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| 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 |
Flattened double convex body, sharp angle around center.
On top, filling hole 0.016m. in diameter, surrounded by narrow rim, set off from body by groove of the same width.
Nozzle slightly uptilted. Pared ... 2 March 1932 |
| Long nozzle, flat top with concave sides and irregular shallow attachment groove. On top scratched in dry clay
Good black glaze inside and out, slightly silvery lustre.
Attic clay.
Type VI (late 5th ... 2 March 1932 |
Top of standard of small lamp. No handle.
Somewhat curving body, with greatest diameter below center.
On top, groove with small inner raised edge around central opening.
Small nozzle, with large wick hole ... 2 March 1932 |
Fragment of rim. Vertical band handle broken away.
Broad rim; curving, with relief decoration of heart motif.
Small top, concave.
Dull black glaze much chipped.
Gray clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, ... 9 March 1932 |
| Open nozzle, with cothon handle. Mended from many fragments; part of the bottom missing.
Flaring rim, nearly flat at back, curving upwards toward front to form the pinched in nozzle. Low broad body with ... 29 February 1932 |
| Bottom and right side of body broken away. No handle.
Flat horizontal rim, with two grooves near outer edge; rather small oil hole.
Very deep body with vertical sides.
Deep, broad nozzle; flat on top ... 14 March 1932 |
Left side broken away; lamp mended from two fragments.
Narrow rim, sloping; set off by deep groove from well rounded body.
Nozzle, flat on top, with letter "Δ" incised in the dry clay, on top of nozzle; ... 15 March 1932 |
| Small lamp with open socket for stand. Rim and nozzle broken away. Fragmentary.
Rounded body; apparently continuous with rim.
No handle; small solid knob on left side.
Bottom, rising slightly toward center ... 17 March 1932 |
Lamp mended from several fragments; part of back missing. Vertical band handle broken away. No base. Wheel made.
Rounded double convex body.
Top, slightly depressed. Nozzle, square at end, curving on top ... 17 March 1932 |
| Two small pieces missing, from rim and from body. Wheel made.
Double convex body. Depressed top.
Short nozzle, slightly turned up at fluked ends.
Base simulated by a groove round the bottom of the body ... 16 March 1932 |
Vertical band handle and knob on left side broken.
Slightly depressed rim, with small filling hole.
Double convex body, the upper part larger than the lower.
Nozzle, rounded on top. No base; under surface ... 17 March 1932 |
A heavy triangular nozzle is preserved, rather shallow, flat on top, and with an extremely small wick hole in the tip.
The top of the nozzle merges with a small rim, down sloping round what appears to ... 19 March 1932 |
Miniature lamp. No handle.
Continuous rim, with rounded body.
Nozzle, flat on top; deep and broad.
High base.
Rather thin, lustrous black glaze, much flaked; base and lower front part of body, unglazed ... 30 March 1932 |
Upper part of two storied lamp. Nozzle, together with part of left side of lamp broken away. Traces of burning remain.
Rim, finished with a heavy ring round the outside and round the oil hole; the outer ... 31 March 1932 |
| Front part of an open-nozzled lamp preserved.
Flat bottom with edges bevelled of; inward sloping rim; open nozzle formed by pulling out wall with thumb.
From lamp of same type as L 415.
Coarse, micaceous ... 1 April 1932 |
Lamp with incised decoration on nozzle. Vertical band handle broken away.
Shallow, double convex body. Wheel made.
Rim indicated only by groove scratched through glaze round filling hole; a similar scratched ... 2 April 1932 |
Left side of lamp, tip and left side of nozzle missing.
Shallow, curving body; the flat rim merging with the sides.
Small, horizontal band handle.
Small nozzle, encroaching somewhat on rim.
The inside, ... 2 April 1932 |
Seems to preserve part of central tube for setting on stand.
Good brownish-black glaze, much worn.
Gray clay.
Type XIX (?) of Corinth collection, type 27 variants of Agora collection. Leica, L-91 PD 635-100 ... 4 April 1932 |
Body with nearly vertical sides, curving in rapidly to base from point of greatest circumference.
Broad top; meets sides at an angle; filling hole, surrounded by narrow insloping rim set off by broad groove ... 5 April 1932 |
End of nozzle broken away.
Double convex body with sharp angle between halves.
On rim, raised ovolo. Top surrounded by high edge.
Filling hole with slightly raised edge with three auxiliary holes.
Nozzle, ... 7 April 1932 |
| Double convex body, the lower half much deeper than the upper; on the left side, a solid, cornucopia-like knob.
Very small top, surrounded by a heavy ridge.
Long nozzle, rising to a narrow grooved band ... 16 April 1932 |
Vertical band handle broken away.
Body approaching double convex.
Down sloping rim, set off from body by groove.
Narrow nozzle, pointed; flat on top.
At the left side a pierced knob, projecting to a point ... 18 April 1932 |
Body approaching double convex; upper part larger than lower, rising to filling hole which is set off by a groove; no handle or knob.
