| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 1612 | |
| Title: | LATE ROMAN GLAZED LAMP | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 1612 | |
| Description: | Lamp with slightly deformed concacave bottom, straight flaring body, flattened mould seam, broad rim, concave disk, solid lug handle. | |
| Decoration: | Bottom: 2 grooves; rim: herringbone; disk: tail of fish, tail up, with trident to rt. Purplish red-brown dull slip over all. | |
| Writing: | inscribed. Inscribed on bottom, Greek: | |
| Material: | Moderately fine clay, fired reddish tan to gray-brown at core, with rare small white inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: between 5YR 5/4 and 7.5YR 5/4 Slip:near 2.5YR 4/4 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., complete profile except center of disk; preserving back half of lamp with handle, half bottom, body and rim, 1/3 disk. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.030 (rim) H00.044 (max) D00.079 (max) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.077 | |
| Period: | Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 4th c. A.C. | |
| Area: | Temple E | |
| Context: | NB129 P15 | |
| Provenance: | Attica ? | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple E Image: bw 2000 013 13 Basket: NB129 P15 Notebook Page: NB 129, spread 13 (pp. 15 - 16) |
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