Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | L 1998 1 | |
Title: | BRONEER TYPE XXVIII ROMAN LAMP | |
Category Code: | L | |
Year: | 1998 | |
Object Number: | 1 | |
Description: | Flat leaf-shaped bottom, slightly convex flaring body, flat rim, concave disk with two concentric rings, five fill holes arranged in quincunx, nozzle enclosed in body with large wick hole, air hole between disk and body, solid lug handle | |
Decoration: | Two concentric grooves around bottom, on rim herring bone incompletely stamped, sides of nozzle double grooved, three grooves on handle with two grooves down back of handle to base, cf. Agora VII 2777. | |
Writing: | inscribed. Illegible signature on bottom | |
Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with tiny white inclusions (some popped), many fine sparkling inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 5/6 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Three joining frgts. Complete with a few missing chips. Burning on nozzle. | |
Manufacture: | MM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.035 (rim) H00.047 (handle) L00.100 D00.038 (bottom) D00.067 (rim) | |
Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
Chronology: | Second half of 5th century, cf. Agora VII 2777 | |
Area: | Panaghia south | |
Context: | NB908 B83 P110 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Panaghia south Image: bw 1998 024 24 Basket: NB908 B83 P110 Notebook Page: NB 908, spread 60 (pp. 110 - 111) |