- KE 605 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 145
- Typological identification
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine Corinthian or Regional Lamp, imitation North African
- Typological identification comment
- Argive?
- Comparanda
- cf. AthanasoulisVassiliou2016, pp. 76, 77, 133, nos. 98, 147 (Andritsa Cave), p. 132, no. 145 (mold; Nea Tiryntha)
- Comparanda
- cf. Aupert1980, pp. 410, 411, no. 42, fig. 24=Koutsouassaki2008, p. 366, no. 648.15 (Thermes, Argos)
- Comparanda
- cf. Bovon1966, p. 91, no. 647, pl. 17 (Argos)
- Comparanda
- cf. Courbin1956, p. 199, fig. 17:1-3 (Argos)
- Comparanda
- cf. Hjohlman2005, pp. 182, 193, no. 128, fig. 49 (Pyrgouthi)
- Comparanda
- cf. Koutsoussaki2008, p. 366, no. 648.19, pl. LXIII, fig. 499 (Agora, Argos)
- Comparanda
- cf. Miller1983, p. 86, n. 77, no. L 126, pl. 25 (“Early Christian house,“ Nemea)
- Comparanda
- cf. SlaneSanders2005, pp. 266, 269, no. 3-1, fig. 10 (Baths of Aphrodite, Corinth, assemblage 3 dated end 6th century)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: Reddish orange, slightly more pale at very surface; infrequent to frequent, small, subrounded white calcitic inclusions, somewhat fine, notably porous at surface), firing, and surface. Slight, sharp webbing and joining ridge; series of fingreprints on underside from pressing upper half in mold.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves back top, including ca. 20% of back left discus and shoulder and upper attachment of handle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting with minor chipping around edges; worn breaks; thin film of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 83, no. 440 (H. Williams)
- Handle total height
- 0.0227
- Preserved length
- 0.0516
- Preserved width
- 0.0703
- Weight (kg)
- 0.03
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 605 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine 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/ke0605>
