Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KL 95 | |
Title: | WHEELMADE LAMP | |
Category: | Lamps | |
Category Code: | KL | |
Object Number: | 95 | |
Description: | Lamp with disk foot, concave, string-cut undersurface, squat globular body tapering to vertical tapered lip. Nozzle projecting from max. diam. of body; on opposite side, horizontal handle in same place. Published as Broneer V?, but type uncertain. | |
Decoration: | Dull red-brown glaze over all. | |
Material: | Fine soft pinkish buff clay. | |
Munsell Color: | Slightly yellower than 7.5YR 6/5 | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving complete profile; right half of lamp, base of nozzle, part of stump of handle. Glaze worn. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.028 D00.053 (foot) | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L00.074 | |
Dimensions Restored: | D00.077 (body) D00.056 (lip, fill hole) | |
Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | Potters' Quarter, Deposit in road | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Road Deposit. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat. 71, p. 264 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Stillwell, Corinth 15:2, 1952 Monument: Potters' Quarter Image: bw 2001 022 11 Basket: Potters' Quarter, Deposit in road |