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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 1003: Lamp

Broken at tip, and around central opening. Vertical band handle broken away. Watch-shaped profile with groove around filling hole. The groove scraped; the top decorated with a wreath in clay colored paint ... 15 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 1216: Lamp Fragment

A single fragment, preserving part of the filling hole and part of the nozzle. End of nozzle broken away. Black glaze, rather discolored, on top, inside and out. Groove about filling hole reserved. Wheel ... 21 March 1933

[Agora Object] L 2187: Lamp with Graffito

Intact. Pierced knob on shoulder; ring foot reserved beneath. Wheel made Thin black glaze both inside and out, scratched from a groove around the filling hole. Charcoal clings to the wick hole. On the ... 4 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2360: Lamp with Graffito

Handleless lamp on low base. Pierced lug on one side. Groove around rim, with glaze scraped away. Nozzle flat on top. Wheel made. Dull black glaze, somewhat pitted. Incised on upper surface of nozzle ... 4 May 1936

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[Agora Object] L 3041: Lamp

Very flat watch-shaped body; pierced lug; scraped groove around filling hole. Raised base. Black glaze, somewhat peeled. Type 29A of Agora collection, type IX of Corinth collection. Well. Leica, 7-338, ... 16 May 1937

[Agora Object] L 3539: Lamp

Intact. Watch-shaped body, groove around filling hole; pierced knob at side. Raised base. Red to black glaze, much peeled. Pinkish-buff clay. Type IX (clamshell, wheel made) of Corinth collection, type ... 8 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 4299: Lamp with Collar

The handle missing, the edge of the collar, and chips. Typical clam-shell variety on raised base, but with a flaring funnel-like collar around the filling hole, and a band handle from this collar to the ... 22 July 1947