- KE 1730 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 458
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraVII, p. 141, nos. 1374-1383, pl. 26 (J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- sim. IsthmiaIII, p. 78, no. 3041, pl. 34 (from Theater; O. Broneeer)
- Comparanda
- sim. KerameikosXVI, pp. 258-9, nos. 4016, pl. 68 (B. Böttger)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: pale reddish brown, more yellowish brown near surface; hard; gritty surface, slightly granular break; uncommon, small, subangular and subrounded, mostly white inclusions. Consistently fired. Surface: unslipped. Slight ridging at seam and webbing. Uncommon clay nodules in grooves.
- Preservation comment
- Five joining sherds preserve almost entire lamp but missing small pieces from back left shoulder and front of base. Slight, somewhat sparse pitting and abrasion; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 64, no. 326, pls. 14, 23 (H. Williams)
- Base Diameter
- 0.029
- Discus diameter
- 0.041
- Handle total height
- 0.042
- Length
- 0.0903
- Weight (kg)
- 0.06
- Width
- 0.0592
- Other Dimensions
- H. base-shoulder 0.026
- Other Dimensions
- H. shoulder-top handle 0.016
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 1730 (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/ke1730>
