KE 419 (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 85
Typological identification
Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
Comparanda
cf. NAM 3174 (unpublished)
Comparanda
cf. FDelphesV.1, p. 188, no. 523, fig. 817 (P. Perdrizet)=Bruneau1971, pp. 474, 475, no. 34, fig. 35
Comparanda
sim. Philadelpheus1922, p. 73, no. 22, fig. 12:5 (same motif but B27D, signed ⲤΠⲰⲤΙΑΝΟΥ; Preveza Mouseio; from cemetery, Nicopolis)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (buff, fine), firing, and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 35% from top back part of lamp, including less than one-half of discus and shoulder and upper handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and rare pitting; somewhat worn edges; thin film of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 55, no. 235, pl. 10 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.086
Estimated discus diameter
0.065
Preserved length
0.069
Preserved width
0.081
Weight (kg)
0.024
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Gladiator (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 419 (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/ke0419>