Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KL 155 | |
Title: | MINIATURE LAMP | |
Category: | Lamps | |
Category Code: | KL | |
Object Number: | 155 | |
Description: | Miniature lamp with low false ring foot, convex walls, inturned rim with rounded lip. Long, rounded nozzle with large wick hole. | |
Decoration: | Wheel marks on interior. Black glaze over all. | |
Material: | Fine, very pale brown clay with rare small inclusions and rare fine voids | |
Munsell Color: | 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown) | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Complete except for missing handle. Glaze poorly preserved. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | Likely late 5th c. B.C. (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 212) | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB114 P85 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, Deposit 8. | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 48 (pp. 84 - 85) |