| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 1585 | |
| Title: | LATE ROMAN GLAZED LAMP | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 1585 | |
| Description: | Lamp with flat bottom, deep rounded body, flat rim, 3 grovoes surrounding deep concave disk with central fill hole, small air hole at edge of disk, tapering nozzle, wick hole. Solid lug handle. | |
| Decoration: | Bottom: 5 concentric deep grooves; rim: plain; disk: crescent; decorative band between air hole and wick hole. Handle: 3 grooves on top, 1 deep one on lower half with hatched lines to either side. Reddish-brown metallic glaze over all. | |
| Material: | Moderately fine light red-brown clay with frequent fine brown inclusions, rare coarse voids; fracture rough. | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: near 5YR 5/4 Slip: redder than 5YR 5/4 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Intact except for tip of nozzle. Heavy burning on nozzle and part of rim, disk. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.034 (rim) H00.047 (max) D00.072 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.102 | |
| Period: | Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 4th c. A.C. | |
| Area: | Temple E | |
| Context: | NB128 P153 | |
| Provenance: | Attica | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple E Image: bw 2000 013 09 Basket: NB128 P153 Notebook Page: NB 128, spread 82 (pp. 153 - 154) |
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