[Agora Object] L 4883: Lamp

Fragments of body missing. Restored in plaster. Double convex body. Small plain discus set off from rim by a raised ridge. Another raised ridge connects this with the flat top surface of the pointed nozzle ... 1937

[Agora Object] L 4884: Lamp

Handle and fragments of discus and body missing. Partly restored in plaster. Double convex body. Wide flat discus set off from rim by a raised ridge which at front extends out to enclose the nozzle. Tip ... 1937

[Agora Object] L 4915: Base of Lamp: Maker's Mark

Broken all around. Raised base and a little of wall of a mold made lamp. Signature incised in the unbaked clay. Thin red to brown glaze. Buff clay. Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Cf. Type 50B ... 8 April 1952

[Agora Object] L 4979: Lamp Fragments

Two non-joining parts including rim and one handle attachment. Shallow body flattened on top. Plain rim; horizontal handle. Walls show deep curve. Traces of flaky black and red glaze inside and outside ... May 1952

[Agora Object] L 4980: Lamp Fragment

Fragment including part of rim and base. Open bowl with flat base, plain rim. Height of wall rises considerably where rim begins to be pinched in for spout. Handmade. Micaceous red clay with gray core ... May 1952

[Agora Object] L 4986: Mold for Lamp: Maker's Mark

Part of mold for lower half of large lamp with slightly fluked nozzle; one side of the wall missing. Flat bottom; straight sides. On the bottom, under the nozzle, three small round holes; further back, ... 1952

[Agora Object] L 5065: Base of Lamp: Maker's Mark

Lower half of body with root of handle preserved. Relief signature. Dull red glaze, much flaked. Buff clay. Signed Bases type of Agora collection. ADDENDA Monogram of "ΑΚΡΑΤΟΣ" (?). Cf. L 2086, for clay, ... 25 April 1953

[Agora Object] L 5086: Lamp

Handle missing; otherwise intact except for chips and cracks. Sunken discus with three small holes, besides the main filling hole. Very low base. Spirals in relief on shoulder. Gray glaze wash. Light gray ... 1953

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[Agora Object] L 5101: Lamp

Nozzle and part of rim missing. Open socket. Bevelled base. Concave sides sloping inward. Grooved rim. Signs of burning. Inside, remains of metallic brown glaze; on outside, traces of glaze wash (?). Gritty ... July 1952

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[Agora Object] L 5105: Lamp

Back part of infundibulum missing. Small lamp on base, slightly concave beneath; high rounded body; concave rim. No handle or lug. Covered inside and out with thin red wash. Type 25B' of Agora collection ... 25 August 1953

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[Agora Object] L 5106: Lamp

Tip of nozzle missing. V-shaped profile; depressed rim around filling hole, pierced lug. Low raised base. Thin dull red to black glaze, all over. Type 34A of Agora collection. Trench for foundation of ... 27 August 1953

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[Agora Object] L 5110: Lamp with Central Tube

Part of central tube and rim missing. Small lamp with high raised base. Glazed by dipping, inside and out. Type 27A of Agora collection. Terrace; first northern extension; layer 4. 2770 Leica, 91-8-04 ... 27 November 1953

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[Agora Object] L 5115: Lamp with Graffito

Tip of nozzle, a little of rim and broad band handle broken away. Pitted black glaze. Incised on rim toward back. Type VI of Corinth collection, type 23C of Agora collection. From tumbled stones at ... 13 March 1954

[Agora Object] L 5117: Lamp

Vertical loop handle broken away. Watch-shaped body, long nozzle with spoon-shaped wick hole; high tapering collar. Roughly made on the wheel; string marks below. Traces of thin brown to red wash on top ... 31 March 1954

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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