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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 ... the Athenian Agora to build ... The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School

[Agora Object] L 1525: Lamp

The handle missing. Flat bottom, deep round body with long nozzle and vertical strap handle. Shallow convex rim. Unpierced lug on one side. Wheelmade. Buff clay. Red glaze mostly peeled off. Type 35A ... 125-75 B.C ... Agora IV, nos. 467-471, pp ... off. Type 35A of Agora ... IV, ii, pp. 52-53, nos.

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[Agora Object] L 1524: Three Nozzle Lamp

Handle missing and the ends of the nozzles chipped. Flat raised base, deep round body; the best preserved of the three nozzles is rounded at the end. Shallow depressed top, decorated with an incised ring ... Late 2nd.-late 1st. centuries B.C ... collection. Agora IV, nos ... chipped. Type 35B of Agora ... 43. Corinth IV, ii, pp.

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[Agora Image] 2012.54.1430 (LXXVIII-44)

Moulded lamps ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 1615: Lamp Fragment

Lamp fragment with ribbed rim, ribs made with a blunt implement, and a volute. Brownish pink clay, metallic black glaze. Type XVIII (?) of Corinth collection, type 45C of Agora collection. Cf. Agora ... 12 May 1934 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 1616: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from the rim of a lamp. Narrow rim. Decorated in relief on upper body with small rounded leaves on inner edge, and large egg and dart. Mold made. Pinkish-buff clay, black glaze. Type 46B of ... 14 May 1934 ... Type 46B of Agora collection. Cf. Agora IV, nos.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 7, s. 78, p. 62

Howland type 26 B. Agora, IV, 412. Howland type 29 A. Agora, IV, 191. Agora, IV, 375. Agora, IV, 8. Agora, IV, 9. Howland type 2 B. Agora, IV, 46. Howland type 6 B. Agora, IV, 115. Agora, IV, 58. Howland ... Agora 7 62 B 17:1 H-I 12:1 I 12:1 J 11-12:1 M 20:2 ... Agora 7

[Agora Object] L 1212: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and handle, and about half of wall missing; otherwise a single fragment. Sides set off from flat bottom by groove. Stubs of horizontal handle preserved. Thin black glaze inside and out, much worn, ... 22 May 1933 ... places. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21C of Agora

[Agora Object] L 1367: Lamp Fragment

Only a fragment of the side wall and nozzle remains. The side wall symmetrically convex; the rim flat, projecting slightly to outside, with two shallow furrows on top; the nozzle unbridged. Good black ... 22 March 1934 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 3388: Lamp Fragment

Apparently a fragment from the floor with start of wall and of central opening. Corinthian lamp (?). Unglazed. Smooth buff clay. Howland Type 11. Well. Leica ... 14 April 1938 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2786: Lamp Fragment

About half of rim, with stubs of handle, preserved. Type 16 of Agora collection. Big well. Leica ... 1 March 1937 ... About half of rim, with stubs of handle, preserved. Type 16 of Agora collection.

[Agora Object] L 1995: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Part of a lamp base glazed inside, unglazed outside. Relief inscription beneath. Type XVIII (?) of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Finished Red earth. Leica ... 18 February 1936 ... Bases type of Agora

[Agora Object] L 1898: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Most of bottom preserved. Low base. In raised letters on bottom: "AI". Poor black glaze, much peeled. Buff clay. Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Post Sullan. Mixed fill in drain. Leica ... 15 June 1935 ... type of Agora collection.

[Agora Object] L 2056: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Under side of nozzle and part of bottom. Relief letters. Black glaze. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Cistern. Leica ... 5 March 1936 ... Agora IV, no. 857, p. 217.

[Agora Object] L 2132: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Part of bottom and lower nozzle. Four letters incised. Poor black glaze. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Cistern, earth various fills. Leica, LIX-19 ... 18 March 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2159: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

The bottom of a lamp is preserved. Low base; letters in relief. Peeled red glaze. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Cistern. Leica, LIX-19 ... 23 March 1936 ... Signed Bases type of Agora

[Agora Object] L 4351: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Fragment from reverse. Flat bottom, on which is inscribed "alpha". Dull red glaze, worn. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XVIII (?) of Corinth collection (post-Sullan), Signed Bases type of Agora collection. N.-S ... 31 July 1947 ... Agora IV, no. 874, p. 219.

[Agora Object] L 2000: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Bottom of a signed lamp. Dull red glaze, inside and out, somewhat peeled. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Strosis 1, red. Leica, LIX-19 ... 22 February 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2057: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

End of nozzle and part of bottom. Remains of letters in relief. Black glaze. Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, Miscelaneous Moulded type of Agora collection. Hellenistic-early Roman fill ... 3 March 1936 ... Agora IV, no. 829, p. 212.

[Agora Object] L 2199: Lamp

Handle missing. Shallow angular body, the upper part petal-ribbed. Poor brownish glaze, much peeled. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52F of Agora collection. Well. Leica, 7-44 ... 3 April 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2286: Lamp

Triangular nozzle, small slightly concave base without foot ring. High vertical strap handle. A wreath in relief around the top. Brownish-black glaze, mostly peeled. Brown clay. Type 54A of Agora collection ... 21 April 1936 ... Agora IV, no. 764, p. 196.

