Corinth Object: L 2642
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2642
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXV
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2642
Description:   Lamp with flat bottom offset by groove, echinoid body, broad low-sloping rim, deep concave disk offset by groove, small air hole at base of nozzle, projecting nozzle, flat on top around small wick hole. Pierced lug handle.
Decoration:   Red slip over all. Rim and disk plain. 2 grooves on handle top.
Material:   Fine pinkish tan clay with some mica.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 6/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Intact except for large hole in right side; heavily encrusted. Burning on tip and right side of rim.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.052 (max) H00.032 (rim) L00.098 W00.064
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Chronology:   Early Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   Asklepieion, Exact provenance unknown. "Z" written on lamp
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 038 26
Basket: Asklepieion, Exact provenance unknown. "Z" written on lamp