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[Agora Publication] Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ

Perlzweig, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the ... 1961

[Agora Object] L 8: Lamp

Rim with three grooves for side panels. On discus, central filling hole. Handle, solid, triple grooved. On reverse, double concentric groove, signed. Unglazed. Red clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 13 June 1931

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[Agora Object] L 114: Lamp Fragment

Handle broken. Large part of discus missing. On rim, alternating trees and circles. On discus, traces of a set of small concentric circles with crescents around it. Handle solid. On bottom, low base ring ... 20 June 1931

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[Agora Object] L 249: Mold Fragment for Bottom of Lamp

The reverse, with the "A" and a few rows of the dots on the body, preserved. Type XX of Corinth collection. To clay. 513 Leica, 2-26 ... 24 June 1931

[Agora Object] L 254: Handle of Lamp

Large handle, triangular, set at an angle to the body of the lamp; triple ridge down center, from which spring several diagonal ridges, giving a leaf-like effect. The back of the handle has a very low ... 1931

[Agora Object] L 313: Lamp Fragment

Handle and part of top preserved. On rim, broad groove, containing a band of triangles in raised hatching, their bases towards the outside. On discus, near its top, there remains part of a figure of a ... 29 July 1931

[Agora Object] L 341: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of top part. Nozzle and bottom of lamp missing. Rim down sloping, ornamented round the discus with a triple wavy line, in each inner wave, a dot; outer part of rim has rows of small dots. Discus, ... 15 February 1932

[Agora Object] L 396: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of rim and side preserved. On rim, pattern of concentric circles and triple volutes, one of each preserved, from back of lamp neck start of handle. Orange-red slip. Fine pink clay. Type XXXI ... 29 February 1932

[Agora Object] L 404: Lamp

Vertical handle broken away. Body covered with raised dots. Discus plain, rather deep; surrounded by triple groove and raised edge. Nozzle rounded, decorated in volutes; set off from body by raised band ... 1 March 1932

[Agora Object] L 476: Lamp Fragment

Small fragment of signed reverse. On bottom remains of single almond-shaped groove, within which is part of a signature perhaps that of "ΛΟΥΚΙΟ(Υ)" (?). Unglazed. Pale buff clay. Type XXVII of Corinth ... 24 March 1932

[Agora Object] L 498: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of discus and rim. On rim, vine pattern. On discus, Eros, running right, carrying a goose. Thin purplish-black wash. Grayish-buff clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Leica ... 4 April 1932

[Agora Object] L 499: Lamp Fragment

Back part of rim. Vertical band handle broken away. Rim slightly sunk beneath upper edge of vertical sides; small leaves in relief. Rather good red glaze. Soft red to buff clay. Type XXII (?) of Corinth ... 4 April 1932

[Agora Object] L 514: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of discus and rim. Rim sunk, with raised motifs: studded triangles, quatrefoil, concentric circles, leaf. Rather large discus, sunk, with relief picture: preserved upper part of male figure in ... 7 April 1932

[Agora Object] L 594: Lamp

Rim, divided by groove into two plain bands, the inner one depressed; plain bands form panels at sides; at the nozzle the outer bands curve round the inner, to the edge of the discus. Between these bands, ... 5 May 1932

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[Agora Object] L 595: Lamp

Nozzle broken away. On rim, ovule pattern, panelled. On discus, on top part, bearded figure in tunic, boots and small cap, facing right, holding shield before him. Filling hole on center right, between ... 5 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 605: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from upper part of lamp. On rim, between raised edges, alternating triangles, circles and rosettes. On discus, dove, with wheel in field below beak; broken filling hole above and below bird. Thin ... 11 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 606: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from right side of lamp. Plain, flat rim, set off by two grooves from plain concave discus. Rather long nozzle; pointed, with volutes on rim and a small ridge between. No trace of handle at the ... 11 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 614: Lamp

Part of lower left side of body missing. Lamp without globules on rim and body but with signature in small raised dots. Discus plain; filling hole off center, left; double ridge round outer edge. Handle ... 17 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 628: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from top part. Nozzle and vertical band handle broken away. Typical body, covered with small raised globules. Concave discus, surrounded by raised rings; central filling hole. Nozzle broken away ... 31 May 1932

[Agora Object] L 644: Lamp

Vertical strap handle broken away. Concave plain discus; solid ornamental lugs on sides. Traces of raised "A" on base. Thin brown glaze. Bright red clay. Type XXIV of Corinth collection. Well. Leica, ... 10 June 1932

