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[Agora Image] 2009.03.0694 (Section ΠΠ 97)

Mosaic ... Scanned 2005 for the 75th anniversary exhibition and publication. 533 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1947 ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0258 (Section ΠΠ 94)

Mosaic ... AMS 533 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1947 ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0259 (Section ΠΠ 95)

Mosaic ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0260 (Section ΠΠ 96)

Mosaic ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0261 (Section ΠΠ 97)

Mosaic ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0262 (Section ΠΠ 98)

Mosaic ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0263 (Section ΠΠ 99)

Mosaic ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ω-14-69 (pp. 2728-2729)

Fish Mosaic. Marble chip mosaic ... Ω-14 2728, 2729 Ω-495 N 72424 Lot Ω 480 Section Ω 445 Section Ω 443 ... 9 Apr 1971 ... Fish Mosaic ... Marble chip mosaic

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[Agora Image] 1997.17.0143 (7-85)

General view of Section Φ (left) with Section Χ (right) to the south. Phaidonos Street in background ... Mosaic floor of (?) east Horizontal (normal) ... 1937 ... Mosaic floor of (?)

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[Agora Image] 2012.25.0219 (7-85)

General view of Section Φ (left) with Section Χ (right) to the south. Phaidonos Street in background ... Mosaic floor of (?) east Horizontal (normal) ... 1937 ... Mosaic floor of (?)

[Agora Lot] Δ 62: Well at 14/ΙΣΤ; Middle Fill

Miscellaneous coarse; fragments of mosaic pavement ... 2nd-4th B.C ... Miscellaneous coarse; fragments of mosaic pavement.

[Agora Lot] ΒΔ 370: Roman House ε; Court South; Layer 7; Pit "Collapsed Cistern"; All Levels

Stucco, bones, pebble, mosaic about 90% discarded ... Second quarter of 3rd B.C ... Stucco, bones, pebble, mosaic about 90% discarded.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1138 (HAT 65-21)

Mosaic, detail ... 1965 ... Mosaic, detail.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1139 (HAT 65-22)

Mosaic, detail ... 1965 ... Site | By Area | South | Areopagus Slopes | Areopagus South Slope | Roman Houses | House of the Roman Mosaic ... Site | By Type | Houses | House of the Roman Mosaic ... Special Collections | Homer Thompson | Industrial Area | Between Areopagus and Pnyx | Parakeet Mosaic

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΟΕ-2-84 (pp. 351-352)

Beneath Mosaic ... ΟΕ-2 351, 352 ... Beneath Mosaic

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ω-15-50 (pp. 2891-2892)

Fish Mosaic ... Ω-15 2891, 2892 Section Ω 486 Section Ω 483 ... 21 May 1971 ... Fish Mosaic

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[Agora Image] 2012.30.0228 (Section ΑΑ 17)

Mosaic floor ... AMS 188 Horizontal (normal) ... 11 Feb 1938 ... Mosaic floor.

[Agora Deposit] E 29:5: Well

Well in Court J, House of Greek Mosaic ... Early 4th c. A.D ... Well in Court J, House of Greek Mosaic.

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΠΠ-14-34 (pp. 2656-2657)

Mosaic Edge. Concrete Wall. Mosaic Floor. Road Stroseis ... ΠΠ-14 2656, 2657 ... Mosaic Edge ... Mosaic Floor

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[Agora Notebook Page] Φ-1-74 (pp. 138-139)

Marble Chip Mosaic ... Φ-1 138, 139 Section Φ 57 Section Φ 58 ... 16 Feb 1937 ... Marble Chip Mosaic

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ω-14-18 (pp. 2626-2627)

Room 3; Mosaic ... Ω-14 2626, 2627 Section Ω 409 Section Ω 408 ... 21 Aug 1970 ... Room 3; Mosaic

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[Agora Object] A 2103: Mosaic Floor Section

