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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 374
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, copy/imitation Italian
Comparanda
Italian model: BMLII, pp. 250, no. Q 1116, pl. 42 (south Italian, late 1st century A.D.?; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
Italian model: cf. LABNII, pp. 45-46, nos. 164-167, pl. XVIII (M.-C. Hellmann)
Comparanda
Italian model: cf. Rossiter1994, pp. 93-94, 155, no. 35, fig. 58 (San Giovanni du Ruoti; late example?)
Comparanda
On Italian model see gen. Fabbricotti1974
Comparanda
cf. NAM 3095 (signed Sposianos; unpublished)
Comparanda
sim. Brants1913, p. 33, no. 499, pl. IV (Rijksmuseum, Leiden; from Carthage)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical buff fabric, firing, and surface treatment: pale pinkish buff; fine.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves ca. 25-30% from from left discus and shoulder. Slight worn breaks but surface overall in good condition.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 42, no. 153, pl. 7 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.046
Preserved length
0.064
Preserved width
0.0424
Weight (kg)
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1367 (Early 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/ke1367>