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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 188
- Typological identification
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp, imitation North African
- Bibliography
- Kenchreai V, p. 62, no. 307 (H. Williams).
- Comparanda
- Cf. Isthmia III, p. 78, no. 3039, pl. 34 (Later Stadium).
- Comparanda
- Sim. Corinth IV.2, p. 274, no. 1355, pl. XIX (same format, different cross, signed ΧΙΟΝΗϹ; O. Broneer); Agora VII, pp. 179-180, nos. 2473-5, 2482, pl. 40 (same format, different cross, two almond-shaped grooves+inverted branch; J. Perlzweig); Kerameikos XVI, p. 297. no. 4727, pl. 82 (same format, similar cross, different shoulder; dated mid-6th century).
- Preservation comment
- Two large joining sherds preserve ca. 80% of lamp but missing middle to back right upper part with most of handle. Moderate to severe, extensive abrasion and pitting and slight chipping; worn breaks.
- Base Length
- 0.056
- Preserved length
- 0.088
- Width
- 0.059
- Base Width
- 0.034
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 754 (Late Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2020. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0754>
