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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 650: Nozzle Fragment of Lamp

The nozzle, and a bit of the rim and body wall preserved. On the rim, which rises toward the filling hole, three circular grooves. The outside unglazed, the inside covered with a flaky red glaze, of which ... 24 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 703: Lamp

End of nozzle missing. Pierced lug; no handle. A raised ring around the slightly sunken filling hole; on either side of the ring a groove. Ring base, small but with broad ring. Dull black glaze inside; ... 28 February 1933

[Agora Object] L 863: Lamp

The left side broken away. Two grooves, one shallow and one deep, around the small, sharply sloping top. Bulging body; raised base, rising sharply within, and with a small round disk in the center beneath ... 4 April 1933

[Agora Object] L 1559: Lamp Fragment

The nozzle and part of the rim remain. Shallow groove around outside of rim. Incised on the upper flat surface of the nozzle the letter K. Pinkish-buff clay, unglazed except on inside the nozzle. Type ... 14 May 1934

[Agora Object] L 1847: Lamp

The nozzle is missing. Low base, rising beneath. Semi-pierced lug on one side of body. No handle. Outside unglazed, inside, brown glaze. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIB (?) of Corinth collection, type 25B' ... 28 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 2381: Lamp

Tip of nozzle and much of side wall missing. Pierced knob on shoulder. One deep and two shallow grooves around filling hole. Thin brown glaze on inside only. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25B' ... 7-17 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2814: Lamp

End of nozzle, and most of lug broken off. No handle; very long nozzle; raised base, concave beneath. Unglazed outside. Attic clay. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25B' of Agora collection. Cistern ... 15 March 1937