Down sloping rim, set off from body by groove.
Long nozzle, blunt at ... 18 April 1932 |
| Lamp with two opposite nozzles and solid projection in center of infundibulum.
Rounded body, sloping in towards top.
On rim, narrow band round large filling hole; set off from body by deep unglazed groove ... 18 April 1932 |
| Body, nearly vertical sided; name scratched along right side.
Narrow rim, sloping; set off from body by scraped groove.
Long, deep nozzle; the first four letters of the name repeated, scratched in the ... 18 April 1932 |
| Three nozzles equally spaced round low circular body. Low cup in center of infundibulum.
Shallow body; slightly rounding; no handle.
Very narrow rim, sloping down round extremerly large central opening; ... 18 April 1932 |
| Body with curving sides merging into very narrow rim, turned down round large central opening.
Long nozzle, blunt; fairly flat on top.
Horizontal band handle, set at a slight angle to body.
Broad low base, ... 425-375 B.C. |
| 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 |
| Shallow double convex body.
Long nozzle, with triangular end and large wick hole. Raised band surrounding small flat top continues to wick hole, forming a channel.
On rim, moulded rays.
High vertical band ... 19 April 1932 |
Ball-shaped body; slightly flattened on top.
Rim consits of narrow raised band round filling hole, set off from body by a broad and a narrow groove.
Neither handle or knob.
Rather small, deep nozzle and ... 22 April 1932 |
| Nozzle broken away.
Thick watch-shaped body, approaching double convex. Ribs, much worn, radiated over upper part of body from the small top, which consists only of a shallow groove round the filling hole ... 22 April 1932 |
Vertical band handle and the left side of the body are broken away.
Watch-shaped body, flattened on top, with radiating ribs covering the upper part, from a small raised ring round the filling hole.
On ... 22 April 1932 |
| Vertical band handle broken away.
Watch-shaped body; the upper part covered with ribs which radiate from a sunken band round the filling hole.
Long, pointed nozzle; two grooves on top.
On the left side ... 22 April 1932 |
| Mended from many fragments; incomplete. Vertical band handle broken away.
Thick watch-shaped body, tending to double convex.
Long, pointed nozzle, rounded on top.
On the right side of the body, a small, ... 22 April 1932 |
| Sharply double convex body, with large solid knob on left side.
On top, wide raised band, sloping down toward filling hole.
Long nozzle, rounded at end, the nozzle broadening toward the tip, where the ... 22 April 1932 |
Lamp with two opposite nozzles and central tube. Top of the body broken. Wheel made.
Double convex body, with flat bottom, and a narrow flat rim round a fairly large central opening. From the bottom of ... 22 April 1932 |
Lamp with two opposite nozzles, two side knobs and central tube. Most of one nozzle missing. Fragmentary. Wheel made.
Rounding body, with high base; hollow conical tube passing from center of base through ... 22 April 1932 |
| Lamp with very large crudely made nozzle and raised rim round upper part of body. Tip of nozzle broken. Wheel made.
Rounding body, with down sloping rim set off from body by irregular groove. The wall ... 22 April 1932 |
Vertical band handle broken away. Fragmentary.
Double convex body, the lower part entirely missing.
Top sunken around filling hole.
Nozzles set at irregular intervals round the circular body of the lamp; ... 22 April 1932 |
Handle broken away.
On rim, wavy lines.
Small, plain discus, almond-shaped, with raised ring round central filling hole. Chipped.
On bottom, double almond-shaped groove, enclosing large palm branch.
Pinkish ... 25 April 1932 |
| Mended from two fragments; handle and part of left side missing.
Rather deep bowl, trefoil-shaped, the sides flaring from a small flat resting surface, but bent inwards toward the front to form the nozzle ... 26 April 1932 |
Large lamp with high vertical ridge round top. The end of nozzle and the back part of handle broken away. Wheel made D.
Double convex body, the upper part much larger than the lower; on the left side, ... 5 May 1932 |
Lamp with narrow flat rim projecting beyond top of double convex body. Tip of nozzle broken. No handle.
Upper part of body much higher than lower, which is hardly more than a beveled continuation of the ... 16 May 1932 |
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 |
Handle broken off.
Body, drawn more sharply toward the very small top.
Rim very narrow, surrounded by a high ridge and a groove.
Very narrow, deep nozzle; flat on top.
Horizontal band handle, broad; attachments ... 21 May 1932 |
Rim, tip of nozzle and handle broken off. Body much broken and mended at the sides, but much missing.
Rim was separated from body by groove; beyond this groove, on rounding body, three small shallow grooves ... 26 May 1932 |
Early, open nozzled fragment of lamp.
Bit of left side of body and nozzle preserved.
Unglazed.
Coarse clay, gray at core reddish at surface.
Type 2B of Agora collection.
ADDENDA Restored in plaster since ... 31 May 1932 |
Two fragments from very large lamp.
One fragment preserves most of one side of body, with start of nozzle and handle.
