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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 985: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Fragment of reverse. Part of a debased heart-shaped pattern at the bottom of the handle preserved. Two deep concentric grooves enclose the signature "T", below which are two impressed circles. Red clay ... 17 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 987: Lamp

Complete. On rim, wavy lines. Plain discus, with two ridges round the central filling hole. Handle solid, double grooved above; below, a single groove with a row of small gouges on either side. On the ... 17 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 988: Lamp

Complete. On rim, grooves and ridges, with small impressed circles at handle and nozzle; around the discus, a row of tiny circles. On discus, a rosette. Handle solid, with impressed circles on the upper ... 18 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 989: Lamp

Complete, save for a small round hole at the back of the discus, neat, but apparently not an original filling hole. On rim, herringbone. On discus, rays; both patterns very faint. Handle solid, triple ... 18 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 990: Lamp

Complete. On rim, herringbone pattern, set off from the nozzle by a narrow hatched band across the neck; two impressed circles on the nozzle. On discus, a crescent, with a filling hole within its curve ... 18 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 991: Lamp

Complete. On rim, herringbone. On discus, concentric grooves. A narrow hatched band sets of the rim from the nozzle; on the nozzle, two small circles. On the the top of the handle, a similar hatched band, ... 18 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 992: Lamp

Complete. Late shape, shallow and elongated. On rim, herringbone pattern. Plain discus, with three small circles at the start of the handle, and four filling holes. At the base of the nozzle, three small ... 18 May 1933