KE 698 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 190
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
Comparanda
Western models or copies?: Loeschcke1919, p. 399, nos. 455, 456, pls. X, XVI (Vindonissa); Evelein1928, p. 12, no. 45, pl. II (Italian?, from Nijmegen; Museum Kam); Farka1977, p. 313, no. 1337, pl. 34 (fragment; from Magdalensburg; Kärtner Museum); Leibundgut1977, pp. 171, 249, no. 452, pl. 43 (Motiv 242; from Vindonissa); BenghaziIII.2, p. 44, no. C 279, fig. 6 (fragment; Italian; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
cf. BMLIII, pp. 60, 284, 303, nos. Q 2296, Q 2388, Q 2389, fig. 70, pl. 57 (Loeschcke Type 4; from Salamis or Kourion, Cyprus, dated second half 1st century C.E. and ca. 40-100 C.E.; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
cf. BenghaziIII.2, p. 120, no. C 815, pl. XXIII (local product; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
cf. Osborne1924, p. 11, no. 43, pl. III (Société archéologique d‘Alexandrie)
Comparanda
cf. SalamineChypreVII, p. 145, no. 414, pl. 22 (Cyprus Museum, Nicosia; T. Oziol)
Comparanda
sim. EphesosIV.2, p. 185, no. 127, pl. XII (Magnesian Gate; F. Miltner)
Description
Discus with central relief and filling hole below right: biga charging right; details of reins and ground line visible.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish buff; very fine but gritty; faintly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (brown slip with tinge of orange; even but thicker in contours; semilustrous; slightly mottled).
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves middle discus. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; slightly worn breaks; small patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 22, no. 100 (incorrect in concordance; H. Williams)
Maximum preserved dimension
0.026
Weight (kg)
0.002
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Horse or Donkey (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 698 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0698>