[Agora Object] PNP 37: Red Figure Owl Skyphos Fragment

Rim fragment, skyphos shape B Right part of the head of an owl, facing; at right, an olive leaf. No relief contour. The feathers neatly indicated by series of fine brown strokes. Long Building (Cleaning ... 23 June 1934 ... Red Figure Owl Skyphos Fragment

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1322

Rim and wall fragment. P.H. 0.055; est. diam. of rim 0.10. Owl, between olive sprigs. Dilute glaze: some of the dots. Owl Skyphoi ... Probably last quarter of the 5th century B.C ... P.H. 0.055; est. diam. of rim 0.10. Owl, between olive sprigs. Dilute glaze: some of the dots. Owl Skyphoi.

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[Agora Object] SS 11869: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Fragment broken at both ends. Broad blunt stamp; owl. Finished Stoa, South Area 2, red fill, layer I; Middle Stoa Building Fill. [Θασίων] owl Ναύσων 139 Leica ... 5 March 1953 ... Broad blunt stamp; owl ... [Θασίων] owl Ναύσων

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1314

Rim and wall fragment with stub of one handle. Max. dim. 0.082; est. diam. at rim 0.10. Owl (its right half missing), olive sprig. Reserved line for ground. Owl Skyphoi ... Probably second quarter of the 5th century B.C ... Max. dim. 0.082; est. diam. at rim 0.10. Owl (its right half missing), olive sprig. Reserved line for ground. Owl Skyphoi.

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[Agora Object] SS 14675: Stamped Amphora Handle: Athenian

Handle from official measure. Stamp impressed on separate piece of clay and inset; double-bodied owl with “ΑΘΕ”. Removed from sample boxes. double-bodied owl with ΑΘΕ (in O) Leica ... 28 July 1969 ... Stamp impressed on separate piece of clay and inset; double-bodied owl with “ΑΘΕ” ... double-bodied owl with ΑΘΕ (in O)

[Agora Object] SS 13503: Stamped Amphora Handle: Knidian

Part of rim preserved. Owl. Hellenistic fill. Ἐ̣[ Ἀρισο]μήδε̣[υς Εὐ]β̣ου{ου}( (ΙΠ for ΠΙ, Υ for Τ, ΔΙΛ for ΛΙΔ) owl Κνίδ[ι]ον (Σ lunate, in O) Leica ... 9 April 1954 ... Part of rim preserved. Owl ... Ἐ̣[ Ἀρισο]μήδε̣[υς Εὐ]β̣ου{ου}( (ΙΠ for ΠΙ, Υ for Τ, ΔΙΛ for ΛΙΔ) owl Κνίδ[ι]ον (Σ lunate, in O)

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 879

Handle, part of shoulder, a little of wall, all of foot missing. P.H. 0.135; diam. 0.053. Owl (part of head and body missing). At right, olive sprig. On the shoulder: rays; above, tongue pattern. Originally, ... Third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... P.H. 0.135; diam. 0.053. Owl (part of head and body missing). ... Originally, the owl and sprig were complete. ... The Painter of the Palermo Owl (ARV2 1201, 2).

[Agora Object] SS 3402: Stamped Amphora Handle: Knidian

Red clay with large grey core. Circular stamp; owl, with long legs; letters preserved only below owl. Not the same stamp as Hesperia 3 (1934), no. 234. Msc: prob from jar of =EUBOULIDAS= dated in the ... 27 February 1935 ... Circular stamp; owl, with long legs; letters preserved only below owl. ... Ἐρατίδας [ Ἀρί]σ̣ται[νος] vac. owl (in O)

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[Agora Object] IL 1024: Lead Token

Obverse: an owl walking right, facing. Reverse: plain. Cleaning floor of Great Drain. 1410 Leica ... 27 April 1948 ... Obverse: an owl walking right, facing.

[Agora Object] IL 861: Lead Token

Obverse: owl facing (?). Letters Θ Α. Reverse: the letters Θ Α. Great Drain, bottom fill (fill 4). Leica ... 20 May 1947 ... Obverse: owl facing (?). Letters Θ Α.

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[Agora Object] IL 624: Lead Token

Obverse: owl facing, between two olive branches. Letters visible. Reverse: plain. Tholos Trench D, layer III. 1727 Leica ... 22 May 1937 ... Obverse: owl facing, between two olive branches.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1313

Mended with missing parts restored in plaster and painted, notably the vertical handle and most of the wall on one side. On underside of floor, circle and dot. H. 0.08; diam. at rim 0.105. A--B, owl between ... Second quarter of the 5th century B.C ... H. 0.08; diam. at rim 0.105. A--B, owl between olive sprigs. On one side (not illustrated), only one sprig, the tail, and one leg of the owl remain. Reserved line for ground. Dilute glaze: feathers on face. Owl Skyphoi.

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[Agora Object] P 990: Black Figure Disk

Disk with slightly raised rounded rim. Owl in reddish glaze; body in profile, head in front view, the features roughly incised. Fine pinkish-buff clay. Glaze on rim mottled red to black. Lid? ADDENDA ... 13 June 1932 ... Disk with slightly raised rounded rim. Owl in reddish glaze; body in profile, head in front view, the features roughly incised. ... ADDENDA "Owl" subsequently identified as helmet with double crest.

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[Agora Object] P 18893: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment

Mended from three pieces: one side of the wall, traces of the handle attachments at both sides, preserved. Owl right, head facing; olive sprays to each side. The owl shorter and stubbier than on the conventional ... 10-12 June 1947 ... Mended from three pieces: one side of the wall, traces of the handle attachments at both sides, preserved. Owl right, head facing; olive sprays to each side. The owl shorter and stubbier than on the conventional glaux.

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[Agora Object] IL 1430: Lead Token

Obverse: owl right. Letters in field. Reverse: plain. East of drain in road, just under Agora water pipe. Leica ... 14 May 1957 ... Obverse: owl right. Letters in field.

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[Agora Object] IL 804: Lead Token

Obverse: owl on pedestal; wreath (?) round. Reverse: plain. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. 1763 Leica ... 25 May 1939 ... Obverse: owl on pedestal; wreath (?)

[Agora Object] IL 1044: Lead Token - Weight

Rectangular piece with circular stamp of owl. Traces of letters at left ? Gravel at bottom of Great Drain. Hellenistic. Leica ... 1947 ... Rectangular piece with circular stamp of owl. Traces of letters at left ?

[Agora Object] IL 1221: Lead Token

A: owl (?), right. B: plain. Entered as coin no. 11, for the day. Above bedrock, and below level of mosaic. Leica ... 11 May 1932 ... A: owl (?), right. B: plain.

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[Agora Object] IL 1194: Lead Token

A: owl standing, right. B: plain. Entered as coin, no. 26, for the day. Gravel at bottom of Great Drain. Leica ... 17 May 1947 ... A: owl standing, right.

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[Agora Object] IL 779: Lead Token

Obverse: cicada (owl ?) facing; olive branch (?) on either side. Reverse: plain. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. 1763 Leica ... 23-24 May 1939 ... Obverse: cicada (owl ?) facing; olive branch (?)

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1315

Both handles, much of body on one side, a bit of ring base missing; restored in plaster and painted. On underside of floor, two concentric circles with central dot. H. 0.076; est. diam. 0.0985. A--B, ... Probably mid-5th century B.C ... H. 0.076; est. diam. 0.0985. A--B, owl, between olive sprigs. On one side (not illustrated), only the lower part of the owl and sprigs remain. Reserved line for ground. Owl Skyphoi. Probably Johnson's Group II (F.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1318

Ring base with start of wall. Glaze misfired greenish on inside. P.H. 0.032; diam. of base 0.062. C. Boulter, Hesperia 22, 1953, p. 70, cat. no. 17, p. 72, fig. 2:17, pl. 27. On each side, owl (feet, ... Mid-5th century B.C ... On each side, owl (feet, tail feathers) between an olive sprig (bottom part). Reserved line for ground. Owl Skyphoi.

[Agora Object] AP 789: Foot of a Black Glazed kylix

Stamped with the impression of an owl, many times around the reserved edge of the foot. Published but no entry in the notebooks?? ... Stamped with the impression of an owl, many times around the reserved edge of the foot.

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[Agora Object] SS 3850: Stamped Amphora Handle: Knidian

Owl right; inscription in field and in exergue. Msc: prob from jar dated in the term of =ERATIDAS=? andr, =ARISTAINOS=? andr* In late mixed fill. Ἐπ owl ὶ Δ̣[α] ιδά stand- λ̣[ο] υ̣ Ε ing ὐ̣β̣[ο] ... 3 April 1935 ... Owl right; inscription in field and in exergue ... Ἐπ owl ὶ Δ̣[α] ιδά stand- λ̣[ο] υ̣ Ε ing ὐ̣β̣[ο] υλί on δ̣α line?

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[Agora Object] IL 870: Lead Token

Obverse: owl, with a round ball. Letters: Α [Θ]. Reverse: a round ball. Letters: Α [Θ]. Gravel in bottom of Great Drain. Hellenistic. Leica ... 26 May 1947 ... Obverse: owl, with a round ball.

