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[Agora Object] L 272: Lamp Fragment

Rear part of rim and infudibulum preserved. Vertical, strap handle missing. The top is depressed surrounded by a high lange, the part of rim preserved shows two small holes. Sharply angular. On shoulder, ... 29 August 1931

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[Agora Object] L 382: Lamp

Vertical band handle, tip and one side of nozzle broken away. Double convex body, with decoration in relief on upper part; series of large and small grooved rectangles; row of dots above and below. Small, ... 23 February 1932

[Agora Object] L 513: Lamp

End of nozzle broken away. Double convex body with sharp angle between halves. On rim, raised ovolo. Top surrounded by high edge. Filling hole with slightly raised edge with three auxiliary holes. Nozzle, ... 7 April 1932

[Agora Object] L 4466: Lamp

Handle and end of nozzle missing, and chips. Raised rim around discus; central filling hole and three smaller ones. Shoulder, relief decoration of rosettes, leaves etc. Low slightly indicated base. Metallic ... 22 April 1948

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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