- KE 409 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 97
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
- Comparanda
- Athenian model sim. format AgoraVII, p. 148, no. 1610, pl. 29 (dimpled rays; J. Perlzweig).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (coarse, heavy and rough, mixed inclusions including uncommon to common, subrounded, somewhat clustered white chunks), firing (hard), and surface treatment. Slight ridging and webbing at seam. Fine retouching in most details.
- Preservation comment
- Five joining sherds preserves complete lamp but missing middle of discus. Moderate, extensive abrasion and rare pitting, gouging, and chipping around edges; worn breaks; sparse specks to small, thin patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 47, no. 221, pl. 9 (H. Williams)
- Discus diameter
- 0.038
- Handle total height
- 0.043
- Length
- 0.089
- Base Length
- 0.038
- Weight (kg)
- 0.071
- Width
- 0.065
- Base Width
- 0.026
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-shoulder 0.029
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.014
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 409 (Late 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/ke0409>
