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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 4190: Lamp

Fragments of rim and nozzle missing. Narrow rim, sloping slightly inward; slight projection on outside. Floor rises toward sharp come at center. Floor and top of rim, dull black glaze. Outside unglazed ... 14 March 1947

[Agora Object] L 4191: Lamp

Handle, and part of nozzle, rim and wall, restored. Lamp with unbridged nozzle. Angular profile, the body broad below; flat bottom; flat projecting rim; attachment for band handle preserved; broad nozzle ... 17 March 1947

[Agora Object] L 4192: Lamp

End of nozzle broken; otherwise intact. Two lugs, double spirals, on rim, and traces of other relief decoration. Band handle. Raised band around filling hole. Metallic glaze, rather flaked. Type XVIII ... 14 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4193: Lamp

Band handle broken away; otherwise intact. Thick watch-shaped body; nozzle flat on top. Top slopes inward to filling hole. Dull metallic glaze. Type XII (early shape, wheelmade) of Corinth collection, ... 15 May 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4194: Lamp with Graffito

End of nozzle broken; otherwise intact. Angular body; high foot; no hanlde; large pointed unpierced lug on side. Rim slopes down to filling hole. Incised on rim. Dull black glaze, somewhat chipped. Type ... 20 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4195: Lamp

Intact. Watch-shaped body; bottom slightly concave; unpierced lug at side; groove around filling hole; rather long nozzle. Blister Ware. Rather roughly made. Gray clay on surfaces, shows red in chips ... 20 May 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4212: Lamp: Inscribed

Intact except for horizontal strap handle at back missing. Raised base, slightly concave beneath. Scraped groove around narrow rim. Inscribed on one side and on the other, upside down to the lamp, and ... 29 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4224: Lamp Fragment

The front part, with the unbridged nozzle. Narrow flat rim. Black glaze inside and on rim, with a reserved band around outer edge of rim. Type 6A of Agora collection. Group E. ADDENDA Restored since ... 7 June 1947

[Agora Object] L 4225: Lamp

Horizontal band handle at back, and end of nozzle missing. Ring foot; two ridges on the down-sloping top. Black glaze inside only. Type V (third Variety) of Corinth collection, type 24A' of Agora collection ... 10 June 1947

[Agora Object] L 4227: Lamp

Small fragments missing. Collar through center; no handle. Low base; five neat grooves and ridges around edge of rim. The base and the grooved rim reddened with miltos; otherwise good black glaze, worn, ... 12 June 1947

[Agora Object] L 4233: Lamp

The nozzle and lug at one side broken off; no handle; groove around filling hole; base concave beaneath. The wall was never pierced through for the wick, at the point where the nozzle joined. Inside unglazed ... 5 June 1947

[Agora Object] L 4271: Lamp

The end of the nozzle missing and a piece from the rim and side. Broad flat bottom; flat rim projecting slightly outside. Broad rising band handle. Handmade of fine pink clay with smooth buff surface ... 1 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4297: Lamp with Collar

Rim of collar missing; otherwise intact. Small lamp with incurved rim, nearly flat on top; short rounded nozzle; large collar through floor. Poor black to brown glaze, somewhat peeled. Type IV (Late Variant) ... 17 July 1947

[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

[Agora Object] L 4300: Lamp

Intact except for small chips. Straight-walled lamp, the bottom slightly concave, with a raised disk at the center. The top nearly flat; a single light groove, under the glaze, around its outer edge. Short ... 22 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4303: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handle and tip of nozzle missing. Small raised rosettes on rim. On reverse, in relief, a ligature. Dull red to black glaze wash. Buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 58B of Agora collection ... 15 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4305: Lamp

Handle missing; otherwise intact. Rays on rim; rough dolphin knobs on both sides; angular nozzle; flat bottom. Dull black to red-brown glaze, somewhat chipped. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52D ... 15 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4306: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handle and end of nozzle missing. Wreath on rim. Red to black glaze wash. Reverse, incised signature. Light brown clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 54A of Agora collection. ΛΖ-ΜΣΤ* Great ... 15 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4321: Lamp

Complete and typical. Raised base; pierced lug. The unglazed surface is somewhat worn and stained with rust; at the bottom of the nozzle, outside, is a streak of red glaze, presumably dripped from the ... 1 August 1947