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[Agora Object] IL 1185: Lead Token

Break in edge at lower left. A: an owl/insect facing. B: plain. Entered as coin no. 16, for the day. Gravelly fill. Leica ... 5 April 1939 ... Break in edge at lower left. A: an owl/insect facing.

[Agora Object] B 847: Dikast's Ticket Fragment

Inscribed. Both ends broken off. Rectangular countermark : owl. Rectangular pit under house L, room 2. Fourth century B.C. fill. 4492, 7117, 7357 Leica, 85-22 ... 17 April 1948 ... Rectangular countermark : owl.

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[Agora Object] IL 792: Lead Token

Obverse: oval object, owl (?) - insect (?) within a wreath. The letter E at right. Reverse: plain. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. 1763 Leica ... 23-24 May 1939 ... Obverse: oval object, owl (?) - insect (?)

[Agora Object] IL 821: Lead Token

Obverse: owl, facing, in wreath: ΑΘ] Ε. Reverse: flat, plain. The obverse is similar in style and lettering to coins of 297 - 255 B.C. Dump. Leica ... 23 June 1939 ... Obverse: owl, facing, in wreath: ΑΘ] Ε.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1316

Both handles, much of body, all of base missing. Restored in plaster and painted. Surface of figures abraded. Rest. H. 0.073; rest. diam. 0.095. A--B, owl between olive sprigs: part of face missing on ... Probably mid-5th century B.C ... H. 0.073; rest. diam. 0.095. A--B, owl between olive sprigs: part of face missing on one side (illustrated); half missing on the other, most of olive sprigs preserved. Reserved line for ground. Owl Skyphoi. Probably Johnson's Group II (see 1315).

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[Agora Object] P 32422: Red Figure Cup

Mended, about three-quarters preserved. Torus disk foot, rising within. Two scraped grooves at juncture of foot and stem. Reserved: center of underside, resting surface, face of foot, inside of handles ... 6 July 1995 ... Decoration within: Tondo of reserved line, with owl and tendrils within. Owl stands right, spotted except for wing feathers. ... Ghost image of curving leaves and letters discernable to right of owl: D. von Bothmer (August 1995): Sabouroff Painter, ca. 490 B.C.

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[Agora Object] P 21284: Red Figure Lekythos Fragment

Broken all around. From lower wall of lekythos. Above ground line, a discus with an owl in silhouette; around the owl black dots. At left, part of uncertain object. A lekythos in the National Museum ... 10 May 1951 ... Above ground line, a discus with an owl in silhouette; around the owl black dots. ... For the owl on a discus, cf.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1312

Rim and wall fragment with vertical handle. Glaze abraded at edges of handle. Max. dim. 0.046; est. diam. at rim 0.07. L. Talcott, Hesperia 4, 1935, p. 492, fig. 14; L. Talcott, Pots and Pans of Classical ... Ca. 460-450 B.C ... On top side of handle at rim, owl to right, between olive sprigs. Owl Skyphoi (ARV2 984, ---, 3).

[Agora Object] SS 3299: Stamped Amphora Handle: Athenian

Pink clay, slipped. The interior of the amphora was glazed black. The stamp set ca. 0.06m. above the lower handle attachment; double-bodied owl, with olive twigs. Cf. coin type of 297-255. Prof: PD 1132-2* ... 16 February 1935 ... The stamp set ca. 0.06m. above the lower handle attachment; double-bodied owl, with olive twigs. ... ΑΘΕ double bodied owl (in O)

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[Agora Object] P 4809: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment: Type B

About half of one side preserved with one handle attachment. Owl right, face full front; before him an olive branch. No contours. Red mixed fill. B' building fill, disturbed (c). Leica ... 28 February 1935 ... About half of one side preserved with one handle attachment. Owl right, face full front; before him an olive branch.

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[Agora Object] IL 793: Lead Token

Obverse: owl (?) - insect (?) within a wreath. The letter E at right. Reverse: plain. Similar to IL 792 (NN 1600); thinner fabric. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. 1763 Leica ... 23-24 May 1939 ... Obverse: owl (?) - insect (?)

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[Agora Object] IL 1134: Lead Token

A: in wreath an owl standing right, with head turned back (?). Uncertain object in field to left. B: uncertain. Entered as coin no. 40, for the day. Green sand drain fill. Leica ... 14 May 1934 ... A: in wreath an owl standing right, with head turned back (?).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1319

Broken and mended with missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably the horizontal handle and a bit of the wall and rim next to it. On underside of floor, circle and dot. Much of the glaze fired ... Third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... H. 0.082; diam. 0.097. A--B, owl, between olive sprigs (much of sprig missing on one side). Reserved line for ground. Owl Skyphoi.

