KE 634 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ⲰΑΥΗΑ[ⲤΙⲤ] (?)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 158
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Asia Minor
Typological identification comment
Upper half imitation rather than copy, but base apparently copied.
Comparanda
cf. CL 2994, 2997, 2998, 3291, 4640, 4738 (unpublished; see IsthmiaIII, pl. 40:n)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 102, nos. 362, 364, pls. 11, 49, 52 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. Bovon1966, p. 86, nos. 603-606, pls. 16, F (Argos)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 280, nos. 1413-1417, pl. XX (Type XXIX Group 1; O. Broneer)
Comparanda
cf. Garnett1975, pp. 200-1, nos. 33, 34, fig. 1:24, pl. 44 (Fountain of the Lamps, Corinth)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaIII, p. 80, nos. 3142, 3143, pls. 13, 35 (O. Broneer)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaX, p. 142, no. 427, pl. 57 (B. L. Wohl; from Fortress)
Comparanda
cf. Miller1988, p. 5, no. L 217, pl. 8:c (south of basilica, Nemea)
Comparanda
cf. Oikonomou1988, p. 494, no. 89, fig. 6 (Argos)
Comparanda
sim. Ke0945-L0232 (earlier import?)
Comparanda
sim. EphesosIV.2, pp. 131-132, pl. IV (Asia Minor predecessor? Typus IV, Form 4; F. Miltner)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pale yellow; fine, soapy texture; rare, subangular, small white chunks (lime?). Hard firing. Surface smoothed in places. Mostly clean seam but upper and lower halves slightly offset.
Preservation comment
Intact but missing upper nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion and small chips around edges; worn breaks; heavy patch of coarse encrustation on bottom. Burning around nozzle from use.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 75, no. 405 (H. Williams; misnumbered in concordance)
Base Diameter
0.036
Discus diameter
0.024
Handle total height
0.048
Preserved length
0.095
Weight (kg)
0.078
Width
0.059
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.037
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 634 (Late 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/ke0634>