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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-4-51 (pp. 693-694)

Pithos V. Pithos U ... ΝΝ-4 693, 694 ΝΝ:1939.0504:68 N 36827 ΝΝ:1939.0505:13 N 36847 ΝΝ:1939.0505:14 N 36848 ΝΝ:1939.0505:15 N 36849 ... 4 May 1939 ... Pithos V ... Pithos U

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-4-66 (pp. 723-724)

Pithos T. Pithos V. Pithos J ... ΝΝ-4 723, 724 ... 2-3 Apr 1947 ... Pithos T ... Pithos V ... Pithos J

[Agora Deposit] V 24:2: Archaic Well in OA

Well 2: archaic. Diameter, top ca. 1.00; bottom ca. 0.90m. Water level:ca -7.00m In the use filling, along with the plain water pots was a black-figured neck amphora assigned to the Edinburgh painter ... Last quarter of the 6th c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] U-V 19:1: Well South of Soft Yellow Poros Foundation

Well South of Soft Yellow Poros Foundation. Dumped filling of a collapsed well, that, due to hazardous conditions, could not be cleared below- 2.50m. The well was partly cut on the east side by a Byzantine ... Protogeometric-Early Geometric II, ca. 850 B.C.

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-45-88

Pithos K. Pithos L. Pithos M. Pithos N. Pithos O. Pithos P. Pithos Q. Pithos R. Pithos S. Pithos T. Pithos U. Pithos V. Byzantine House I; Room I. Byzantine House I; Room 2. East of Byzantine House I ... ΝΝ-45 ... Pithos K ... Pithos L ... Pithos V

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-43-84

Pithoi. Pithos A. Pithos B. Pithos C. Pithos D. Pithos E. Pithos F. Pithos G. Pithos H. Pithos I. Pithos J. Pithos K. Pithos L. Pithos M. Pithos N. Pithos O. Pithos P. Pithos Q. Pithos R. Pithos S. Pithos ... ΝΝ-43 ... Pithos A ... Pithos B ... Pithos V

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-4-102 (pp. 795-796)

List of Pithoi; Byzantine House I not Included. Pithos A. Byzantine House III. Pithos B. Pithos C. Pithos D. Byzantine House II. Pithos E. Pithos F. Pithos G. Pithos H. Pithos I. Pithos J. Pithos K. Pithos ... ΝΝ-4 795, 796 ... Pithos A ... Pithos B ... Pithos V

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΠΠ-6-102 (pp. 1194-1195)

Period Up to 26 May 1947. Period Prior to 28 Apr 1947. Summaries. North-South Series. East-West Series (Predecessor of Asteroskopiou Street). Roads. Mosaic Room (= Building E). Pithos Y. Pithos X. Pithos ... ΠΠ-6 1194, 1195 ... 26 May 1947 ... Pithos Y ... Pithos X ... Pithos V

[Agora Object] AP 1471: Pithos

Coarse buff clay, broad rim, flat on top, raised ridge to set off neck from shoulder, and ridge above base. Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 4. Well V, depth 17-18m. 122 PD 1173-9 ... 12 May 1937

[Agora Object] AP 1176: Pithos Fragments

Many fragments of coarse pot. From two pithoi. Thick red ware with incised band of design. Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 4. Well V, depth 15.70-17.20 119 ... 11 May 1937

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[Agora Image] 2012.41.0192 (Section ΟΑ 347)

Line of Dromos. South end of east parapet, looking down, from south from Turkish Fortification Wall. A-A is blocks of crosswall, P is sagged pithos, V is Valerian Wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... A-A is blocks of crosswall, P is sagged pithos, V is Valerian Wall.

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[Agora Image] 2012.41.0193 (Section ΟΑ 348)

Line of Dromos. South end of east parapet, looking down, from northeast from Turkish Fortification Wall. A-A is blocks of crosswall, P is sagged pithos, V is Valerian Wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... A-A is blocks of crosswall, P is sagged pithos, V is Valerian Wall.

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[Agora Image] 2012.41.0194 (Section ΟΑ 349)

Line of Dromos. South end of east parapet, looking down, from southwest from Turkish Fortification Wall. A-A is blocks of crosswall, P is sagged pithos, V is Valerian Wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... A-A is blocks of crosswall, P is sagged pithos, V is Valerian Wall.

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[Agora Object] P 13744: Pithos Fragment

Upper body, fairly neatly chipped off below shoulder; bits are missing from walls, neck and rim; restored in plaster. Sloping shoulder, wide high slightly concave neck, flat projecting rim. Outer edge ... 22-26 February 1937

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[Agora Coin] N 38430: Islamic Coin

Constantinople ... Maḥmūd I ... Coin no. 1. GCM 651.1. Under light pithos. 541 C 486 ... 1730-1754 A.D.

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[Agora Image] 2012.44.0482 (Section ΡΡ' 5)

Turkish Pithos at V/2-13/13 as excavated on May 4, 1972, when we began to remove it. Taken from west. Stone cap found covering pithos lies to left on photograph ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Turkish Pithos at V/2-13/13 as excavated on May 4, 1972, when we began to remove it. ... Stone cap found covering pithos lies to left on photograph.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Κ-15-74 (pp. 2935-2936)

Trench V; Pithos M;. Trench V; Northwest Corner; Below 2nd Strosis 0.70m. Trench V; Pithos N. Trench V; Pithos O. Trench IV; Pithos X. Trench IV; Course of Temenos (Hieron) at Horos 0.25 up from Lowest ... Κ-15 2935, 2936 Lot Κ 363 Lot Κ 364 Lot Κ 365 Lot Κ 366 Lot Κ 367 Lot Κ 368 Lot Κ 369 Lot Κ 370 Lot Κ 371 Lot Κ 372 ... Middle Byzantine-Turkish ... Trench V; Pithos M; ... Trench V; Pithos N ... Trench V; Pithos O

[Agora Object] P 15533: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Two joining fragments from wall of a pithos or other heavy pot. Wide horizontal ladder ornament in relief. Coarse gritty brown clay; unglazed Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939

[Agora Object] P 627: Unguentarium

Mended from three pieces. White stripes around body. Gray clay. Cf. Agora V, no. F48. Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 468. Pithos. Leica ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, no. F48. Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 468 ... Pithos.

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[Agora Object] T 516: Pithos Lid Fragment

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

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[Agora Image] 2012.31.1050 (Section ΒΓ' 74)

1) Orthostate of Middle Wall, 2) Stoa Crosswall between Shops IV and V, 3) Byzantine walls, 4) Pithos 2, 5) Pithos 8, from north ... AMS 690 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Jun 1972 ... 1) Orthostate of Middle Wall, 2) Stoa Crosswall between Shops IV and V, 3) Byzantine walls, 4) Pithos 2, 5) Pithos 8, from north.

[Agora Object] P 628: Unguentarium

Three white stripes around body and neck. Gray clay. Cf. Agora V, no. F48. Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 470. Pithos. Leica, 4-328 ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, no. F48. Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 470 ... Pithos.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Κ-15-73 (pp. 2933-2934)

Trench III; Pocket in Bedrock at Level of Poros Gutter between Pithoi a and b. Trench III; Pithos b. Trench III; Pithos c. Trench V; Beneath Road Surface; Northeast Corner of Trench South of Water Channel ... Κ-15 2933, 2934 Lot Κ 354 Lot Κ 355 Lot Κ 356 Lot Κ 357 Lot Κ 358 Lot Κ 359 Lot Κ 360 Lot Κ 361 Lot Κ 362 ... Geometric ... Trench III; Pithos b ... Trench III; Pithos c ... Trench V; Pithos L

