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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 1110: Lamp

Handle, about a quarter of the rim and fragment of bottom broken away; restored in plaster. Mended from three pieces. Rounded rim; most of top open. Rounded sides, slightly raised foot, almost flat, reserved ... 4 April 1933

[Agora Object] L 2825: Lamp

Handle and piece of rim missing. Low flat base; open type, with sharply inturned rim. Good black glaze except for reserved bottom. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21B of Agora collection. Well. Leica, ... 15 March 1937

[Agora Object] L 2834: Lamp

Much of handle and of front part missing. Very low base; horizontal handle round in section; like handles of type V. Velvety black glaze, inside and out. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21B of Agora ... 13 March 1937

[Agora Object] L 3971: Lamp

Handle, two-thirds of nozzle and small pieces of rim, wall and base missing; restored in plaster. Low flat base. Wall and rim form continuous curve; rim curves down to interior. Attachments for horizontal ... 2-19 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3972: Lamp

Parts of rim missing; restored in plaster. Low broad base, flat but slightly concave beneath. Wall and rim form continuous curve; rim wider than L 3971 (ΓΓ 705). Nozzle short and blunt. Horizontal strap-handle ... 480-415 B.C.

[Agora Object] L 3973: Three Nozzle Lamp

Part of floor, handle and two-thirds of rim missing; restored in plaster. Low offset base, the under-surface rising slightly toward the center. Wall and rim form continuous curve; rim slopes sharply down ... 2-19 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 4536: Lamp Fragment

Most of the body preserved, with part of the rim, the stumps of the horizontal handle at the back and a trace of the nozzle and wick-hole. Low flat base. Broad body, rounding to down-sloping rim. Good ... 24 April -13 June 1947