- KE 940 (Late Roman Corinthian 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 227
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
- Comparanda
- cf. CL 1318 (unpublished)
- Comparanda
- cf. Bovon1966, p. 57, no. 315, pl. 8 (moldmate? Argos)
- Comparanda
- cf. Garnett1975, pp. 204-205, no. 39, fig. 1:40 (Fountain of the Lamps, Corinth, dated early 6th century)
- Comparanda
- cf. Koutoussaki2008, p. 246, no. 338.4, pl. XXXIX, fig. 303 (moldmate?; Argos)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Standard fabric (“brick“ red, heavy), firing, and surface treatment. Prominent joining ridge and slight webbing.
- Preservation comment
- Intact. Slight erosion, moderate, extensive abrasion, and rare pitting and chipping; frequent specks to film of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, pp. 47-48, no. 225, pls. 9, 23 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.032
- Discus diameter
- 0.049
- Handle total height
- 0.046
- Length
- 0.092
- Weight (kg)
- 0.106
- Width
- 0.076
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-shoulder 0.031
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.015
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 940 (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/ke0940>
