KE 1124 (Early Byzantine Regional Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Blurry relief from worn mold(?). and surface (smoothing along shoulder and walls). Wide wedding and joining ridge but rounded by hand; clean alignment at seam.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 299
Typological identification
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Corinthian or Regional Lamp, imitation North African
Typological identification comment
Corinthian copy of regional imitation of North African lamp. Note large unperforated airhole in channel.
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaX, p. 140, no. 414, pl. 55 (moldmates?; B. L. Wohl; from Northeast Gate; citing examples from Nemea that are not fully published)
Comparanda
sim. Aupert1980, pp. 409-410, nos. 24-33=Koutsoussaki2008, pp. 357-358, no. 631, pls. LX, LXI, figs. 477-479 (variante A; Agora and Thermes, Argos)
Comparanda
sim. Bovon1966, p. 91, no. 642, pl. 17 (Argos)
Fabric, firing, surface
Late Corinthian “white” fabric, firing, and surface treatment: slightly reddish buff; somewhat fine, hard, with granular break; frequent irregular voids and fissues across surface.
Preservation description
Two joining sherds preserve complete lamp but missing front of nozzle. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and slight chipping around edges; slightly worn breaks; streaks of gray to black discoloration on upper right wall and underwide of nozzle (secondary scorching?).
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 83, no. 435, pl. 20 (H. Williams; misidentified as North African import)
Base Diameter
0.02
Estimated discus diameter
0.033
Handle total height
0.05
Height base to shoulder
0.035
Height shoulder to handle
0.015
Preserved length
0.092
Weight (kg)
0.104
Width
0.065
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph