KE 1942 (Early Roman Corinthian[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 512
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Lamp, copy/imitation Italian
Typological identification comment
Corinthian copy of Italian lamp?
Description
Gladiator?
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical buff (tinge of orange), firing, and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15-20% of front left discus and small part of adjacent shoulder and back of nozzle. Slight, extensive abrasion with minor flaking; worn breaks; faint specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 27, no. 136, pl. 6 (H. Williams)
Discus diameter
0.048
Preserved length
0.0358
Preserved width
0.0232
Weight (kg)
0.001
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Gladiator (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1942 (Early 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/ke1942>