Ke 2016 bis (Early Roman Corinthian Imitative Lamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
L 530
Typological identification
Early Roman Corinthian Imitation or Copy of Italian Lamp
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Corinthian Imitation or Copy of Athenian Lamp
Typological identification comment
Corinthian imitation of Early Roman Athenian imitation Italian?
Comparanda
cf. AgoraVII, pp. 13, 109, no. 628, pl. 14 (signed incuse alpha; J. Perlzweig identified as Athenian imitation of Italian model, dated second half 1st century CE, but no clear Italian prototype)
Comparanda
sim. Leibundgut1977, pp. 140, 208, 243, nos. 41, 400, pl. 27 (Motiven 44, 45; Vindonissa)
Description
Two facing Lares with altar.
Fabric, firing, surface
Buff fabric, consistently fired; slighty soft, fine; smooth to faintly conchoidal break, slightly lumpy surface; no visible inclusions. Thin, semimatte, uneven slip, orangish brown, peeling everywhere in small flakes. Corinthian.
Published as
KenchreaiV, p. 22, no. 99, pl. 5 (H. Williams)
Estimated discus diameter
0.0625
Preserved height
0.0091
Preserved length
0.0
Weight (kg)
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Deity (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph