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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 361: Lamp Fragment

End of nozzle broken away. Double convex, shallow body, the lower part rather deeper than the upper; join between lower part and moulded upper part clearly seen. On rim, plain round filling hole; set off ... 19 February 1932

[Agora Object] L 1925: Lamp

Very similar to L 1924; simpler leaf pattern, not as sharply moulded. End of nozzle missing. Black glaze. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 46Β of Agora collection. Cistern; lower Hellenistic fill ... 22 May-6 June 1935

[Agora Object] L 3431: Lamp in Iron Holder

Lamp with broad top and wide rays on rim; small volutes at start of nozzle; pierced lug (chip missing) on left side. The lamp rests crookedly in a plain iron holder, flat-bottomed, and with flaring sides ... 17 May 1938

[Agora Object] L 4414: Lamp Fragment with Graffito

Part of the bottom of the lamp, with a little more than half of the raised base, concave beneath. Trace of the start of rays on the rim preserved. Incised on the bottom. Red to black glaze much peeled ... 1 April 1948

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.

[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.