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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Comment
- JLR: dated middle-third quarter of 1st century CE
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 517
- Typological identification
- Early-Middle Roman Italian Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Format: Loeschcke Typus IV=Broneer Type XXIII=Bailey Type B Group ii (Tiberian-Early Trajanic)
- Typological identification comment
- Shoulder: Loeschcke Schulterform III a
- Cited by
- KenchreaiI, p. 38, n. 52 (R. Scranton)
- Comparanda
- For format cf. BMLII, p. 162, no. Q 870, pl. 11 (from Pozzuoli, dated 40-70 C.E.)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: BMLII, pp. 26, 27, 28, 332, 334, no. Q 1321, fig. 22, pl. 71 (Type P group iii=Loeschcke Type VIII, with green vitreous glaze; “central Italian”, dated 90-130 C.E.)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: BMLIII, pp. 18-19, 151-152, 157, nos. Q 1489, Q 3015, fig. 21, pl. 1 (Loeschcke Typus IB; from Cologne, dated first half 1st century CE)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: BMLIII, pp. 18-19, 368, 373, nos. Q 3012, Q 3015, fig. 21, pl. 98 (former: red-on-white lamp with two nozzles; latter: handle ornament; in both cases wings folded downward, unlike Ke1961; from Ephesus)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: Bachofen1912, vol. 2, pl. XVII:2
- Comparanda
- Same motif: Bartolietal1702, vol. III, pl. 3 (from Rome)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: BernaboBreaCavalier1965, pp. 190, 341, no. 89, tomba 521, pl. CCXXX:7 (Meligunìs Lipára)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: CorinthVI.2, pp. 174, 177, nos. 437, 459, pls. X, XXV (different format)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: Delplace1974, p. 67, no. 791, pl. XXXIII (Ordona)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: ErcolanoVIII, pp. 41-44, pl. VI (same motif on lamp with two nozzles)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: MorilloCerdan1999, vol. 2, fig. 138 (motivo 27)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: Vegas1966, p. 85, pl. III (Museo Arquéologico Nacional, Madrid; and Mérida)
- Comparanda
- Same motif: Waldhauer1914, pp. 39-40, no. 213, pl. 21 (Hermitage; Sammlung Pizzati)
- Comparanda
- Sim. motif: Perdrizet1921, p. 157, no. 445, pl. XC (same motif but Victoria crowning gladiator; on handle ornament)
- Comparanda
- cf. Deneauve1969, p. 110, no. 299, pl. XXXVI (Loeschcke Typus 1; Carthage)
- Comparanda
- cf. EphesosIV.2, p. 179, no. 43, pl. XI
- Comparanda
- cf. Leibundgut1977, p. 215, no. 114, pl. 23:3 (from Vindonissa)
- Comparanda
- cf. Menzel1969, pp. 42, 58, no. 331, pl. 33:21 (RGZM; from Miletus)
- Comparanda
- sim. Berges1989, p. 66, no. 135, fig. 37 (Montans [Tarn])
- Comparanda
- sim. Loeschcke1919, p. 392, no. 389, pl. VI (Loeschcke Typus IV, Schulter Form IIb/IIIb; Vindonissa)
- Description
- Circular format. Wide, flat to slightly rounded shoulder has three grooves. Somewhat concave discus has figural relief: Victoria facing, standing on globe, with wings spread upwars, left hand at side holding palm branch and right hand upraised holding wreath. Filling hole usually to left in comparanda. Narrow, short volume nozzle with rounded lip; small airhole at base.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: pale brown or buff, soft, fine, rare tiny black and red bits; faintly micaceous. Slip: orangish brown to rich brown; thin but consistent; matte. Central Italian?
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves ca. 30% of right discus and shoulder and small part of base of nozzle. Very slight, extensive abrasion and rare chipping and cracking; worn breaks; slip everywhere eroded and flaking.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 23-24, no. 116, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.073
- Preserved length
- 0.0754
- Preserved width
- 0.0468
- Weight (kg)
- 0.013
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 1961 (Early Roman Italian Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1961>
