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[Agora Image] 2012.53.0289 (XLIX-87)

Red figure stamnos: Apollo and the muses ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Red figure stamnos: Apollo and the muses.

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[Agora Image] 2012.53.0290 (XLIX-88)

Red figure stamnos: Apollo and the muses, non-joining fragment ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Red figure stamnos: Apollo and the muses, non-joining fragment.

[Agora Object] P 17067: Black Glaze Lekythos

Black glaze over all. From graves on S.E. slope of Hill of the Muses, just south of city wall, just above Mouseion St., brought in by former workman. Leica ... 21 May 1946 ... From graves on S.E. slope of Hill of the Muses, just south of city wall, just above Mouseion St., brought in by former workman.

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[Agora Image] 2023.15.0095 (AP 347)

Left: Acropolis and Areopagus; middle: early Agora; right: Hill of the Muses and the Pnyx. Taken from the Observatory, August 1931 ... Scanned from print. southeast Horizontal (normal) ... August 1931 ... Left: Acropolis and Areopagus; middle: early Agora; right: Hill of the Muses and the Pnyx.

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[Agora Image] 2023.15.0096 (AP 347)

Left: Acropolis and Areopagus; middle: early Agora; right: Hill of the Muses and the Pnyx. Taken from the Observatory, August 1931 ... Scanned from print. southeast Horizontal (normal) ... August 1931 ... Left: Acropolis and Areopagus; middle: early Agora; right: Hill of the Muses and the Pnyx.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 447

Fragment of rim and wall. Reserved band on inside of rim; another, 0.055 below rim. Glaze fired red on outside. P.H. 0.099; max. dim. 0.183; est. diam. at rim 0.38. Apollo and the Muses(?). Apollo (wreathed ... Early 4th century B.C ... Apollo and the Muses(?). Apollo (wreathed head) stands to right, facing a Muse (head with earring and necklace, shoulders). ... White: wreath; flesh of Muses. Dilute glaze (mostly gone): jewelry; drawing on white; loose locks of right Muse's hair.

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[Agora Image] 1997.18.0364 (XXVIII-14)

View of the area from "Mt. Theseion" (the large excavation dump). To left, Areopagus; in the middle, Hill of the Muses and Pnyx; to right, Foot of Hill of the Nymphs ... southwest Horizontal (normal) ... 18 Jul 1947 ... To left, Areopagus; in the middle, Hill of the Muses and Pnyx; to right, Foot of Hill of the Nymphs.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.1288 (XXVIII-14)

View of the area from "Mt. Theseion" (the large excavation dump). To left, Areopagus; in the middle, Hill of the Muses and Pnyx; to right, Foot of Hill of the Nymphs ... AMS southwest Horizontal (normal) ... 18 Jul 1947 ... To left, Areopagus; in the middle, Hill of the Muses and Pnyx; to right, Foot of Hill of the Nymphs.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 295

Wall fragment with start of rim. Max. dim. 0.048. Woman (most of head, a bit of her himation) to left. Above, egg pattern with dots. Preliminary sketch. Dilute glaze: muscle of neck. Some resemblance ... Ca. 470 B.C ... Some resemblance to the Muses on the calyx-krater in Schwerin, 706 = 1261, by the Villa Giulia Painter (ARV2 618, 6; Addenda 270), but I am not sure the hand is the same.

[Agora Publication] Corinth IX.1: Sculpture, 1896-1923

Johnson, Franklin P ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The catalogue of 332 pieces of sculpture reflects the discoveries made in Corinth between 1896 and 1923. Two of the pieces found are Mycenaean but most belong to the Roman period, reflecting the extent ... 1931 ... Imperial and honorary statues are more numerous than those of gods, among whom Apollo and the Muses, Aphrodite, Dionysos and his thiasos, and Cybele play a prominent part.

