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[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

[Object]  L 3411: Lamp Fragment

Preserved is a fragment from the right side, with nearly half the broad flat projecting rim, part of the sharply bulging side wall, and a trace of the nozzle. Black glaze on rim nozzle and inside; side ... 12 May 1938

[Object]  L 3413: Lamp

Handle, most of nozzle and fragments of body and rim missing. Very low raised base, slightly concave. Shallow type with rounded walls and broad slightly down-sloping rim. Horizontal band handle. Red glaze ... Last years of 6th c.-ca. 480 B.C.

[Object]  L 3414: Lamp

Much of handle missing, and chips. Flat bottom, slightly concave. Shallow body with rounded sides. A heavy raised ring around the central opening. Horizontal band handle. Top, nozzle, inside and handle ... 5 May 1938

[Object]  L 3415: Lamp

Nozzle and handle missing, and chips. Small bottom flat beneath, rising to a cone at the center inside. Angular body. Broadly projecting rim. Rolled horizontal handle. Black glaze except for handle space ... Publication: last years of 6th c. -ca. 480 B.C.

[Object]  L 3416: Lamp Fragment

Fragment preserving most of floor and a small piece of wall and rim. Bottom rises to hollow cone in center of floor. Rim slopes sharply inward. Black glaze on floor and rim, thin wash on exterior. Type ... 525-ca. 480 B.C.

[Object]  L 3431: Lamp in Iron Holder

Lamp with broad top and wide rays on rim; small volutes at start of nozzle; pierced lug (chip missing) on left side. The lamp rests crookedly in a plain iron holder, flat-bottomed, and with flaring sides ... 17 May 1938

[Object]  L 3444: Lamp

Part of rim and bits of bottom missing. Flat bottom, rising to a small point at the center of the floor; rounded very low profile; narrow rim; spoon-shaped nozzle with large wick hole. Black glaze inside ... 25 May 1938

[Object]  L 3445: Lamp

Nozzle and bit of rim missing. Very slightly raised broad base; the floor rises to a low cone at the center; angular profile; flat rim. Brown to black glaze inside and on nozzle, otherwise unglazed except ... 25 May 1938

[Object]  L 3469: Lamp

End of nozzle and piece of top missing. Low raised base, almost straight sides, depressed top on which there are rosettes in relief. Shallow groove around filling hole. Pierced side knob. Metallic black ... 25 May 1938

[Object]  L 3488: Lamp Fragment

Broken away behind. Only a triangular point remains. Flat underside; vertical wall; the nozzle in the angle. The nozzle may have been bridged. On inside, thin brown glaze. On outer wall a band of schematic ... 7 April 1938

[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

[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

[Object]  L 3492: Lamp

Nozzle missing and much of wall. Slightly defined base; central tube. Thin black glaze on floor and in two broad bands on rim. Pale buff clay. Corinthian (?). Type IV (early 5th. century group) of Corinth ... 27 April 1938

[Object]  L 3493: Lamp Fragment with Unbridged Nozzle

The very large nozzle only remains. The side wall was almost vertical; its top flat and inclined inward. Glossy black glaze inside and out. Type 6B of Agora collection. Metroon Pit (δ), north extension, ... 19 March 1938

[Object]  L 3494: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and front part only. Flat bottom; shallow open infundibulum; with side wall slightly incurved; unbridged nozzle. Unglazed and much blackened by fire around nozzle. Coarse brown clay. Type 2A of ... 15 April 1938

[Object]  L 3495: Lamp

Handle missing. Flat bottom, angular wall, long open nozzle; horizontal ring handle. Unglazed. Nozzle blackened from use. Gritty brown clay. Type 2B of Agora collection. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), ... 11 May 1938

[Object]  L 3496: Base Fragment of Lamp with Graffito

Fragment of base and wall. Raised base, slightly concave; rounded wall. Good black glaze; underside reserved except around edge. Incised on underside. Type IV (later 5th. century group) of Corinth collection, ... 1 June 1938

[Object]  L 3497: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from the back, with heavy vertical loop handle. Flat bottom; rising rim. Coarse brown micaceous clay, much blackened. Type 2B of Agora collection. Early Attic. Pit in northeast corner of Metroom ... 24 May 1938

[Object]  L 3498: Lamp Fragment

About half preserved, with one attachment for a broad horizontal ribbon handle, and a trace of the start of the nozzle. Flat bottom; rounded wall with nearly vertical rim; very open body. Thin red glaze ... 24 May 1938

[Object]  L 3499: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from front part. Flat bottom, slightly offset; flat rim slightly projecting; unbridged nozzle. Saucer type. Red to brown dull glaze inside and on rim. Pinkish-buff clay. Type 4 of Agora collection ... 24 May 1938

