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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 1947: Lamp Fragment

Most of the rim and nozzle missing. Flat bottom. Lower body convex, upper straight and tilted inward. Thick heavy fabric, attic clay; black glaze. Type 7 of Agora collection, type I (?) of Corinth collection ... Late 6th. -early years of 5th. century B.C.

[Agora Object] L 3652: Lamp

Nozzle and small fragment of side preserved. Vertical wall, forming ring foot; flat floor; broad unbridged nozzle, flat on top. Good black glaze, worn. Fine buff clay. Type 6 of Agora collection. Cf ... 25 February 1939

[Agora Object] L 3989: Lamp Fragment

A single fragment preserves complete profile and part of nozzle. Thick slightly in turned rim; flat bottom. Unbridged nozzle. Rather thin black glaze except on bottom. Short cross-strokes in added red ... Season of 1938 or 1939

[Agora Object] L 4530: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from part of nozzle and right side of body. Worn black glaze. Type 6 Variant of Agora collection. Group E. Cistern: Coroplasts' Dump. Leica, L-48 PD 635-17 ... April 1938