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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 1846: Lamp

Ring foot, rising beneath. No handle. Upper body ribbed, with palmette at base of nozzle. Large double-scroll lugs on each side of body. Black glaze much peeled. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth ... 28 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1847: Lamp

The nozzle is missing. Low base, rising beneath. Semi-pierced lug on one side of body. No handle. Outside unglazed, inside, brown glaze. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIB (?) of Corinth collection, type 25B' ... 28 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1848: Lamp

The nozzle and most of the right side of the body missing. Raised base, rising slightly beneath. Nearly straight side wall, curving into plain top; a depressed and a raised ring around the filling hole ... 28 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1849: Lamp

The end of the nozzle missing. No handle. Low base. On upper body, a vegetable wreath with its base to the back, a rosette between its ends at the base of the nozzle. Unpierced lug on one side. Two raised ... 28 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1850: Lamp

Nozzle missing. No handle. Raised base, rising beneath. Upper body ribbed; two lugs, one shaped like a seashell, the other, pierced, like an astragal. Black glaze. Grayish clay. Type XVIII of Corinth ... 29 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1852: Lamp

The end of the nozzle broken off. Concave rim; plain mold made. Pierced lug at one side. A long slit on the upper surface of the nozzle. Glaze black to red. Type XVI (glazed variety) of Corinth collection, ... 29 May 1935

[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 1854: Lamp

Handle and end of nozzle missing. Partly pierced lug on one side. Simulated ring base, low. Thick watch-shaped body, the top rising to a ring around the filling hole. Dull black glaze. Type XI of Corinth ... 29 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1855: Lamp

The handle is missing. Ribbed upper body with pierced lug. A high ring around the filling hole. Red to black glaze, much peeled. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 46A of Agora collection. ADDENDA ... 29 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1858: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Vertical strap handle missing. Upper body grooved; cornucopia lug. Signed on the bottom, inside ring foot:"AΡΙΣΤ[Ω]ΝΟΣ". Black glaze. Pink clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 51B of Agora collection ... 1 June 1935

[Agora Object] L 1860: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

The raised base, and a bit of the wall only, preserved. Signature incised in unbaked clay, before glazing. Red glaze. Type XVIII (?) of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. In ... 21 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 1866: Lamp

Nozzle and front part remains. Flat bottom, angular side, broad unbridged nozzle. Nozzle blackened by burning at tip. Coarse red clay, unglazed. Type 2B of Agora collection, type VI of Corinth collection ... Late7th.-late 6th. century B.C.

[Agora Object] L 1867: Lamp

Handle missing. Very low base. Slightly inturned rim. Black glaze inside and out; slightly flaked. Type 21B of Agora collection, type IV (early 5th. century group) of Corinth collection. Cf. Agora ... 24 April 1935

[Agora Object] L 1868: Lamp Fragment with Central Tube

Part of side wall and top of central tube missing. Well-defined base. High wall slightly uncurved. Short nozzle. In middle a vertical tube. Flaky black glaze inside and out. Type 27A of Agora collection, ... 24 April 1935

[Agora Object] L 1870: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Fragment of base only. Low base ring. Letters moulded in raised charakters: "[Α Ρ Ι Σ Τ Ω] Ν Ο Σ". Traces of burning. Metallic black glaze inside and out. Type 51B (?) of Agora collection, type XVIII ... Possibly last years of 3rd. century-86 B.C.

[Agora Object] L 1873: Lamp

Tip of nozzle and part of side wall missing. Bottom flat, rim slightly turned in. Dull brown clay covered with thin brown glaze inside and out. Type 30A of Agora collection, type IV (early variants) of ... 425-400 B.C.

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[Agora Object] L 1874: Lamp Fragments

Two fragments, the smaller from the base; much missing from side and bottom. Glaze mottled black and red. Three additional fragments, including a second nozzle, unite the two first found, and give a large ... Late in 3rd. quarter of 5th. century-375 B.C.

[Agora Object] L 1877: Lamp Fragment with Graffito: Ostrakon of Kallixenos

Fragment from the bottom of a lamp. There is no foot; the bottom rises slightly toward the center. Inscribed on the inside: "ΚΑΛ[Λ]ΙΧ[ΕΝΟΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟ]ΝΥΜΟ[Υ]". The outside finished smooth, unglazed; the inside ... 7 June 1935

[Agora Object] L 1886: Lamp

Most of nozzle missing. No handle or base. Wheel made. The bottom lightly nicked. Pierced lug on one side of body. Sunken top. Black glaze, much peeled. The blackening of the broken edges around the nozzle ... 15 June 1935