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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 188: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of nozzle and rim. Lower half and tip of nozzle missing. Rather narrow rim, sloping towards the central opening; set off from the side by an unglazed groove. Fairly broad nozzle, flat on top; ... 21 July 1931

[Agora Object] L 192: Lamp

Miniature lamp. Rim merges with the body; at the inner edge, a groove, and a small ridge round the central opening. Sides curving outwrad toward junction with rim. Irregular nozzle, spoon-shaped; rather ... 22 July 1931

[Agora Object] L 264: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and fragment of rim preserved. On rim, single rill, its bottom reserved. Nozzle long and deep, scratched in dry clay of its top. Thin, somewhat metallic black glaze inside and outside. Fine red ... 17 July 1931

[Agora Object] L 429: Lamp

Top of standard of small lamp. No handle. Somewhat curving body, with greatest diameter below center. On top, groove with small inner raised edge around central opening. Small nozzle, with large wick hole ... 2 March 1932

[Agora Object] L 454: Lamp Fragment with Graffito

Left side broken away; lamp mended from two fragments. Narrow rim, sloping; set off by deep groove from well rounded body. Nozzle, flat on top, with letter "Δ" incised in the dry clay, on top of nozzle; ... 15 March 1932

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[Agora Object] L 535: Lamp: Inscribed

Body, nearly vertical sided; name scratched along right side. Narrow rim, sloping; set off from body by scraped groove. Long, deep nozzle; the first four letters of the name repeated, scratched in the ... 18 April 1932

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[Agora Object] L 859: Lamp

Sides approaching the vertical; high base, rising in the center; no handle. Outside the rim, which slopes downward only very slightly, a broad groove. Once covered with thin black glaze, now very largely ... 4 April 1933