- KE 946 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 233
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy North African
- Description
- Rough copy with irregular cross fashioned over uncertain original discus design (traces to right).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical Late Roman Corinthian “red“ fabric (hard, gritty; uncommon to common, small, subangular white particles). Prominent webbing and joining ridge; handle bent to left during molding.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves 75% of lamp but missing front including entire nozzle. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping; mostly clean breaks; thin, extensive film of white discoloration (calcareous).
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 83, no. 434, pl. 20 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.039
- Discus diameter
- 0.04
- Handle total height
- 0.048
- Preserved length
- 0.099
- Weight (kg)
- 0.093
- Width
- 0.076
- Other Dimensions
- 0.029
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.019
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 946 (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/ke0946>
