Corinth Object: L 1674
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 1674
Title:   LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   1674
Description:   Lamp with leaf-shaped flat bottom, steep straight flaring body, narrow sloping rim, concave disk with central fill hole, air hole at base of large wick hole. Solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Rim: 2 circumference grooves; disk: rosette with rounded tips. Handle: 3 grooves on top, 2 below. Dull brown-black slip over all.
Writing:   inscribed. Illegible letter on bottom.
Material:   Moderately fine gray-brown clay with rare fine white, black and sparkling inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Yellower than 7.5YR 6/4
Condition:   Complete profile. Single frgt., intact except for tip of nozzle and part of rim just to lt. of nozzle. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.034 (rim) H00.043 (max) D00.067 (max)
Weight Description:   L00.097
Weight:   00.097
Period:   Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD)
Chronology:   4th c.
Area:   Forum southeast South Stoa
Context:   NB135 P143
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Forum southeast South Stoa
Image: bw 2000 013 05
Basket: NB135 P143
Notebook Page: NB 135, spread 76 (pp. 142 - 143)