KE 549 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 130
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Format: Loeschcke Typus IV (with handle) = Broneer Type XXIII = Bailey Type B Group v (Claudian-Flavian)
Typological identification comment
Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform III a
Comparanda
cf. AlvarezOssorio1942, pp. 277, 282, no. 2-13.525, fig. 4 (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; from Cordoba)
Comparanda
cf. BenghaziIII.2, pp. 71, 72, 134, nos. C 481, C 930, figs. 7, 9 (incl local copy; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
cf. BussiereWohl2017, Getty lamps on-line no. 197 (from North Africa)
Comparanda
cf. FernandezChicarro19521953, pp. 75, 77, no. 65, fig. 47.1 (Museo Arqueológico de Sevilla)
Comparanda
cf. Palanques1992, pp. 60, 205, 348, no. 324, fig. 15, pl. X (Pollentia, Majorca)
Comparanda
sim. BMLIII, pp. 5, 213, no. Q 1878, pl. 32, fig. 4 (local product; from Cyrene, dated 2nd century; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
sim. Koutoussaki2008, p. 144, no. 125, fig. 112, pl. XIV=Koutoussaki2012, pp. 202, 208, fig. 12 (same motif but different format; Argos)
Comparanda
sim. Martin1997, p. 272, no. 20, fig. 41:c (Cretan product? Gortina II)
Description
Type of Triton blowing horn left.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: orange, slight pinkish; slightly soft, granular break; medium fine, with uncommon, small, subrounded and subangular, well sorted, white and rare black inclusions; scattered voids. Consistently fired. Slip: chocolate brown; outside and streaks inside lamp; somewhat variable thickness with gathering in grooves, somewhat streaky; semimatte.
Preservation comment
Eight joining sherds preserve most of discus and shoulder but missing nozzle, handle, and entire base. Extensive, moderate abrasion and frequent flaking; slightly worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation and grayish cloud (encrustation?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 21, no. 94, pl. 4 (H. Williams)
Body diameter
0.111
Discus diameter
0.099
Preserved length
0.1196
Weight (kg)
0.03
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Triton (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 549 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0549>