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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 1096: Lamp

Mended from many pieces. Nozzle and part of side missing. As far as can be seen, the lamp is circular, with a flat bottom wth rounded edges, convex sides, rim wide and plain, with projecting ledge and ... 14 March 1932

[Agora Object] L 1185: Lamp

Mended from four pieces; the back half of the wall and rim missing, and a piece from the front near the nozzle. None of the inner edge of the rim preserved. No base; the bottom rises to a rather large ... August-September 1932

[Agora Object] L 1201: Lamp

Mended from sevearl pieces; bits missing from the bottom. No base; the bottom rises in the middle. No handle. Black glaze on the rim, the nozzle, and the inside of the body; orange wash on the bottom and ... August-September 1932

[Agora Object] L 2447: Lamp with Graffito

Nozzle and chip from rim missing. Black glaze inside and on rim. Outside, thin brown glaze wash. Incised beneath. Type II of Corinth collection, type 16B of Agora collection. ADDENDA Nozzle added since ... 27 May 1936

[Agora Object] L 3369: Lamp

No handle. Bottom slightly concave. Black glaze on broad nearly flat rim, on inside and on nozzle. Outside reserved with thin glaze wash. Type II of Corinth collection, type 16B of Agora collection ... Ca. 525-480 B.C.

[Agora Object] L 3573: Lamp Fragment with Graffito

Piece of rim. Covered with good black glaze; thin wash on sides. Graffito scratched through glaze on top of rim. Clay burned gray. Type II of Corinth collection, type 16B of Agora collection. Beside modern ... 15 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3666: Lamp Fragment

About half preserved, with start of nozzle. Flat bottom, low bulging wall, broad nearly flat rim, widely projecting. Black glaze on rim and inside; thinned glaze on outside. Type II of Corinth collection, ... March 1939