- KE 646 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 170
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy North African
- Typological identification comment
- Material and design indicate Corinthian/regional imitation of North African lamp but care and order indicates very early in that series.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical Late Roman Corinthian lamp fabric (very pale reddish yellow, fine, rare tiny white calcitic inclusions), firing (hard, consistent), and surface treatment (thin, uneven, semimatte slip that flakes in places, slightly darker than fabric to purplish brown in deep grooves). Carefully smoothed surface and very clean seam.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 25% from top front left part of lamp, including small part of discus and channel, over one-third of left shoulder, and small part of shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and rare chipping; worn breaks; sparse, thick patches of encrustation in relief.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 84, no. 449, pl. 20 (H. Williams)
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.039
- Preserved length
- 0.077
- Preserved width
- 0.038
- Weight (kg)
- 0.013
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 646 (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/ke0646>
