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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 3257: Lamp

Part of the top and the end of the nozzle broken off. Grooved handle, pierced. Rim and lower body covered with raised nodules. Small round reverse defined by a single groove. Unglazed. Thin fabric of pink ... 17 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3259: Lamp

Intact except for chips from rim. Herringbone on rim, jewelled cross monogram on discus, with "rho" to right. Solid handle with horizontal grooves on top, doubly grooved vertically behind. Almond-shaped ... 15 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3260: Lamp

Intact. Plain rim with two concentric grooves. Stamped circles on rim beside handle and nozzle, and two on either side. Plain discus with central filling hole and three auxiliary ones. Pierced handle with ... 15 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3261: Lamp

Intact except for center of discus. Plain rim with two concentric grooves; stamped circles beside nozzle and handle and one on either side. Plain discus with central filling hole and three auxiliary ones ... 15 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3262: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact except for top of handle. Wavy lines on rim, rosette on discus; stamped circles either side of nozzle, and a band of smaller ones between rosette and rim. Handle triply grooved in front and behind, ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3263: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. Herringbone pattern on rim, plain almond-shaped discus with central filling hole and four auxiliary ones. Solid handle doubly grooved in front and behind. Almond-shaped reverse enclosed by double ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3264: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Back part of lamp, with handle and most of discus missing, as well as three-fourths of rim. Herringbone pattern on rim, rosette on discus; circular reverse with two concentric grooves enclosing letter: ... 3 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3265: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Front half of lamp missing. Rim has two concentric grooves, with triple grooved stamped circles either side of rim, as panels. Rosette on discus. Solid handle triply grooved in front, doubly behind. Circular ... 3 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3266: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. Two concentric grooves on rim, with stamped circles either side of handle, nozzle, and hatched panels. Rosette on discus with tiny stamped circles around it. Solid handle, triply grooved in front ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3267: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. Rim has concentric grooves with stamped circles either side of handle, nozzle and as panels. Plain discus. Solid handle, doubly grooved behind and triply in front. Circular reverse with double ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3268: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact except for center of discus and of base. Herringbone pattern on rim; pointed rosette on discus, with circle of stamped dots around it; pierced handle, triply grooved in front and behind. Heart-shaped ... 16 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3270: Lamp

Intact. Herringbone pattern on rim; whirling rosette on discus. Solid handle triply grooved in front and behind. Circular reverse enclosed by two concentric grooves. Faint traces of stamped circle in center ... 17 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3271: Lamp

Intact except for small hole in bottom, directly below filling hole. Plain rim with concentric grooves. Plain discus; solid handle triply grooved in front and doubly behind. Circular reverse with four ... 17 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3272: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Complete except for minor chips. Herringbone pattern on rim, rosette on discus; pierced handle triply grooved in front and behind. Circular reverse with two concentric grooves enclosing "kappa" and four ... 17 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3273: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact except for center of discus and chip from side. Plain rim, with groove. Double grooved semicircles either side of handle and nozzle. Rosette on discus, with a ring of tiny stamped dots around it ... 18 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3274: Lamp Fragment

Part of top only preserved. Discus, small, with rays. Rim, broad, with decoration of small raised circles and chevrons with dots. Probably local. Surface worn. Clay coarse and reddish. Type XXXII of Corinth ... 18 February 1938

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[Agora Object] L 3275: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

A little more than half the lamp preserved in a single piece. Discus, plain. Herringbone on rim; unpierced handle, three grooves above, one below. On reverse, impressed circles and two concentric grooves; ... 19 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3276: Lamp Fragment

Part of discus only; no rim preserved. Edge of filling hole at left. On the discus, Hermes wearing short chiton, chlamys and winged cap, faces left with caduceus in left hand. Hind part of dog between ... 17 February 1938

[Agora Object] L 3278: Lamp Fragment

About one-third of rim and discus with handle preserved. Tongue pattern on rim, deep groove around discus. One raised dot on discus, on axis of handle; handle high, solid and pinched. Unglazed. Pale buff ... 14 February 1938