From the outer border of the floor. Geometric design outlined in black and white against a red background, the individual motives worked in blue, red, green and yellow tesserae. Cf. A 2104 and A 2105 ... November 1952 ... Mosaic Floor Section

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[Agora Object] A 2105: Mosaic Floor Section

From the inner border, surrounding the central (no longer preserved) decoration. Guilloche bordered by maeander. Black and white for the maeander; the guilloche outlined in black and filled in with red, ... November 1952 ... Mosaic Floor Section

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[Agora Object] A 1887: Mosaic Pavement Fragment

Broken all around, but full thickness apparently preserved. A bedding of rough stones about the size of a man's fist, over which a thick layer of cement has been poured. In this cement flat stones from ... May 1951 ... Mosaic Pavement Fragment

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΠΠ-9-76 (pp. 1742-1743)

Mosaic Floor Section ... ΠΠ-9 1742, 1743 A 2103 A 2104 ΠΠ 862 ΠΠ 864 A 2105 XXVIII-21 XXXVIII-51 A 2103 A 2104 ... November 1952 ... Mosaic Floor Section

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[Agora Image] 2012.79.1872 (93-56-23)

Mosaic Pavement Fragment ... AMS Rotate 270 CW ... Mosaic Pavement Fragment

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0257 (Section ΠΠ 93)

Mosaic, from south ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic, from south.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.0632 (Section Φ 36)

Mosaic looking west ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic looking west.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.0633 (Section Φ 37)

Mosaic, looking north ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic, looking north.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.0634 (Section Φ 38)

Mosaic, looking north ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic, looking north.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.0635 (Section Φ 39)

Mosaic looking northwest ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic looking northwest.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1875 (HAT 72-68)

Mosaic floor in Room 3, detail of mosaic. Watercolor ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... PD 2079-a Roman House H in notebooks. (SD) ... 1971 ... Mosaic floor in Room 3, detail of mosaic.

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΞΞ-1-18 (pp. 27-28)

Bedding for Mosaic. Mosaic. Fill Left by Plunderers of Wall. Mosaic Floor of Room I ... ΞΞ-1 27, 28 ΞΞ:1940.0423:3 Lot ΞΞ 67 ... 24 Apr 1940 ... Bedding for Mosaic ... Mosaic ... Mosaic Floor of Room I

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΠΠ-10-67 (pp. 1924-1925)

South House; Dining Room. North House; Room 4; Mosaic Room. Mosaic Floor. Mosaic Floor Level. Strosis ... ΠΠ-10 1924, 1925 Lot ΠΠ 176 ... 6 May 1949 ... North House; Room 4; Mosaic Room ... Mosaic Floor ... Mosaic Floor Level

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1874 (HAT 72-67)

Mosaic floor in Room 3 (watercolor), detail of the mosaic ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... PD 2079-a Roman House H in notebooks. (SD) ... 1971 ... Mosaic floor in Room 3 (watercolor), detail of the mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.39.1177 (Section ΝΝ 1054)

Mosaic Room, looking northwest: F = remaining patch of mosaic floor ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic Room, looking northwest: F = remaining patch of mosaic floor.

[Agora Deposit] E 29:4: House of Greek Mosaic

Stroses I, II, III, IV in Court J (below marble chip layer), House of Greek Mosaic. No independently datable objects. Estimated Grid ... Early 3rd c. B.C ... Stroses I, II, III, IV in Court J (below marble chip layer), House of Greek Mosaic. No independently datable objects.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1155 (HAT 52-363)

Mosaic floor after repair ... =XXVIII-23. Building E in nb. north ... November 1952 ... Area) | Houses | Roman Period | Mosaic Floor: Blg. E in ΠΠ

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1157 (HAT 52-365)

Mosaic floor, section removed ... Building E in nb ... 1952 ... Area) | Houses | Roman Period | Mosaic Floor: Blg. E in ΠΠ

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-28-39 (pp. 5468-5469)

