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[Agora Publication] Lamps from the Athenian Agora

Perlzweig, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. This booklet presents the development ... 1963 ... 9

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[Agora Notebook Page] Η'-11-9 (pp. 1963-1964)

Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian ... Η'-11 1963, 1964 SS 8157 SS 8157 ... 11 Jun 1938 ... Η'-11-9 (pp. 1963-1964) ... Η'-11-9 ... Η'.1963

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[Agora Object] L 2224: Lamp

Pierced side knob; watch-shaped body. Raised base. Scraped groove around filling hole. Wheel made. Rich red glaze all over, except on underside of base. Type IX (clamshell variety) of Corinth collection, ... 6 April 1936 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), cover.

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[Agora Object] L 1621: Lamp

Chipped at lip of infundibulum; end of nozzle broken. This curious object has a flat bottom, a squat body, with a rather long nozzle. Instead of a filling hole it has a vase-like neck with a flaring lip ... 2 February 1935 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), cover.

[Agora Object] L 3633: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. Deep watch-shaped body; decoration in relief on its top; a leaf and shield on either side. Small concave discus, set off from the top by a groove. Triangular nozzle; double-rolled handle, rising ... 30 December 1938 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), cover.

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[Agora Object] BI 292: Bone Stylus

Thick heavy stylus with a point at one end, a paddle at the other. Well G. Leica ... 28 May 1936 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), no. 8.

[Agora Object] B 1247: Lamp

Complete except for small fragments. Vertical wall; flat bottom; one open nozzle. Vertical strap handle rising from one side. Behind north end of Stoa of Attalos, beneath modern house at 44 Hadrian street ... 1959 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 127.

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[Agora Object] L 1612: Lamp

Round flat base, outward flaring side wall, trefoil body like the mouth of an oinochoe. Nozzle unbridged. No trace of handle. Brownish wash. Coarse red clay with bits. Τροχοποίητος λύχνος, Βυζαντινών χρόνων ... 23 November 1934 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 3.

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[Agora Object] L 2322: Lamp

Complete. Black glaze inside and out, except on bottom, which is flat and very slightly raised. Attic clay. Type IV (shallow variety, later 5th. century group) of Corinth collection, type 21B of Agora ... Ca. 460-430 B.C ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 80.

[Agora Object] L 5328: Lamp

Intact except for mended handle, and chips. Brown to black glaze for interior, rim, band around rim, nozzle and handle. Light brown wash for the rest. Type 20 of Agora collection. Aischines Street, cistern, ... August 1957 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 79.

[Agora Object] L 4382: Lamp

Small fragment of the body, and most of the strap handle at the back missing. Small lamp; inside glazed; outside unglazed except for nozzle, handle, and bands at the rim. No base; the floor rises to a ... 10-12 June 1947 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 61.

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[Agora Image] 2012.56.0981 (83-264)

Lamps of all periods ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), front and back cover.

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[Agora Object] L 1680: Lamp on Stand

Lamp on high stand. Piece missing from side of lamp and from edge of base. Vertical handle. Green pale glaze on lamp, handle, and drip: spots on the stand; light slip. Pinkish-buff clay. Pit with Byzantine ... 11 March 1935 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 126.

[Agora Object] L 3547: Lamp

Intact except for chips and hole in bottom. On rim, triangles, leaves and dot clusters. On discus, Christian monogram with tail of "rho" to right. Solid handle, ungrooved above; on back of lamp below handle, ... 10 June 1938 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), cover.

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[Agora Object] L 2843: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Suspension handle in middle of discus. Ovules on rim and volutes at base of nozzle. Signed underneath. Unglazed; thin fabric. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Well. Leica, 7-161 ... 22 March 1937 ... Υ:9

[Agora Object] L 2341: Lamp

Intact. On discus, jewelled cross. Handle, slightly pointed, unpierced and ungrooved. On reverse, low rough base ring, within which five raised dots-and-circles arranged in form of cross. Unglazed. Soft ... 29 April 1936 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 118.

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[Agora Object] L 2473: Lamp Fragment

Most of discus, and a bit of rim near handle preserved. Plain rim; on discus a clothed man hanging by all fours from the top bar of a rectangular framework, with two uprights and two crossbars. A bear ... 28 May 1936 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 55.

[Agora Object] L 5157: Lamp

Mended from two pieces; complete. Good black glaze, in part grayed from stacking, on rim, nozzle and inside; dilute glaze outside. Type II of Corinth collection, type 16B of Agora collection. ADDENDA ... 2 June 1954 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 18.

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[Agora Object] B 433: Lamp Guard

Broken off at the bottom; the tip bent over. A large acanthus leaf, from which spring spirals, forming an elaborate open-work palmette-shaped ornament. Coarse incision for details. At the top, a bud-like ... 19 April 1937 ... Stoa Gallery-Case No. 49.9, bottom shelf

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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 ... AgoraPicBk 9 (1963), fig. 28.