KE 1996 (Early-Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
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)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware: buff.
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, darkening to gray in molded grooves.
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