[Agora Object] L 2701: Lamp Fragment

Part of the nozzle, adjoining rim and flat bottom preserved. Handmade of thin fabric. Pink clay with brownish gray surface, which has been smoothed with a stick. Type I (?) of Corinth collection, type ... 27-29 May 1936 ... type 15 of Agora collection.

[Agora Object] L 2760: Lamp Fragment

Lower part and handle missing. Moulded. On upper body, tongues with bars between and nodules at their inner ends. Rounded nozzle. Poor red glaze, much peeled. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 53 ... March-April 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 3386: Lamp Fragment

About half preserved, the back part, with trace of place for handle attachment. Plain bottom, plain sides, sloping steeply inwards. Unglazed. Coarse micaceous gray clay. Type 2B of Agora collection. Well ... 7 April 1938 ... Agora collection.

[Agora Object] L 3489: Lamp

Handle and tip of nozzle are missing. Flat bottom; unbridged nozzle; shallow open infundibulum; coarse brown clay. Blackened by fire around nozzle and elsewhere. Type 2A of Agora collection. Stoa Pit ... 20 April 1938 ... Agora collection.

[Agora Object] L 373: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of inscribed base and root of nozzle. Flat base, slightly rising. Preserves part of a letter. Purplish glaze covers outside. Inside, traces of red paint. Hard red clay. Type XVIII (post Sullan) ... 20 February 1932 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 4571: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

About one third of bottom. Within the false ring foot, the start of a three-line signature, in raised letters. Dull red glaze. Buff clay. Type XVIII (post-Sullan) of Corinth collection, Signed bases type ... 14 April 1949 ... Signed bases type of Agora

[Agora Object] L 4599: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle preserved, formed by angular projection of the body. Thick walls, and very small wick hole the rim sloping slightly in. Firm black glaze inside and out, chipped Type 23E of Agora collection. Well ... May-June 1949 ... Type 23E of Agora

[Agora Object] L 4602: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and part of the wall preserved; rounded side. Rim, sloping slightly inward set off from the sides by a small ridge. Dull black glaze inside only. Type V of Corinth collection, type 24C' of Agora ... May-June 1949 ... Agora

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[Agora Object] L 3094: Lamp Fragment

About half of a flat bottomed open trefoil lamp. Unglazed; burning at the nozzle. Coarse micaceous red clay with grits. Type 1, no. 4. Cistern. Leica, VII-92, 8-246 ... 23-29 April 1937 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2023: Lamp

Vertical strap handle and end of nozzle broken off. Moulded wreath on upper body. Red to black glaze. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 54A of Agora collection. Cistern. Leica ... 27 February 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2221: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handle broken away; otherwise intact. Ribs on top, with cornucopia and rosette. Letters on reverse, written in the wet clay. Black glaze, chipped. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52A of Agora collection ... 3 April 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2225: Lamp

Intact. Raised base; much carbon around nozzle. Inner edge of filling hole thickened. Glazed inside only. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 25A' of Agora collection. ADDENDA Compare type X of Corinth ... 6 April 1936 ... collection, type 25A' of Agora

[Agora Object] L 2236: Lamp

Handle missing, and part of bottom. Small lamp; ivy relief on upper body. Poor brown glaze. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 54C of Agora collection. Well. Leica, 7-44 ... 6 April 1936 ... Agora IV, no. 780, p. 199.

[Agora Object] L 2345: Lamp

Handle and point of triangular nozzle missing. Ribbed discus. Small rather high foot with suggestion of a ring. Dull brownish-black glaze. Reddish-buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52H ... 5 May 1936 ... Agora

[Agora Object] L 2456: Lamp

Handle and chip from end of nozzle missing. On upper body, overlapping leaves. Poor thin reddish-black glaze, not covering lower body. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 55B of Agora collection ... 24 May 1936 ... Agora IV, no. 790, p. 202.

[Agora Object] L 2546: Lamp

End of nozzle broken off. Upper body ribbed; crudely joined to plain lower body. Red glaze, much peeled. Type ΧVIII of Corinth collection, type 52C of Agora collection. Well; bottom. Leica ... 6 June 1936 ... Agora IV, no. 715, p. 184.

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[Agora Object] L 1407: Base Fragment of Lamp: Maker's Mark

From the bottom, with the lower part of the nozzle, of a mold made lamp as type XVIII of Corinth collection. Simulated ring foot. Part of signature preserved, in relief. Red glaze. Signed Bases type of ... 31 March 1934 ... Agora

[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 IV, no. 331, p. 76.

[Agora Object] L 3491: Lamp Fragment

A small fragment that preserves part of the nozzle rim and side wall. Pale green clay with narrow concentric circles of flaky brown glaze on top. Corinthian. Type II (second variety) of Corinth collection, ... 2 April 1938 ... collection, type 16A of Agora