KE 570+1309 (Late Roman Regional Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 139+355
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Corinthian or Regional Lamp, imitation North African
Comparanda
sim. Bovon1966, p. 91, no. 642, pl. 17 (Theater, Argos)
Comparanda
sim. Koutoussaki2008, pp. 363, 364, nos. 638, 644, pls. LXII, H, K, figs. 489, 490, F (Agora and Thermes, Argos)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Late Roman Corinthian “red“ fabric but unusually fine; variable firing across surface; unusually well smoothed exterior, in general sharp details and clean rendering.
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds preserve back top and entire left shoulder, one large (Ke 570) and one small (Ke 1309), with ca. 60% of discus, back right shoulder, upper handle, and small part of nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion and frequent scratching; slightly worn breaks; faint cloud of grayish discoloration.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 83, no. 441 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.0457
Discus width
0.06
Handle total height preserved
0.036
Preserved length
0.124
Weight (kg)
0.072
Width
0.077
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.0275
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Linked to

KE 1309+570 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp)

Suggested citation
“KE 570+1309 (Late Roman Regional Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0570>