Roman Bath; Mosaic Room ... ΝΝ-28 5468, 5469 Section ΝΝ 910 Section ΝΝ 911 ... 14 July 1947 ... Roman Bath; Mosaic Room

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-31-37 (pp. 6064-6065)

Roman Bath. Mosaic Room ... ΝΝ-31 6064, 6065 ... 17 September 1947 ... Mosaic Room

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-31-48 (pp. 6086-6087)

Roman Bath. Mosaic Room ... ΝΝ-31 6086, 6087 Lot ΝΝ 813 Section ΝΝ 1093 ... 24 September 1947 ... Mosaic Room

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ω-7-86 (pp. 1363-1364)

West of Pebble Mosaic ... Ω-7 1363, 1364 Ω:1938.0617:2 N 72249 Lot Ω 215 Lot Ω 214 Lot Ω 216 Section Ω 222 Section Ω 218 Section Ω 223 ... West of Pebble Mosaic

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0032 (Section ΔΕ 300)

Mosaic in Room F ... west 522 Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jul 1965 ... Mosaic in Room F.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0240 (85-625)

Mosaic hall (Room A2) ... north 4329 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1968 ... Mosaic hall (Room A2).

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[Agora Image] 2012.33.0469 (Section ΔΕ 300)

Mosaic in Room F ... AMS west 522 Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jul 1965 ... Mosaic in Room F.

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[Agora Image] 2012.46.0072 (Section ΣΑ 897)

Mosaic for memorial room ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic for memorial room.

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[Agora Image] 2012.46.0073 (Section ΣΑ 898)

Mosaic for memorial room ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic for memorial room.

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[Agora Image] 2012.46.0074 (Section ΣΑ 899)

Mosaic for memorial room ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic for memorial room.

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[Agora Image] 2012.46.0075 (Section ΣΑ 900)

Mosaic for memorial room ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic for memorial room.

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[Agora Image] 2012.46.0080 (Section ΣΑ 905)

Mosaic for memorial room ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic for memorial room.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.1186 (Section Ψ 75)

Pebble Mosaic. Looking north ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Pebble Mosaic. Looking north.

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[Agora Image] 2012.57.1279 (85-625)

Mosaic hall (Room A2) ... AMS north 4329 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1968 ... Mosaic hall (Room A2).

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[Agora Image] 2012.35.0697 (Section Θ 60)

Mosaic pavement from south ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic pavement from south.

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΟΕ-1-53 (pp. 97-98)

Mosaic. Packing for mosaic. Burning and bones. Red ash. Metroon Pit ε ... ΟΕ-1 97, 98 ΟΕ 87 P 3437 ΟΕ:1934.0324:1 ΟΕ:1934.0324:2 ΟΕ:1934.0324:3 ΟΕ:1934.0324:4 ΟΕ:1934.0324:5 ΟΕ:1934.0324:6 ΟΕ:1934.0324:7 ΟΕ:1934.0324:8 ΟΕ:1934.0324:9 ΟΕ:1934.0324:10 ΟΕ:1934.0324:11 ΟΕ:1934.0324:12 ... Mosaic ... Packing for mosaic

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΟΕ-2-95 (pp. 373-374)

Metroon; North Room; beneath Mosaic. Metroon; North Room; beneath Mosaic; South Edge ... ΟΕ-2 373, 374 Lot ΟΕ 98 Lot ΟΕ 99 ... 2nd A.D ... Metroon; North Room; beneath Mosaic ... Metroon; North Room; beneath Mosaic; South Edge

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ψ-7-91 (pp. 1372-1373)

Mosaic. Cement. Houses in North Part of Section; Room 13; Pebble Mosaic ... Ψ-7 1372, 1373 Section Ψ 75 ... 15 Aug 1959 ... Mosaic ... Houses in North Part of Section; Room 13; Pebble Mosaic

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[Agora Image] 2018.20.0316 (2018-16-10)

Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground ... Craig Mauzy ... Same as color 2018.09.0252 northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2018 ... Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0074 (83-630)

Mosaic floor, view from above ... House BC/8-9. 322 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1964 ... Mosaic floor, view from above.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0081 (Section ΔΕ 294)

General view of the mosaic ... House BC/8-9 northwest 529 Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jul 1965 ... General view of the mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.33.0463 (Section ΔΕ 294)

General view of the mosaic ... House BC/8-9 northwest 529 Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jul 1965 ... General view of the mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.56.1354 (83-630)

Mosaic floor, view from above ... House BC/8-9. 322 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1964 ... Site | By Area | South | Areopagus Slopes | Areopagus South Slope | Roman Houses | House of the Roman Mosaic ... Site | By Type | Houses | House of the Roman Mosaic

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[Agora Image] 1997.03.0383 (XIII-86)

Early remains beneath Roman mosaic ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 27 Apr 1938 ... Early remains beneath Roman mosaic.

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΟΕ-2-90 (pp. 363-364)

Metroon; North Room; Conserving Mosaic ... ΟΕ-2 363, 364 Lot ΟΕ 99 ... Metroon; North Room; Conserving Mosaic

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[Agora Image] 2004.03.0017

Detail of the mosaic floor ... Mary Hodkinson ... Building E in nb. Horizontal (normal) ... 1948 ... Detail of the mosaic floor.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0277 (XXVIII-21)

Detail of the mosaic floor ... Building E in nb. west 539 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1947 ... Detail of the mosaic floor.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0278 (XXVIII-22)

Detail of the mosaic floor ... Building E in nb. north 541 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1947 ... Detail of the mosaic floor.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0279 (XXVIII-23)

View of the mosaic floor ... Building E in nb. north 543 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1947 ... View of the mosaic floor.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0330 (XXVIII-78)

Mosaic floors in House T ... House L in nb. east 6967 Horizontal (normal) ... 27 Mar 1948 ... Mosaic floors in House T.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 2146 (DA 3059)

Section Ω - Roman fish mosaic ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Watercolor. Q 21. Dirty Watercolor Paper Watercolor ... 1972 ... Section Ω - Roman fish mosaic.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 2147 (DA 3060)

Section Ω - Greek rosette mosaic ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... P 20. Watercolor. Dirty Watercolor Paper Drafting Ink Watercolor ... 1972 ... Section Ω - Greek rosette mosaic.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 1903 (DA 3086)

Section Ω, Greek floor mosaic ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... 1 copy in Princeton (AE, 2024). Dirty Heavy Tracing Paper Drafting Ink ... 1969 ... Section Ω, Greek floor mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 1997.07.0263 (83-146)

The mosaic floor as completed ... 1962 ... The mosaic floor as completed.

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[Agora Image] 2012.33.0309 (Section ΔΕ 140)

House of the Greek Mosaic ... AMS 219 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1964 ... House of the Greek Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.32.0514 (Section Γ 59)

Mosaic down to its level ... AMS 614 Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Apr 1934 ... Mosaic down to its level.

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[Agora Image] 2012.79.1873 (93-56-24)

Mosaic Pavement Fragment, A 1887 ... AMS Rotate 270 CW ... Mosaic Pavement Fragment, A 1887

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[Agora Image] 2012.43.0030 (Section ΠΘ 298)

Mosaic Floor A from west ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic Floor A from west.

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[Agora Image] 2012.50.1295 (XIII-86)

Early remains beneath Roman mosaic ... AMS north Horizontal (normal) ... 27 Apr 1938 ... Early remains beneath Roman mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2012.56.0863 (83-146)

The mosaic floor as completed ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... 1962 ... The mosaic floor as completed.

