- KE 114 (Late Hellenistic Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 29
- Typological identification
- Ephesian-type Hellenistic Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Material and manufacturing point to Corinthian copy of Asia Minor Ephesus-lamp
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: fine, chalky texture, smooth fracture, uncommon small, subrounded, well sorted, white (calcareous) inclusions, rare black bits; pale buff. Consistent firing; slightly soft. Thin, unevem, matte slip, grayish red, poorly adhering to surface in flecks. Cleanly smoothed seam. Flattened, blobby contours of relief on shoulder.
- Preservation comment
- Three joining sherds preserve most of discuss, entire shoulder and handle, and small part of back lower wall. Moderate, extensive abrasion and rare pitting and chipping; small-flaking slip very poorly preserved; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 9, no. 27, pl. 25 (H. Williams)
- Body diameter
- 0.053
- Discus diameter
- 0.043
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.043
- Preserved length
- 0.077
- Weight (kg)
- 0.036
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-shoulder 0.029
- Other Dimensions
- H. shuolder-top handle 0.014
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 114 (Late 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/ke0114>
