Corinth Object: MF 2014 61a
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2014 61a
Title:   GLASS LAMP WITH THREADED DECORATION
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2014
Object Number:   61
Object Suffix:   a
Related Objects:   MF-2014-61B
Description:   Lamp, wide oval body, slightly angled toward the bottom. Bulging shoulders narrow into a wide neck flaring toward rim. Blowing spirals at neck. Handle is vertical and oval in section, attached just above shoulder and pulled out and down into a small loop, slightly tilted left, with end pressed against shoulder, widening and thinning as it travels down the body, similar to MF-1992-36.
Decoration:   Threads of blue glass around neck in close spiral, attached at neck.
Material:   Colorless green glass
Condition:   Fragment. Six joining frgts., one non-joining frgt. (MF-2014-61B). Two non-joining body frgts. Left in Lot 2014-50. Part of neck, shoulder, and body preserved. Small handle completely preserved.
Period:   Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:   based on comparanda
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Context:   Temple E, Southeast, context 530, LOT 2014 050
Findspot Description:   E: 115.67, N: 1076.92, H: 85.05
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Temple E, Southeast
Image: digital 2014 5461
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 530