KE 1996 (Early-Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
JLR 8-2022: check sherd for traces of slip; Late Corinthian?
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 527
Typological identification
Broneer Type XXVIIC Lamp
Comparanda
cf. CorinthIV.1, p. 190, no. 580, fig. 133 (O. Broneer)
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves central part of discus. Slight, extensive abrasion with scattered pitting and flaking; very worn breaks; frequent specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 21, no. 93, pl. 4 (identified as imported; “possibly a bearded Hercules“; H. Williams)
Preserved length
0.0521
Preserved width
0.0262
Weight (kg)
0.002
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1996 (Early-Middle 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/ke1996>