[Agora Object] L 4885: Plastic Lamp

Nine joining and non-joining fragments. On a cubical base, the front of which was adorned with figures in relief, the tip of a cap of Attis (?) is all that remains, stands a nude figure of Eros (?) of ... 1937 ... is all that remains, stands a nude figure of Eros (?) ... Cf. BMC Lamps, no. 409.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 222, p. 212

Miscellaneous Moulded Lamps; Hellenistic through Early Roman, both Plain and Decorated. Well. Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands. Fill. Type 58 B; Early Roman; Rosette or Pellet ... Agora 4 212 L 524 L 4379 L 4762 L 2926 L 1402 L 2057 L 4573 L 4884 L 3832 S 21:1 H-I-J 12-13 F 15:2 D 4:1 ... Late 2nd-1st B.C ... Miscellaneous Moulded Lamps; Hellenistic through Early Roman, both Plain and Decorated ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands ... Type 51 D; Very Large Late Hellenistic Relief Lamps; Pointed Nozzles

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 7, s. 248, p. 232

Howland Type 53. Cistern. Lamps stands. Well. Pit. Laureion mines. Howland Type 54. Lead token. Leaf Shop. Howland Type 55. Howland Type 56. Lenaios. Howland Type 57. Leo-. Leonteus. Howland Type 58. Loeschcke ... Agora 7 232 D 4:1 D 11:1 E 14:7 Q 13:1 S 21:3 A 18:1 M 17:1 N 19:1 R 10:1 R 13:1 R 13:2 D 12:1 N 20:5 B 14:3 B 21:1 C 14:4 ... Lamps stands ... Italian lamps ... Jewish Lamps

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 305

pl. 42. Type 34 Variants; Roughly Angular Profiles; Depressed Tops; Varia. Type 34 B; "Poor Relation" Lamps with Multiple Nozzles; Generally Angular Profiles; Depressed Tops. Type 34 A; "Poor Relations"; ... Agora 4 Agora 4, 457 Agora 4, 458 Agora 4, 447 Agora 4, 453 Agora 4, 449 Agora 4, 452 Agora 4, 462 Agora 4, 448 Agora 4, 451 Agora 4, 445 Agora 4, 450 Agora 4, 446 Agora 4, 441 Agora 4, 465 Agora 4, 444 ... Type 34 B; "Poor Relation" Lamps with Multiple Nozzles; Generally Angular Profiles; Depressed Tops ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 114, p. 104

Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands. Type 33 A; "Poor Relations"; Generally Curved Profiles; Tops Rounded or Concave. Type 34 A; "Poor Relations"; Generally Angular Profiles; ... Agora 4 104 L 4033 L 1572 ... 4th quarter of 3rd B.C.-1st quarter of 2nd B.C ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands ... IV, Part II, Terracotta Lamps, Type XII ... Type 47 A; Decorated Lamps of Unusual Shapes; Columnar Lamps

[Agora Object] L 1035: Lamp Fragment

Back part of top preserved. Herringbone on rim; solid handle, double grooved. Shaggy dog, with tail upraised, stands to right. Filling hole above. Unglazed. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 25 May 1933

[Agora Object] L 1583: Lamp Fragment

Right half of discus and part of rim preserved. On discus, a bear stands facing left. Traces of another figure at left of fragment. Rim, plain with panels. Thin red glaze. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 300-350 A. D.

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[Agora Object] L 2503: Plastic Lamp

Complete except for the nozzle, which projected from the front of the figure, and which appears to have served also as infundibulum, since the base of the figure is open below. The figure, Teleshoros, ... 5 June 1936

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 243, p. 233

Type 25 B; Globular Bodies; Thick Bases; Pierced Lugs Added. Type 2 B; Lamps with Incurved Rims; Long Nozzles; Unglazed. Type 43 C; Wide Concave Ridged Tops. Type 23 D; Flat Rims; Tall Closed Bodies; "Inkwell" ... Agora 4 233 L 4797 L 4963 L 5052 L 4798 L 4964 L 5053 L 4799 L 4965 L 5054 L 4816 L 4978 L 5055 L 4819 L 4979 L 5056 L 4822 L 4980 L 5057 L 4823 L 4985 L 5058 L 4824 L 4986 L 5059 L 4825 L 4988 L 5060 ... Type 2 B; Lamps with Incurved Rims; Long Nozzles; Unglazed ... Type 45 A; Earliest Imported Relief Lamps ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands

