Corinth Object: L 2920
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2920
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2920
Description:   Lamp with base ring and groove, echinoid body, turning in to narrow flat rim, broad groove and ring framing deep concave disk with central fill hole, air hole at bae of wick hole. Solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: in low relief, a bare left foot; Rim: herringbone, imperfectly impressed, with 2 lines on either side of wick hole; disk: rosette with round petals, centers of which in relief. Handle: herringbone on top.
Material:   Semi-fine light reddish brown clay with frequent fine white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Between 7.5YR 5/6 and 5YR 5/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Intact except for nozzle; burning around wick hole.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.037 (max) H00.026 (rim) W00.057
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.076
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB136 P162
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 041 13
Basket: NB136 P162