- KE 293 (Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 66
- Typological identification
- Early/Middle Roman Corinthian copy/imitation of Athenian Lamp
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, globule-volute
- Comparanda
- Athenian model: e.g., AgoraVII, p. 138, nos. 1242-1257, pls. 25, 49 (J. Perlzweig; dated first half 3rd century)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical Corinthian lamp fabric but slightly softer and pale yellow; faint wash same color as fabric.
- Preservation comment
- Three joining sherds preserve ca. 30-35% of upper back part of lamp, small part of discus, roughly one-half of shoulder, and entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion; somewhat worn breaks; infrequent specks of encrustation. Scorching across back right wall.
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.031
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.0457
- Preserved length
- 0.043
- Preserved width
- 0.059
- Weight (kg)
- 0.022
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.015
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 293 (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/ke0293>
