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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 Object] L 318: Lamp

Double convex body, with triangular nozzle and low, concave base. On rim, imbricated leaf pattern. On top, moulded rim around central filling hole. Remains of vertical band handle. Traces of black glaze ... 29 January 1932

[Agora Object] L 2241: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handle and part of end of nozzle missing. Upper body, overlapping leaf pattern. Base ring. Underneath, signature, faint, the letters incised. Black glaze, much peeled. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, ... 8 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2456: Lamp

Handle and chip from end of nozzle missing. On upper body, overlapping leaves. Poor thin reddish-black glaze, not covering lower body. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 55B of Agora collection ... 24 May 1936

[Agora Object] L 3984: Lamp

Intact. Diamond pattern on rim. Two air holes at base of nozzle. Raised edge all around. Thin reddish to brownish glaze on top and slopped over reverse. Dirty buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, ... 5 June 1939

[Agora Deposit] D 11:1: Well

Well-shaft abandoned before use because of crumbling of rock. From top to 15.00m. a dumped fill predominantly early Roman but containing material of late 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D. A rock filled shaft ... 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] D 12:1: Well

Stratified well with POU first half of 1st c. - mid 3rd c. A.D. and dumped fills of 4th and 5th-6th c. A.D. Finds from upper fills "earth": BI 315, L 2549. Finds from lower fills "earth": BI 302, BI 316, ... 1st to 3rd century and late 3rd to 6th century.

[Agora Deposit] N 20:1: Well

Use filling of first half of 1st c.; dumped filling of late 1st c.(?). This well, near its mouth, cuts off the end of the upper passage of the cistern at 53/Ε. Subdivisions: .1=Dumped filling .2=POU ... First half of 1st c. A.D. POU