Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | L 1853 | |
Title: | LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVII: EROS | |
Category Code: | L | |
Object Number: | 1853 | |
Description: | Type XXVII lamp with concave disk, tiny air hole at bottom edge. | |
Decoration: | Disk: relief figure of chubby Eros, standing with weight on rt. leg, lt. turned out slightly; rt. hand at side holding bunch of grapes. In lt. possibly holds basket in front of chest, filled with fruit, from which hangs drapery to proper lt. of figure. | |
Mythology: | Eros | |
Material: | Fine pale brown clay with rare tiny white inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | Yellower than 7.5YR 6/4 | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., center of disk, edge of air hole; missing head of figure. | |
Manufacture: | MM | |
Dimensions Preserved: | MPDim00.044 | |
Period: | 2nd c. A.C. | |
Chronology: | 2nd c. A.C. | |
Area: | North of Peribolos of Apollo Baths of Eurykles | |
Context: | NB103 P161 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: North of Peribolos of Apollo Baths of Eurykles Image: bw 1997 012 15a Basket: NB103 P161 Notebook Page: NB 103, spread 82 (pp. 160 - 161) |