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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 486
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
- Comparanda
- cf. Bassett1903, pl. XIII:6 (Vari, Athens)
- Comparanda
- cf. CorinthIV.2, p. 258, no. 1205 (O. Broneer)
- Comparanda
- cf. EphesosIV.2, p. 187, pl. XII:160 (F. Miltner)
- Comparanda
- cf. KerameikosXVI, pp. 96-98, nos. 124-173, pls. 6-7 (B. Böttger)
- Comparanda
- cf. Kübler1953, p. 125, fig. 39
- Description
- Concave discus with relief has raised edge and at least one rounded framing ring. Relief shows bust of goddess facing left with braided and knotted hair wearing diadem and necklace; type has draped garment. Occurs only with eight S-spirals/four dots and plain panels on shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Typical fabric (pinkish, somewhat soft), firing, and surface (unslipped).
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves ca. 33% of discus. Slight, sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; few specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 54, no. 231, pl. 10 (H. Williams)
- Estimated discus diameter
- 0.053
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.041
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Aphrodite/Venus (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 1578 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1578>
