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[Agora Object] S 355: Bust of Zeus Serapis

Bearded, with masses of long curly hair full of drill holes. He wears a toga, and a modius on the top of his head. Traces of read on the hair. The bust was set into a stand by a tenon off the medial line ... 1 May 1933 ... Bust of Zeus Serapis

[Agora Object] T 482: Head of Zeus Serapis Figurine

A bearded head, wearing a high modius. Broken off at the top of the neck. The back shows only a few wavy lines to indicate the hair. The front is in much greater detail. Finished flat top of modius preserved ... 19 June 1933 ... Head of Zeus Serapis Figurine

[Agora Object] T 2052: Head of Zeus Serapis Figurine

Broken away below. Bearded head. A rough knob (polos ?) on top of head. Face red; eyes white, traces of grayish-blue on the polos. ADDENDA: Same mold as T 482. Well. West end of section, late Roman hole ... 15 May 1939 ... Head of Zeus Serapis Figurine

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[Agora Object] S 3041: Statuette Fragment: Asklepios or Zeus

Male torso broken at waist and neck. Right arm broken below shoulder. Drapery is pulled across the back and over the left shoulder. The left arm, wrapped in drapery, is bent and held on his hip. Traces ... 11 July 1978 ... Statuette Fragment: Asklepios or Zeus

[Agora Object] A 3211: Lintel Fragment

Byzantine. Catalogued 1960. From Sanctuary of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria on Athena Street. Leica ... Byzantine ... From Sanctuary of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria on Athena Street.

[Agora Object] A 3209: Impost Block

Early Christian. Catalogued 1960. From Sanctuary of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria on Athena Street. Leica ... 1937 ... From Sanctuary of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria on Athena Street.

[Agora Object] A 3214: Iconostasis Post

Early Christian. Catalogued 1960. From Sanctuary of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria on Athena Street. Leica ... 1937 ... From Sanctuary of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria on Athena Street.

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[Agora Object] H 213: Body Fragment with Graffito

Retrograde. -ΔΙΣΗ- This inscription may also be a dedication to Zeus Semios: Δί Ση[μιοι] Votive dump. Δί Ση[μιοι] ... -ΔΙΣΗ- This inscription may also be a dedication to Zeus Semios: Δί Ση[μιοι]

[Agora Object] A 375: Sima Fragment

One end preserved; a joint surface. Cyma recta type. Pentelic marble. Found in clearing in front of Stoa of Zeus. Leica ... 1933 ... Found in clearing in front of Stoa of Zeus.

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[Agora Object] H 232: Base Fragment of a Closed Vessel with Graffito

Fragment from the lower wall and bottom of a closed vessel with flat bottom. Inscription incised on the inside of the sherd after the pot was broken. It is complete and written retrograde Σημιοι Δι ... 7th c. B.C ... It is complete and written retrograde Σημιοι Δι This epithet is not attested elsewhere, but it must express the idea of Sign-giving Zeus from σημειον or σημα, a sign of the gods. That a weather sign is meant is suggested by the fact that the term διοσημία was used later, especially at Athens to denote atmospheric phenomena: cf. Cook, Zeus II, pp. 4-5. For Zeus the Sign-giver (Zeus Semaleos) on Mount Parnes, see Appendix B.

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[Agora Object] BI 63: Bone Stylus Fragment

Broken into six fragments. Shows clear traces of burning. Finished Trial pit in Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, IV layer. Leica, 5-226 ... 1933 ... Trial pit in Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, IV layer.

[Agora Object] IL 457: Lead Token - Disintegrated

Small chip missing from top. Obverse: Zeus on throne. Reverse: Nike in biga, left. With coins for the day, nos. 1-77. Leica ... 29 May 1936 ... Obverse: Zeus on throne. Reverse: Nike in biga, left.

[Agora Object] I 89: Grave Monument Fragment

The upper part of columnar grave monument preserved. Hymettian marble. Found in the wall of late cistern in the Stoa of Zeus. 542 Leica ... 1 August 1931 ... Found in the wall of late cistern in the Stoa of Zeus.

[Agora Object] A 3354: Capital: Corinthian

Fragment from bottom. Lotus petals spring from a single row of acanthus leaves. Pentelic marble. Marble pile in front of Stoa of Zeus. Leica ... 1962 ... Marble pile in front of Stoa of Zeus.

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[Agora Object] S 1690: Lappet Fragment from Armor of Imperial Statue

Broken all around. Lappet with head of Zeus Ammon, which is well preserved except right horn. Pentelic marble. Finished Debris of house 653/4. Leica ... 6 March 1953 ... Lappet with head of Zeus Ammon, which is well preserved except right horn.

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[Agora Object] BI 61: Bone Stylus Fragments

The two ends are preserved. Flattened at one end; pointed at the other. Trial pit in Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, IV layer. Leica, 5-226 ... 1933 ... Trial pit in Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, IV layer.

[Agora Object] I 1049: Prytany Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken all around and behind. Pentelic marble. Found in late Roman context, in front of the central part of the Stoa of Zeus. Leica ... Ca. 200 B.C. (?) ... Found in late Roman context, in front of the central part of the Stoa of Zeus.

[Agora Object] A 3355: Capital: Corinthian

Full height retained but much battered. Two rows of acanthus leaves from which spring tendrils. Pentelic marble. Marble pile in front of Stoa of Zeus. Leica ... 1962 ... Marble pile in front of Stoa of Zeus.

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[Agora Object] P 26530: Amphora Fragment

Fragment from upper part of figured panel. Athena right, springs from head of Zeus. Behind her, large cithara. Red for hair of Zeus, stripes on Athena's dress and on frame of cithara. White for Athena's ... 24 June 1959 ... Athena right, springs from head of Zeus. Behind her, large cithara. Red for hair of Zeus, stripes on Athena's dress and on frame of cithara.

[Agora Object] A 386: Cornice Fragment

Sides and back broken. From raking cornice of Stoa of Zeus. Pentelic marble. Cf. A 148, horizontal cornice. Marble dump to east of Stoa of Attalos. Leica ... 1933 ... From raking cornice of Stoa of Zeus. Pentelic marble.