- KE 81 (Early-Middle Hellenistic Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 18
- Typological identification comment
- Corinthian imitation of Athenian form
- Typological identification comment
- Howland Type 28B=Broneer Type XI=Scheibler Typ ISL 2b
- Comparanda
- cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 23, no. 228, pls. 4, 19 (Corinthian; from Rachi; O. Broneer)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXI, pp. 94-95, no. 584, pl. 85 (form dated 260-190 BCE; I. Scheibler)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale buff fabric with a tinge of white, consistently fired; somewhat hard, slightly gritty; sandy texture at surface; rare lime specks and uncommon to common small, subangular black bits visible at surface. Scattered traces of brownish slip with a tinge of orange on exterior and possibly interior? Wheelmade.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve roughly 65% of lamp, including entire base and wall and top left shoulder but missing most of nozzle and handle. Extensive, slight to moderate abrasion and rare, minor pitting; very worn breaks; very sparse, small specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 5, no. 17 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.042
- Body diameter
- 0.061
- Height
- 0.031
- Preserved length
- 0.0664
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 81 (Early-Middle Hellenistic 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/ke0081>
