- KE 1132 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Corinthian Lamp with graffito) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- Α
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 307
- Typological identification
- Howland Type 21 Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Regional adaptation (Broneer Type late V/early VII?; early-mid-4th century BCE) of Howland Type 21C/C‘ (dated last quarter 5th-early 4th cs.)=Scheibler Typ RSL 1 spät (dated 430-390)
- Bibliography
- KenchreaiV, p. 4, no. 3 (H. Williams)
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraIV, p. 49, nos. 176-178, pls. 6, 22, 34 (similar shape but different material; R. Howland)
- Comparanda
- sim. IsthmiaIII, pp. 12-13, no. 83, pls. 2, 16 (Type V; comparable shape but peeling black glaze, “might be“ local; from west end, South Stoa; dated “probably“ early 4th century BCE)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: Pale reddish yellow or buff; slightly gritty texture, smoth to slightly granular break; fine, somewhat soft, very few, small, subrounded white (calcareous) inclusions and very rare, small voids. Slip, inside and outside lamp: orangish brown to orangish red; mottled; thin, slightly uneven, semimatte; flakey.Thin
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 40% of top front part of lamp with entire nozzle. Extensive, moderate abrasion and scratching with severe chipping around wickhole; worn breaks; faint gray cloud (calcareous?).
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.063
- Preserved height
- 0.0228
- Preserved length
- 0.0406
- Preserved width
- 0.0577
- Weight (kg)
- 0.025
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 1132 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Corinthian Lamp with graffito).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1132>
