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[Agora Publication] Greek Lamps and Their Survivals

Howland, R. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The author has used the trustworthy chronological data supplied by the scientific excavation of “closed deposits” at the Athenian Agora to build a continuous series of lamp types from the 7th century B.C ... 1958

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[Agora Publication] Pottery of the Roman Period: Chronology

Robinson, H. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... A group of closed deposits, ranging in date from the 1st century B.C. to the early 7th century A.D., provide evidence for the relative and absolute chronology of pottery used during many centuries of Roman ... 1959

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[Agora Publication] Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ

Perlzweig, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the ... 1961

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[Agora Publication] Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C.

Sparkes, B. A. Tallcott, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This massive (two-part) volume focuses on pottery produced between 600 and 300 B.C. with Sparkes discussing the black glaze and Talcott the domestic (household and kitchen) wares of the period. Over 2,040 ... 1970

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[Agora Publication] Graffiti and Dipinti

Lang, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 3,000 informal inscriptions scratched or painted on pottery, lamps, or other clay fragments have been found in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In this volume, 859 of these graffiti and dipinti ... 1976

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[Agora Publication] Attic Red-Figured and White-Ground Pottery

Moore, M. B ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume presents the inventoried red-figure and white-ground pottery found in the Agora Excavations between 1931 and 1967. Although many of these vases have already been published in various reports ... 1997

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[Agora Publication] Roman Pottery: Fine-Ware Imports

Hayes, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Examples of Roman period red-gloss and red-slip pottery generally termed terra sigillata found during excavations in the Athenian Agora form the focus of this volume. These fine wares, like the other table ... 2008

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares

Rotroff, S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This manuscript represents the third and final volume in the publication of the Hellenistic pottery unearthed by the American excavations in the Athenian Agora. The first installment (Agora XXII) was devoted ... 2008

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[Agora Object] L 1154: Lamp

Mended from three pieces; the tip of the nozzle missing, and bits from the discus. Much water worn. Flat base, no handle, volutes on nozzle; very narrow rim sloping toward discus. On the discus a horseman ... 30 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1155: Lamp

Mended from several pieces; part of bottom, walls and discus, and end of nozzle missing. Very narrow flat rim; volutes at nozzle. On the discus, the figure of a gladiator, left, with spear and small shield ... 30 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1156: Lamp

Mended from several pieces; part of the discus, and most of the nozzle missing. Small rim; sunken discus with a large rosette; small volutes on the nozzle; low base ring; vertical ring handle. Remains ... 30 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1157: Lamp

Mended from several pieces; fragments missing from the wall and bottom, and most of the handle. Raised ribs on the rim; on the rim opposite the nozzle a relief decoration, apparently intended for a satyr ... 30 June 1933

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[Agora Object] L 1158: Handle Attachment for Lamp

Broken off where it joined the handle proper. A triangular ornament, curving inward at the tip, decorated on the face with an acanthus leaf in relief. Made in two pieces; holllow. Thin dull reddish to ... 30 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 2286: Lamp

Triangular nozzle, small slightly concave base without foot ring. High vertical strap handle. A wreath in relief around the top. Brownish-black glaze, mostly peeled. Brown clay. Type 54A of Agora collection ... 21 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2482: Lamp

Handle, part of walls, whole end of nozzle missing. Roughly oval, slightly concave base; ribbed rim, with rosette in relief at right, a bar-like object at left side. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, ... 16-27 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2484: Lamp

Handle, fragments of walls and rim missing. Small rather high base; rim, with garland, and triangular nozzle surrounted by a high flange. Poor reddish-brown glaze, much flaked. Rough pinkish clay. Type ... 16-27 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2485: Lamp

Handle, great part of nozzle, part of rim and of bottom missing. Fragmentary. Small, low base; rim with garland, and nozzle surrounded by high flange. The nozzle is more rounded than often. The whole very ... 16-27 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2486: Lamp

Part of discus, of shield of nozzle, and most of lower body missing. Part of nozzle and of base do not join. Fragmentary. Flat base with low foot ring; rim with two grooves, pinwheel rosette on discus; ... 16-27 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2487: Lamp Fragments

Handle, pierced of a large lamp, with part of shield and rim. A piece from side near nozzle seems to belong. On the shield two dolphins with part of a floral ornament above. Traces of brownish slip or ... 16-27 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2488: Lamp Fragment

Most of handle end of a small lamp, with part of shield and of pierced handle. Fragmentary. Flat base, low, triply grooved foot ring. Grooved rim, with very deep-sunk plain discus. On shield, a palmette, ... 16-27 April 1936