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| 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 |
| Double convex body, the lower half much deeper than the upper; on the left side, a solid, cornucopia-like knob.
Very small top, surrounded by a heavy ridge.
Long nozzle, rising to a narrow grooved band ... 16 April 1932 |
Only the lower part remains.
Low base ring; vertical strap handle.
On the bottom within the base ring a raised rosette with five petals; on the under side of the nozzle is the lower part of a palmette ... 3-12 March 1934 |
End of nozzle and part of bottom.
Remains of letters in relief.
Black glaze.
Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, Miscelaneous Moulded type of Agora collection.
Hellenistic-early Roman fill ... 3 March 1936 |
End of nozzle and handle missing.
Flat base; detached ivy leaves on shoulder; shoulder separated from plain top by a ridge; channel on nozzle.
On underside, an inscription (?).
Thin brown glaze, much worn ... 17 April 1935 |
Mold for upper part of a lamp. End of nozzle and one side of body missing.
The top plain except for a groove and ridge, and ribs on the top of the nozzle.
Grayed at surfaces.
Pinkish clay.
Type XVIII ... 26 May 1939 |
Handle, nozzle and part of top missing.
Double convex body with low base. A ring of small ivy leaves in relief on the top; raised band, sloping inwards around small filling hole.
Poor brown to black glaze ... 4 May 1939 |
Nozzle and strap handle missing.
Zig-zag line in relief on rim; "alpha" in relief on bottom.
Poor black to brown glaze.
Reddish-buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Misc. Moulded type of Agora ... 26 April 1949 |
Fragment of black glazed lamp, preserving full height of wall with part of top and bottom.
Deep lamp with double-curved wall, extending to form a collar around the top. Ring base. Domed top with lightly ... 3 March 1933 |
Handle and fragments of discus and body missing. Partly restored in plaster.
Double convex body. Wide flat discus set off from rim by a raised ridge which at front extends out to enclose the nozzle. Tip ... 1937 |
Cistern-chamber on the northwest side of Kolonos Agoraios, 10 to 12m west of the end of the Hellenistic Building. Dimensions at bottom 2.50m x 2.75m.
The west chamber of a cistern system composed of two ... Use filling early 1st-2nd c. B.C. |
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. |
Middle Stoa Building Fill.
Cf. also H-I-J 14-15, H-K 12-14 (ask SIR) (unsolved)
This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... Before ca. 150 B.C. |
A well outside the market square to the southeast, 20m west of the Panathenaic Way; Modern fill in upper 1.65m. with Early Roman dumped fillings below. Coins:
9 May 1939 #37 (dirt pile)
10 May 1939 #53 ... Late 1st c. B.C.-early 1st c. A.D. |
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