KE 162 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 46
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, red-on-white
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 86, no. 163, pl. 6 (but with ovules; J. Perlzweig)
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cf. GerousiBendermacher, p. 41, no. 12 (Perissa, Thera; dated end 1st-beginning 2nd cs. CE)
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cf. SamosXX, p. 20, no. 35, pl. 3 (but with ovules; M. Weber)
Comparanda
same motif, eastern lamp: BMLIII, p. 70, 363, no. Q 2982, fig. 88, pl. 96 (from Knidos; D. M. Bailey)
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same motif, eastern lamp: CatlingCatling1992, p. 287, no. L395, pls. 240, 250 (Unexplored Mansion, Knossos)
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same motif, eastern lamp: GoldmanJones1950, p. 119, nos. 252-261 (Tarsus)
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same motif, eastern lamp: Hayes1980, pp. 73, 195, no. 301, pl. 37 (ROM; from Tarsus)
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same motif, eastern lamp: Hayes1980, pp. 73, 195, no. 301, pl. 37 (ROM; from Tarsus) same motif, eastern lamp: BMLII, pp. 75-76, 228, no. Q 1085, fig. 81, pl. 37 (from Ephesus or Cyrenaica?; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
same motif, eastern lamp: Martin1997, pp. 272, 273, no. 25, fig. 42:a (Gortyn)
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same motif, eastern lamp: Mercando1974, p. 237, no. 40, pl. XXXVI:8, 12 (Cretan product?; Heraklion Museum)
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same motif, western lamp: Behrens1920, p. 117, pl. 19:30 (Städtische Altertumssammlung, Bingen; eastern product?)
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same motif, western lamp: Bemont2003, p. 92, no. 215, pl. 20 (Glanum)
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same motif, western lamp: BemontChew2007, pp. 122, 351, 511, décor 108, no. AS 16, pl. 86 (Musée d’archéologie nationale de Saint-Germain-en-Laye; Cilician product?)
Comparanda
same motif, western lamp: BernaboBreaCavalier1965, pp. 44, 340, no. 64, tomba 118, pl. CCXXIX:10 (Melingunìs Lipára)
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same motif, western lamp: Deneauve1969, p. 140, no. 503 (Carthage)
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same motif, western lamp: Evelein1928, p. 12, no. 50, pl. II (Museum Kam)
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same motif, western lamp: GoethertPolaschek1985, pp. 62-63, 253, no. 219, pl. 38 (Motiv 177; Rheinisches Museum, Trier)
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same motif, western lamp: Ivanyi1935, pp. 49, 114, nos. 181, 1116, pls. VIII:2, XLV:3 (from Belgrade and Siscia [Sisak])
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same motif, western lamp: Leibundgut1977, pp. 180-181, no. 296, pl. 78 (Augst)
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same motif, western lamp: Lerat1954, p. 21, no. 131, pl. 16 (Besançon)
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same motif, western lamp: Liesen1994, pp. 32-33, no. 81 (Asberg [Asciburgium])
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same motif, western lamp: Loeschcke1911, p. 93, no. 1786, pl. 83 (Sammlung Niessen)
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same motif, western lamp: Loeschcke1919, p. 380, nos. 256-266. Pl. XIII:501 (Vindonissa)
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same motif, western lamp: Menzel1969, pp. 33, 34, 41, 44, nos. 138, 195, figs. 28:6, 32:13 (RGZM; latter from Miletus)
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same motif, western lamp: Ritterling1913, pl. 29:7 (Hofheim)
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same motif, western lamp: Rivet2003, p. 67, no. 147 (Golfe du Fos)
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same motif, western lamp: Vegas1966, p. 96, nos. 91, 103, pl. 8 (Novaesium [Neuss])
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same motif, western lamp: Waldhauer1914, pp. 53, 57, nos. 370, 419, pls. 37, 41
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (dark pink-pale red; somewhat gritty; rare, subangular, calcarous chunks; micaceous); firing (even); and surface treatment (thin white undercoat; even, thin, semilustrous, orangish red slip).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 35% of top of lamp, including discus, left side to back shoulder, most of handle, and adjacent wall. Extensive, slight to moderate abrasion and rare minor chipping; worn breaks; thick chunks of encrustation in grooves.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 32, no. 141, pl. 7 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.068
Estimated discus diameter
0.051
Handle total height preserved
0.034
Preserved height
0.034e0
Preserved length
0.0682
Preserved width
0.0511
Weight (kg)
0.02
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Deer (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

Field book number C 524 (KE 162, Lamp)

KE 162 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp)