| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | L 4876 | |
| Title: | ENORMOUS LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXI: NOZZLE | |
| Category Code: | L | |
| Object Number: | 4876 | |
| Description: | Enormous XXI lamp with nearly vertical body, as preserved, long nozzle with flat surfaces rising at an angle to center, flaring toward tip; at opposite end nozzle possibly curves out toward 2nd nozzle. Decorated in relief as follows: at juncture of body to nozzle a triangular panel decorated in relief with a pointed bud, point toward disk, with two petals tapering into a thin rib that runs down axis of nozzle. For parallel see Corinth IV.2.409. See L-2235 from same basket (lamp shield). | |
| Decoration: | Slightly metallic red slip over exterior. | |
| Material: | Fine hard-fired red clay with rare fine white inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: slightly yellower than 5YR 5/6Slip: near 2.5YR 4/6 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving edge of disk and body, top and lt. side of nozzle. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.10 H00.05 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | W00.05 (nozzle) | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | context mid 2nd c. A.C. | |
| Area: | South Basilica | |
| Context: | NB146 P177 | |
| Provenance: | Italy | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: South Basilica Image: bw 1998 033 17 Basket: NB146 P177 Notebook Page: NB 136, spread 87 (pp. 164 - 165) Notebook Page: NB 146, spread 93 (pp. 177 - 178) |
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