Corinth Object: L 1998 1
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 1998 1
Title:   BRONEER TYPE XXVIII ROMAN LAMP
Category Code:   L
Year:   1998
Object Number:   1
Description:   Flat leaf-shaped bottom, slightly convex flaring body, flat rim, concave disk with two concentric rings, five fill holes arranged in quincunx, nozzle enclosed in body with large wick hole, air hole between disk and body, solid lug handle
Decoration:   Two concentric grooves around bottom, on rim herring bone incompletely stamped, sides of nozzle double grooved, three grooves on handle with two grooves down back of handle to base, cf. Agora VII 2777.
Writing:   inscribed. Illegible signature on bottom
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with tiny white inclusions (some popped), many fine sparkling inclusions.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 5/6
Condition:   Complete or intact. Three joining frgts. Complete with a few missing chips. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.035 (rim) H00.047 (handle) L00.100 D00.038 (bottom) D00.067 (rim)
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Second half of 5th century, cf. Agora VII 2777
Area:   Panaghia south
Context:   NB908 B83 P110
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia south
Image: bw 1998 024 24
Basket: NB908 B83 P110
Notebook Page: NB 908, spread 60 (pp. 110 - 111)