Corinth Object: L 2883
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2883
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2883
Description:   Lamp with small depressed bottom, wide straight flaring body, turning out to mould joint, broad sloping shoulder, narrow flat rim, concave disk with central fill hole, channel with air hole to wick hole, tapered nozzle. Solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Rim: fine border of running spirals with dots in field, narrow band of beading framing plain disk. 3 grooves on top of handle only.
Material:   Semi-fine red clay with frequent fine to small white lime inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Slightly redder than 5YR 4/6
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact. Faint burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.088 H00.042 (max) H00.029 (rim) W00.069
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB126 P34
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 038 09
Basket: NB126 P34
Notebook Page: NB 126, spread 22 (pp. 34 - 35)