Corinth Object: L 2946
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2946
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2946
Description:   Lamp with leaf-shaped flat bottom with faint base ring, straight flaring body, angular shoulder, flat rim, small concave square disk with 4 small fill holes, channel without air hole to wick hole set well in from nozzle tip. Solid lug handle, partly broken away.
Decoration:   Bottom: plastic decoration of central rim and 2 rings of small dots; rim: row of horizontal bars, dotted circle to rt. of channel; disk: cross with outlined arms, circle at center.
Material:   Semi-fine dark brown clay with common fine and rare coarse (to 4mm) angular white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Slightly yellower than 5YR 5/4
Condition:   Complete profile. Single frgt., complete except for right side of rim and edge of disk. No distinct burning.
Dimensions Actual:   L00.088 H00.027 (rim)
Dimensions Restored:   W00.064
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB126 P11
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 040 32a
Basket: NB126 P11
Notebook Page: NB 126, spread 10 (pp. 10 - 11)