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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 706: Lamp

Complete, with a double volute-like knob on the left side. Broad ribs on rim; dart pattern on nozzle. Lower part of body undecorated; simulated ring base. Remains of very flaky black glaze. Dark gray clay ... 3 March 1933

[Agora Object] L 3783: Lamp

About half body missing at right. Broad shallow body with very low raised base; broad moulded ribs on rim. Unpierced spiral lug at left. Long nozzle with rounded end. Very soft flaky buff clay; damaged ... 13 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3807: Lamp

Nozzle, most of bottom and some of top preserved. An additional piece of top found in going through sherds. Long pointed nozzle with relief decoration on top; a tall vase (?) with vertical ribbing, and ... May 1939

[Agora Deposit] H-I-J 12-13: Middle Stoa Building Fill.

Middle Stoa Building Fill. Cf. also H-I-J 14-15, H-K 12-14 (ask SIR) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... Before ca. 150 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 21:4: Satyr Cistern

Cistern with two tunnels, the one entering its neck cut off by an early Roman well, the other, at the bottom not excavated. Chamber conical in shape, with a depressed draw basin in the center of the floor ... Early Roman-3rd c. B.C.