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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 3598: Lamp Fragment

Part of nozzle and a bit of body preserved. Concave or flat bottom; rounded wall with low shoulder ending in plain lip. Unglazed; pared. Unbridged nozzle. Hard fine clay, pinkish to brown. Type 15 of ... 23 May-3 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3599: Lamp Fragment

About half preserved, with a bit of the nozzle, and one handle attachment. Bottom slightly concave; rounded profile with high shoulder; narrow slightly raised rim; horizontal strap handle. Unbridged nozzle ... 23 May-3 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3602: Lamp Fragment

Part of nozzle and body preserved. Flat bottom, rounded profile with low shoulder, plain slightly flattened rim. Unbridged nozzle. Unglazed and "pared". Hard, brittle, fine clay, reddish-pink; gray at ... 23 May-3 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3606: Lamp Fragment

Small fragment of rim and wall and start of bottom. Slightly raised base (?), wall straight and flaring a little; rim flat, projecting inwards. Black glaze on lower wall inside and for a narrow and a broader ... 23 May-3 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3608: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle chipped. Miniature lamp. Flat slightly raised base, left rough; low sharply rounded wall rising abruptly to plain rim. Short broad unbridged nozzle. Unglazed. Pinkish-buff clay. Type 8 of Agora ... 28 May-16 June 1938

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[Agora Object] L 3616: Lamp Fragment

Two joining fragments preserve profile of body. Rim slightly projecting; wall rounded. Bottom flat. Glaze on top of rim and on interior. Type 13 of Agora collection. Well, dump. 870 ff. Leica, VII-95 ... April-May 1938

[Agora Object] L 3627: Lamp

About half of rim and top missing; nozzle chipped. Watch-shaped body on low concave base; side knob, single groove around filling hole. Long nozzle. Unglazed; traces of buff slip. Orange clay. Type IX ... 25 May-9 June 1938