Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | L 1670 | |
Title: | LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVII | |
Category Code: | L | |
Object Number: | 1670 | |
Description: | Lamp with flat bottom, groove framing it; shallow straight flaring body, sloping rim, large shallow concave disk, framed by flat ring and 2 grooves; small U-shaped nozzle with wick hole at tip. | |
Decoration: | Rim: plain with panels. disk: gladiatorial combat with legs of standing figure at lt., facing rt., end of shield raised against head of 2nd figure kneeling at rt.; body upright, arms at side, lt. covered by shield, legs bent back. Made in plaster mould with small bubbles on rim. | |
Material: | Fine pinkish buff clay. | |
Munsell Color: | Yellower than 7.5YR 6./6 | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Seven joining frgts. except center bottom. Preserves front half of lamp, nozzle; missing frgt. from base of disk to base of nozzle (glue on one side). burning on nozzle. | |
Manufacture: | MM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.033 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L00.070 | |
Dimensions Restored: | D00.080-00.085 (max) | |
Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
Chronology: | 2nd c. A.C. | |
Area: | Forum southeast South Stoa | |
Context: | NB135 P184 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Forum southeast South Stoa Image: bw 2000 015 32a Basket: NB135 P184 Notebook Page: NB 135, spread 97 (pp. 184 - 185) |