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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 1853: Lamp

Handle and end of nozzle broken off. Wheel made D. Pierced lug on one side. Raised edge around small flat top. Black glaze much chipped. Type XII of Corinth collection, type 37C of Agora collection. Cistern ... 29 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 2765: Lamp Fragments

None of top or filling hole preserved; end of nozzle missing, and most of body. Two fragments do not join. Ring foot; squat round body, wheel made; a moulded nozzle of type XVIII of Corinth collection ... March-April 1936

[Agora Object] L 3308: Lamp

Lower half, one side and most of handle missing. Fragmentary. Plump body with knob on left (only preserved) side. A high edge surrounds the flat top; groove scratched through glaze around filling hole ... 7 March 1938