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[Agora Image] 2012.56.1355 (83-630bis)

Mosaic floor, view from above ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Mosaic floor, view from above.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.1365 (XXVIII-78)

Mosaic floors in House T ... House L in nb. east 6967 Horizontal (normal) ... 27 Mar 1948 ... Mosaic floors in House T.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.1297 (XXVIII-22)

Detail of the mosaic floor ... Building E in nb. north 541 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1947 ... Detail of the mosaic floor.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.1298 (XXVIII-23)

View of the mosaic floor ... Building E in nb. north 543 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1947 ... View of the mosaic floor.

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[Agora Image] 2018.19.0185

Posthole east of Fish Mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... southwest Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jul 2018 ... Posthole east of Fish Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.19.0136

Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 17 Jul 2018 ... Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.19.0138

Bedding north of Fish Mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... north Rotate 180 ... 17 Jul 2018 ... Bedding north of Fish Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.20.0163 (2018-06-20)

Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast 3462 Horizontal (normal) ... 18 Jul 2018 ... Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.20.0164 (2018-06-21)

Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... south 3462 Horizontal (normal) ... 18 Jul 2018 ... Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.20.0165 (2018-06-22)

Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast 3464 Horizontal (normal) ... 18 Jul 2018 ... Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.20.0149 (2018-06-05)

Fish Mosaic room, west scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... east 3410 Horizontal (normal) ... 25 Jun 2018 ... Fish Mosaic room, west scarp.

[Agora Publication] Donaldson (1965): A Pebble Mosaic in Peiraeus

Donaldson, M. Katherine ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 34.2 2 77-88 10.2307_147018 ... 1965 ... A Pebble Mosaic in Peiraeus

[Agora Publication] Packard (1980): A Monochrome Mosaic at Isthmia

Packard, Pamela M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 49.4 4 326-346 10.2307_147913 ... 1980 ... A Monochrome Mosaic at Isthmia

[Agora Drawing] PD 1387-b (DA 6795)

Section ΔΕ: Watercolor of mosaic in the House of the Parakeet Mosaic; tracing ... Weaks G. Smith ... Tracing of PD 1387a. Fragile Torn Dirty Faded Light Tracing Paper Pencil ... 1965 ... Section ΔΕ: Watercolor of mosaic in the House of the Parakeet Mosaic; tracing.

[Agora Drawing] PD 1386-b (DA 6796)

Section ΔΕ: watercolor of mosaic in the House of the Greek Mosaic; tracing ... Weaks G. Smith ... Tracing of PD 1386a. 84-110 84-110 Fragile Torn Faint Dirty Faded Light Tracing Paper Pencil ... 1965 ... Section ΔΕ: watercolor of mosaic in the House of the Greek Mosaic; tracing.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 1385-b (DA 6797)

Section ΔΕ: Watercolor of mosaic in the House of the Parakeet Mosaic; tracing ... Weaks G. Smith ... 84-112 84-112 Dirty Heavy Tracing Paper Pencil ... 1965 ... Section ΔΕ: Watercolor of mosaic in the House of the Parakeet Mosaic; tracing.

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[Agora Image] 2012.33.0191 (Section ΔΕ 21)

Bedding of marble-chip mosaic, from the east. House of the Greek Mosaic ... AMS 163 Horizontal (normal) ... June 1964 ... Bedding of marble-chip mosaic, from the east. House of the Greek Mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.19.0132

Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic, with rock fall, concrete bedding, and disturbed mosaic ... Laura Gawlinski ... west Rotate 180 ... 17 Jul 2018 ... Baulk southwest of Fish Mosaic, with rock fall, concrete bedding, and disturbed mosaic.

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[Agora Image] 2018.09.0252

Section Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw file in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2018 Excavation northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2018 ... Section Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground.

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[Agora Image] 2018.09.0253

Section Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw file in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2018 Excavation northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2018 ... Section Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground.

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[Agora Image] 2018.09.0256

Section Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw file in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2018 Excavation northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2018 ... Section Ω, end of season, Greek levels east of Fish Mosaic, with traces of mosaic north of Fish Mosaic in foreground.