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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 537: Three Nozzle Lamp

Three nozzles equally spaced round low circular body. Low cup in center of infundibulum. Shallow body; slightly rounding; no handle. Very narrow rim, sloping down round extremerly large central opening; ... 18 April 1932

[Agora Object] L 1580: Lamp Fragment

Flat bottomed lamp with convex, rimless side wall and short nozzle. The center of the floor rises to a pointed knob, which is not pierced. Traces of glaze on outside of nozzle only. Fine micaceous buff ... 13 April 1934

[Agora Object] L 2742: Multiple Nozzle Lamp

Seven snub-nozzles around an open bowl. Black glaze inside and out, except on flat bottom; chipped. Type 21 variant of Agora collection. Related to type IV ("Poor relations group") of Corinth collection ... 27 February 1937

[Agora Object] L 4728: Lamp Fragment

Three joining fragments give floor with low ring base, a little of walls and beginning of nozzle. Glazed outside, not within the ring base, and on floor inside. Firm glaze, slightly chipped. Type IV (?) ... January-February 1950

[Agora Deposit] D 17:2: Bothros of Agonippos

A rubbish pit at the foot of the northwest slope of the Areopagus. Black figured, plain glazed vases and several lamps. A pair of lekythoi recall both in make and in style the products of the Haimon Painter ... Ca. 480-475 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 12:1: ΘΡΑ Well East of Stoa Room 2

Thra (ΘΡΑ) Well (East of Stoa Room 2). Heavy dumped filling, including figured, black and plain wares, and also a quantity of animal bones, mostly skulls of oxen. On many of these the horns had been sawn ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.