- KE 172 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 48
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Comparanda
- cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 191, no. 587, pl. XXVI (O. Broneer)
- Comparanda
- cf. GualandiGenito1977, p. 146, no. 354, pl. 47 (signed ΛΟΥΚΙΟΥ; Bologna)
- Comparanda
- cf. Mercando1962, p. 28, no. VI.27, pl. VI:2 (Rome)
- Description
- Circular(?), concave discus with figural relief and filling hole left. Relief shows Diana standing three-quarters left in counterpoise on left left wearing long folded garment, with left hand straight at side holding bow vertically and right hand flexed above shoulder reaching for arrow from quiver with broad strap. Type has thick hair and dog to lower left partly behind goddess and looking back up at her.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (pale buff), firing, and surface treatment. Fingerprints from pressing into mold on underside.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 30% of middle to front discus. Moderate, extensive abrasion; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 43, no. 157, pl. 7 (H. Williams)
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.035
- Weight (kg)
- 0.002
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Artemis/Diana (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dog or Wolf (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Weaponry and Armor (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- File
- Photograph
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“KE 172 (Early/Middle Roman 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/ke0172>
