Corinth Object: L 2851
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2851
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2851
Old Number:   Temp. No. 01
Description:   Lamp with slightly concave bottom, deep straight flaring body, broad flat rim, ceep concave disk with central fill hole, disk offset by groove; short nozzle enclosed in body, large wick hole. Solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: 2 grooves; rim: vestigial herringbone, broken in middle by panel with vertical lines (?); disk: rays. No grooves on handle. From worn mould.
Writing:   inscribed. Virtually illegible inscription on bottom
Material:   Semi-fine tan to light red clay with frequent fine and rare coarse white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 5/4 to 5YR 4/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Intact except for center of fill hole; burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.090 H00.047 (max) H00.032 (rim) W00.072
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB113 P5
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 038 04
Basket: NB113 P5
Notebook Page: NB 113, spread 8 (pp. 4 - 5)