Corinth Object: L 2889
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2889
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2889
Description:   Lamp with double base ring, deep straight flaring body, reinforced mould joint, broad flat rim, 2 concentric rings framing small concave disk with central fill hole; air hole beyond disk, edge of wick hole. Solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Rim: herringbone. Handle: 2 grooves.
Material:   Semi-fine gray-brown clay with frequent fine voids, rare fine to medium white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   10YR 6/2 to 10YR 5/2
Condition:   Complete profile. Intact except for nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.041 (max) H00.029 (rim) W00.065
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.080
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   Asklepieion, Provenance unknown, 1933
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 037 20
Basket: Asklepieion, Provenance unknown, 1933