KE 1131 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Corinthian Miniature Lamp) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 306
Typological identification
Classical-Hellenistic Miniature Lamp
Typological identification
Howland Type 25 Lamp
Typological identification comment
More likely a miniature version of Howland Type 25 than the Late Archaic to Classical Broneer Type IV=Howland Type 21.
Comparanda
sim. AgoraIV, p. 69, no. 275, pls. 9.38 (similar design but different fabric, and glazed; R. Howland)
Comparanda
sim. IsthmiaIII, pp. 10, 11, no. 59, pls. 2, 15 (similar scale, design, fabric?; Type IVB; O. Broneer)
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: buff; smooth to slightly granular break; very fine, rare, well sorted, small, subrounded, white (calcareous) and very rare, subangular, dark red inclusions; rare, small, rounded voids at surface. Consistently fired. Unslipped. Surface smoothed. Regional.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 30% of front to side left shoulder with contiguous wall and bottom, and entire nozzle. Extensive, moderate abrasion and rare scratching; worn breaks; scattered thin patches of faint encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 5, no. 16 (“miniature ‘dedicatory‘ lamp“; H. Williams)
Estimated base diameter
0.033
Estimated body diameter
0.0365
Preserved length
0.0378
Preserved width
0.0332
Weight (kg)
0.008
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KE 1130 (Late Roman Asia Minor Lamp)