| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KL 137 | |
| Title: | DOUBLE LAMP BRONEER LAMP TYPE VII | |
| Category: | Lamps | |
| Category Code: | KL | |
| Object Number: | 137 | |
| Description: | Lamp with low disk foot, concave undersurface, deep body with convex profile, sharply articulated broad flat rim, slanting sharply downward to moderate fill hole. Floor ca. flat. Two opposed, long nozzles, flat on top with large wick holes at tips. Published by Stillwell as Broneer type V, but possibly type VII ? | |
| Decoration: | Two circumference grooves on rim at outer circumference. Possible beige wash on surface. | |
| Material: | Relatively fine clay, fired light tan at surface to brighter pink at core, with 3% fine red, black platy inclusions, some voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | Slightly yellower than 7.5YR 7/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Seven joining frgts., preserving complete except for small parts of body and rim, underside of one nozzle, most of underside and all of tip of 2nd nozzle. Burning on both nozzles. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.044 D00.066 (foot) D00.097 (max) D00.086 (rim) D00.040 (fill hole) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.165 | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | Late 4th c. B.C. | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory. Altar Room. Between door wall and cross wall south of pithos. NB 114 p. 32. | |
| Bibliography: | Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat. 74, p. 264 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Stillwell, Corinth 15:2, 1952 Image: bw 6483 Image: bw 2001 022 36 Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 20 (pp. 30 - 31) |
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