- KE 105 (Early Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Area A (south end of harbor, including mole)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 20
- Typological identification
- Early Roman Athenian Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Probably a late derivative (direct molding?) from the Late Hellenistic type with small, plain discus; wide shoulder displaying tongues in relief; and spirals at base of elongated nozzle (Broneer Type XXIVD; see comparanda).
- Comparanda
- sim. format: CorinthIV.2, pp. 20, 21, 165, no. 367, pl. VI (O. Broneer)
- Comparanda
- sim. format: IsthmiaIII, p. 59, nos. 2452, 2453, pl. 28 (O. Broneer; from North Temenos and Palaimonion)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Reddish orange fabric, consistently fired; fine, hard, slightly granular break; uncommon, small, subrounded, line inclusions, and rare, tiny dark gray to black bits. Thin, even, semiglossy slip over outside and most of inside. Athenian.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 45% of right shoulder, ca. 55% of discus, and base of handle. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion and pitting; mostly clean breaks; faint, sparse patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 24, no. 122 (H. Williams)
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.075
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.036
- Preserved length
- 0.0602
- Preserved width
- 0.0488
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 105 (Early 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/ke0105>
