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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 193
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
- Comparanda
- sim. Ke 116 (Athenian late glazed)
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraVII, p. 154, no. 1891 (Athenian lamp; signature branch; J. Perlzweig) = Karivieri1996, p. 230, no. 228, pl. 42 (dated first half of 5th century)
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraVII, p. 191, no. 2777, pl. 43 (Athenian product; J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 292, no. 4679, pl. 81 (Athenian product; signed Chione; later product? B. Böttger)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Late Roman Corinthian “red“ fabric (brick red, gritty; somewhat crumbly?), firing, and surface. Slight joining ridge and webbing but clean seam and alignment.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 75% of top part of lamp, including over two-thirds of discus and shoulder, most of nozzle, and upper handle. Slight erosion, moderate to severe, extensive abrasion, and slight chipping around edges; worn breaks; rare patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 60, no. 281 (H. Williams)
- Discus diameter
- 0.041
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.013
- Preserved length
- 0.095
- Preserved width
- 0.067
- Weight (kg)
- 0.039
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 704 (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/ke0704>
