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Plain round ring, round in section. Grave 13. Found loose in the earth inside the pithos P 4960 (B 1290). Leica, 7-423 ... 13 March 1935 ... Found loose in the earth inside the pithos P 4960 (B 1290). |
| Fragment from the lid of a sarcophagus, broken all around, preserving part of the central ridge. Small piece joined at one edge.
Interior roughly worked. Smooth exterior surface, with three rows of a pattern ... 23 July 2001 ... Pithos B; removal. |
A spiral band bracelet.
Badly broken and almost entirely corroded.
One end preserved, finished with a knob and a small projection.
Inner face of band plain, outer ornamented with a broad ridge along the ... October 1954 |
Pithos with handles.
a) Broad band handle with two finger grooves.
b) Parts of broad flat rim.
Many other non-joining fragments of body and rim.
Fabric coarse with impurities. Well, bottom. Container ... July 1955 ... Pithos with handles.
a) Broad band handle with two finger grooves.
b) Parts of broad flat rim.
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| a) Cylindrical foot.
b) Thickened flat rim.
Heavy fabric. Attic? Signs of burning. Finished Well. 2258 Leica, 85-175 PD 1235-7 ... March-April 1936 |
Seven joining pieces of rim and handle. Rim flat on top, two angular ridges around its side. Horizontal loop handle on bulging side wall. Incised wavy lines below rim.
Coarse red clay; gray at core ... 27 April 1937 |
Rim fragment from large open jar or pithos. Diagonal grooves on plain rim; two horizontal grooves just below rim.
Clay dark gray at core, light brown at surface. Traces of red on outside. Well 20. 2445 ... 14 April 1939 |
Closed vase fragments.
a) Part of neck of a jug(?) showing a feline with reverted head; dot rosettes.
b) Wall fragment with parts of two animal zones, right; dot and incised blob rosettes.
c) From shoulder ... 28 April 1954 ... showing a feline with reverted head; dot rosettes.
b) Wall fragment with parts of two animal zones, right; dot and incised blob rosettes.
c) From shoulder and wall with two animal zones separated by a double row of dots.
d) and e) Small joining wall fragments .
... Beneath tiles of pithos (b and c found in same pit, lower down). |
Knob preserved complete and part of surrounding wall. Inside of fragment smoothed and therefore probably lid fragment.
Gritty gray-buff clay. Traces of red slip on exterior. Well 18. Leica, 83-502 ... 1961 |
| Medallion with plain reserved border. None of the stem remains, but a bit of the reserved handle space outside. Inside, the face of a youth, right, the edge of his right shoulder covering the lower part ... 4 April 1935 ... From a cup like those of the Pithos group; cf. P 2579 (shaft) ... B' building fill. |
| Most of pithos still in place in the ground, with part of the rim still intact. Heavy collar rim with flat top and flat outer surface sloping in to form very sharp angle with shoulder of pithos. Two broken ... 1947Λ ... Most of pithos still in place in the ground, with part of the rim still intact. Heavy collar rim with flat top and flat outer surface sloping in to form very sharp angle with shoulder of pithos. Two broken fragments of rim removed:
a) Mended from four pieces, preserves full height of rim on outside; part of top and part of shoulder. Number scratched on outside:
b) Single non-joining fragment from outside of rim. |
| Well or cistern curb? Fragment from mouth. The lip is finished with an ovolo, below which is a cavetto.
Gritty yellow clay. Unglazed, save for the cavetto which is painted red.
This and the preceding ... 1932 |
| Large circular flat lid, plain on the bottom. On the top, a raised ring set a little in from the edge; a finger hole for lifting, and a raised ridge beside it.
Gritty buff clay, slipped. Fragments of ... 24-27 March 1936 |
| Lid fragment with relief decoration. First interpretation: plaque with relief decoration.
One small piece does not join.
On the surface of the plaque are curving ridges bounding plane bands, carrying, ... 28 May 1932 |
From rim of large open pot or pithos. On outside, rope-like ridges, both vertical and horizontal.
Coarse gritty brown clay. Well 21. 2453 Leica, 83-503 ... 18 April 1939 |
From the wall of a large vessel, perhaps a pithos. Fire-(?) blackened inside. Decoration of broad rounded grooves and ridges.
Gritty brown clay; no slip. Well U, upper fill. Leica, 83-509 ... 16-17 June 1937 |
From the wall of a large vessel, perhaps a pithos. Around body a broad raised band with incised pattern of opposed diagonal lines.
Soft clay, brownish-buff at surfaces, gray at core; unglazed. Well U, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Wall fragment with no edge preserved. One horizontal ridge, also five vertical ones preserved.
Coarse gritty buff clay. Well 18. Leica, 83-504 ... 1961 |
Rim fragment. Slight flaring rim with two vertically set relief bands decorated with small thumb impressions.
Gritty grayish-buff clay, smoothed inside and outside. Well 21. Leica, 83-503 ... 1961 |
Two non-joining fragments of stamped pithos; raised band decorated with incised circles.
Pinkish clay. Brownish glaze, flaked and thin, on outside only. Well east of Stoa, room 6, top. Context ca. 600-550 ... 5 May 1950 |
Two joining fragments of rim. Plain rim with long lug just below it. To right of lug, four deliberately scratched verticals, number or tally:
Light brown gritty clay with white bits, light gray at core ... 18 April 1939 |
| Section of a large flat lid; at center a lifting hole surrounded by a raised collar.
Pinkish clay with many large grits. Remains of lighter surfacing. Well, upper POU. Leica, 96-3-13 ... 22 May 1957 |
| Three fragments from two pots.
Three large coarse fragments, handmade; one showing punched double chevrons on a raised band.
a) and b) are from the same pot; c) from another, somewhat thinner as to walls ... 28 February 1936 |
| Fragment from the mouth of a large pithos. The rim is flat and broad on top and finished on the outside with a cavetto between two ovolos.
The lower ovolo is decorated with a herringbone pattern between ... 1932 ... Fragment from the mouth of a large pithos. The rim is flat and broad on top and finished on the outside with a cavetto between two ovolos.
... (inside) 0.42, (outside) 0.562; P.H. a) 0.108, b) 0.142, c) 0.069. Fragment b) mended from three joining pieces. |
| From the rim and shoulder of a large pithos with flat projecting rim. Around the shoulder two piecrust ridges connected at intervals by vertical piecrust ridges. Two rows of incised zigzags between the ... 22 March 1937 |
| Fragment a), made up from five joining fragments, preserves almost half of rim and neck; fragments b) and c) do not join (fragment c) may be from another pithos). Upper wall curving in to relatively short ... 26 May 1937 ... Fragment a), made up from five joining fragments, preserves almost half of rim and neck; fragments b) and c) do not join (fragment c) may be from another pithos). |
Broken all around.
Fragment from side with guilloche pattern in relief.
Thick fabric, red at core, light brown and highly micaceous on surface. Sherds from same fill in B 654. Poros Building floor, second ... 11 June 1949 |
| Perhaps from upper shoulder of a large pithos, just below the neck. Below the neck, a raised moulding with a band of guilloche in relief below.
Gritty micaceous pink clay; slipped outside. B' building ... 9 April 1935 ... Perhaps from upper shoulder of a large pithos, just below the neck. ... B' building fill. |
| A number of large fragments mend up to three, giving part of the rim, shoulder and walls. Rather tall neck with narrow plain rim, flat on top and with short plain vertical face. Rounded shoulder with a ... 13 June 1951 |
Three non-joining fragments, each mended from several pieces; two handles, small part of rim. Many non-joining pieces from body. The profile is strongly drawn in at the rim. The rim is rounded inside with ... May 1952 |
a) Most of the bottom and part of the wall.
b) Non-joining wall fragment.
Decorated around the wall with a broad band of overlapping nicking.
Flat bottom, marked off from the steep walls by a groove ... 30 March 1948 ... a) Most of the bottom and part of the wall.
b) Non-joining wall fragment.
... E-W Trench B; mixed fill around Pithos P. |
| Two fragments, one from the wall, the other from the rim. Nearly vertical wall; broad horizontal projecting rim, set just below plain lip, and pierced with two large holes. Decoration: on the rim, a band ... 17-26 March 1937 |
| Two non-joining fragments, each broken all around, from a coarse pithos(?).
Each fragment is inscribed with a number of lines of lightly incised letters on the exterior surface.
Coarse reddish clay ... 5-15 May 1939 ... Two non-joining fragments, each broken all around, from a coarse pithos(?).
Each fragment is inscribed with a number of lines of lightly incised letters on the exterior surface.
... PD 1133-3(B 10) |
Wall fragment, mended from three pieces; two small fragments do not join. Around the wall a broad band of decoration, set off by shallow grooves: the band paneled by groups of four verticals; in the panels, ... March 1939 |
Lip and bowl fragment with most of one handle. Est. diam. at rim 0.16; P.H. 0.054; diam. of tondo 0.094. E. Vanderpool, Hesperia 15, 1946, pp. 283--284, cat. no. 45, pl. 34.
I, warrior (nude but for a ... Ca. 510-500 B.C. |
Fragment from the floor of a plate. Between two pairs of concentric grooves, and ridges, a circular band of ornament, composed of alternating double diamonds and two superimposed squares forming eight-pointed ... 23 February 1938 ... Room XIV B, clearing late Roman fill from around pithos. |
| Mended from several fragments; about half of rim preserved.
Base medallion: plain. Large net pattern on sides. A band of rope pattern terminates net above. Grooves scraped carelessly around base medallion ... 22 April 1932 |
| Fragments of inscription.
Inventory of temple property.
Fragment a), back, bottom and sides broken; possibly also top, although no trace of letters above first long line.
Fragment ΟΑ 238 b), inscribed ... 10 August 1931 - 19 June 1937 ... Fragment ΟΑ 238 b), inscribed face only preserved.
... a) 10 August 1931
b) (OA 238) 19 June 1937
a) Α:35/ΚΒ
b) (ΟΑ 238) T 23 ... a) found in the Stoa Annex, at a late Roman level; burnt stratum north of the well.
b) (ΟΑ 238), found on North trench, stony fill south of Wall D, below big pithos; on north slope of Areopagus on the west side of the fortification. |
| Portions of the upper part only preserved, with about one-third of the rim and parts of both figured panels. Severely burnt, one side more than the other. Glazed inside except under shoulder; rim glazed ... 19-23 March 1936 ... Parts of three figures preserved, around a large pithos, the central figure holding up a basket of purple grapes. ... Coarse work.
B) Komasts: at the right, the purple-wreathed head of a youth, left, and a hand; at the left, part of another head and hand.
Fragments:
a) From neck.
b) Wall fragment depicts two silens at pithos.
c) Silen, left.
d) Pithos and legs(?).
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Floor fragment with stem and start of foot. Small area of greenish glaze on outside that may come from stacking in the kiln. P.H. 0.04; max. dim. 0.075; est. diam. of tondo 0.10.
I, archer (arms, body, ... Ca. 510-500 B.C. |
Two fragments, one mended from two pieces. Decoration of great leaves, outlined by sharp ridges; rows of dots between.
On the larger fragment: ο Α Τ
On the smaller: Y
Black glaze inside and out. Fill ... 12 March 1934 |
Very deep flat-bottomed basin. Rolled rim. Shallow vertical grooves from top to bottom around half the interior. Wheelmarks prominent outside. Gritty gray to brownish clay; pithos fabric.
On a fragment ... Context ca. 425-400 B.C. |
| a) Lip, complete, except for small fragment with handle ridge and start of both handles.
b) Neck fragment, vertical stripes of black glaze and white.
c) Wall fragment, from reverse; hand and wreath. Under ... 8 April 1936 ... a) Lip, complete, except for small fragment with handle ridge and start of both handles.
b) Neck fragment, vertical stripes of black glaze and white.
... Under drain beside street along north wall of Pithos House; 6th. and 5th. c. |
| Inscribed fragments of stele.
Two joining fragments. Preserved is original top and right side, front and back of upper fragment; only original front of lower. Both inscribed surfaces much worn.
Text stoichedon ... 23 April 1970 |
| a) Fragment preserving profile of pyxis, except center of floor. High ring foot with broad base; rounded wall; plain rim, inset to take lid.
b) Small rim and wall fragment.
Irregularly fired, orange to ... 4 May 1957 ... High ring foot with broad base; rounded wall; plain rim, inset to take lid.
b) Small rim and wall fragment.
... Contents of Pithos Y; probably belonging to sacrificial pyre III. |
| Flat bottom, slightly flaring rim; high-swung band handles, rim to shoulder. Shoulder, reserved panel front and back, divided into two metopes: side A) one bird, two birds; B) birds(?) or boats(?). Below ... 27 June 1949 ... Shoulder, reserved panel front and back, divided into two metopes: side A) one bird, two birds; B) birds(?) or boats(?). ... Grave 2, inside pithos. |
| Three non-joining pieces of a vertical rimmed bowl, moulded in imitation of metal work.
a) To left, part of chariot facing left; behind it a tree; to the right of the tree a man, offering something with ... 2 March 1934 ... Between them, a pig(?).
b) Man standing full front, holding diagonally a long object like a log of wood. ... Pithos. |
| Broken below at neck. Right side from top to mid cheek missing. Nose, mouth, and chin much chipped and bruised. Drill hole at back to separate it from background.
Female head, half life-size, left, seen ... 23 April 1951 |
| Only small fragments are preserved from the rim of bowl and lid. Identity of fabric and diameter make their association very probable. The bowl had an almost vertical lip with a ledge inside to receive ... 1932 ... Pithos (group D) ... PD 321, PD 1194-2 (frag. b), PD 1231-19 |
| Inscribed fragments from a monument.
Six joining fragments and several splinters; one inscribed fragment does not join.
With curved face decorated with small shields in low relief.
Lettering in various ... 14 July 1954 |
| Three non-joining fragments, one of them made up from four pieces, of a late Roman bowl moulded in imitation of metal work. Around the bottom, between horizontal bands, a row of small studs. Above, a procession ... 2 March 1934 |
| Broken, full width and thickness preserved.
Setting tongue at bottom. Back appears to have been rough picked; worn smooth from later use. Sides smooth.
Eleven rows of slots. At the left side traces of ... 1935 |
| a) Mended from two pieces. Bottom, most of lower part and small part of upper walls and rim preserved; complete profile given. Small rosette within wide groove in bottom medallion. Vertical grooves, alternately ... 29 April, 9 May 1953 ... Pink clay; dull glaze.
b) Κ 4331: Middle Stoa building fill, lot 142. ... Settling basin (pithos) in front of west end of stepped retaining wall. Rim fragment found outside pithos and a little to west. |
One fragment, mended from several, preserves part of the shoulder and rim; another comes from the body below the shoulder. A number of shoulder and body fragments do not join. Nothing of base preserved ... 25-26 May 1936 |
| One corner and part of one end broken away; otherwise complete. On one face two long concave cuttings, one wide and shaped rather like a rain tile, the other narrow and rather like a cover tile. Anathyrosis ... 17 July 1946 |
| a) Stand, mended from many fragments; complete height appears to be preserved in one place. Bottom concave, bordered by projecting ring from within which spring tapering sides pierced by a door, 0.086m ... 28 April 1932 ... Bottom concave, bordered by projecting ring from within which spring tapering sides pierced by a door, 0.086m. wide at bottom; stamped on undersurface:
b) Basin, also mended from many fragments; the three Satyr-head handles, with beards projecting inwards, preserved. ... Pithos. |
| Inscribed fragments of dedicatory inscription of the Stoa of Attalos.
Fragment ΣΑ 317, (a), inscribed face only preserved.
Many additional fragments with parts of letters are preserved.
Fragment ΣΑ 794, ... a) (ΣΑ 317) March 1949
b) (ΣΑ 794) 4 October 1949
c) (ΣΑ 875) November 1949
d) (ΣΑ 876) November 1949
e) (Τ 3112) 31 March 1955 ... Fragment ΣΑ 794, (b), joining fragment from the dedicatory inscription of the Stoa of Attalos, preserving the lower part of the "E" from the word "βασιλευς".
... Possibly part of post-excavation accumulation and hence from earlier Greek excavations, or perhaps from fallen wall of Byzantine pithos ar edge of trench.
b) (ΣΑ 794), found in debris of late Roman Fortification wall, just north of middle tower (Piers 12-13 E).
c) (ΣΑ 875), found in marble pile from demolition of Middle Tower.
d) (ΣΑ 876), found in marble pile from demolition of Middle Tower.
e) (Τ 3112), found in marble pile.
f) (Υ 454), found in the walls of old excavation houses.
g) (Υ 458), found in the walls of old excavation houses. |
| d) base with concave underside.
e), f), m) handles and remaining wall fragments.
a)-d) made up of numerous joining fragments.
e)-n) single fragments.
A) Two youths clad in flowing chlamys and petasoi ... 2, 3 August 1967 ... A) Two youths clad in flowing chlamys and petasoi riding horses to left.
b) Lower bodies and feet of two men walking to left, one with staff. ... Probably thrown out from interior fill in digging of Byz. pithos no. 2. Container S 452: from road cut north of north wall of Hieron. |
Floor fragment. Max. dim. 0.045; est. diam of tondo 0.11. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 17, 1948, pl. 68:1.
I, satyr (most of wreathed head with wrinkled brow) to right. Above:
Behind him, part of the reserved ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... Satyr reclining against a pillow, peering into an amphora: Baltimore, Johns Hopkins B 3 by Epiktetos (ARV2 75, 56; Addenda 168). ... Satyr kneeling to right, reaching into a large pithos set into the ground: Louvre G 91 by the Pithos Painter (ARV2 139, 1). |
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