icon

[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 470: Lamp Fragment

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

[Agora Object] L 1427: Lamp

The end of the nozzle broken away; otherwise intact. High straight sides rounding below into a flat bottom; no base. Flat top with central filling hole; two grooves near the outer edge. Broad flat-topped, ... 350-300 B.C.

[Agora Object] L 2230: Lamp

Intact. Flat rim with shallow double groove around outside. High vertical walls; bottom flat, except for groove. Dull black glaze, much flaked. Type VI (inkwell variety) of Corinth collection, type 23D ... 7 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 4599: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle preserved, formed by angular projection of the body. Thick walls, and very small wick hole the rim sloping slightly in. Firm black glaze inside and out, chipped Type 23E of Agora collection. Well ... May-June 1949

[Agora Deposit] D 17:9: Well

An unfinished well in the northwest room of the Poros Building, west of the Areopagus. Dumped filling. Chips from marble-working, variety of plain and figured wares ... Ca. 400-385 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E 3:1: Cistern at 44/Η

Cistern with considerable dumped fill at the north foot of Kolonos Agoraios. It may have been abandoned ca. 295-295 B.C.; it will have been filled by 280 B.C. Multiple vessels share same stamps, and painted ... Ca. 325-250 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F 11:2: Well

Well associated with the Tholos, with scanty use fill but primarily dumped filling. Coins: 5 April 1934 #1-#4 10 April 1934 #1-#2 11 April 1934 #1 12 April 1934 #1 18 April 1934 #1-#2 19 April 1934 #1-#5 ... Ca. 350-294 B.C.