KE 157 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area B (northwest side of harbor)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 41
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Comparanda
Prob. fragment: Bemont2003, p. 69, no. 395, pl. 35 (Glanum)
Comparanda
cf. Bussiere2000, p. 271, no. 559, pl. 44 (fragment; Djemila, Algeria)
Comparanda
cf. Deneauve1969, p. 130, no. 428, pl. XLVI (Carthage)
Comparanda
cf. SalamineChypreVII, pp. 158-9, no. 470, pl. 25 (Cyprus Museum, Nicosia; T. Oziol)
Comparanda
sim. Deneauve1969, p. 153, no. 601, pl. LXI (central figure identified as Ganymede; Carthage)
Comparanda
sim. Ponsich1961, p. 115, no. 466, pl. XXX (Cotta, Mauretania)
Description
Circular(?). slightly concave discus with figural relief and filling hole lower center. Relief depicts satyr with thyrsus(?) or Pan with lagobolon(?) striding left but looking back right, amid luxuriant foliage.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Whitish yellow fabric; fine, somewhat soft, slightly gritty texture but no visible inclusions. Pale brown slip: somewhat even, thin, semilustrous.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves central to right discus. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; very rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 21, no. 92, pl. 4 (H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.0523
Preserved width
0.0378
Weight (kg)
0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Pan (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 157 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0157>