Corinth Object: L 1680
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 1680
Title:   LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   1680
Description:   Lamp with flat bottom, shallow wide-flaring body; rim designed for smaller lamp, set in from shoulder, broad and flat, groove and flat band surrounding deep concave disk with central fill hole. Unpierced air hole at base of large wick hole, tapering nozzle. Solid lug handle projecting from rim; below seam reduced to 3 shallow ribs.
Decoration:   Bottom: groove forming heart around monogram. Rim: grape vine; disk: plain. Handle: 2 grooves on top.
Writing:   inscribed. Inscribed on bottom, Greek monogram:
Material:   Fine brown clay with rare fine white inclusions, few voids.
Munsell Color:   Slightly redder than 7.5YR 5/4
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact. No burning.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.088 H00.024 (rim) H00.041 (max) D00.072 (max)
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Forum southwest
Context:   NB133 P136
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Forum southwest
Image: bw 2000 013 06
Basket: NB133 P136
Notebook Page: NB 133, spread 90 (p. 136)