[Agora Object] L 406: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of nozzle, rim, and base from large, multiple lamp. Rim seems to be set off by groove and moulded edge, from which it extends inward horizontally. Long nozzle, deep. Flat top with edges slighlty ... 1 March 1932

[Agora Object] L 613: Lamp

Vertical band handle broken away. Mold made. Double convex body. Flat top depressed below edge of body. Small solid knob at left side. Long nozzle, slender, with rounded tip and large wick hole. Raised ... 16 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 4408: Two Nozzle Lamp

The vertical strap handle from the back, and large chips from the body, missing. Mold made, with low raised base, somewhat angular body, sunken top and two nozzles at either side of front. Ridge around ... 12 March 1948

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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