KE 417 (Middle Roman Corinthian Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Prominent seam, separated in places, and ridge running up handle. Strikingly thin walled. Front right upper handle attachment strenthened with added clay before firing. Rare, large clay nodules from air pockets in plaster mold.
Imitation: manufacturing features and adaptation of Athenian early unglazed motifs, not entirely even.
Comparanda
cf. Ke0416-L0082
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, p. 153, nos. 1818-1820, 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
sim. CorinthIV.2, p. 205, no. 700, pl. XII (glazed: final B27? O. Broneer)
Fabric, firing, surface
Typical fabric, firing, and surface treatment for ware: pinkish hue; hard, fine.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves small part of back left discus, ca. 15% of back to left shoulder, and entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and rare scoring; somewhat worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 45, no. 189, pl. 9 (identified as Broneer XXVII Corinthian; H. Williams)
