| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 1403 | |
| Title: | LAMP WITH OVULES ON RIM AND GLADIATORIAL SCENE | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 1403 | |
| Description: | Mouldmade lamp (Type XXVIII) with concave bottom defined by groove, convex body, wide rim, concave disk with two fill holes, vertical lug handle. Groove below handle is off-axis. | |
| Decoration: | Rim: tiny row of impressed ovules framing disk, panel in center of each side. Small partial groove preserved on foot. In discus, a gladiatorial scene: retiarius on left facing right, crouching with right arm lowered. On right, secutor faces left, with helmet and armor. Ground line between the two figures. Similar to L-2654, L-69-71, L-71-100, L-81-18, L-99-08, L-2007-3. | |
| Material: | gritty clay with few small and medium white, gray, and black inclusions | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5 YR 5/4 (reddish brown) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Intact (mended from five fragments) except for nozzle, which is missing. One half of wick hole preserved. Traces of burning around wick hole. Unglazed. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. (to rim) 0.026, max. H. 0.041, Diam. of foot 0.032, Diam. of rim 0.074 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.075 | |
| Bibliography: | Broneer 1930, Corinth 4.2, cat. 1193 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Broneer, Corinth 4:2, 1930b Notebook Page: NB 101, spread 34 (pp. 56 - 57) |
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