KE 742 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 178
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. BMLIII, pp. 15, 16, 385, no. Q 3133, fig. 17, pl. 107 (identified as Eros riding bird right, opposite reptile(?); from Ephesus, dated A.D. 500-600; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
sim. EphesosIV.2, pp. 150-1, nos. 1211-1214, pl. VII (F. Miltner)
Comparanda
sim. Hubinger1993, pp. 123-124, no. 253, pl. 29 (same format, eagle facing with spread wings; Universität Bonn)
Conservation
1960s: joined with shellac.
Conservation
2023, July 1: mechanical cleaning to remove gritty encrustation (Angeliki Chandri).
Description
Round, slightly concave discus has three filling holes and figural relief: Eros facing right, right wing spread and right arm extended out, apparently riding an animal (bird?).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Dark orangish pink, somewhat hard, with infrequent, small, subrounded calcitic inclusions, rare, gray, subangular bits and faintly golden micaceous; consistently, hard fired; thin, somewhat even wash same color as fabric. Typical MR-LR Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds preserve ca. 75% from top of lamp but missing nozzle. Slight, extensive erosion, moderate, extension abrasion, and sparse chipping; worn breaks; thick, extensive patches of encrustation.
Discus diameter
0.051
Handle total height preserved
0.036
Preserved length
0.062
Weight (kg)
0.036
Width
0.059
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Eros/Cupid (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 742 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0742>