Agora Object: L 2396
Inventory Number:   L 2396
Section Number:   Σ 848
    Σ 847
Title:   Lamp with Attached Figurine
Category:   Lamps
Description:   Nude standing youth, complete except for head, left arm, and left leg below knee. Projection at inside of right heel broken away.
The figure, elaborately modelled, stands on his right foot, with right hip thrown out and left leg bent. The hands and feet are larger and more coarsely modelled than the rest of the body.
The right hand rests on the edge of a lamp, which is attached to the figure at the groin. Front part of lamp broken away; discus plain so far as preserved; rim, polygonal (?), grooved at the back.
Red wash all over.
Light red clay.
Type ca. XXIV-XXV of Corinth collection.
ADDENDA Cf. T 1452 (X 625).
Context:   With coins nos. 28, 29 for the day.
Negatives:   Leica, LXVIII-87, LXVIII-88, 6-251, 6-252
Dimensions:   H. (of figurine) 0.195, (of lamp) 0.026; W. (of figurine) ca. 0.069, (of lamp) 0.06; Th. (of figurine) ca. 0.053
Material:   Ceramic
Date:   14 May 1936
Section:   Σ
Grid:   Σ:15-17/ΙΖ-ΚΒ
Elevation:   -3.40m.
Masl:   -3.4m.
Period:   Roman
Bibliography:   Agora VI, no. 926, p. 74, pl. 25.
Is Similar To:   Agora:Object:T 1452
References:   Publication: Agora VI
Publication Page: Agora 6, s. 104, p. 92
Images (4)
Card: L 2396
Card: L 2396