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| 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 |
| A lamp with handle decoration in form of Greek cross.
The lamp before cleaning seems practically complete; two corners are missing from the arms of the cross.
The ball-shaped body has a small raised base, ... 7 June 1933 |
| Broken off at the bottom; the tip bent over.
A large acanthus leaf, from which spring spirals, forming an elaborate open-work palmette-shaped ornament.
Coarse incision for details. At the top, a bud-like ... 19 April 1937 |
Complete. In two pieces :
a) a profiled stand with debased leaf pattern around base.
b) a circular disk with upturned edge to receive pot of lamp.
Egg pattern around edge. Cistern A of 1935. Leica ... 1935 |
| Complete, though the hinge which holds the cover of the filling-hole is broken.
High angular-bodied lamp on raised base.
Large round nozzle. Shell-shaped cover over filling hole. Cross projecting above ... 31 May 1938 |
| Handle, triangular in section.
Sharply curved and worked with petals and scalloped tie-band around the middle. The top ends in a lion 's head; the other end was fitted to a small curved object, probably ... 14 June 1938 |
Body and two nozzles, one opposite the other, preserved; also some attachments for suspension.
Round-bodied lamp on ring foot.
The nozzles long and triangular at ends.
One side of body badly corroded, ... 4 May 1939 |
| Two pieces of upper part of a candelabrum.
Topmost has leaf pattern directly below flaring rim. Below this is zone of inlaid silver leaves and stems with berrils of silver and some other inlay now missing ... 9 May 1956 |
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