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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

[Agora Object] L 1933: Lamp Fragment

The nozzle and very little of the adjoining body preserved. Groove around rim. The nozzle shows traces of smoothing with a flat implement. Red clay with pinkish-gray surface. Type IX (Blister Ware) of ... 22 May-6 June 1935

[Agora Object] L 2715: Lamp

Back, with handle if any, broken off. Flat rim with a shallow groove around it. Pierced lug at left side. Base set off by a groove; rising in center. Unglazed. Like blister ware fabric. Gritty gray with ... 10 February 1937

[Agora Object] L 3523: Lamp

Tip of nozzle, handle, side knob missing. Concave bottom, marked off by a groove; shallow nearly straight sides, broad flat rim with groove at outer edge. Vertical strap handle, pierced side knob. Long ... 6 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3525: Lamp

Intact. Similar to L 3524 (Ω 816), but the walls higher and straighter, and the groove at the outer edge of rim, not around filling hole. Thin gray wash. Buff clay. Type IX (blister ware) of Corinth collection, ... 6 June 1938

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] O 20:3: Well at 67/ΛΓ

Well at 67/ΛΓ on the northeast slope of the Areopagus. Connected with the same cistern system as O 20:2. Dug as several fills but probably a continuous accumulation Coin 28 May 1938 #1 (?) Illegible N ... 300-250 B.C.