| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 199 | |
| Title: | LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVII | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 199 | |
| Old Number: | MF-00163 | |
| Description: | Lamp with flat bottom framed by groove, echinoid body, pared shoulder, broad flat rim with panel, plastic ring around concave disk; small fill hole off center at ca. 10:00. Small air hole at edge of disk, nozzle framed by raised panel. Vertical pierced lug handle, ending above bottom, 2 grooves down back. | |
| Decoration: | Rim: plain. disk: Eros dancing or walking to lt. while playing pipe, drapery billowing out in back. Stands on a ground line. Somewhat indistinct. | |
| Writing: | stamp. Indistinct inscription on bottom, Greek, poss. POS(PHOROU) | |
| Mythology: | Eros | |
| Material: | Fine pale brown clay with rare lime inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | From 10YR 6/4 to paler and grayer | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving right half of lamp with all of handle, right side of base of nozzle. Burning on nozzle. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.029 (rim) H00.047 (max) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.102 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.086 (max) | |
| Period: | Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 2nd-early 3rd c. A.C. | |
| Area: | Vrysoula | |
| Context: | NB79 P515 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Broneer 1930, Corinth 4.2, cat. 616 | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Broneer, Corinth 4:2, 1930b Monument: Vrysoula Image: bw 1872 Image: bw 2000 041 20a Basket: NB79 P515 Notebook Page: NB 79, spread 63 (pp. 514 - 515) |
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