- KE 1178 (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative Lamp) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Technique
- Irregular lines and excess clay bits across surface from sloppy molding. Scattered clay globules. Retouching across figural relief.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 312
- Typological identification
- Early Roman Corinthian Lamp
- Typological identification comment
- Copy of South Russian format
- Comparanda
- Check parallel in Getty lamps
- Comparanda
- Check possible parallels in Kerameikos XVI
- Comparanda
- Format cf. AgoraVII, p. 72, nos. 4, 6, pl. 1 (import dated late 1st century B.C./early 1st century A.D.; J. Perlzweig)
- Comparanda
- Format cf. Waldhauer1914, pp. 15, 54, no. 387, pl. XXXVIII (Hermitage; from Kertsch)
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Pale buff with a tinge of pink, fired slightly more pale on exterior surface (<1mm); very fine, soft; smooth break. Very rare tiny, well sorted, light and dark specks; one elongated lime chunk opening at surface. Typical Early Roman Corinthian lamp fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves upper half of back of discus with shoulder and entire upper handle. Very slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks.
- Preserved length
- 0.036
- Preserved width
- 0.042
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- File
- Photograph
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