Narrow rim, sloping inwards, set off from nearly vertical-sided body by deep groove ... 20 February 1932 |
Bottom and fragment of rim only.
No base; the bottom carefully finished, rising in the center in a cone. Shallow open body; flat rim projecting slightly at the outer edge.
Black glazed inside and over ... 14 June 1932 |
| Mended from many fragments; the vertical band handle, and small pieces from the body, missing.
Small depressed top; double convex body, on the upper part of which is an egg and dart pattern in relief ... 31 March 1932 |
| The nozzle, and a bit of the rim and body wall preserved.
On the rim, which rises toward the filling hole, three circular grooves.
The outside unglazed, the inside covered with a flaky red glaze, of which ... 24 May 1932 |
Fragment of nozzle and front of rim.
Diamond-shaped nozzle; ribbed rim; plain rolled edge round filling hole.
The nozzle much blackened with use.
Thin red wash.
Light red, flaky clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth ... 1932 |
Part of rim, side and bottom preserved. Differs from the type in that the rim is undercut outside by a distinct groove; followed by a second groove lower down; and in that the side is glazed on the exterior ... June 1932 |
| Mended from two pieces; part of handle, sides and rim preserved. Wheel made.
Sides slightly ribbed from wheel.
Vertical band handle.
Thin unevenly brown metallic glaze; no reserved areas preserved.
Attic ... June 1932 |
Mended from three pieces; half of nozzle, one side and most of bottom missing. Shallow double convex body, with greatest circumference higher than center; around opening, a narrow rim of just perceptible ... June 1932 |
| Lamp with unbridged nozzle and low base. Handle, most of nozzle and half sides missing.
Comparatively deep body with curving sides; slightly raised base. One attachment of a horozontal handle preserved ... June 1932 |
Fragment of a handmade lamp, with open nozzle.
Most of the nozzle and part of the body preserved.
Sides make sharp angle. Nozzle much blackened.
No glaze. Surface worn.
Coarse micaceous clay, red to grayish ... June 1932 |
Fragment of vertical handle. None of bottom preserved; lower attachment of handle chipped.
Straight sides make an angle with the slightly rising top. Round the opening, raised rim, grooved on top.
Unglazed ... June 1932 |
Back with stumps of handle and part of sides and bottom preserved. Handmade.
Uneven flat bottom rising a little to a sharp angle from which the sides slope inward terminating in a slightly raised edge ... June 1932 |
| One side of a horizontal loop handle preserved.
Double convex body, with greatest circumference below center. Bottom rises inside, flat outside. Unbridged nozzle.
Thin flaked red to black glaze on inside ... August-September 1932 |
| Mended from five pieces; the back part of the left side missing.
The rim hardly projecting at all on the outside, its outer edge simply set off from the body by a small groove.
Dull glaze with metallic ... August-September 1932 |
Left side preserved, with start of nozzle.
The horizontal rim has a narrow raised band round the outer edge and another round the filling hole.
On this lamp, the upper part of the body is concave, flaring ... August-September 1932 |
| Left side preserved, mended from two pieces.
Raised band round filling hole. Transparent glaze on body; black glaze, now nearly all flaked off, on nozzle, band, and stripe outside band. Inside unglazed, ... August-September 1932 |
Fragment from side.
Down sloping rim; bottom rising in center.
Dull mottled red glaze on rim and inside; remains of transparent glaze wash on outside.
Type III (plain variety) of Corinth collection, type ... August-September 1932 |
Right side preserved.
Narrow down sloping rim; bottom rising toward center.
Dull black glaze on rim, and bottom inside. Outside, the upper part of the body unglazed, the lower part polished (?).
Dull buff ... August-September 1932 |
Fragment from left side.
Narrow down sloping rim.
Black glaze, much peeled, on rim and inside, bottom. Outside, the upper part of the body unglazed, the lower part polished (?).
Thin fabric; dull buff ... August-September 1932 |
Fragment of nozzle preserved.
On the rim, a small groove within which the top of the lamp continues to rise.
On the flat top of the nozzle is scratched a letter.
Thin black glaze inside; outside unglazed, ... 20 February 1933 |
Miniature lamp.
The nozzle broken away.
Two pierced lugs, no handle; small raised base; round the filling hole a broad scraped groove.
Glazed all over, inside and out, save on the groove, and on the underside ... 28 February 1933 |
End of nozzle missing.
Pierced lug; no handle.
A raised ring around the slightly sunken filling hole; on either side of the ring a groove.
Ring base, small but with broad ring.
Dull black glaze inside; ... 28 February 1933 |
| Complete, with a double volute-like knob on the left side.
Broad ribs on rim; dart pattern on nozzle.
Lower part of body undecorated; simulated ring base.
Remains of very flaky black glaze.
Dark gray clay ... 3 March 1933 |
Nozzle missing. No base, bottom left rough.
Angular, double convex body; groove round small filling hole; large pierced knob on left side (broken).
High base, rising slightly in center.
Dull purplish-red ... 10 March 1933 |
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