- Ke 2418 (Late Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Comment
- Inventory number created and object studied in June, 2022; subject number created by H. Williams in ca. 1972.
- Logical part of
- Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- L 542
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Corinthian or Regional Lamp, copy/imitation Athenian
- Comparanda
- cf. AgoraVII, p. 179, no. 2470, pl. 40 (J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 268, no. 4257, pl. 73 (B. Böttger)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Late Roman Athenian lamp fabric (reddish orangish, somewhat fine), firing, and surface (slight wash or smoothing, same color as fabric).
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves most of discus and shoulder but missing front with nozzle and upper handle. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; extensive white cloud and scattered specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiV, p. 63, no. 314 (H. Williams)
- Discus width
- 0.048
- Handle total height preserved
- 0.018
- Preserved length
- 0.069
- Preserved width
- 0.0677
- Weight (kg)
- 0.029
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“Ke 2418 (Late 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/ke2418>
