Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | L 727 | |
Title: | IMPORTED HELLENISTIC LAMP | |
Category Code: | L | |
Object Number: | 727 | |
Description: | Lamp with flat base, biconical body, collar rim with flaring profile, surrounding moderate fill hole. Long nozzle, raised to base of rim, narrow and flat on top, flaring at sides, long wick hole. For type see Howland 36B N0490. Published by Broneer as type X, but isn't properly speaking. | |
Decoration: | Slightly metallic black glaze over all. | |
Material: | Fine well-compacted brown clay with poss. 1-2 fine red inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | Slightly yellower than 5YR 5/4 | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Single frgt., complete except for rim, of which 1/10 of base preserved, very tip of nozzle. Burning on nozzle. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | D00.050 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L00.077 H00.029 | |
Period: | Hellenistic | |
Chronology: | First half 3rd c. ? | |
Area: | Early Excavations | |
Context: | Early Excavations, Provenance unknown | |
Provenance: | Attica ? | |
Bibliography: | Broneer 1930, Corinth 4.2, cat. 169 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Broneer, Corinth 4:2, 1930b Monument: Early Excavations Image: bw 2002 005 22 |