Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | L 2872 | |
Title: | ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII | |
Category Code: | L | |
Object Number: | 2872 | |
Description: | Lamp with flat pointed oval bottom, flaring convex body, flat rim, ridge surrounding deep concave disk with central fill hole, air hole at edge of disk, slightly tapering nozzle, large wick hole, solid lug handle. | |
Decoration: | Bottom: incised branch, 2 grooves framing it; rim: wavy line; disk plain except for 3 impressed circles at base of handle, 2 grooves framing wick hole, 2 grooves on handle, middle smeared. | |
Material: | Semi-fine light red-brown clay with frequent fine, rare small white lime inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | 5YR 5/6 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. Burning on nozzle. | |
Manufacture: | MM | |
Dimensions Actual: | L00.080 H00.037 (max) H00.027 (rim) W00.052 | |
Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
Chronology: | Late Roman | |
Area: | Asklepieion | |
Context: | Asklepieion, Lerna square, 1932. | |
Site: | Asklepeion | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Asklepieion Image: bw 1999 037 21 Basket: Asklepieion, Lerna square, 1932. |