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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 4230 | |
| Title: | MINIATURE LAMP | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 4230 | |
| Description: | Miniature lamp with flat round bottom, convex body curving into rounded irregular horizontal rim, large fill hole, rounded nozzle, large wick hole, small horizontal strap handle. Roughly made with clay bunched on bottom. Similar to Broneer Type IV lamps and T1876 (Corinth 13 p. 276 no. 431-3 pl. 71) and T2643 (Corinth 13 p. 281 no. 450-4 pl.75). | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with few fine sparkling, few small tabular angular white, few small taular angular pink inclusions and few small tabular angular and rare large spherical angular voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Five joining pieces preserving most of lamp. Large chip at break for missing handle and at bottom. Traces of ash on nozzle. | |
| Manufacture: | HW | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.019, Diam. Of foot 0.030, Diam. of rim 0.025 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.056, | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | Type IV lamps 6th-4th c. B.C., Late 5th to early 4th c BC based on Corinth 13 Grave no. 431-3 and context | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB247 B2 P55 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Findspot Description: | Kokkinovrysi Figurine Deposit | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 007 06 Basket: NB247 B2 P55 Notebook Page: NB 247, spread 32 (pp. 54 - 55) |
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