper handle. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion with minor chipping and gouging; worn breaks; extensive, gritty film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 45, no. 177 (H. Williams; identified as Corinthian B27)
Estimated body diameter
0.08
Estimated discus diameter
0.052
Preserved length
0.069
Preserved width
0.0548
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Linked to

Field book number C 60 (KE 26, Lamp)

Suggested citation
“KE 26 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0026>