Corinth Object: L 1709
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 1709
Title:   LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   1709
Description:   Leaf-shaped lamp with flat bottom, deep flaring body, thick mould seam, low sloping rim, ring surrounding concave disk; nozzle enclosed in rim with large wick hole. Solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: palm branch, circle, E; Rim: leaf pattern, with waves on either side of nozzle. disk: rosette. Handle: 2 grooves to bottom.
Writing:   inscribed. Inscribed on bottom: E with palm branch, circle
Material:   Moderately fine clay fired brown to dark brown-gray with common fine white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 4/4 to 5YR 3/1
Condition:   Fragment. Intact except for disk. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.083 H00.030 (rim) H00.038 (max) W00.062
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   4th-5th c.
Area:   Forum southwest
Context:   NB133 P68
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Forum southwest
Image: bw 2000 015 36a
Basket: NB133 P68
Notebook Page: NB 133, spread 43 (pp. 67 - 68)