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
Corinthian fabric, but perhaps copying Athenian adaptation of B27B (proportions, grapevine, handle grooves)?
Comparanda
sim. IsthmiaX, p. 91, no. 114, figs. 2, 4, pl. 14 (rim Type 3; B. L. Wohl)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Corinthian Early-Middle Roman lamp fabric: pale buff, fine, somewhat hard; rare, isolated lime chunks; very rare gold micaceous sparkles; finely smoothed surface.
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
Handle total height preserved
0.0436
Preserved length
0.069
Preserved width
0.0548
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.0163
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>