Corinth Object: L 2959
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2959
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2959
Description:   Lamp with leaf-shaped flat bottom, straight flaring body, flattened mould joing, broad flat rim, concave disk surrounded by 2 faint plastic rings, 3 fill holes in arms of cross excpet upper rt., air hole at edge of disk, projecting nozzle, large fill hole. Solid lug handle with smear at joint.
Decoration:   Bottom: branch with 2 framing grooves, small circle at tip, 2 flanking handle base. Rim: herringbone; disk: monogram with plain cross, Rho to rt. 2 grooves on handle to base.
Material:   Semi-fine gray-brown clay with fine white, black inclusions, at least 1 mica, sparkling inclusions.
Munsell Color:   10YR 5/3 to 7.5YR 5/3
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.093 H00.046 (max) H00.033 (rim) W00.067
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Context mid 7th c. A.C.
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB136 P162
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 041 19
Basket: NB136 P162