Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KL 33a | |
Title: | LAMP BRONEER TYPE I | |
Category: | Lamps | |
Category Code: | KL | |
Object Number: | 33 | |
Object Suffix: | a | |
Description: | Lamp with flaring ring foot, slanting resting surface, flat undersurface, globular body that projects well beyond foot, narrow flat rim, raised above body and set on line of foot, large fill hole; large nozzle and wick hole that just impinges on rim. Horizontal strap handle, set vertically on upper body opposite nozzle. PQ type IB3. | |
Decoration: | Front half of lamp black glazed, and all of interior. | |
Material: | Fine buff clay, with 2-3% fine voids, rare thin elongated voids. | |
Munsell Color: | Slightly redder than 10YR 7.5/3 | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving complete profile except for very center of floor; preserving right half of lamp, with half of nozzle, and one stump of handle. Burning on nozzle. | |
Manufacture: | WM? | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.029 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L00.098 | |
Dimensions Restored: | D00.065-00.07 (foot) D00.085-00.09 (body) D00.065-00.07 (rim) D00.047-00.052 (fill hole) | |
Period: | Archaic (7th-6th c.) | |
Chronology: | late 7th-early 6th c. B.C. | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB106bis | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Outside South Long Building opposite Stelai Shrine A. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat. 29, p. 257 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Stillwell, Corinth 15:2, 1952 Monument: Potters' Quarter Image: bw 6480 Image: bw 2001 023 21 Basket: NB106bis |