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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 539: Lamp

Slightly rounding body, with pierced knob on left side. Short nozzle, flat on top. Broad sloping rim, set off from body by deep groove, partly scraped free of glaze. High base, rising to a point in the ... 18 April 1932

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[Agora Object] L 1426: Lamp

The knob at the left broken away and the edge of the rim chipped; otherwise intact. Glaze, poor black to reddish brown. Type 25B of Agora collection, type VII of Corinth collection. Cf. Agora IV, nos ... 350-275 B.C.

[Agora Object] L 1532: Lamp

End of nozzle and part of lug missing. Ring base, convex side wall, wide flat rim with groove around its outer edge. Long nozzle, pierced lug on one side. No handle. Good black glaze. Glazed except on ... 10 May 1934

[Agora Object] L 2242: Lamp

Nozzle and knob chipped, and a piece of rim missing. Low base; deep unglazed groove around rim; no handle. Pierced lug on one side of body. Good black glaze. Attic clay. Type VII (glazed variety) of ... 8 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 3097: Lamp Fragment

About a third of walls and half of rim preserved; nothing of base or nozzle. High walls curving over to top, with scraped groove between walls and top. Pierced lug at left side. Dull black glaze inside ... 3 June 1937

[Agora Object] L 3540: Lamp

Intact except for chips. Rounded body; raised base; pierced knob at side. Glaze scratched from groove at edge of rim. Fairly good red to black glaze, somewhat chipped. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIa of ... 8 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 4020: Lamp

Complete, except for tip of nozzle. Narrow false ring foot. Floor raised at center. Top set off from slightly convex wall by two grooves. Pierced lug at side. Black glaze, mostly mottled reddish-brown ... 3 May 1940