KE 1111 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 287
Typological identification
Early/Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp
Comparanda
cf. BMLIII, p. 373, no. Q 3009, fig. 82, pl. 98 (from Ephesus)
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same motif AmareTafalla1984, pp. 38, 61, fig. 13:60 (Bilbilis)
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same motif AmareTafalla1988, p. 85, pl. 4:5, fig. 157 (Aragon)
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same motif Balestrazzi1988, vol. 1, p. 239, no. 597, vol. 2, p. 121, pl. 105 (motivo III.a.1.4; Aquileia)
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same motif Deneauve1969, p. 116, no. 341, pl. XL (Carthage)
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same motif EphesosIV.2, p. 116, no. 2š21, pl. II (Seven Sleepers); p. 103, no. 109, pl. XII (Magnesian Gate)
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same motif GoethertPolaschek1985, pp. 40, 43, 101, 120, 126, 176, 256-257, nos. 102, 118, 399, 502, 536, 770, 772, pls. 39, 59 (Motiv 187; Rheinische Landesmuseum, Trier)
Comparanda
same motif Heres1972, p. 39, no. 152, pl. 20 (Antikensammlung, Berlin; purchased in Alexandria)
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same motif Liesen1994, pp. 54-55, no. 239 (Ascibergium)
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same motif Loeschcke1919, pp. 377-378, nos. 211-221, pl. XII (from Vindonissa)
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same motif Menzel1969, pp. 33, 34, no. 139, fig. 28.7 (RGZM)
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same motif Mlasowsky1993, pp. 240-241, no. 229 (Kestner-Museum, Hannover, prob. from Lyon)
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same motif RosenthalSivan1978, p. 30, no. 101 (Schloessinger Collection, Hebrew University; from Egypt?)
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same motif SalamineVII, p. 133, nos. 360-361, pl. 19 (T. Oziol)
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same motif Szentleleky1969, pp. 77-78, no. 98 (Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest)
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same motif VikicBelancic1971, p. 148, no. 138, pl. 9:2 (Arheološkom Muzeju, Zagreb)
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same motif deBrunGagniere1937, pp. 34-35, no. 120, pl. 8 (Musée Calvet d’Avignon)
Comparanda
sim. BMCIII, pp. 66-67, 370, 378, no. Q 3066, pl. 102, fig. 82 (from Ephesus, dated Trajanic-Antonine; D. M. Bailey)
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sim. Bernhard1955, p. 311, no. 257, pl. LXIII (Muzeum narodowe, Warsaw)
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sim. Brants1913, p. 51, no. 932, pl. VI (no handle; Rijksmuseum, Leiden)
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sim. Liebundgut1977, pp. 183, 268, no. 691, pl. 8 (Motiv 313; from Avenches)
Comparanda
sim. Michelucci1998, p. 296, pl. LXXIX:7 (Iasos)
Comparanda
sim. PergamonXII, pp. 111, 147, 167, 179, nos. 169, 605, 607, 879, 880, 1020, Beilage 4, 10, pls. 5, 15, 19, 22 (“pergamenische“; variously dated 1st-2nd centuries C.E.; A. Heimerl)
Comparanda
sim. motif Berges1989, pp. 69, no. 206, fig. 40 (Montans, Tarn)
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sim. motif Liebundgut1977, pp. 183, 236, no. 314, pl. 49 (Motiv 313; from Vindonissa)
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sim. motif Vegas1966, pp. 96, 117, no. 209, pl. 8 (Novaesium [Neuss])
Comparanda
sim. motif: Goldman1950, p. 112, no. 171, fig. 100 (Tarsus)
Description
Type of lion leaping left. Late copy from western model: note filled in blob where small hole is usually located.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pink; somewhat soft; slightly gritty texture and slightly granular break; very rare, small, well sorted, subrounded, white inclusions and very rare, mixed, tiny bits; micaceous. Consistent firing. Slip: orangish red slip; thin, even, semilustrous; somewhat flakey.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 35% of lamp, including central to right discus, right shoulder, and most of nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; faint cloud of gray discoloration.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 25, no. 127 (H. Williams)
Estimated body diameter
0.051
Estimated discus diameter
0.038
Preserved length
0.0475
Preserved width
0.0358
Weight (kg)
0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Lion (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1111 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1111>