| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 1836 | |
| Title: | LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVII: PYGMY AND CRANE, SIGNATURE | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 1836 | |
| Description: | Type XXVII lamp with lightly concave bottom, surrounded by incised ring, deep flaring body, broad rim rising slightly to shallow disk with small fill hole to lower lt. Vertical pierced lug handle. | |
| Decoration: | On rim: panels, impressed tongues. disk: gladiator fighting crane. Gladiator at lt., body frontal, legs to lt. head 3/4 rt., small round shield in lt. hand, rt. holds spear across body; attacked by large crane, who bites at gladiator's head, legs grasping man's thigh, wings outspread. See L-XXXX-1849 L-XXXX-1850 | |
| Writing: | inscribed. Inscribed on bottom in Greek: Thakinou | |
| Mythology: | Battle of Pygmies and Cranes ? | |
| Attributes: | Crane | |
| Material: | Fine buff clay with scattered fine white inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | Between 10YR 7/4 and 7.5YR 7/4 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Three joining frgts., complete profile; all bottom, 1/4 body rim, 4/5 disk - missing lower right section; lower half handle. Missing nozzle. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.026 (rim) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.086 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.09 | |
| Period: | 2nd c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | 2nd c. A.C. | |
| Area: | North of Peribolos of Apollo Baths of Eurykles | |
| Context: | NB103 P160 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Biers 2003, Fig. 18.3 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: North of Peribolos of Apollo Baths of Eurykles Image: bw 1997 012 10a Image: bw 1997 013 08 Image: bw 1997 013 11 Basket: NB103 P160 Notebook Page: NB 103, spread 82 (pp. 160 - 161) |
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