KE 1516 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 410
Typological identification
Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
Comparanda
sim. AgoraVII, p. 191, no. 2777, pl. 43 (Athenian product; J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 292, 4679, pl. 81 (Athenian product; B. Böttger)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Late Roman Corinthian lamp fabric (brownish red but surface 2 mm fired light brown; heavy and somewhat gritty, with rare subrounded chunks of calcitic matter), firing, and surface (slight lateral smoothing). Slight webbing and joining ridge, with slight mislaignment of seam at handle.
Preservation comment
Intact. Moderate to severe, extensive abrasion and large chip from handle; all edges worn; scattered, small patches of encrustation; cloud of dark gray discoloration over top (secondary scorching).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 60, no. 285, pl. 12 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.039
Handle total height
0.038
Length
0.085
Base Length
0.046
Weight (kg)
0.071
Width
0.059
Base Width
0.028
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.029
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1516 (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/ke1516>