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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

[Agora Object] L 369: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of top and back and sides. Double convex body, with lower part deeper than upper. Wheel made. On top, depression around filling hole with diameter ca. 0.019m. Shallow groove surrounds depression ... 20 February 1932

[Agora Object] L 741: Lamp

Nozzle missing. No base, bottom left rough. Angular, double convex body; groove round small filling hole; large pierced knob on left side (broken). High base, rising slightly in center. Dull purplish-red ... 10 March 1933

[Agora Object] L 3292: Lamp

Handle, and tip of nozzle missing. Low base ring, angular side, depression around filling hole, groove at top of sides. Pierced knob on one side. Black glaze that has peeled badly. Wheel made. Yellow-buff ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] L 3990: Lamp

Intact except for chips. Watch-shaped lamp on raised base concave beneath. Depressed top with ridge and groove around it. Nozzle nearly flat on top; pierced lug at side. Poor black glaze mostly gone. Wheel ... 18 January 1940

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[Agora Object] L 4194: Lamp with Graffito

End of nozzle broken; otherwise intact. Angular body; high foot; no hanlde; large pointed unpierced lug on side. Rim slopes down to filling hole. Incised on rim. Dull black glaze, somewhat chipped. Type ... 20 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4372: Lamp

Most of rim and part of body missing. Pierced lug; raised base; sunken top; clam shell variety. Red glaze, much worn outside and inside. Type XII (early spreading, wheelmade) of Corinth collection, type ... May 1947

[Agora Deposit] H 6:4: Bronze Head Well

A well behind the Stoa of Zeus. Noted as the finding place of the bronze head of Nike, B 30. Two Rhodian stamped amphora handles. Fragments of only two bowls ... 260-210 B.C.