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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 82
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
Typological identification comment
Dimensions, motifs, morphology, and material support identification of Athenian early unglazed.
Comparanda
cf. Ke2460-L0585
Comparanda
cf. Bernhard1955, p. 322, no. 303, pl. LXXXIV (“warsztat koryncki (?)“; Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw)
Comparanda
cf. CahnKlaiber1977, p. 388, no. 339, pl. 36 (Archäologisches Institut, Universität-Tübingen; from Alexandria)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 202, nos. 2587-2594, pl. 46 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
cf. Selesnow1988, p. 154, no. 217, pl. 31 (copy?; Liebighaus Museum Alter Plastik, Frankfurt; from Egypt)
Comparanda
sim. Ke0417-L0083
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 153, no. 1818, pl. 31 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 205, no. 700, pl. XII (glazed: final B27? O. Broneer)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (whitish hue), firing, and surface treatment (no slip).
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 68% from upper middle to left part of lamp, including most of discus and entire right shoulder down, and back right nozzle. Slight, moderately extensive abrasion and minor chipping; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 45, no. 188, pl. 9 (identified as Broneer XXVII Corinthian; H. Williams)
Preserved height
0.029
Preserved length
0.069
Preserved width
0.061
Estimated rim diameter
0.076
Weight (kg)
0.015
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 416 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0416>