| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 1622 | |
| Title: | NORTH AFRICAN TYPE LAMP BRONEER XXXI | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 1622 | |
| Description: | Lamp with low base ring, body flaring out and up vertically to thick mould seam, flat rim, slightly smaller than lamp, shallow concave disk framed by ridge that continues into channels to nozzle, 3 fill holes at 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00; elongated nozzle with large wick hole near tip. Solid lug handle, pinched thinly, bottom askew and simplified into rib continuing to base. | |
| Decoration: | Bottom: 2 small concentric rings framed by semi-circles facing out, wavy ridge extending from undersurface to nozzle. Rim: concentric circles alternating with dotted quincunx; disk: cross monogram with Rho to rt., dot beneath each cross arm. | |
| Material: | Fine brown clay with frequent fine white inclusions and common sparkling ones. | |
| Munsell Color: | Yellower than 7.5YR 5/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Intact except for top half of nozzle and part of adjoining rim, tip of handle; heavy burning on nozzle. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L00.103 H00.030 (rim) H00.048 (max) W00.063 | |
| Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 6th c. | |
| Area: | Forum southeast | |
| Context: | NB135 P75 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Forum southeast Image: bw 2000 012 35 Basket: NB135 P75 Notebook Page: NB 135, spread 42 (pp. 74 - 75) |
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