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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 1306: Lamp

Long nozzle; vertical handle broken off. Large knob on left side; rim depressed. Ring foot. Wheel made C. Black glaze. Type XII (late straight variety) of Corinth collection, type 35A of Agora collection ... 5 March 1934

[Agora Object] L 1784: Lamp

Low base, slightly convex inward tilted body, concave rim, vertical strap handle. Triangular ended nozzle. Black to red glaze. Wheel made B. Buff to grayish micaceous clay. Type XII (late straight variety) ... 15 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1886: Lamp

Most of nozzle missing. No handle or base. Wheel made. The bottom lightly nicked. Pierced lug on one side of body. Sunken top. Black glaze, much peeled. The blackening of the broken edges around the nozzle ... 15 June 1935

[Agora Object] L 3309: Lamp

Handle and top missing. Low base, angular side with greatest width near bottom, knob on right side, rounded nozzle. Wheel made. Brown to black glaze that has flaked badly. Buff clay. Type XII (late straight ... 7 March 1938

[Agora Object] L 3321: Lamp

Handle and tip of nozzle missing. Low base, angular body, deeply depressed top, knob at side. Wheel made. Black glaze, somewhat peeled. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XII (late straight variety) of Corinth collection, ... 15 March 1938

[Agora Deposit] E 14:3: Drawshaft, "Kybele Cistern"

Cistern-shaft 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 ... Upper fill, Late Roman with some Hellenistic. Middle fill, Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C. Lower fill, 4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment

[Agora Deposit] F 15:2: Cistern

A cistern leading to the east of the road leading from the southwest corner of the market square. Filled all at one time, last quarter of 2nd. c. B.C. (nbp. 493). Included are the Hellenistic finds from ... Late 2nd c. B.C.