Corinth Object: L 2947
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2947
Title:   LATE ROMAN LAMP
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2947
Description:   Almond-shaped lamp with flat bottom, steep straight flaring body, low sloping rim, square disk with 3 fill holes in 3 of 4 corners, channel with air hole to large wick hole. Vertical lug handle.
Decoration:   Bottom: incised leaf within 2 framing lines, double circles at base of handle. Rim: herringbone to lt. and rt. of disk, concentric arcs flanking air hole and channel, triple dots to either side of handle. disk: cross with dotted center, raised ribs in arms. Handle: possible grooves down back.
Material:   Reddish tan clay with many tiny white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   5YR 4/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Three joining frgts., complete except for small part of rim. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.037 (max) H00.030 (rim) L00.083 D00.058
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB136 P165
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Basket: NB136 P165
Notebook Page: NB 136, spread 87 (pp. 164 - 165)