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	Reference: RGE1 / Cat. No. Period: Roman Origin: Corinth, Greece Date: 150 – 250 AD Description: Shoulder decorated with band of impressed ovules interrupted by rectangular panels at each side. Kite-shaped nozzle. On discus: facing bust of radiate Helios. Base marked (in Greek) CΠΩCIA[N]OY Sposianos, a recorded maker in Corinth. Fabric: Pale buff clay. Manufacture: Mould made. Condition: Part of discus missing. Notes: Cf. (type) Broneer, Corinth, 598, 603-4 (Type XXVII, Group 3); BMC III, Q3250-8; Perlzweig, 26, 28, 33; (Cypriot) BMC III, Q2554-7. Comments: Corinthian lamps were widely admired in the eastern Mediterranean and occasionally imitated.
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