Ke 2460 (Middle Roman Athenian Lamp) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
Inventory and subject numbers created and object studied in 2022.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 585
Typological identification
Middle Roman Athenian Lamp, unglazed
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 153, no. 1818, pl. 31 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
cf. Bernhard1955, p. 322, no. 303, pl. LXXXIV (“warsztat koryncki (?)“; Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw)
Comparanda
cf. CahnKlaiber1977, p. 388, no. 339, pl. 36 (Archäologisches Institut, Universität-Tübingen; from Alexandria)
Comparanda
cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 202, nos. 2587-2594, pl. 46 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
cf. Selesnow1988, p. 154, no. 217, pl. 31 (copy?; Liebighaus Museum Alter Plastik, Frankfurt; from Egypt)
Comparanda
sim. Ke0416-L0082
Comparanda
sim. Ke0417-L0083
Comparanda
sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 205, no. 700, pl. XII (glazed: final B27? O. Broneer)
Description
Circular, concave discus with raised rim and thin framing band; relief of rosette with 24 narrow petals with raised rims. Slightly sloping shoulder has relief of dense herringbone.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical Middle Roman Athenian fabric (pale yellow; very fine, slightly gritty texture), firing, and surface treatment (unslipped). Small clay nodules in grooves.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves small part of discus and adjacent shoulder. Slight, extensive pitting and abrasion; worn breaks.
Estimated discus diameter
0.06
Preserved length
0.029
Preserved width
0.025
Weight (kg)
0.002
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph