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Powdery red clay exterior.
Hard blackened concave interior with strand surface. Layering uncertain. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
Heavy green to brown and black glassy bubbly mass. Catalogued 21 April 1973. Similar pieces in tin 902. Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
| Complete.
Flat head. Curved, round in section, tapering towards tip which is flatened. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica, 79-4-8 ... 14 August 1947 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
Broken all around.
Preserves black vitrified surface and contains drops of bronze.
Cf. B 1529 and tin 902. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015 Leica ... 14 August 1947 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
| Fragment from the shoulder of a closed pot. Part of the head of a satyr, in outline, against a wineskin he is carrying(?).
Originally catalogued as part of the pot P 18411. House H, room 13, Hellenistic ... 8 August 1947 ... House H, room 13, Hellenistic fill. |
| Small bearded male head, broken at the neck; the beard battered. The rather bushy surfaces polished to a soapy finish.
Long face, raised eyebrows, no horns. Pan or Satyr?
Pentelic marble. House H, Room ... 9 August 1947 ... House H, Room 13; brown Hellenistic fill. |
| Made of heavy bronze wire (?).
One end flattened like the blunt end of a stilus; the other pointed, but bent over and curled round into a spiral.
A tool for bronze working ? Casting pit, house H, room ... Card: late 2nd c. B.C ... Casting pit, house H, room 13.
Hellenistic fill; 2nd c. |
| Small wall fragment from bell or calyx krater. Part of a woman's head right; earring. Relief contour for the profile; brown wash for the eyeball.
Good black glaze inside.
ADDENDA (Sept. 2020), according ... 8 August 1947 ... House H, room 13, Hellenistic fill. |
Channel mouth or covering for channel mouth fluid vitrified black over exterior ending in drip.
Black with green traces of bronze. Reddish clay.
From bellows(?)
Cf. B 1527 Catalogued 21 April 1973. Other ... 14 August 1947 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
Same stamp as SS 2930. Hellenistic House no. 4, room C, floor. Παρίω̣[ν] Leica ... 12 June 1937 |
Much corroded. Broken. Mint, west wing, room E, strosis 1. 1115 Leica, 88-517 ... 4 June 1959 |
| Brown to black vitrified flat piece of clay, forming large drip at one end.
Broken at one side.
It was attached to flat object (now lost).
Clay covering for inner faces of bricks in a furnace(?)
Cf ... 14 August 1947 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
The front part of the upper body preserved, with the start of the nozzle.
Mold made; concave top; on the upper body and side of the nozzle, maeander in relief.
Traces of black glaze.
Gray clay.
Type XII ... 6-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, Room 13: Hellenistic fill, 2nd. century B.C. |
| Two fragments from a bell krater.
a) Part of the wreathed rim. Head and neck of a girl, right.
b) Helmeted head of a youth, left, with the edge of his round shield.
Careful relief contours; brown wash ... 9 August 1947 ... House H, room 13, brown Hellenistic fill. |
Joins P 17786. From the wall of a plain amphora; light wheel grooves outside.
Incised outside.
Clay buff to pinkish. House L, room 5; early fill over bedrock. 5886 Leica ... 31 July-3 August 1947 |
| Two non-joining fragments, from a mold for a draped figure with curly hair or beard.
Perhaps Papposilenos? Northeast area: layer 4, over House N, Room 4 N, and Room T 1 and 2; mixed to third century B.C ... 26-30 March 1948 |
| Nude child, his long curling locks crowned by a heavy rolled wreath.
Legs missing, right arm, and lower left arm.
Solid; back plain.
Considerable remains of red, smeared not over white.
ADDENDA Cf. T ... 14 August 1947 ... House H, Room 13; Hellenistic fill along north wall; possibly from koukla factory fill. |
Front part of body and nozzle missing.
Watch-shaped lamp with ribbed upper body, cornucopia-shaped lug, not pierced, on left side; vertical strap handle, set crooked. Low ring foot.
Black glaze, much worn ... 9-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, Room 13: Hellenistic fill, 2nd. century B.C. |
| Part of the top and vertical wall preserved; moulded rim projecting slightly beyond wall. On top, part of a woman's head; on the side, a seated cloaked figure, right. Behind him, part of a column; in front ... 9-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, room 13, Hellenistic fill, 2nd. c. |
| Right leg and slightly bent knee of a standing figure, perhaps Papposilenos.
Above a cloak; from the knee downward the leg irregularly grooved to represent shaggy trousers or pelt.
Traces of burning.
Hard ... 14 April 1949 |
Chipped on both sides; worn.
Sandal latchets (?)
Dark brown bone.
Cf. BI 698, BI 699, BI 704. Civic Offices, room 2, deep cutting in strosis 3.
Early Simon 's house. Not related to fill.
3rd c. B.C. filling ... 21 April 1953 |
From a head about half life size. Preserved from bridge to upper lip.
Carefully modelled.
Smooth light buff clay. Roman House B, small drain from Room 2 to Great Drain. 150 Leica ... 27 June 1947 |
| Squar, stamped on top: dolphin and letters. Μολύβδινο ενεπίγραφο εμπορικό βάρος, με ανάγλυφη παράσταση δελφινιού. Fill IV, at north.
Late Hellenistic. Dec 10, 2003- Metals Room Case 90-28 116 Leica, color ... 30 April 1940 |
Mended from two fragments. From an open bowl, small semi-glazed krater or large one-handler? Glazed inside only.
Incised inside: House L, room 5; early fill over bedrock. 5886 Leica ... 31 July-3 August 1947 |
Joins P 18167. From the wall of a plain amphora.
Incised outside:
Red clay with smooth yellowish-buff surface. House L, room 5; early fill over bedrock. 5886 Leica ... 31 July-3 August 1947 |
| Inscribed fragment of grave felief.
Preserved is upper right corner of naiskos relief.
Top battered, pediment and acroteria gone. Only fragment of inscribed "architrave" with "eta" and upper horizontal ... 21 April 1971 |
| Corner block. All surfaces partly preserved; fasciae on interior as well as exterior. Underside finished with anathyrosis and a relieving surface (?).
Top surface worked with tooth chisel; bears both pry ... 23 January 1934 |
| The lower part, nearly to the waist, of a draped figure, with her right foot on a high foot-stool. Her left hand rests in her lap.
No certain trace of color.
Dark pinkish-buff clay
ADDENDA Cf P 13573, ... 8 August 1947 ... House H, Room 13; Hellenistic fill; possibly from koukla factory fill. |
| Complete except for chips off rim and piece out of shoulder. Thickened rim, flat on top, offset from neck, neck broadening towards base of sloping shoulder; finger markes at base of handles; toe flares ... Late 5th c. B.C. |
Chin and mouth of large face, broken all around.
Punched holes for nostrils and between lips, not punched through.
Heavy fabric.
Slightly micaceous red-brown clay, red at surface.
ADDENDA Female, probably ... 12 June 1952 |
| Four joining fragments, one non-joining, form part of one side, base to rim.Wide shallow sloping floor, low heavy foot near center, low upcurved sloping rim. No decoration.
Light yellow-orange, with damaged ... 2, 9 April 1949 |
Block of bronze shaped like a truncated pyramid.
All faces plain.
Possibly a weight. House N, room 2, layer 7 c. Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower.
Wear cotton or latex ... 2 October 1947 |
Two fragments of an alabastron, near bottom.
Apparently of alabaster. Room F, layer XI lower half. 1537 Leica ... 1 June 1973 |
| Hollow tapering piece drilled transversely through larger end.
Late Helladic. Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954 |
| Chisel-shaped tool with four holes drilled through it.
Late Helladic. Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954 |
Part of the neck of a plain storage amphora.
Incised outside at base of neck:
Light red clay. Pit in House N, Room 2. 6559 Leica ... 10-12 June 1947 |
| Tip broken off.
A very thin one with roughly spindle-shaped head. Building P, room 3, floor of S.E. corner. 1259 Leica, XXXIV-13 ... 6 April 1948 ... Building P, room 3, floor of S.E. corner ... Leica, XXXIV-13 |
Chip from back and fragment of central tube missing.
Raised base, steep walls, narrow rim.
Dull reddish-brown to black glaze.
Type IV (late version) of Corinth collection, type 27A of Agora collection ... 8 August 1949 |
| Short broad-faced celt, carved to a sharp edge.
Dark green steatite. From Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954 |
Fragment from upper wall.
Bit of upper terminal band with conventionalized ivy leaves closely spaced above. Below, left to right, bearded mask and Eros.
Pinkish-buff clay. Black glaze. Cf. C 28. Trial ... 9 March 1936 ... Trial Trench I, Extension, Pre-Stoa fill (fallen brick fill, Brick Building, Room 2). Box 13. |
Trefoil lamp with flat bottom; the nozzle (burned) and part of the side preserved.
Dull black glaze inside (?).
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type 4 of Agora collection.
ADDENDA Restored in plaster since photographing ... 16 October 1947 |
Complete.
Domed on top, flat on bottom.
Pierced with a single hole, larger below than above. Building P, Room 3; destruction fill. 1210 Leica, XXXIV-13 ... 23 March 1948 ... Building P, Room 3; destruction fill ... Leica, XXXIV-13 |
Fragmentary; profile complete. Ring foot; convex wall; low offset concave lip as flange for a lid.
Reddish-buff clay, coarse and rather soft. Dull red glaze overall. Finished Well east of Stoa room 11, ... May 1950 |
| Long narrow fragment broken off at one end; possibly a handle ?
Red clay; thin green vitreous glaze.
Non-Attic. House A, room 2, destruction fill. Leica, 97-11-13 ... 9 March 1939 ... House A, room 2, destruction fill ... Leica, 97-11-13 |
Intact.
Solid handle, grooved above.
Rosette on discus; circle on rim. Palm leaf on bottom.
No glaze.
Red-brown clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Room north of Octagonal room, martyr of destruction ... 20 June 1952 |
| Rim fragment.
Grooves below rim on the inside.
Brown molded glass. For context see Hesp. 20 (1951), pp. 279 ff. Excavation Date: (1955). Compartment under hypocaust room of east bath.
Late 2nd c. B.C ... 1955 |
| [Originally identified as a pitcher.]
Neck, half rim, half handle and beginning of shoulder preserved. Nearly straight neck, flaring to the round mouth, with a thickened rounded rim on the outer face; ... January-February 1950 |
| Broken at top and along one side. One side part of base, front, back preserved.
Frontal standing draped female figure on small rectangular stand. Left arm and right leg bent. Left leg straight.
Left arm ... 23 July 1973 |
| Broken all around.
Back of lion to right with tufted tail curved back; rosette in field. Two glazed bands and bit of ornament preserved above. Red for the ribs of the lion and on ornament.
Pinkish-buff ... 29 April 1953 |
| Φ-idol, intact.
A long braid of hair hangs down her back to the waist.
Features and decoration in red glaze.
Pinkish clay. Πήλινο Μυκηναϊκό ειδώλιο τύπου Φ. φέρει επάλληλες ταινίες από ερυθρό γάνωμα. Mycenaean ... 9 June 1954 |
| Fragment from low οn the wall of a bell krater. Good black glaze inside. Part of the leg and knee of a figure right, pouring from a wreathed amphora. Added in white the liquid pouring from the amphora ... 10-12 June 1947 |
| Fragments from mouth and neck only; filled out in plaster. Around the neck a band of cloaked figures moving right. On top of the broad flaring rim a circle of incised rosettes. The surviving pieces suggest ... 14 April 1938 |
| A large cock, right; on its back, seated sideways, a child, with his left arm apparently around the bird's neck; in his right hand some object - a pot? ; drapery over his lower legs. The back plain, with ... 13 October 1947 |
| Two non-joining fragments, the largest mended from five. From a closed pot, amphora or pelike.
a) Parts of two standing figures, left; preserved: Athena (crested helmet, scaled aegis) and Hephaistos (wreath, ... 8 August 1947 ... House H, room 13, Hellenistic fill. |
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 |
| From neck, broken all around.
Neck widens above and below.
Light blue. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original floor.
500-550 A.D. 2095, 2259 Leica ... August 1965 |
Joins P 18236. Fragment of a flat-bottomed salt cellar.
Incised across floor inside and around the edge of the wall outside. The letters inside much smaller than those outside, and perhaps written retrograde: ... 31 July-3 August 1947 |
| Five fragments, mended from ten, preserve parts of neck, rim and shoulder, and half of one double handle. Curve of shoulder not the same on fragments a) and b). Wide mouth; slightly flaring rim, its narrow ... January-February 1950 ... Well east of Stoa room 2 (= ΘΡΑ well), containers 8, 9, 11, 13. |
| Φ-idol, mended from two pieces.
Same style and decoration as the last (T 3387), but the clay fired light greenish-buff and the black glaze of the decoration almost all peeled off. Πήλινο Μυκηναϊκό ειδώλιο ... 9 June 1954 |
| Tube with pinched and spread end.
Light greenish glass; oxydized; surface corroded at places.
Stem of bowl (?) Gymnasium, S.E. court, room B, layer I. Container 238.
6th c. A.D. 817, 827 Leica ... 17 April 1953 |
| Part of the mouth and nose have been broken off as has the left ear.
The neck is sufficiently preserved to show that the head is turning left. The roughly chiseled back may be original and the head perhaps ... 500-450 B.C. (?). |
| From the shoulder of a closed pot (pelike?) with the start of the neck, and a trace of the handle attachment at the left. Egg pattern at base of neck. On the wall, the head of a draped woman, left, her ... 17 October 1947 |
| Fragment from floor of a plate. Band of rouletting within double grooves.
Lustrous red glaze, worn. Red clay.
Arretine. Room B, strosis 3, late Hellenistic to early Roman context. 818 Leica, 93-43-13 ... 5 May 1959 ... Room B, strosis 3, late Hellenistic to early Roman context ... Leica, 93-43-13 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved; mended from two pieces
Shallow scratched letters in uneven lines; lower part of face rough picked; upper part coarsely dressed with tooth chisel.
Hymettian ... 17 June 1939 |
| Small figurine mended from three fragments. Main body in one piece, broken just above the ankles, right arm is missing. Also gaps in the locks of her hair. Orange stain in the back of the head and few ... 23 June 2005 |
| Complete.
Circular flattish bone bead, polished smooth. Large hole in center. Roughly rounded edge. Thinner edge on two opposite areas from wear.
Pale white yellow in color. Finished Early Building II, ... 23 July 2009 |
| On one side, letters in raised characters; on other side an uncertain represantation, in relief.
Soft reddish clay. Civic Offices, westernmost room, surface of floor. Hellenistic or later context. Leica ... 15 May 1953 |
| Most of a long tall handle, oval in section.
Oranging-buff miceaceous clay.
Scorpion; inverted.
Early Thasian. Finished Mid 4th century to early 3rd century B.C., Room F. [Νικί]α̣[ς]
scorpion ?
[ ... 1 June 1973 |
| Rim and neck fragment.
Folded rim, narrow neck flaring below.
Pale green glass, very thick enamel weathering. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original floor.
500-550 A.D. 2095, ... August 1965 |
Three joining fragments give floor with low ring base, a little of walls and beginning of nozzle.
Glazed outside, not within the ring base, and on floor inside. Firm glaze, slightly chipped.
Type IV (?) ... January-February 1950 ... Well East of Stoa Room 2, containers 12, 13 ΘΡΑ well. |
Intact. Ring foot, concave underneath, with nipple. Groove on resting surface. Thick incurving walls.
Good black glaze.
Cf. Agora XII, no. 949. Well in N.E. room. 2131 Leica ... 21 July 1971 |
| Base preserved.
Conical, spreading at bottom. Round off, not folded.
Light blue glass, silver enamel weathering. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original floor.
500-550 A.D. 2095, ... August 1965 |
Mended complete. Flat-bottomed saucer with rim slightly thickened on inside. Bottom left rough from wheel.
Matte black glaze unevenly applied. Finished Pyre in N.W. Room of Poros Building = Pyre 1. 2930-2931 ... 6 June 1949 |
| Fragment from a large thick plaque; part of surface of back preserved.
Two bearded heads and outstretched arms to right.
Red, now faded, for forehead hair and for beards. Surface damaged. Two converging ... January-February 1950 |
Mended from several pieces; small chip missing. Roughly wheelmade with flat bottom and low spreading wall. Thin dull glaze, red to black, over all, much worn.
P 18550 - P 18553 are similar in shape and ... 19 September 1947 |
| Small fragment of a figurine similar to T 2953 (ΠΠ 797) and from the same mould.
The right foot and leg to the knee preserved, draped. The knee slightly bent. Area west of Street, Room 3, and Roman House ... 14 April 1949 ... Area west of Street, Room 3, and Roman House B, Room 5; close to N. ... Leica, 77-9-13, 77-9-14 |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken all around, except full thickness, and top worked reasonably smooth, tough probably not original.
Fragment from near top of a decree, perhaps honorary.
Parts of two columns ... 6 July 1972 |
The front part broken away.
On the discus, Greek cross, jewelled; on the rim, a band of raised circles.
The handle solid, grooved.
On the reverse, a plam branch.
Unglazed.
Clay coarse, flaky.
Type XXVIII ... 6 March 1934 |
| Part of rim preserved. Msc: nt there is another type, w/ let =A=, recently on file? from
M.Benachi(VG 13.ix.59)* Finished Civic Offices, Room 3, cutting 4th century B.C. context. Κ
Ἐπίχα(ρμος) 1074 Leica ... 23 April 1953 ... from
M.Benachi(VG 13.ix.59)* ... Civic Offices, Room 3, cutting 4th century B.C. context. |
| Intact.
Raised base, concave underside. Thickened rim, round on top.
Untrimmed.
Dark pink fabric.
Possible votive dish. Finished Early Building II. In fill of Baulk southwest of Room E, latrine. 4257 ... 20 June 2008 |
| Part of body and base preserved.
Made of two separate paraisons attached together.
Pale yellow glass, very delicate. Slight weathering. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original ... August 1965 |
| Much missing from base.
Narrow holder spreading below to a cup-like base.
Light green glass, heavy weathering.
Cf. G 576, G 578. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original floor ... August 1965 |
| Fragmentary amphora with most of one handle; handle broad, descends from upper attachment; preserved almost to lower attachment. Whole jar, "tip extends ca 0.055 below [ ... ], but this merges; into tip ... 24 May 1932 |
Several joining and non-joining fragments including one complete handle and lower attachment for other; lip missing. Restored in plaster. Cup with shallow, convex body and high vertical rim offset by a ... May 1950 ... Well east of Stoa room 11, containers 9-13. |
Broken on all sides; horizontal part of handle and part of neck preserved.
Coarse orange fabric.
Rectangular stamp; retrograde. Colonnade of street stoa, north of Room 8, below level of stylobate; box ... 1st century B.C. |
Mended complete. Similar to P 20067 (ΟΟ 1146); rather deep.
ADDENDA P 20067: Flat-bottomed saucer with rim slightly thickened on inside. Bottom left rough from wheel. Finished Pyre in N.W. Room of Poros ... 6 June 1949 |
From floor and wall. Broken all around. Ring foot. Stamped bird motifs on floor. Glazed inside and out.
Red glaze. Basement suite of late Roman gymnasium, room F, from debris over floor; context 6th ... 23 August 1965 |
| Fragments missing from base rim.
Narrow holder, spreading below. Cup-like base.
Light green glass. Enamel weathering.
Cf. G 577, G 578. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original ... August 1965 |
Chip of rim missing. Plump, round-bottomed pot with one handle, from rim. Wide mouth, plain rim slightly out-turned.
Slightly gritty reddish-buff clay. Traces of heavy ash deposit on inside. Finished ... 6 June 1949 |
| From mold for top, discus and about two-thirds of rim preserved.
Vine design on rim; rosette on discus.
Traces of buff slip inside.
Flaky red clay.
Type XXVIII (late type) of Corinth collection. From ... 13 May 1938 ... From northwest corner of Room XIII, west of drain wall, on strosis A, with coins for the day, nos. 1-2 ... Leica, 95-13-05, 95-13-06 |
| The lower side of a figure.
Traces of yellow bands on skirt, over white. Hellenistic House no. 4, room A, strosis 2.
Later than 3rd c. B.C. but disturbed. 717 Leica, 80-11-13, 93-6-14, 93-35-10 ... 10 April 1937 ... Hellenistic House no. 4, room A, strosis 2.
... Leica, 80-11-13, 93-6-14, 93-35-10 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken all around and behind.
Four lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found under the floor of the Byzantine building, room xx, east of the Stoa of Zeus; 2nd.-3rd ... 28 March 1934 ... Found under the floor of the Byzantine building, room xx, east of the Stoa of Zeus; 2nd.-3rd. centuries A.D. context ... Leica, 88-14-13 |
| Complete except for chips on one surface. Worn at top.
Single hole pierced 0.010m. from top.
Unglazed.
Coarse light buff fabric with red inclusions. Finished Early Building II. In fill of Baulk southwest ... 20 June 2008 |
| Broken but complete.
On discus rosette; on rim herringbone; on base palm branch.
Unglazed.
Coarse buff clay.
Cf. AGora XXXIV, p. 184. Basement rooms of Late Roman Gymnasium, on floor of north-south corridor, ... 20 August 1965 |
Complete; mended from seven pieces. Flat bottom and shallow body with plain rim. Similar to P 19336-P 19344 (ΝΝ 4333-ΝΝ 4342).
Dull glaze, black to reddish over all, carefully made for such. Finished ... 26 April 1948 |
| Most of base and beginning of wall.
It has folded base, bulb above the base protruding into the cup.
Very delicate pale yellow glass, heavy enamel weathering. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room ... August 1965 |
Obverse : Head of Athena left in crested Attic helmet.
Reverse : Φ in incuse square.
Same as B 1157 (?)
Cf. Svoronos (1923), class I, pl. 100, no. 13.
For context cf. Hesperia 20 (1951), 56. Originally ... 2 April 1948 ... Svoronos (1923), class I, pl. 100, no. 13.
For context cf. ... House N, room 4B, layer 9.
5th. with a little 4th c. |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken all round, and behind.
Honorary decree in praise of an archon and his two paredroi.
Nine lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Found in Byzantine building, ... 288-263 B.C. |
| Intact.
Plain cross in relief on discus, worn pattern on rim, grooved handle, plain base.
Unglazed.
Coarse buff clay.
Cf. Agora XXXIV, p. 184. Basement rooms of Late Roman Gymnasium, on floor of north-south ... 20 August 1965 |
Segment only, but retaining complete profile. Carinated rim; low base ring.
Completely covered with very thin dull red wash.
Late Roman C . Basement rooms of late Roman gymnasium, on floor of north-south ... 20 August 1965 |
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