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[Agora Coin] N 7429

Etruscilla ... Coin no. 34. In pithos. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG Diademed bust r. on crescent. PVDICITIA AVG Pudicitia standing l., raising veil and holding transverse scepter. 134 C 66 ... 248-251 A.D.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Φ-9-53 (pp. 1697-1698)

Lagynos: West Slope. Cistern. Pithos Fragments. Burial. Jug. Well. Agora V, Group M, Layer XIII ... Φ-9 1697, 1698 P 31967 P 32505 P 33031 Lot Φ 71 O 17:5 M 16-17:1 M 17:1.13 92-11-26 92-11-27 92-11-28 92-12-5 P 31967 P 32505 P 33031 ... August 1957 ... Pithos Fragments ... Agora V, Group M, Layer XIII

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[Agora Coin] N 28969

Athens ... Sv. 88.47--51, 53 Coin no. 1. Disturbed sandy fill south of pithos in NE corner of church. Bust of Athena r.; wreathed or dotted border. A-θ|H, Aθ-H, or A|θ-H Owl stg. l.; border of dots. 1467 C 169 ... (b) Later Issues: VB or C

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[Agora Image] 2012.86.1655 (2003-7-11)

After removal of Wall V, prior to excavation of Basket 20, facing south. 1) Pithos collar (stone-lined feature) ... AMS south 3362 Horizontal (normal) ... 2 Jul 2003 ... After removal of Wall V, prior to excavation of Basket 20, facing south. 1) Pithos collar (stone-lined feature).

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[Agora Object] P 26613: Red Figure Volute Krater Fragment

Rim fragment preserved. Simple maeander on outer rim face. On neck, part of figured scene: oinochoe hanging on wall; below it, part of head of youth, right. Over youth's head, a letter in added white: ... 7 July 1959

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[Agora Image] 2012.76.1696 (89-13-18)

Pithos at J/17-1/18. From south. Partially dug. Still surrounded by fill of Layers V, C and D, VI C and D ... AMS north 4242 Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 1989 ... Pithos at J/17-1/18. ... Still surrounded by fill of Layers V, C and D, VI C and D.

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[Agora Image] 2012.76.1697 (89-13-19)

Pithos at J/17-1/18. From south. Partially dug. Still surrounded by fill of Layers V, C and D, VI C and D ... AMS north 4242 Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 1989 ... Pithos at J/17-1/18. ... Still surrounded by fill of Layers V, C and D, VI C and D.

[Agora Object] P 617: Bowl

Mended from two fragments; part of rim and side missing. Small bowl; ring foot with short concave-sided stem; out-turned rim. Resting surface of foot grooved. Attic clay. Reddish-brown glaze, mottled ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, part I, under no. ... Pithos.

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[Agora Image] 2012.78.1754 (92-19-33)

Northeast side of Room 1. From northwest. Wall at left, with lower wall appearing in center. Patch of floor (x) at 54.98 (Layer V) before removal. Pithos 4 in right background ... AMS southeast 4380 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Jul 1992 ... Patch of floor (x) at 54.98 (Layer V) before removal. Pithos 4 in right background.

[Agora Object] P 603: Two-Handled Cup Fragment: Gray Ware

Fragmentary: about half of one side, with one handle, preserved; mended from many fragments. Small foot; flaring sides; high straight rim. Nearly identical with P 602: slightly larger. Clay fine gray ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, part I, under F 29. ... Pithos.

[Agora Object] P 13770: Well Head

Most of mouth, neck and some of upper body [of pithos?] preserved. Much chipped, apparently, at ground-line. Wide flaring mouth with plain lip, slightly thickened and flattened on top. Neck merging imperceptibly ... 11-24 May 1938

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[Agora Image] 2012.78.1758 (92-19-37)

More thoroughly cleaned. Northeast side of Room 1. From northwest. Wall at left, with lower wall appearing in center. Patch of floor (x) at 54.98 (Layer V) before removal. Pithos 4 in right background ... AMS southeast 4380 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Jul 1992 ... Patch of floor (x) at 54.98 (Layer V) before removal. Pithos 4 in right background.

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[Agora Image] 2012.76.1693 (89-13-15)

Well at bottom of Layer V-B. Badly preserved floor, from south, with Pithos at J/17-1/18 to right and wall separating two Byzantine Rooms 9 and 10 ... AMS north 4240 Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 1989 ... Well at bottom of Layer V-B. Badly preserved floor, from south, with Pithos at J/17-1/18 to right and wall separating two Byzantine Rooms 9 and 10.

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[Agora Image] 2012.76.1694 (89-13-16)

Well at bottom of Layer V-B. Badly preserved floor, from northeast, with Pithos at J/17-1/18 to right and wall separating two Byzantine Rooms 9 and 10 ... AMS southwest 4240 Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 1989 ... Well at bottom of Layer V-B. Badly preserved floor, from northeast, with Pithos at J/17-1/18 to right and wall separating two Byzantine Rooms 9 and 10.

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[Agora Object] P 624: Black Glaze Juglet

Complete save for handle, and chip from rim. Flat bottom; bulging body; round mouth; small flaring lip; double handle, broken away. Scratched groove around neck. Attic clay. Slightly metallic glaze. ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, under F 55 ... Pithos. (Group D.)

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[Agora Image] 2012.34.1098 (Section Η' 48)

Byzantine building, Room 1 from north. Note stone cover slab on east side of mouth and V-shaped inlet on north. Earlier wall in shadow to east of pithos ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Note stone cover slab on east side of mouth and V-shaped inlet on north. Earlier wall in shadow to east of pithos.

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[Agora Object] P 622: Black Glaze Biconical Jug

Mended from several fragments, but complete save for vertical handle broken away, and chips around rim. Small flat bottom; profiled body, greatest circumference below center; rim set back, rising at outer ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, under no. F 44 ... Pithos. (Group D.)

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[Agora Object] P 621: Black Glaze Biconical Jug

Mended from many fragments; more than one-third missing, including spout(?). Restored in plaster. Small flat bottom; profiled body, greatest circumference below center; rim set back, rising at outer edge; ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, under no. F 44 ... Pithos. (Group D.)

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[Agora Object] P 626: Plate

Mended from several fragments; less than half the rim, and two bits from the central part, missing. Restored in plaster. Large plate; high ring foot profiled outside, grooved around resting surface, fired ... 22 April 1932 ... Cf. Agora V, no. F5 ... Pithos (Group D).

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΠΠ-1-37 (pp. 62-63)

Layer I; Burned Layer; Pebble Fill. Layer II; Second Burned Layer. Strosis I. Strosis II. R. Wall at 44/ΙΗ. End of Wall at 40/ΙΗ. Layer III; Broken Rock; Fill Immediately below Strosis II. Layer V; Broken ... ΠΠ-1 62, 63 ... Layer V; Broken Rocks ... Layer IV; Red Earth; Pithos Y ... Pit above Pithos Y. Covered by Burned Layer

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΛΛ-9-22 (pp. 1630-1631)

Byzantine Building 6; Room 27 at 105/ΛΕ; Pithos O. Byzantine Building 6; Room 19 at 95-97/ΛΒ-ΛΔ; Loose Filling. Byzantine Building; Room 19; Scraping Bedrock. Byzantine Building 6; Room 29 at 109-114/ΛΔ-ΛΗ; ... ΛΛ-9 1630, 1631 Lot ΛΛ 152 Lot ΛΛ 153 Lot ΛΛ 154 Lot ΛΛ 155 Lot ΛΛ 156 Lot ΛΛ 157 Lot ΛΛ 158 Lot ΛΛ 159 Lot ΛΛ 160 Lot ΛΛ 161 Lot ΛΛ 162 ... Late Byzantine ... Byzantine Building 6; Room 27 at 105/ΛΕ; Pithos O ... Byzantine Building 6; Strosis V ... Byzantine Building 6; Soft Filling of Channel (V)

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[Agora Notebook Page] Κ-15-64 (pp. 2915-2916)

Stone Drain between 8/IZ and Northwest Corner of Fountain House. Tomb V. Tomb W. Rectangular Turkish Pit at Northwestern Corner of Tomb W. Tomb Z. Filling of Turkish Pithos at Edge of Section Δ. Turkish ... Κ-15 2915, 2916 Lot Κ 266 Lot Κ 267 Lot Κ 268 Lot Κ 269 Lot Κ 270 Lot Κ 271 Lot Κ 272 Lot Κ 273 Lot Κ 274 Lot Κ 275 Lot Κ 276 Lot Κ 277 Lot Κ 278 J 14:4 J 14:5 ... Hellenistic ... Tomb V ... Filling of Turkish Pithos at Edge of Section Δ

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[Agora Image] 2012.76.1828 (89-17-10)

East scarp of Byzantine Courtyard as seen from east, showing fill under courtyard. Byzantine pithos in Byzantine Room 10 at J/6-2/16 on right. Modern bothros at J/5-2/20 in center bottom. Large orthostate ... AMS west 884 Horizontal (normal) ... 3 Aug 1989 ... Byzantine pithos in Byzantine Room 10 at J/6-2/16 on right. ... Large orthostate (uncovered in 1982) at J/5-3/1 in center left. Layer V-B of courtyard uppermost fill in photograph.

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[Agora Object] P 683: Brazier Fragments with Maker's Stamp and Plastic Lugs: Satyr Head

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 ... Cf. Agora V, under G 123 ... Pithos.

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[Agora Object] P 9396: Plate with Sgraffito Decoration

Less than half preserved. Large plate on very low ring foot. Almost vertical rim A warrior, facing, wearing a high conical cap, a tight-fitting suit of crisscrossed underwear covering arms and legs, and ... 16 March 1937 ... Coins 6-8 of 9 March 1937, also from same pithos, which has consistent fill ... Pithos, with coins 15-17 ... Leica, 7-154, 7-311, V-41, 82-564, color slide

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[Agora Image] 2012.76.1827 (89-17-9)

Detail of east scarp of Byzantine Courtyard as seen from east, showing fill under courtyard. Byzantine pithos in Byzantine Room 10 at J/6-2/16 on right. Modern bothros at J/5-2/20 in center bottom. Large ... AMS west 886 Horizontal (normal) ... 3 Aug 1989 ... Byzantine pithos in Byzantine Room 10 at J/6-2/16 on right. ... Large orthostate (uncovered in 1982) at J/5-3/1 in center left. Layer V-B of courtyard uppermost fill in photograph.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 8, s. 116, p. 102

Fragment of Pithos. Handle Fragment; Cooking Ware. Other. Young B 82. Blegen, Zygouries, Cambridge, Mass., 1928, p. 121, fig. 114, no. 6. Fragment of Wash Bowl; Cooking Ware. Well. J. Schäfer, Studien ... Agora 8 102 P 15104 P 6493 P 14268 P 15103 P 12273 P 12615 P 26308 P 3057 P 12584 P 13741 P 13658 P 22284 P 13656 P 10225 P 10667 F-G 12:1 F 12:5 S 18:1 P 7:2 V 23:1 T 19:3 K 9:1 B 14:5 ... 7th B.C ... Fragment of Pithos ... Schäfer, Studien zu den griechischen Reliefpithoi des 8-6 Jahrhunderts v. Chr. aus Kreta, Rhodos, Tenos und Boiotien, Kallmünz, 1935, pl. 1, 1 ... Schäfer, Studien zu den griechischen Reliefpithoi des 8-6 Jahrhunderts v. Chr. aus Kreta, Rhodos, Tenos und Boiotien, Kallmünz, 1935, p. 67, pl.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Η'-9-33 (pp. 1618-1619)

Byzantine Building; Room III below Roman Floor. Byzantine Building; Bench in Room III. Byzantine Building; Room IV below Crosswall. Byzantine Building; Room V; Cleaning South Face of South Wall. Byzantine ... Η'-9 1618, 1619 Η' 789 P 12662 Η' 790 P 12663 Η':1938.0505:2 N 24535 Η':1938.0509:1 N 24537 Lot Η' 260 Lot Η' 261 Lot Η' 262 Lot Η' 263 Lot Η' 264 Lot Η' 265 Lot Η' 266 Lot Η' 267 Lot Η' 268 Lot Η' 269 ... Late Roman ... Byzantine Building; Room V; Cleaning South Face of South Wall ... Byzantine Building; Wall between Rooms VIII and XI above Pithos Level ... Byzantine Building; Pithos in Wall between Rooms VIII and XI

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ε-9-102 (pp. 1741-1742)

Layer IX. Well. Layer X. Cut D. Layer I. Layer II. Layer III. Layer IV. Layer V. Layer VI. Layer VII. Layer VIII. Cut within Eponymous. Between Euthynterion and West Sill. Between Euthynterion and East ... Ε-9 1741, 1742 I 10:1 ... Layer V ... Pithos

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΟΟ-7-41 (pp. 1270-1271)

Grave Below Room 7 of Byzantine House IV. Byzantine House V; On Floor. Byzantine Grave 3. Pit 6. Byzantine Walls at North of House VI. Disturbed Middle Byzantine or Late Fills; Central Area; Kiln Wasters, ... ΟΟ-7 1270, 1271 ΟΟ 185 MC 702 ΟΟ 186 MC 703 ΟΟ 187 MC 704 ΟΟ:1947.0415:3 ΟΟ:1947.0415:8 N 46680 Lot ΟΟ 36 Lot ΟΟ 37 Lot ΟΟ 38 Lot ΟΟ 39 Lot ΟΟ 40 Lot ΟΟ 41 Lot ΟΟ 42 Lot ΟΟ 43 Lot ΟΟ 44 Lot ΟΟ 45 Lot ΟΟ ... 6th-7th A.D ... Byzantine House V; On Floor ... Pithos North of Kiln

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 8, s. 70, p. 56

Corinth VII, i, pl. 13, no. 82. Hydria. Oinochoe. Well. Brann G 42. Pithoi. Brann S 29. Young IX 1. Brann F 48. Hesperia, XX, 1951, pp. 109-110, Grave 51, pl. 48, d. Brann F 55. Hesperia, IX, 1940, p ... Agora 8 56 P 12528 P 20718 P 23461 P 26416 P 22727 P 3450 P 20088 P 12604 P 26465 P 20558 P 12176 R 10:5 R 8:2 R 17:5 O 12:1 I 14:1 D 16:3 P 7:2 S 19:7 ... Late 8th B.C ... Pithos ... Kerameikos, V, 1, pl. 155, grave 98

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 30, s. 109, p. 90

Beazley, ARV¹, p. 67. Beazley, ARV², p. 105. Early Red-Figure Cup Painters; The Coarser Wing; The Nikosthenes Painter; The Pithos Painter; The Heraion Painter and Others. ARV¹ 67, V, 1-4. ARV² 105. ARV² ... Agora 30 90 P 1275 ... Early Red-Figure Cup Painters; The Coarser Wing; The Nikosthenes Painter; The Pithos Painter; The Heraion Painter and Others ... ARV¹ 67, V, 1-4

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... Google Books | English PDF | Buy Online | Search for Items Inside Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade Author: Grace, V. RPublication Date: 1961ISBN: 0876616198Picture Book: 6 Although this booklet is based on broken pottery found during the excavation of the Agora, the author ranges far beyond the confines of Athens in her discussion of the purpose and significance of different amphora types. ... These range from a wealthy Mycenaean chamber tomb, filled with the vases and jewelry of a rich noblewoman, to the poignant pithos burial of an infant from around 725 B.C., accompanied by eight tiny vases.