[Agora Object] L 1108: Discus Fragment of Lamp

A bit of the rim, with impressed ovules, and most of the figure of Hermes on the discus preserved. He stands facing slightly to his left, with the left leg bent, and he looks back over his shoulder, to ... 15 June 1933

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 240, p. 230

Type 25 A; Globular Bodies; Thick Bases. Type 25 Variants; Enclosed Bodies; Thick Bases; Various Additional Features. Type 35 A; Late Hellenistic; Deeply Depressed Tops; Deeply Sloping Side Walls. Type ... Agora 4 230 L 3906 L 4008 L 4099 L 3907 L 4009 L 4100 L 3908 L 4011 L 4101 L 3909 L 4012 L 4104 L 3910 L 4013 L 4107 L 3912 L 4015 L 4108 L 3913 L 4016 L 4109 L 3914 L 4017 L 4110 L 3915 L 4018 L 4114 ... Type 51 C; Late Hellenistic Relief Lamps; Pointed Undecorated Nozzles ... Type 47 C; Decorated Lamps of Unusual Shapes; Plastic Lamps ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 234, p. 224

Miscellaneous Moulded Lamps; Hellenistic through Early Roman, both Plain and Decorated. Type 25 A; Globular Bodies; Thick Bases. Type 46 B; Traditional Body Design; Decorated Tops; Broad Rim around Filling-Hole ... Agora 4 224 L 1365 L 1496 L 1616 L 1366 L 1498 L 1619 L 1367 L 1502 L 1635 L 1369 L 1503 L 1636 L 1370 L 1504 L 1637 L 1371 L 1505 L 1644 L 1376 L 1506 L 1645 L 1377 L 1507 L 1656 L 1379 L 1508 L 1657 ... Miscellaneous Moulded Lamps; Hellenistic through Early Roman, both Plain and Decorated ... Type 6 A; Lamps with Flat Rims; Open Nozzles; Partially Glazed ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands

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[Agora Object] L 3815: Plastic Lamp: Standing Figurine

The head and the right foot with most of left side of oil reservoir missing. The figure stands draped, wearing a wide girdle which confines the fringed ends of a stole. In the right hand it holds a long-handled ... 27 May 1939

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[Agora Object] L 2810: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. On rim, panelled guilloche enclosing leaves. On discus, Hermes left, a cloak over his left shoulder, the caduceus in his left hand, leading a ram by the horns. Stele at left crowned by cap. Altar ... 17 March 1937

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[Agora Object] L 2396: Lamp with Attached Figurine

Nude standing youth, complete except for head, left arm, and left leg below knee. Projection at inside of right heel broken away. The figure, elaborately modelled, stands on his right foot, with right ... 14 May 1936

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 321

Type 46 B; Traditional Body Design; Decorated Tops; Broad Rim around Filling-Hole. Type 46 A; Traditional Body Design; Decorated Tops; Ridge around Filling-Hole. Type 45 C; Local Athenian Variations of ... Agora 4 ... Type 45 C; Local Athenian Variations of Imported Relief Lamps ... Type 45 A; Earliest Imported Relief Lamps ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 4, s. 324

Type 46 B; Traditional Body Design; Decorated Tops; Broad Rim around Filling-Hole. Type 46 A; Traditional Body Design; Decorated Tops; Ridge around Filling-Hole. Type 45 C; Local Athenian Variations of ... Agora 4 ... Type 45 C; Local Athenian Variations of Imported Relief Lamps ... Type 45 A; Earliest Imported Relief Lamps ... Type 33 B; "Poor Relations"; Lamps Mounted on Columnar Stands

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[Agora Object] S 312: Winged Nike: Akroterion

Missing: head, right arm just below shoulder, left arm, right leg from immediately above knee, left leg from immediately above ankle; parts of the cloak at the back gone, also the fragments of drapery ... 21 March 1933 ... The statue stands on a plinth; above this another small platform from which the actual figure springs. ... Buried in loose earth containing some ashes and fragments of lamps (type XXVIII).

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... This booklet presents the development of different styles of lamps and includes a very useful identification guide. The author discusses the manufacture of lamps in Athens, a major industry with over 50 known workshops in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. She also provides illustrations of particularly fine examples, including ornate festival lamps with many nozzles and bizarre shapes.

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... The series includes studies of lamps, sculpture, coins, inscriptions, and pottery. ... JSTOR | Search for Items Inside Greek Lamps and Their Survivals Author: Howland, R. ... The molded “plastic” lamps that are included in this volume were probably made in the same workshops as the figurines.