KE 412 (Early Roman Corinthian 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 100
Typological identification
Broneer Type XVI Lamp
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (brownish to grayish red core to gray surface; gritty, numerous very small, well sorted, rounded, white and rare black inclusions; granular break), consistent firing, and surface treatment (unslipped).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire body and base and most of discus but middle and missing handle and front of nozzle. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and sparse pitting; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 11, no. 47, pl. 2 (H. Williams)
Body diameter
0.0603
Height
0.039
Preserved length
0.0622
Weight (kg)
0.045
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 412 (Early 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/ke0412>