Corinth Object: L 258
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 258
Title:   CORINTHIAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVII: DISK
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   258
Description:   Lamp with plastic band framing shallow convex disk; small fill hole somewhat off-center.
Decoration:   Disk: in low relief: at lt. retiarus standing, facing rt., dagger in rt. hand, spear or trident in lt., galerus on lt. arm; at rt., seated secutor, wearing helmet, shield thrown down. Plaster mould bubbles - a few quite large.
Material:   Fine tan clay, sparkling inclusions, rare lime inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Slightly redder than 10YR 6/5
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., preserving most of disk, small part of framing band, fill hole.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Preserved:   MPDim00.070
Period:   Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD)
Chronology:   2nd-3rd c. A.C.
Area:   Early Excavations
Context:   Early Excavations, Provenance unknown
Provenance:   Corinth
Bibliography:   Broneer 1930, Corinth 4.2, cat. 634
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Broneer, Corinth 4:2, 1930b
Monument: Early Excavations
Image: bw 1866
Image: bw 2000 041 18a