KE 1512 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 406
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Comparanda
Model cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 280, nos. 4512, 4513, pl. 76 (B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Corinthian lamp fabric (pale red, heavy somewhat frequent, small to medium white (calcareous), subrounded to subangular inclusions), firing (hard), surface (unslipped). Slight webbing; thick but smoothed joining ridge; slight right misalignment of handle at seam.
Preservation comment
Intact. Moderate abrasion and rare pitting; slight chipping around rim; very rare specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 60, no. 284 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.028
Discus diameter
0.041
Handle total height
0.049
Length
0.096
Weight (kg)
0.081
Width
0.065
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.038
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1512 (Late 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/ke1512>