KE 1861 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ⲤΠⲰ[ⲤΙΑΝ]^ΟΥ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 489
Typological identification
Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
Typological identification
Signature, mark, or legend (lamp)
Description
Bust of Antinoös.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pale buff, more pale at surface; very smooth), firing, and surface treatment. Small clay nodules in grooves. Retouched details of face and hair.
Preservation comment
Six joining sherds preserve almost entire discus, ca. 65% of shoulder, entire handle, most of wall, and ca. 45% of base. Slight, sparse abrasion and scratching; slightly worn breaks; specks of encrustation in grooves.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 43, no. 155, pl. 7 (H. Williams)
Base Diameter
0.0375
Body diameter
0.074
Discus diameter
0.051
Handle total height
0.047
Preserved length
0.0826
Weight (kg)
0.039
Other Dimensions
H. base-shoulder 0.028
Other Dimensions
H. shoulder-top handle 0.019
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Antinous (imperial beloved, 130-138)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1861 (Early/Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1861>