Greek Lamps and Their SurvivalsThe 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. to the 1st century A. D. Many photographs and profiles of sections permit ready identification, and a handy graphical chart of lamp types facilitates quick checking of the chronological range of each. |
Contents
CONCORDANCE OF AGORA INVENTORY NUMBERS LAMP TYPES | 221 |
INDEX OF DEPOSITS | 234 |
CONCORDANCE OF BRONEER AND AGORA TYPES | 246 |
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Common terms and phrases
1st century B.c. 2nd century B.c. 3rd century 4th century 6th century B.c. Agora Areopagus Athenian Athens Attic clay base-ring based on stylistic black glaze inside body bottom brown glaze central tube century after Christ cistern classified under Type collar Corinth discus dull black glaze dumped filling end of nozzle example of Type exterior fabric filling-hole finding places flat top floruit Hesperia incised Intact interior inventoried example joining fragments preserve Knidos lamps of Type last quarter late 2nd lower minor chips moulded decoration moulded lamps Olynthos palmette pierced lug Pinkish buff clay Plates pottery preceding type Pres quarter of 3rd quarter of 4th red glaze restored ridge second quarter side walls Single fragment preserves slightly concave solid lug stylistic similarities third quarter top of nozzle Type 16 Type 25 Type 48 Type 52 unglazed upper Variants vertical band handle wash wick-hole Worn black glaze