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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 653: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of nozzle and front of rim. Diamond-shaped nozzle; ribbed rim; plain rolled edge round filling hole. The nozzle much blackened with use. Thin red wash. Light red, flaky clay. Type XVIII of Corinth ... 1932

[Agora Object] L 1840: Lamp

Complete. The raised edge flares around the body, but follows the triangular line of the nozzle. Upper body ribbed. Handle grooved down the middle. Relief rosette on the bottom, inside foot ring. Red glaze, ... 1-75 A.D.

[Agora Object] L 2345: Lamp

Handle and point of triangular nozzle missing. Ribbed discus. Small rather high foot with suggestion of a ring. Dull brownish-black glaze. Reddish-buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52H ... 5 May 1936

[Agora Object] L 2407: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handle missing; otherwise complete. Low base; triangular nozzle; upper body ribbed. Letters incised beneath. Poor brownish glaze; mostly peeled off. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52H of Agora ... 17 May 1936

[Agora Object] L 2809: Mold for Lamp

About half preserved of the mold for the ribbed top of a lamp. Buff clay. For lamp of type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, of type 52H of Agora collection. Modern filling. Leica, LXIX-42 ... 15 March 1937

[Agora Object] L 3119: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handle broken off; nozzle chipped. Raised base; ribs on upper body; depressed top. Signature underneath, written in the unbaked clay; only partly legible. Black glaze largely peeled. Buff clay. Type XVIII ... 13 June 1937

[Agora Object] L 4464: Lamp

Handle and end of nozzle missing. Heavy ribbing on shoulder; on reverse, in relief: "alpha". Dull purplish-brown glaze wash. Dirty buff clay. Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, type 52H of ... 21 April 1948

[Agora Object] L 4469: Lamp

Complete, including handle. Very broad shallow rays on rim. Bottom plain. Dull, thin glaze on top and running down on to lower half. Buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52H of Agora collection ... 26 April 1948

[Agora Object] L 4552: Lamp

Upper part of handle missing, otherwise intact. Pointed nozzle, rays on rim. Signed in relief letters "A I". Glaze fired red to black. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52H of Agora collection. House ... 2 April 1949

[Agora Deposit] B 12:1: Well on South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Coins: 23 March 1936 #5-#6 31 March 1936 #3 30 April 1936 #1 1 May 1936 #6 2 May 1936 #2 5 May 1936 #8 6 May 1936 #15-#16 14 May 1936 #5-#8 (#6 N 51520 is from ... 50 B.C-3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:2: Well D

Well at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Use filling of 1st c. A.D.; dumped fillings of 3rd c. and of early Byz. times. Coins: 15 June 1937 #1-#2 (earth) 16 June 1937 #14-#20 (earth) 17 June 1937 ... 1st c. A.D.=POU

[Agora Deposit] Q 13:1: Manhole

Dumped fill in a shaft which served as means of access leading to a water channel south of the Stoa of Attalos. Coins: 29 June 1933 #1 (disintegrated) 29 April 1936 #1-#3 4 May 1936 #1 ... Early 1st c. A.D.