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)
