Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | L 2957 | |
Title: | ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII | |
Category Code: | L | |
Object Number: | 2957 | |
Description: | Lamp with flat leaf-shaped bottom, slightly concave flaring body, angular shoulder, flat rim, concave square disk with central fill hole, channel and air hole to large wick hole, tapering nozzle. Solid lug handle. | |
Decoration: | Bottom: incised branch with 2 grooves; rim: triangular panel framing handle with dot, herringbone framing disk, concentric arcs framing channel; groove around plain disk; handle: 3 faint brooves on top, one on bottom. | |
Material: | Semi-fine light red clay with frequent fine inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | Yellower than 2.5YR 5/6 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. Burning on wick hole. | |
Manufacture: | MM | |
Dimensions Actual: | L00.083 H00.035 (max) H00.027 (rim) W00.058 | |
Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
Chronology: | Late Roman | |
Area: | Asklepieion | |
Context: | NB136 P126 | |
Site: | Asklepeion | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Asklepieion Image: bw 1999 041 06 Basket: NB136 P126 Notebook Page: NB 136, spread 68 (pp. 126 - 127) |