Corinth Object: L 1012
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 1012
Title:   LAMP BRONEER TYPE II
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   1012
Description:   Heavy large lamp with flattened bottom in so far as preserved, straight body tapering to base of broad flat rim, overhanging on interior, on exterior turned up to make projecting lip. Extremely large nozzle tapering to tip with large wick hole.
Decoration:   Black glaze on nozzle, stripe on inner and outer circumference of rim, on undersurface of rim, possibly on floor.
Material:   Fine clay with rare fine black inclusions, possible 2 bits of pale yellow unmixed clay, fired light brown to pale yellow on surface, brown at core.
Munsell Color:   10YR 7/4 to 10YR 6/4 to 2.5Y 8/2
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., complete body to rim profile, nozzle, 1/8 circumference; missing bottom; burning on nozzle and edge of rim.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.024 D00.060
Period:   Archaic (7th-6th c.)
Chronology:   6th c.
Area:   Early Excavations
Context:   Early Excavations, Provenance unknown
Provenance:   Corinth? Argos?
Bibliography:   Broneer 1930, Corinth 4.2, cat. 46
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Broneer, Corinth 4:2, 1930b
Monument: Early Excavations
Image: bw 2000 032 18a