KE 1131 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Corinthian Miniature Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 306
Typological identification
Howland Type 25 Lamp
Typological identification comment
More likely a miniature version of Howland Type 25 than the Late Archaic to Classical Broneer Type IV=Howland Type 21.
Comparanda
sim. AgoraIV, p. 69, no. 275, pls. 9.38 (similar design but different fabric, and glazed; R. Howland)
Comparanda
sim. IsthmiaIII, pp. 10, 11, no. 59, pls. 2, 15 (similar scale, design, fabric?; Type IVB; O. Broneer)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: buff; smooth to slightly granular break; very fine, rare, well sorted, small, subrounded, white (calcareous) and very rare, subangular, dark red inclusions; rare, small, rounded voids at surface. Consistently fired. Unslipped. Surface smoothed. Regional.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 30% of front to side left shoulder with contiguous wall and bottom, and entire nozzle. Extensive, moderate abrasion and rare scratching; worn breaks; scattered thin patches of faint encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 5, no. 16 (“miniature ‘dedicatory‘ lamp“; H. Williams)
Estimated base diameter
0.033
Estimated body diameter
0.0365
Preserved length
0.0378
Preserved width
0.0332
Weight (kg)
0.008
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph