- KE 39B (Early-Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Writing transcription
- Ο[ΚΤΑΒΙΟΥ]
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 11B
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIB Lamp
- Conservation
- 2024 (May): mended with Acryloid B-72 in 40% acetone solution and supported inside with fitted Ethafoam (A. Chandri).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (buff), firing, and surface treatment.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserves roughly 40% from right top of lamp and 20% from bottom, including discus and shoulder down to wickhole, entire handle, and back wall. Surface in good condition with clean breaks; very rare specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 59, no. 171, pl. 8 (H. Williams)
- Estimated base diameter
- 0.035
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.049
- Handle total height
- 0.0474
- Preserved length
- 0.071
- Preserved width
- 0.043
- Weight (kg)
- 0.034
- Other Dimensions
- H. handle base-shoulder 0.0314
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.0160
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 39B (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/ke/ke0039b>
