- KE 973 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Corinthian[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 256
- Typological identification
- Howland Type 25 Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Howland Type 25A (dated mid-second quarter 4th-first quarter 3rd cs.) = Scheibler Typ DSL 3 (dated 400-250); cf. AgoraXXIX, pp. 494-495 (S. Rotroff suggests redating 25A: “To ca. 275“)
- Bibliography
- KenchreaiV, p. 4, no. 6, pl. 22 (H. Williams)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: pale orange with red tinge; fine, slightly soft; slightly granular break; very rare, well sorted, very small, subrounded and subangular, mixed white, black, brown-red inclusions); firing (consistent); and surface treatment (black to dark brown slip inside and outside but base reserved; somewhat thick, even but flakey, semilustrous). Corinthian?
- Preservation comment
- Intact but missing front nozzle. Moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting with occasional gouging and large chip from front right; worn breaks.
- Base Diameter
- 0.04
- Body diameter
- 0.067
- Height
- 0.041
- Preserved length
- 0.081
- Weight (kg)
- 0.135
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 973 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic 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/ke0973>
