- Ke 2416 (Early-Middle Roman Boat Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Comment
- Inventory number created and object studied in 2022; subject number created by H. Williams in ca. 1972.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 540
- Typological identification comment
- ER-MR AM manufacture?
- Comparanda
- sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 284, no. 1448, pl. XXI (O. Broneer)
- Description
- Narrow, blocky handle that formed prow or stern. Incised grooves trace trapezoidal panel with two transverse lines on top and five axial grooves below radiating down toward center of boat.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Light red, 2.5YR 7/6. Fine, hard clay with scattered, tiny, mostly white and fewer black, gray, and red bits as well as rare golden micaceous flecks. Surface smoothed. No wash or slip.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves end of one handle of Isis-lamp. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and moderate chipping around edges. Very thin film of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.026
- Preserved length
- 0.051
- Preserved width
- 0.023
- Weight (kg)
- 0.017
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“Ke 2416 (Early-Middle Roman Boat Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2416>