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[Agora Object] IL 584: Lead Token

Intact. A. Herakles and tripod. B. three countermarks: a stork holding lizard, a snail and rabbit, a plump pitcher or an owl. On top of an early Roman strosis dug last year. Leica ... 16 April 1937 ... B. three countermarks: a stork holding lizard, a snail and rabbit, a plump pitcher or an owl.

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[Agora Object] P 6505: Red Figure Cup

Glaux Cup. A small part of the rim preserved; none of the handles; none of the base; restored in plaster. On each side an owl, head facing, between olive sprays. Well 5. Leica ... 21 March-16 April 1935 ... On each side an owl, head facing, between olive sprays.

[Agora Object] B 1160: Tessera

Obverse : head of Athena right. Reverse : K, with owl or kernos to right. Cf. Svoronos (1923), class VII, pl. 102, no 18. Originally entered as a coin no. 4. Above Odeion. Late Roman. Leica ... 29 March 1935 ... Reverse : K, with owl or kernos to right.

[Agora Object] IL 10: Lead Weight

Rectangular weight. High relief center of top, crude represantation of owl (?). On its body, an impression 0.009 square with some unrecognizable emblem; another 0.008 square left side, any emblem effaced ... 2 March 1932 ... High relief center of top, crude represantation of owl (?). On its body, an impression 0.009 square with some unrecognizable emblem; another 0.008 square left side, any emblem effaced. On either side of the owl are letters in relief : upper left corner I; just below upper right corner, Z; around bottom, uncertain others.

[Agora Object] P 5898: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official Measure and Stamped

Fragment from wall. On outside a sigma in black glaze, and part of the city seal, a double owl. Firm brown clay, polished on outside, partially glazed on inside. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock ... 10 May 1935 ... On outside a sigma in black glaze, and part of the city seal, a double owl. Firm brown clay, polished on outside, partially glazed on inside.

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[Agora Object] B 1130: Tessera

Obverse : illegible. Reverse : X with two symbols at right, owl and branch (?) Cf. Svoronos (1923), class IX (?), pl. 102, nos. 17, 42. Originally entered as coin no. 50. Sandy fill in drain. Hellenistic ... 4 May 1934 ... Reverse : X with two symbols at right, owl and branch (?)

[Agora Object] P 5908: Black Figure Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Fragment from the shoulder of a large closed vase. Inside covered with thin glaze. On the outside the tail of an owl that stood on a black glazed band. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock. Leica PD ... 10 May 1935 ... On the outside the tail of an owl that stood on a black glazed band.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1317

Complete except for most of horizontal handle and part of rim and wall to right of it, the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Circle on underside of floor. Glaze abraded in places; completely ... Probably mid-5th century B.C ... Rotroff, Birds of the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book 22), Princeton 1985, p. 12, fig. 24. A--B, owl between olive sprigs (part of one sprig missing). ... Dilute glaze: eyebrows of owls. Owl Skyphoi.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1320

Most of wall on one side, all of vertical handle, nearly all of ring base. Missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably the horizontal handle and the adjacent wall and rim. On underside of floor, ... Third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... H. 0.074; est. diam. of rim 0.10. A--B, owl between olive sprigs (completely lost on one side except for tail feathers and left olive sprig; part of breast on other side). ... Dilute glaze: eyebrows; a few feathers. Owl Skyphoi.

[Agora Object] IL 1054: Lead Weight

A thin one. In relief on top a half amphora, the upper body stamped with owl in wreath. Letters in corners: Δ Ε Μ Ο. N-S Street, west of Drain, street fill, layer 3. Late Hellenistic. 2025 Leica ... 11 May 1949 ... In relief on top a half amphora, the upper body stamped with owl in wreath. Letters in corners: Δ Ε Μ Ο.

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[Agora Object] IL 612: Lead Token

A. Athena holding a spear in her left hand, and a Nike in her right. Owl below at left. Snake. B. head of a man with hair flowing, to right; Κ Α Ρ Π Ο Υ in field. Leica ... 18 May 1936 ... Athena holding a spear in her left hand, and a Nike in her right. Owl below at left.

[Agora Object] P 5910: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure and Stamped

Fragment from shaft of handle preserved. Just below the angle, a stamp: a double-bodied owl with olive twigs and ΑΘΕ in field. Handle unglazed. Numerous small fragments of similar vessels in box 248. Bouleuterion ... 10 May 1935 ... Just below the angle, a stamp: a double-bodied owl with olive twigs and ΑΘΕ in field.

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[Agora Object] B 1640: Flan

Rather thick. The weight would be right for early Post-Sullan "New Style" (Athena/Owl), but it is difficult to be sure. Cf. B 1053. Originally coin no. ΣΑ-31 (no. 6). Various mixed fills. 5517 Leica, ... 9 May 1949 ... The weight would be right for early Post-Sullan "New Style" (Athena/Owl), but it is difficult to be sure.

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[Agora Object] B 152: Weight

The back is scooped out. On the obverse, an owl, standing left, his head facing, crudely incised. 1/6 mina. It appears in the Illustrated London News, ILN (2 June 1934). Modern fill. Leica, 4-201, 4-214, ... 28 February 1934 ... On the obverse, an owl, standing left, his head facing, crudely incised. 1/6 mina.

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[Agora Object] B 1146: Tessera

Obverse : head of Athena right. Reverse : Λ with owl below. Cf. Svoronos (1923), class VI, pl. 102, no. 21. Originally entered as coin no. 3. Street of Apostle Paul found in layering sewer. Leica, 81-12-15, ... 8 July 1937 ... Reverse : Λ with owl below. Cf. Svoronos (1923), class VI, pl. 102, no. 21.

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[Agora Object] IL 1119: Lead Token

A: crested helmet, right. Small owl at right; two stars below. All in circle of dots. Countermark of stork and lizard at lower left. Same as IL 423 and 435, save for countermark. B: plain. Just above Agora ... 31 May 1938 ... A: crested helmet, right. Small owl at right; two stars below.

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[Agora Object] P 16973: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment

Six joining fragments preserve much of wall and rim at one side. At center an owl, right; olive branch to each side. Cf. CVA Copenhagen, pl. 159, 3. West Terrace, south end, early fill, layer V. Leica, ... 24-25 May 1940 ... At center an owl, right; olive branch to each side.

[Agora Object] PNM 23: Lead Weight

A square plinth of lead carrying in relief a tortoise and the inscription ΔΕΜΟ (retrograde). On the back of the shell a rectangular stamp containing an owl facing. D.T.S. p.550 - Tortoise indicate τέταρτον ... 8 October 1932 ... On the back of the shell a rectangular stamp containing an owl facing.

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[Agora Object] P 25898: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official Measure and Stamped

A bit of rim and wall of a very small measure. Black glazed inside and on top of rim. Outside reserved and grooved; below rim, official seal, owl (seal chipped above), and painted delta: . Rectangular ... 25 April 1957 ... Outside reserved and grooved; below rim, official seal, owl (seal chipped above), and painted delta: .

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1632

Floor fragment underside scored with a spiral. Much of the glaze fired greenish. Max. dim. 0.05; est. inner diam. of tondo 0.054. I, owl (part of head, feet missing). Around tondo, stopped-maeander pattern ... Probably third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... Max. dim. 0.05; est. inner diam. of tondo 0.054. I, owl (part of head, feet missing). ... For a well-preserved example of an owl between olive sprigs in the tondo of a cup, see the one once in the Basel Market (Kunstwerke der Antike.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1321

Rim and wall fragment. P.H. 0.052; est. diam. at rim 0.10. Owl (feet missing). To left and right, part of an olive sprig. Dilute glaze: dots on face. Johnson (AJA 59, 1955 [ pp. 119--124], p. 121) suggests ... Third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... P.H. 0.052; est. diam. at rim 0.10. Owl (feet missing). ... Johnson (AJA 59, 1955 [ pp. 119--124], p. 121) suggests that these Owl Skyphoi are by one hand: Bologna VF 527 (AJA pl. 35:12); Copenhagen VIII 971 (CVA, Copenhague 4 [Danemark 4], pl. 159 [161]:3); and Geneva 19011 (CVA, Genève 1 [Suisse 1], pl. 12 [12]:4). 1321 seems to belong; compare especially the arrangement of the dots and theT-shaped beak.

[Agora Object] P 25489: Black Figure Amphora Fragments: Official Measure

Two fragments probably from the same vase; unglazed inside. Both from wall near shoulder. a) Above, part of upper border of panel. In panel, one eye and a little of the head of an owl, facing. Very large ... (1956) ... In panel, one eye and a little of the head of an owl, facing. Very large scale. b) Part of some object, just possibly body of owl.

[Agora Object] SS 6593: Stamped Public Pot Handle

Lower part of handle, with its attachment. Cf. P 8098, P 8099; other fragments of public pots, also from Bouleuterion Plateia. Fine buff clay; thin brownish wash on inside of pot. Stamped near angle, ... 19 March 1936 ... Stamped near angle, with “A” double-bodied owl, olive spray and “E Θ” in field. ... ΑΘΕ, double-bodied owl, olive spray (in O)

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[Agora Object] IL 1157: Lead Token

A: Agonistic Table (?) between two vertical branches. Owl and illegible object on table. All in circle of dots. Dump-bell shaped illegible countermark below Table. B: plain. Entered as coin no. 5, for ... 24 February 1932 ... between two vertical branches. Owl and illegible object on table.

[Agora Object] P 5907: Black Figure Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

A fragment from the base of the neck of a closed vase. The neck glazed inside, smooth outside. At its base outside is the top of the head of an owl in black figure. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock ... 10 May 1935 ... At its base outside is the top of the head of an owl in black figure.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 833

Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.03. Discus decorated with an owl, surrounded by a circle of dots. At left, part of a figure or an object. Below, lines. For the decoration on the discus, see these by the Bowdoin ... Ca. 480-470 B.C ... Discus decorated with an owl, surrounded by a circle of dots. ... For the owl on the discus in general, see J. ... Beazley, JHS 28, 1908 [ pp. 313--318], pp. 316--317, who says that on marble votive diskoi, these images would be incised and that the owl would signal good luck in the city of Athena.

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[Agora Object] IL 1238: Lead Token

A: bull, standing left. In field, lower left uncertain small object; above, a small star or single letter. B: crested helmet, right. In field at right an owl; below helmet two stars. Circle of dots. Cf ... 18 April 1951 ... In field at right an owl; below helmet two stars.

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[Agora Object] J 26: Gold "Charon 'S Piece"

Piece of gold foil which has been pressed over the figure of an owl on a coin (?). No letters visible. Modelling sharp. Object consists of gold only (A.P. Nov. 93) Found in a marble coffer ST 197 (OX ... 17 March 1936 ... Piece of gold foil which has been pressed over the figure of an owl on a coin (?).

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[Agora Object] P 27281: Red Figure Cup Fragment

Fragment from floor of a small kylix, broken all around. Owl stands upright in middle of floor medallion. Illegible traces of design outside border of medallion. Cross cut in Stoa between piers 19 and ... 7 June 1965 ... Fragment from floor of a small kylix, broken all around. Owl stands upright in middle of floor medallion.

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[Agora Object] P 5444: Red Figure Cup

Glaux cup. About two-thirds of the rim and most of one side missing; a trace of the start of a horizontal handle remains. Heavy ring foot; rather thick fabric. On each side, an owl right, head facing, ... 13 April 1935 ... On each side, an owl right, head facing, between olive branches.

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[Agora Object] L 727: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from rim and body. From a large lamp. The rim is plain, with a broad panel, on which is an owl, in relief, left, the head facing. Traces of a thin red wash (?). Light red clay. Type XXVIII of ... 9 March 1933 ... The rim is plain, with a broad panel, on which is an owl, in relief, left, the head facing.

[Agora Object] P 5900: Vessel Fragments: Official Measure and Stamped

Fragments from the lip and base. Vertical wall reeded horizontally on outside. Rim flat on top. Low broad base-ring. Trace of a handle on rim. On outside opposite handle attachment part of owl stamp preserved ... 10 May 1935 ... On outside opposite handle attachment part of owl stamp preserved.

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[Agora Object] P 5325: Red Figure Lekythos Fragment

Shoulder and foot missing. Body glazed black. On reserved ground line: an owl, right, head front. In front, olive branch. No contours. The spots on the bird's wing run to brown. Double row of diagonal ... 12 April 1935 ... On reserved ground line: an owl, right, head front.

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[Agora Object] P 5906: Black Figure Vessel Fragments with Dipinto: Official Measure

Fragment a) shows that the neck was glazed inside and surrounded by a narrow raised band at its base outside. Just below this band, in black figure, is the top of the head of an owl. Fragment b) bears ... 10 May 1935 ... Just below this band, in black figure, is the top of the head of an owl. Fragment b) bears the inscription: ΔΗ]ΜΟ[ΣΙΟΝ

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[Agora Object] IL 1442: Lead Token

Large disk, at present pierced at top to hang on chain. A: bust of Athena right, in high crested Attic helmet. Olive tree with owl perched on topmost branch, at right. In field left, a symbol, perhaps ... 1935 or 1936 ... Olive tree with owl perched on topmost branch, at right.

[Agora Object] P 21109: Red Figure Skyphos

Glaux Skyphos. Corinthian imitation. Intact, save small chips. A and B, owl to left; head in front, between two sprays; circle and dot on bottom. Very dull glaze, grayish and somewhat peeled; red wash ... (1951) ... A and B, owl to left; head in front, between two sprays; circle and dot on bottom.

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[Agora Object] P 25982: Black Figure Skyphos Fragment

From rim of skyphos of Heron shape. A large owl with wings outstretched faces front; blossoms on decorative branches in white; feathers on wings and body indicated by "dotted line" incisions. On rim, dots ... 29 May 1957 ... A large owl with wings outstretched faces front; blossoms on decorative branches in white; feathers on wings and body indicated by "dotted line" incisions.

[Agora Object] SS 6594: Stamped Public Pot Handle

Fragment from middle of handle. Fine buff clay, thin brownish wash on inside of pot. Fabric identical to SS 6593. Stamp identical to SS 6593. Cf. SS 721. Par: identical w/ SS 06593* Dim: PL 0.067* Bouleuterion ... 19 March 1936 ... ΑΘΕ, double-bodied owl, olive spray (in O)

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[Agora Object] P 3506: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment: Type B

Vertical handle from Type B skyphos. On exterior, at the bottom of the fragment, part of a reserved band with criss-cross relief lines. No relief contours, or brown, for the owl. Lustrous glaze inside ... 12 April 1934 ... No relief contours, or brown, for the owl. Lustrous glaze inside and out.

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[Agora Object] P 16446: Red Figure Skyphos

Part of rim and wall, including the horizontal handle, missing. On either side, owl with head facing, between two olive sprays. Glaze fired red to black, badly worn and peeled on the outside. The space ... May, June 1939 ... On either side, owl with head facing, between two olive sprays.

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[Agora Object] P 16530: Red Figure Skyphos

About half the wall preserved, with one handle and trace of the other. Restored in plaster. The shape is considerably broader and less eggy than in the case of the owl kotyle from the middle fill of this ... May, June 1939 ... The shape is considerably broader and less eggy than in the case of the owl kotyle from the middle fill of this well P 16466 (ΓΓ 901), more like an ordinary kotyle. ... On either side, owl between olive sprays.

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[Agora Object] B 55: Statuette of Athena on Base

The moulded rectangular base broken in two pieces; most of the right arm of the figure missing; no feet preserved. The right forearm broken, but the hand, holding an owl, preserved. Features worn. Standing ... 5 May 1932 ... The right forearm broken, but the hand, holding an owl, preserved. Features worn.

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[Agora Object] IL 1322: Lead Token

Obverse: seated Herakles and tripod. Overstruck on an earlier stamp of which part of a wreath is preserved at lower left. Reverse: three countermarks: a) of snail and rubbit (?) off center, b) of stork ... 23 February-16 March 1954 ... off center, b) of stork and lizard, c) of plump pitcher or owl.

[Agora Object] P 5647: Black Glaze Bowl: Stamped

Flat-bottomed bowl on ring foot with flaring lip, concave outside. Only a small part of the lip preserved. Stamped on the floor, off center, an owl standing on an amphora surrounded by an olive wreath ... 14 May 1935 ... Stamped on the floor, off center, an owl standing on an amphora surrounded by an olive wreath.

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[Agora Object] P 10722: Vessel Fragment with Graffito: Official Measure and Stamped

Three joining fragments from the upper wall. Around the top, a very slightly offset collar. This and the corresponding part inside are glazed. In black glaze on the outside: Δ Η To the left of the Δ ... 9 June 1937 ... In black glaze on the outside: Δ Η To the left of the Δ a seal impression showing a two-bodied owl with Α and two olive sprays in field.

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[Agora Object] P 10842: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure and Stamped

Fragment from transverse bar across the top of a measure. In section, flat bove, sharp below. Covered with black glaze save on the outside of the measure proper. On the outside wall, just below the rim, ... 11 June 1937 ... On the outside wall, just below the rim, an irregular seal impression showing an owl, standing.

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[Agora Object] P 18285: Red Figure Skyphos

Mended from several pieces; the ring foot preserved, and about half the wall, with part of the rim and the vertical handle. Typical owl between olive sprays; the body in profile, the head facing. Two reserved ... 5 July 1947 ... Typical owl between olive sprays; the body in profile, the head facing.

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[Agora Object] P 18564: Red Figure Skyphos: Type B

Complete except for one handle (horizontal) and small chips. Skyphos, shape B, with substantial torus foot and one vertical and one horizontal handle; on either side an owl, facing, between olive sprays ... 29 September 1947 ... Skyphos, shape B, with substantial torus foot and one vertical and one horizontal handle; on either side an owl, facing, between olive sprays.

