| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 2002 3 | |
| Title: | ALPHA GLOBULE-AND-VOLUTE LAMP | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Year: | 2002 | |
| Object Number: | 3 | |
| Description: | Mouldmade lamp with flat bottom with one base ring, unevenly biconical body, low rim surrounding concave disk, small fill hole; short nozzle with large wickhole. Horizontal handle, attached to rim, and set vertically. Body lopsided. Heavy mould joint on shoulder. Similar to Broneer #372, 373 | |
| Decoration: | Raised dots overall of body, raised band framing underside of nozzle from body. Double volutes connect nozzle to body. Dark gray thin slip over all. | |
| Writing: | stamp. Letter ALPHA on the bottom of the lamp. | |
| Material: | Dark gray clay with less than 2% lime inclusions | |
| Munsell Color: | 10YR 4/1 | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. No clear burning around wick hole. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L00.058 H00.025 (to rim) H00.045 (max) D00.020 (foot) D00.027 (rim) | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 1st -2nd c. AD | |
| Area: | Panaghia south | |
| Context: | NB951 B107 P191, LOT 2002 025 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia south Image: bw 2002 029 09 Image: bw 2002 029 10 Image: bw 2002 029 11 Basket: NB951 B107 P191 Notebook Page: NB 951, spread 99 (pp. 190 - 191) |
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