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[Agora Object] B 114: Lamp

A lamp with handle decoration in form of Greek cross. The lamp before cleaning seems practically complete; two corners are missing from the arms of the cross. The ball-shaped body has a small raised base, ... 7 June 1933

[Agora Object] T 1195: Head Fragment of Dionysos

Two joining fragments preserve a face. Above, a sort of crown. Elaborately modelled features. No trace of color. Light brown clay and slip. ADDENDA: Fragment from a lamp disk. Very late Roman fill. Leica ... 16 May 1936

[Agora Object] T 1548: Filling Hole Cover of Lamp

Circular and complete. Lion 's head in relief, with bored eyes. Red clay. Late Roman or Late Hellenistic. Mixed earth. Leica, LXIX-25 ... 10 June 1937

[Agora Object] T 2300: Filling Hole Cover

First interpretation: satyr mask. Slave mask in high relief, with pierced grooved handle (like Roman lamp handles) above. Traces of metallic black glaze almost entirely peeled off. Gray clay. Well, dump, ... 24 July 1946

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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