- KE 568 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΠⲰⲤ[ΦΟΡΟΥ]
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 137
- Typological identification
- Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
- Comparanda
- cf. Bruneau1977, pp. 286, 287, no. 76, fig. 43 (Benaki)
- Comparanda
- cf. CorinthIV.2, pp. 196-7, no. 627, pl. XXVII (O. Broneer)
- Comparanda
- cf. FDelphesV.1, p. 192, no. 545, fig. 833=Bruneau1971, pp. 461, 462, 463, no. 16, figs. 18, 19
- Comparanda
- cf. GoldmanJones1950, p. 130, no. 423, fig. 111 (Tarsus )
- Description
- Flat base with single circular groove around incuse signature (faint): ΠⲰⲤ[ΦΟΡΟΥ] (dot under sigma).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (buff), firing, and surface treatment.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 70% from top and back of lamp, including nearly entire discus, one-third of shoulder, upper handle, and small part of back wall. Two more joining sherds, not connecting to discus, preserve ca. 65% of right base and adjacent wall. Moderate to severe, extensive abrasion, pitting and slight flaking; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 43, no. 160, pl. 8 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.04
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.061
- Preserved length
- 0.094
- Preserved width
- 0.076
- Weight (kg)
- 0.036
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Triton (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 568 (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/ke0568>
