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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 650: Nozzle Fragment of Lamp

The nozzle, and a bit of the rim and body wall preserved. On the rim, which rises toward the filling hole, three circular grooves. The outside unglazed, the inside covered with a flaky red glaze, of which ... 24 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 703: Lamp

End of nozzle missing. Pierced lug; no handle. A raised ring around the slightly sunken filling hole; on either side of the ring a groove. Ring base, small but with broad ring. Dull black glaze inside; ... 28 February 1933

[Agora Object] L 863: Lamp

The left side broken away. Two grooves, one shallow and one deep, around the small, sharply sloping top. Bulging body; raised base, rising sharply within, and with a small round disk in the center beneath ... 4 April 1933

[Agora Object] L 1559: Lamp Fragment

The nozzle and part of the rim remain. Shallow groove around outside of rim. Incised on the upper flat surface of the nozzle the letter K. Pinkish-buff clay, unglazed except on inside the nozzle. Type ... 14 May 1934

[Agora Object] L 1847: Lamp

The nozzle is missing. Low base, rising beneath. Semi-pierced lug on one side of body. No handle. Outside unglazed, inside, brown glaze. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIB (?) of Corinth collection, type 25B' ... 28 May 1935

[Agora Object] L 2381: Lamp

Tip of nozzle and much of side wall missing. Pierced knob on shoulder. One deep and two shallow grooves around filling hole. Thin brown glaze on inside only. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25B' ... 7-17 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2814: Lamp

End of nozzle, and most of lug broken off. No handle; very long nozzle; raised base, concave beneath. Unglazed outside. Attic clay. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25B' of Agora collection. Cistern ... 15 March 1937

[Agora Object] L 3043: Lamp

End of nozzle broken off, and top chipped. Low base; pierced lug; groove around rim. Glazed inside only. Attic clay. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25B' of Agora collection. Well. Leica, 7-338, ... 16 May 1937

[Agora Object] L 3056: Lamp

Intact. High base, depressed beneath; body rounded, set off from narrow rim by two grooves; pierced lug, no handle. Black glaze inside only. Type 25B' of Agora collection, type VIIB of Corinth collection ... 19 May 1937

[Agora Object] L 3096: Lamp

Base and about one-third of body preserved. Rim and nozzle missing. Thick bottom on a low base, rising to a cone inside. Rounded walls. Smootly finished outside; glaze red, badly worn, inside only. Type ... 3 June 1937

[Agora Object] L 3533: Lamp

Intact. Small lamp with pierced knob. Raised base. Raised edge around filling hole, then a broad and a narrow groove. Unglazed outside; reddish-brown glaze inside. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIB of Corinth ... 8 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3630: Two Lamps: Waster

Top lamp intact; lower lamp has only upper part preserved. Two small lamps, one stacked on the other; warped while being fired. Top lamp has raised base, curving sides, two grooves around filling hole, ... 15 November 1938

[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

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[Agora Object] L 4354: Lamp

Small fragments of wall and most of lug restored. Raised base, lug, ball-shaped body, grooves around rim, no handle. The outside unglazed; grayed from burning; a tricle of the glaze from the inside runs ... 29 September 1947

[Agora Object] L 4759: Lamp

Tip of nozzle missing; and chips; otherwise intact. Small lamp with pierced lug and sunken top. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25B' of Agora collection. East colonnade of Square Building, opposite ... 1 August 1950

[Agora Deposit] B 13:7: Well on South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Stratified deposit. Coins: 8 May 1937 #3 14 May 1937 #1 Coins from dump: 27 May 1937 #2-#9 28 May 1937 #3-#11 Subdivisions: .1=16.00-17.00m. .2=17.00-18.00m. .3=18.00-19.00m ... 3rd. c. B.C.-3rd. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:8: Well South of Kolonos Agoraios

A well toward the south end of Kolonos Agoraios. Period of use fill dated to ca. 325-260 B.C. and upper fill dated to ca. 250-225 B.C. in Agora XXX. Diameter 1.10m, water level 6.90m. Kernoi and many lead ... Ca. 325-260 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] G 13:4: Well

Tiled well, ca. 30m south of the Tholos. Associated with Building D. Hellenistic Group A with Late Roman fill in upper 3.00m. Objects A 245 and P 4597 are from fill on floor around well-head, contemporary ... 325-260 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] H 16:3: Cistern System

An extensive cistern system on the lower north slope of the Areopagus, south chamber with blind tunnel extending further south (south tunnel); north chamber; drawshaft further north, extends to north tunnel ... Ca. 320-240 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 10:1: Cistern

With cistern at 17/ΟΕ-ΟΣΤ (P 10:2), two chambers connected by a passage. 18/Π went out of use first and was closed off from 17/ΟΕ-ΟΣΤ; filled up at one time with material dating between 350 and 300 B.C ... 325-285 B.C.