[Object]  L 3506: Lamp

The end of the nozzle broken off; and chips from around filling hole. Miniature lamp with high base; groove at edge of rim. Glazed inside only; nozzle blackened from use. Brownish-pink clay. Type V (third ... 10 June 1938

[Object]  L 3514: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Nozzle and handle missing. Olive wreath on rim; Isis symbol five times repeated on lower walls; on base, "alpha" in relief. Dull red to black glaze. Red clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 54D ... 6 June 1938

[Object]  L 3522: Lamp

Intact. Low concave base; rounded body; ridge around filling hole; unpierced knob on side. Unglazed outside and possibly inside. Mold made. Yellow-buff clay. Type VIIB of Corinth collection, type 42A ... 6 June 1938

[Object]  L 3523: Lamp

Tip of nozzle, handle, side knob missing. Concave bottom, marked off by a groove; shallow nearly straight sides, broad flat rim with groove at outer edge. Vertical strap handle, pierced side knob. Long ... 6 June 1938

[Object]  L 3524: Lamp

Intact. Concave base, pierced knob, no handle. Low rounded body with groove around filling hole. Nozzle flattened on top. Imitation blister ware fabric (?). Buff clay with light gray wash; pared surfaces ... 6 June 1938

[Object]  L 3525: Lamp

Intact. Similar to L 3524 (Ω 816), but the walls higher and straighter, and the groove at the outer edge of rim, not around filling hole. Thin gray wash. Buff clay. Type IX (blister ware) of Corinth collection, ... 6 June 1938

[Object]  L 3529: Lamp with Part of Lead Holder

Chips missing, and knob at side broken. Low base, deep rounded body set off from convex rim by groove at outer edge. Pierced side knob; short small nozzle. Unglazed, except for three bands of black around ... 7 June 1938

[Object]  L 3530: Lamp

Intact but chipped. Flat raised base, flat-topped, square-ended nozzle, horizontal strap handle; narrow flat rim. Poor black glaze partly peeled. Pinkish-buff clay. Type IV (Poor Relations Group, late ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3532: Lamp

Intact. Small lamp with no knob; raised base; sides rather straight. Scraped groove around rim. Glaze red to brown. Type VIIA of Corinth collection, type 25A of Agora collection. ADDENDA E.M.: Found ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3533: Lamp

Intact. Small lamp with pierced knob. Raised base. Raised edge around filling hole, then a broad and a narrow groove. Unglazed outside; reddish-brown glaze inside. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIB of Corinth ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3534: Lamp

Intact except for chips. Broad rim slopes up from angular junction with nearly straight side; broad concave depression around filling hole. Pierced knob at side. Flat raised base. Unglazed outside. Reddish-brown ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3535: Lamp

Intact. Similar to L 3534 (Ω 853), but the rim slopes upward less steeply and the depression around the filling hole is somewhat less marked. Groove scraped around outer edge of rim. Broad ring foot. Outside ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3536: Lamp

Intact. Flat bottom; nearly vertical sides; broad rim, slightly down sloping. Pierced knob at side. Red glaze inside only. Soft pinkish-buff clay. Type VIII (conventional type) of Corinth collection, ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3537: Lamp

Intact except for chip from lip. Similar to L 3536 (Ω 855) but with neatly made base, concave below and with a groove at the outer edge of the rim. Outside slipped; inside dull black glaze. Buff clay ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3539: Lamp

Intact. Watch-shaped body, groove around filling hole; pierced knob at side. Raised base. Red to black glaze, much peeled. Pinkish-buff clay. Type IX (clamshell, wheel made) of Corinth collection, type ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3540: Lamp

Intact except for chips. Rounded body; raised base; pierced knob at side. Glaze scratched from groove at edge of rim. Fairly good red to black glaze, somewhat chipped. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIa of ... 8 June 1938

[Object]  L 3552: Lamp: Maker's Mark

The end of the nozzle, the handle, and the collar around the lamp broken away. Ribbed upper body. Poor glaze black to red. Signed underneath, the letters incised in the unbaked clay. Type XVIII of Corinth ... 22 February 1938

[Object]  L 3554: Lamp

One nozzle chipped, and the central cone. Two nozzles, opposite each other. Walls rounded to flat bottom; rim slopes inwards, without projection. Open truncated cone in middle of floor. Black glaze inside, ... 16 June 1938

[Object]  L 3560: Handle Fragmenr of Lamp

Handle and fragment of rim preserved. A very unusual handle; flat, broad and thick, spreading as it goes out, and dividing into two projections; one of these is pierced. Grooves and ridges around rim ... 7 June 1938