KE 934 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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 221
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Comparanda
cf. CL 1325, 4291, 69-288 (unpublished)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthIV.2, pp. 271-2, nos. 1324-1330, pl. XIX (O. Broneer)
Comparanda
cf. Garnett1975, pp. 194-5, no. 17, pl. 43 (Fountain of the Lamps, northwest of Corinth, dated mid-5th-mid-6th centuries)
Comparanda
cf. Koutoussaki2008, p. 291, no. 466 (Thermes, Argos)
Comparanda
cf. Oikonomou1988, pp. 485-6, no. 36, fig. 2 (Argos)
Comparanda
sim. Ke0942-L0229
Comparanda
sim. Bovon1966, p. 80, no. 566, pl. 15 (same format without cross; Argos)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Attic lamp fabric (brownish red), firing, and surface. Smoothed joining ridge and slight left misalignment of seam at back of handle.
Preservation comment
Intact but small hole in front right wall. Slight, extensive erosion and moderate abrasion; worn edges and surfaces; thin, extensive film of encrustation on all surfaces.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 47, no. 223, pl. 9 (H. Williams)
Discus length
0.029
Discus width
0.03
Handle total height
0.042
Length
0.083
Base Length
0.037
Weight (kg)
0.061
Width
0.056
Base Width
0.027
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.032
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.010
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph