Corinth Object: L 2950
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2950
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2950
Description:   Lamp with leaf-shaped flat bottom, slightly concave flaring body, heavy mould joint, angular shoulder, flat rim, small square concave disk with channel and air hole to wick hole, tapering nozzle, solid lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: incised branch with 2 grooves; rim: triangle of impressed dots on either side of handle base; herringbone framing disk, concentric arcs framing channel, 3 grooves on top of handle, 2 below with circle on either side of handle base.
Material:   Semi-fine dark brown clay with frequent fine white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 4/3.5
Condition:   Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving complete profile except for disk; missing all of disk. Burning on nozzle, channel and edges of disk.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.096 H00.041 (max) H00.031 (rim) W00.068
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 040 30a
Basket: NB136 P162