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[Agora Object] L 646: Lamp

Complete example, with high single grooved handle. On the bottom, a raised "A" with broken bar. Thin reddish-purple wash. Type XX of Corinth collection. Well. Leica, 81-41 PD 929, 1286-a ... 11 June 1932

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[Agora Object] L 655: Lamp

About one-half preserved. Plain grooved rim with herringbone panels, the flat nozzle continuous with the outer band, but not extending across the rim to the discus. Round the small central filling hole, ... 1932

[Agora Object] L 699: Lamp

Center of discus and bottom missing. Plain panelled rim, double rosette on discus. Thin pierced handle, double grooved above and below with a scratched "X" at the base. On the bottom, a single circular ... 4 March 1933

[Agora Object] L 728: Lamp

Discus missing, surrounded by a raised ridged band. Watch-shaped body; on the down sloping rim, a cluster of grapes on either side. On the throat, rays, centered on the wick hole. High solid handle, double ... 10 March 1933

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[Agora Object] L 754: Lamp

On rim, heart and diamond elaborated with small spirals in clear and careful relief. On discus, alternating ivy leaf and palmette. Pointed knob handle. On the reverse, a low thin ring base. Unglazed. Fine ... 17 March 1933

[Agora Object] L 815: Lamp

Discus and upper part of handle broken away. On rim, raised squares filled with dots and "tabelae auratae" alternating. Low foot ring. Thin red wash. Fine light red clay. Type XXXI of Corinth collection ... 22 March 1933

[Agora Object] L 880: Lamp Fragment

The lower part of the lamp is preserved on one side to just above the point where it curves in and is joined by the top. Blackened inside and out and along the break, at the top of the fragment, the lamp ... 11 April 1933

[Agora Object] L 890: Lamp Fragment

Part of shield of lamp; all the rest of the lamp is broken away; the solid handle is preserved in part behind. The shield has an imitation rivet head at the junction of the shield and the body. On the ... 22 April 1933

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[Agora Object] L 902: Lamp

Convex sides. Circles containing four small dots on rim. Plain sunken discus, with two raised rings around the edge. Solid handle, with two grooves. Base outlined by three concentric circles and containing ... 22 April 1933

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[Agora Object] L 908: Lamp Fragment

Handle of lamp in shape of cross. Ends of cross arms chipped. Handle broken away at edge of rim, the outside of which seems to have turned up. The handle is perforated, and is decorated on top with five ... 22 April 1933

[Agora Object] L 912: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from back part of top. About half of the discus preserved. Rim panelled; probably plain. On discus, to the right a gladiator with sword, shield and helmet advances toward as opponent, of whom ... 24 April 1933

[Agora Object] L 1042: Lamp

Complete. Plain rim and discus; the nozzle raised slightly above and below. On the reverse, a single circular groove; within it, faint traces of an ivy leaf, off center (?). The top stained by burning; ... 22 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 1043: Lamp

A small chip missing from the right side of the rim, and a bit of the top of the nozzle gone. Discus plain; rim plain along the outer edge, with a row of ovolos around the discus. Thin pierced handle, ... 22 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 1057: Lamp Fragment

Rays on the rim; handle solid, thin, double grooved above, single below. On the discus, erotic symplegma. Thin red wash. Pink clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Lowest layer above classical floor ... 31 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 1103: Lamp

The greater part of the discus broken away. Convex sides; ovules on panelled rim; pierced handle with double groove above and below; on reverse, in plain grooved circle the signature. On the discus are: ... 17 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1108: Discus Fragment of Lamp

A bit of the rim, with impressed ovules, and most of the figure of Hermes on the discus preserved. He stands facing slightly to his left, with the left leg bent, and he looks back over his shoulder, to ... 15 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1129: Lamp

The handle missing. Globules on rim and body; volutes on nozzle; signature"A", in relief on the reverse. Remains of a thin glaze wash, bright red beneath, purple-black above. Red clay, slightly micaceous ... 24 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1130: Lamp

The handle missing; discus broken around filling hole. Similar to L 1129, but the globules neater and smaller, and there are none on the under side of the nozzle. Two raised rings surround the signature ... 24 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1131: Lamp

Handle missing. Similar to L 1130, but the glaze wash almost entirely lacking, and the top of the "A" pointed toward the nozzle, not the handle, as in L 1129, 1130, 1132, and 1133. Type XX of Corinth ... 24 June 1933

[Agora Object] L 1132: Lamp

Handle missing. Similar to L 1130, but with a pattern of six rays of dots on the under side of the nozzle. Raised "A" on reverse. Purple to red glaze wash. Red clay. Type XX of Corinth collection. The ... 24 June 1933