[Agora Object] I 7021: Boundary Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken all around and on back. Clearly a boundary of some sort. Dark veined marble. Found in south of road, digging trench for fence. 6989 Leica ... 7 September 1966 ... Found in south of road, digging trench for fence.

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[Agora Object] IL 2206: Curse Tablet or Cavalry Tablet Fragments (?)

Three little bags of fragments. A hand written note reads: "Uninscribed fragments of lead cavalry tablets. From 3rd cent. B.C. fill re-digging." Inventoried in October 2020. Crossroads Well. Redigging ... 27 July 1971 ... B.C. fill re-digging."

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[Agora Object] P 24735: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment with Graffito

Broken all around. Fragment from shoulder, preserving upper left corner of a panel bordered above by a leaf pattern. Incised in the panel: Digging modern drain behind Stoa Shop III. 4403 Leica PD 1133-10(F ... 13 May 1955 ... Digging modern drain behind Stoa Shop III.

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[Agora Object] P 23622: Black Figure Amphora Fragments

Two non-joining fragments preserve some of heads and bodies of horses and some of the lotus bud pattern above. Red for mane. Found while digging drainage ditch just west of Stoa of Attalos near north end ... October 1953 ... Found while digging drainage ditch just west of Stoa of Attalos near north end.

[Agora Object] I 4348: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment of altar (?). Small round column, broken off above. The mouldings around bottom and top are broken away. Four lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Found in Dionysios ... 2nd. century A.D ... Found in Dionysios the Areiopagite Street from digging for new foundations, south of the Acropolis.

[Agora Object] P 18450: Vessel Fragment

Mended from several pieces; from the shoulder of a vase, or perhaps from a lid. Surface chipped, and considerably incrusted. Erotic symplegma. Light red clay; purplish-red glaze. Mold made. ADDENDA ... 5 August 1947 ... No record of digging on this date in Trench VI.

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[Agora Object] S 1471: Lion's Head

Most of right side of the face preserved with the start of the mane. The muzzle battered and the upper surface heavily weathered. From a grave monument? Pentelic marble. Above late bothros in road between ... 12 April 1951 ... Not found in road, but in clearing area preparatory to digging road.

[Agora Object] P 27820: Vessel Fragment

Inner surface completely broken off. Large horizontal bands with small horizontal lines in reserved area between. Buff clay; red-brown painted glaze design. d0.83-1.10m. below highest point of north ... 2 August 1967 ... Probably thrown out from interior fill in digging of Byz. pithos no. 2.

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[Agora Object] I 6696: Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment of top of stele. Pedimental top almost intact. Shaft broken clean below; back worn smooth by traffic. Archonship of Lysitheides; stoichedon. White marble with bluish veins. Found in ... 246/5 B.C ... Found in digging a hole for a tree at a point 1.50m. west of the Great Drain, 11.00m. south of the north end of the Metroon, lying in loose earth just below present surface.

[Agora Object] I 5914: Grave Monument

Inscribed columnar grave monument. Intact save minor chips at top and possibly on rough finished side at bottom. On opposite side, just below fillet, two crudely cut letters, a later graffito (?). One ... 3rd. century B.C ... Found ca. 160.00 m. southwest of the Observatory, when digging an airraid shelter; brought in by a former workman.

[Agora Object] P 23528: Black Figure Olpe Fragment

Four joining fragments give lower stub of handle and some of adjacent body. Double handle, each half decorated with two lines of thinned glaze. Body reserved and decorated with a siren: part of tail and ... July 1953 ... Found while digging trench for a water pipe.

[Agora Object] L 2672: Ten-Nozzle Lamp

Complete except for the end of one nozzle. Large lamp with ten nozzles on a low base; wide vertical strap handle. Concave rim around filling hole, with a groove around its outer edge. Entirely covered ... 1 September 1936 ... Dionysos the Areiopagite Street: from digging for new foundations.

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[Agora Object] P 23621: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Central medallion and some of low foot preserved. Medallion with gorgoneion. The fragment appears to have been deliberately chipped around the edges to reduce it to the size and shape of the gorgoneion ... October 1953 ... Found while digging drainage ditch just west of Stoa of Attalos near north end.

[Agora Object] L 4632: Lamp

End of nozzle broken away, otherwise intact. Two pierced knobs, one at left side, one at back; slightly raised ridge behind former; all three decorated with black dots. Three black dots also at base of ... 14 July 1949 ... Brought in by former workman who found it while digging a trench for a sewer in Odos Pallados (Psyrri).

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[Agora Object] P 8733: Black Figure Lekanis Lid Fragments

From a lekanis lid. a) Part of a seated sphinx left, head turned back; a draped male figure approaches from behind. b) Part of the rim, with the feet and edge of drapery of the draped figure. Added red ... 1 September 1936 ... Dionysios the Areopagite Street, digging for new foundations.

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[Agora Object] P 7806: Black Figure Loutrophoros

Partially restored in plaster. Above base, rays. On body: front, two draped youths walking right; under each handle a siren with spread wings; at back, a goose. Around bottom of neck, rosettes; above, ... 14 May 1936 ... Brought in by George Nikolaides from Tholos Street where it was found in digging a cesspool.

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[Agora Object] A 256: Cornice Block: Ionic

Depth and width preserved. One end, and part of the corona, broken. Cuttings in back for wooden beams, spaced ca. 0.385m. clear dimension. Anathyrosis on one end, which also bears a dowel cutting on the ... 27 January 1934 ... Found in digging in N.E. corner of room D. of Great Building.

[Agora Object] P 27819: Krater or Basin Fragment

Fragment of krater or other large open basin. Incurving rim; part of crescent type handle. Horizontal line enclosing vertical zigzags on front of handle. On back of handles, oval with small circles in ... 2 August 1967 ... Probably thrown out from interior fill in digging of Byz. pithos no. 2.

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[Agora Object] S 1943: Statuette of Hekataion

Badly smashed in addition to old breaks. Preserved to full height. One non-joining fragment preserves a hand. Other non-joining fragments with no worked surfaces may or may not belong. A triple Hekate ... 2nd to 3rd c. A.D ... Found while digging trench for water drain.

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[Agora Object] P 27831: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragments

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 ... Probably thrown out from interior fill in digging of Byz. pithos no. 2.