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[Agora Publication] Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ

Perlzweig, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the ... 1961

[Agora Object] L 3257: Lamp

Part of the top and the end of the nozzle broken off. Grooved handle, pierced. Rim and lower body covered with raised nodules. Small round reverse defined by a single groove. Unglazed. Thin fabric of pink ... 17 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3259: Lamp

Intact except for chips from rim. Herringbone on rim, jewelled cross monogram on discus, with "rho" to right. Solid handle with horizontal grooves on top, doubly grooved vertically behind. Almond-shaped ... 15 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3260: Lamp

Intact. Plain rim with two concentric grooves. Stamped circles on rim beside handle and nozzle, and two on either side. Plain discus with central filling hole and three auxiliary ones. Pierced handle with ... 15 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3261: Lamp

Intact except for center of discus. Plain rim with two concentric grooves; stamped circles beside nozzle and handle and one on either side. Plain discus with central filling hole and three auxiliary ones ... 15 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3262: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact except for top of handle. Wavy lines on rim, rosette on discus; stamped circles either side of nozzle, and a band of smaller ones between rosette and rim. Handle triply grooved in front and behind, ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3263: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. Herringbone pattern on rim, plain almond-shaped discus with central filling hole and four auxiliary ones. Solid handle doubly grooved in front and behind. Almond-shaped reverse enclosed by double ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3264: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Back part of lamp, with handle and most of discus missing, as well as three-fourths of rim. Herringbone pattern on rim, rosette on discus; circular reverse with two concentric grooves enclosing letter: ... 3 February 1938