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[Agora Object] S 2742: Relief Fragment

Broken at right. Top, bottom and left sides irregularly preserved. Back originally rough-picked but smoothed from reuse. Original relief ground chipped away on edges, particularly at top. Preserved are ... 25 August 1977 ... The male figure is slightly larger than the females - perhaps he is Apollo and the women Muses or Nymphs. The surface is very battered.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 30, s. 169, p. 150

Stamnoi and Stamnoids. Brommer, Hephaistos, pp. 10-16 and 201-202. LIMC IV, 1988, pp. 637-645, 652-654, s.v. Hephaistos (A. Hermany). ARV² 1072, 1. Addenda 325. ARV² 1073, 3. Pit. ARV² 1073, 11. Addenda ... Agora 30 150 P 20675 P 20239 P 24293 P 1052 P 20036 P 21396 P 25486 I-J 18:1 ... Early 4th B.C ... LIMC VI, 1992, p. 669, no. 104, pl. 399, s.v. Muses

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[Agora Object] I 848: Dedication

Inscribed lintel block. The left end is embedded in cement, but the dimensions appear to be fully preserved; a few large chips missing from the top, and the junction with the door posts broken away at ... 20 May 1933 ... Dedication to Athena Polias and the Emperor Trajan and the city of Athens by the priest of the Philosophical Muses, Titus Flavius Pantainos: the outer porticoes, the peristyle, the library with its books, and the entire establishment.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 117

Two non-joining fragments, a preserving the shoulder, as well as the very low speira base. Fragment a is mended from many fragments, with the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Streaky, grainy ... Ca. 425-420 B.C ... Queyrel, BCH 108, 1984, pp. 126--127, fig. 5:a--c (fragment a); LIMC VI, 1992, p. 669, no. 104, pl. 399, s.v. Muses. Apollo and Marsyas. ... Then come two more Muses (head, shoulders, raised right arm of one, her left foot) standing frontally, head turned toward her companion (part of torso missing).

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 264, p. 254

Lion guarding fountain. Menodoros. Lions, beneath throne. Menon. Livia. Metalworkers. Logistai. Meter. Logisteria. Metichos or Metiochos. Lokros. Meton. Lollianos. Metragyrtes. Long Rocks. Metronomoi ... Agora 3 254 ... Muses

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Library of Pantainos

http://agathe.gr/guide/library_of_pantainos.html

Library of Pantainos Lying partially under and behind the Late Roman wall are the remains of a building identified by its inscribed marble lintel block as the Library of Pantainos, dedicated to Athena ... The dedicator, Titus Flavius Pantainos, was the son of the head of a philosophical school and refers to himself as a priest of the philosophical muses. A second inscription preserves the library rules: "No book is to be taken out because we have sworn an oath.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 623

Three non-joining wall fragments. Dull, hard glaze on inside. Max. dim. a) 0.091, b) 0.075, c) 0.071. L. Talcott, Hesperia 8, 1939, pp. 268--269, figs. 1, 2 (the fragments have been relettered since this ... Ca. 470-460 B.C ... Gebhardt, in The Muses at Work: Arts, Crafts and Professions in Ancient Greece and Rome, C.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 30, s. 251, p. 232

ARV² 495. Agora 27, p. 176, cat. no. 78, pl. 39. Paralip. 380. Addenda 250. Pit. H.A. Thompson, Hesperia 19, 1950, pl. 107. Choes and Anthesteria, p. 94, cat. no. 248, fig. 388:h. H.A. Thompson, Fasti ... Agora 30 232 P 21295 P 20076 P 14977 P 11810 P 5495 P 18290 P 25821 N 22:1 E 13:1 B 19:12 A 20:7 ... 470-460 B.C ... Gebhardt, The Muses at Work: Arts, Crafts and Professions in Ancient Greece and Rome, C.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 13, s. 300, p. 279

The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Geometric Graves. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Geometric Graves; Earlier Material Associated with Geometric Graves. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; ... Agora 13 279 ... The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Hill of the Muses

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 276, p. 251

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Muses. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 251 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Muses