[Agora Object] B 1352: Pinakion

Intact with the inscription: ΦΙΛΟΜΝΗΣΤΟΣ ΙΚΑΡΙΕΥΣ. Ends curve forward due to heavier erasure in middle. Notches in each end apparently for fitting nails in workbench to hold plate firmly during erasure ... 16 June 1970 ... Seals: a) lower left, triobol seal (owl facing, surrounded by olive spray and ΑΘΗ; b) at right, gorgoneion. c) at lower right, double-bodied owl with tilted alpha in upper left and right corners. a) and b) stamped before pinakion originally inscribed. c) added sometime later.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 935

Most of rim and wall restored. Small foot; flat resting surface; flat underside. Angular profile with groove below angle. Widely flaring rim. Flat floor meets wall at angle. Stamp on floor (not centered): ... 110-100 ... Stamp on floor (not centered): owl sitting right on amphora, within olive wreath.

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[Agora Object] SS 1420: Stamped Amphora Handle: Unidentified

Handle roundish in section. Fairly fine pink clay. Stamped on the curve, the head of Athena, right, wearing a crested helmet. Cf. SS 3299; P 5909 (B 15640 and P 5910 (B 1565). Par: for a sim hdl w/ a ... 22 April 1933 ... Par: for a sim hdl w/ a double owl, see SS 03299*Frg: further frgs from amph-type measures, P 5909?

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[Agora Object] P 223: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Fragment from body. Upper part of draped figure facing right, holding mantle around body; curly hair bound by fillet. To right part of another draped figure; in field between, circular object with blob ... 13 February 1932 ... ADDENDA The circular object between the two figures may be a disk with an owl(?) [JDB, Summer 1953].

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[Agora Object] B 12: Dikast's Ticket

Thin oblong plaque, inscribed. The left end of the plaque is broken off. At the right end is the partially obliterated outline of a stamped Gorgoneion. On the reverse are traces of a rectangular stamp ... 20 July 1931 ... On the reverse are traces of a rectangular stamp with a double owl with one head.

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[Agora Object] P 3562: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official Measure and Stamped

Mended from many pieces; most of the lower part preserved, but of the rim only two small fragments. As P 3559 (Β 590) from the same well. The lower 0.024m. of the wall projects slightly. Here also the ... 21 April 1934 ... Here also the double-bodied owl stamp, upside down, appears between the letters Ν and Δ; the fragment between Μ and Ο is missing.

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[Agora Object] P 20236: Panathenaic Amphora Fragments

Two wall fragments. a) Athena, left; neck, part of upper body and of shield preserved. White on neck and for dots at edge of aegis. Purple for shield rim, and for border of garment at neck. Considerable ... 7 July 1949 ... Device in white; owl, left, standing on scrolls.

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[Agora Object] P 31009: Red Figure Cup Fragment

Fragment of tondo of red figured cup. Part of a tendril. Above tendril, leaf in added color. In field behind, a painted E. Good black glaze inside, peeling somewhat outside. Attic. Cf. P 32422 from ... 24 May-9 June 1954 ... ADDENDA The fragment P 31009 should be restored to a tondo with an owl between two reserved tendrils and with added white leaves above the tendrils.

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[Agora Object] P 24661: Panathenaic Amphora

Mended from many pieces; one handle, piece from mouth, fragments from walls and chips from foot missing. On neck: palmettes. A) Athena, left; on each pillar an owl. Plastic ring at join of neck, line ... 11 March 1955 ... A) Athena, left; on each pillar an owl. Plastic ring at join of neck, line above panel of side B, pair of lines below pictures all around the vase, another pair above the rays, are in diluted clay having a color brown instead of the usual red.

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[Agora Object] P 3559: Vessel with Dipinto: Official Measure and Stamped

Mended from many pieces; a good bit of the floor missing, and a few fragments from the rim and sides, also the handles. The dimensions, the inscription, and both stamps complete. A cylindrical vessel, ... 16-17 April 1934 ... Between the Μ and Ο, the Athena stamp; between the Ν and Δ, the owl, set sideways.

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[Agora Object] S 654: Torso Fragment of Statue of Athena

Preserved from just below the waistline to the neck; left arm broken just below the shoulder; right arm at about 0.09m. from the shoulder. Enough of both arms is preserved to show that the right arm was ... 10 March 1936 ... On top of the left shoulder there is a cutting, which must have held something (possibly an owl?). Below this cutting, on the back, is a small serpent in low relief.