Corinth Object: L 2845
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2845
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2845
Description:   Lamp with top of steep body, broad flat rim, raised ring surrounding concave disk with central fill hole, ring continuing to form frame for channel and surrounding wick hole, large air hole at base of channel, solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Rim: herringbone interrupted by panel with spiral; disk: rays.
Material:   Semi-fine brown clay with frequent fine to small white, red inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Slightly redder than 7.5YR 5/4
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., preserving complete top of lamp except for left edge of rim, small part of body. Slight burning on wick hole.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.086
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.031 (max)
Dimensions Restored:   W00.062
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   Asklepieion, Provenance unknown, 1932.
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 037 29
Basket: Asklepieion, Provenance unknown, 1932.