KE 1961 (Early Roman Italian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]

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

Pagescan

Photograph