Corinth Object: L 2843
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2843
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2843
Old Number:   L-2728A
Description:   Lamp with flat leaf-shaped bottom, nearly vertical sides, turning out to heavy mould joint, sloping shoulder, flat rim, ring surrounding concave disk with 2 fill holes at 10 min. to 4, solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: 2 grooves with impressed circles framing base of handle. rim: herringbone. disk: monogram with hatched arms, circle at center, rho to rt. Handle: 2 grooves to base.
Writing:   inscribed. Faintly impressed on bottom: branch with letters: Greek: .R E (?)
Material:   Semi-fine dark brown clay with few fine white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Near 10YR 4/2
Condition:   Complete profile. Wingle frgt. complete except for nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.039 (max) H00.031 (rim) W00.057
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.074
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB122 P145
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 037 23
Basket: NB122 P145