Corinth Object: L 1576
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 1576
Title:   LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   1576
Description:   Somewhat crooked almond-shaped lamp with flat bottom, steep, straight sides, flat rim, slightly concave oval disk with three off-center fill holes, air hole at base of U-shaped nozzle, with wick hole. Solid vertical lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: incised leaf within two, incomplete framing lines, circle at nozzle end, 1 on either side of handle base. Rim: herringbone, somewhat smaller than full width of lamp; disk: cross-monogram with loop open to rt., dot (?) in center of cross, wavy lines on arms.
Material:   Hard-fired dark brown clay with common amount of fine white, sparkling inclusions, voids.
Munsell Color:   Between 5YR 5/6 and 2.5YR 5/6
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.045 (max) H00.028-00.032 (rim) L00.086D00.059
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Temple E
Context:   NB127 P184
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Temple E
Basket: NB127 P184
Notebook Page: NB 127, spread 97 (pp. 183 - 184)