[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 359

Wall fragment. Glaze slightly pitted on outside. Max. dim. 0.087. Barbiton-player (most of instrument except for tips of arms and crosspiece; hands, right forearm of player) to right. Also preserved is ... Probably late third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... Max. dim. 0.087. Barbiton-player (most of instrument except for tips of arms and crosspiece; hands, right forearm of player) to right. ... Relief contour: barbiton and strings. ... For the barbiton, see 196.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1615

Floor fragment with start of stem. Max. dim. 0.052. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 23, 1954, pl. 15:c. I, man (end of beard, arms, torso, start of legs) seated or reclining to right, playing the barbiton (top ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... I, man (end of beard, arms, torso, start of legs) seated or reclining to right, playing the barbiton (top of arms, tuning bar missing). ... For the barbiton, see 196.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 305

Rim and wall fragment. Band on inside at rim; another 0.041 below rim. Glaze slightly abraded on rim. Max. dim. 0.248; est. diam. at rim 0.30. C. Boulter, Hesperia 22, 1953, pl. 25. Komasts. The fragment ... Mid-5th century B.C ... The fragment preserves most of the head with woolen fillet, left shoulder, and arm of one to left, facing another who plays the barbiton (all that remains are the ends of the arms and the crosspiece; also, the strings in relief). ... For the barbiton, see 196.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1628

Floor fragment. Glaze pitted. Max. dim. 0.041. I, uncertain subject. The fragment preserves part of a barbiton (upper section of arms, crosspiece, and strings). A sash hangs from the lower arm. In the ... Probably late 6th or early 5th century B.C ... The fragment preserves part of a barbiton (upper section of arms, crosspiece, and strings). ... For the barbiton, see 196. The musician on 1628 probably held his instrument by its arm in his left hand.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1629

Floor fragment with start of stem on underside. Max. dim. 0.037. I, part of draped figure who holds the plektron of a lyre or barbiton in his right hand. A bit of one arm of the instrument appears in ... Probably early 5th century B.C ... I, part of draped figure who holds the plektron of a lyre or barbiton in his right hand.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1520

Part of bowl, all of one handle restored in plaster and painted. H. 0.07; diam. at rim 0.175; diam. of tondo 0.107; diam. of foot 0.073. L. Talcott, Hesperia 24, 1955, pl. 33:d; S. Roberts, Hesperia 55, ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... A youthful komast (right foot missing) with a wreath around his head and a cloak over his left shoulder bends forward to right, holding a barbiton. Inscribed behind him: in front of him: Uneven reserved line for tondo border. ... For the barbiton, see 196. The Painter of the Agora Chairias Cups (ARV2 176, 3; Addenda 185).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 297

Wall fragment from just below rim. Reserved line on inside near top. Komos ("Anacreontic"). Youth (head with woolen fillet) looking downward. The curved object in front of him is the arm of his barbiton ... Ca. 470-460 B.C ... The curved object in front of him is the arm of his barbiton. Relief contour: chin and neck; arm of instrument.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 196

Two non-joining wall fragments, a with turn of shoulder. Max. dim. a) 0.20, b) 0.069. A (illustrated), komast ("Anacreontic") standing to right, playing the barbiton. Fragment a preserves the end of his ... Ca. 470-460 B.C ... A (illustrated), komast ("Anacreontic") standing to right, playing the barbiton. Fragment a preserves the end of his beard, most of his chiton and himation, both hands, most of instrument except the tip of one arm and one end of the crossbar). ... Strings of barbiton in relief. ... For the barbiton, see D. Paquette, L'instrument de musique dans la céramique de la Grèce antique, Paris 1984, pp. 173--184; M.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 33

Wall fragment with return. Thin glaze on inside. Max. dim. 0.055. Youth (head) to left, with head thrown back. Relief contour: chin. Dilute glaze: muscles. The position of the youth's head and his open ... Ca. 480-470 B.C ... The position of the youth's head and his open mouth suggest that he is singing, perhaps accompanying himself on the barbiton. Cf. the youth on side B of Munich 2346 by the Pig Painter (ARV2 565, 32 bis).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 236

Five non-joining fragments, a and b of wall with turn of shoulder, c and d of rim and neck, e of handle and loop. Glaze slightly greenish on c. Matte on inside. Flaked a bit on b. Max. dim. a) 0.102, b) ... Ca. 500-490 B.C ... Behind her is a musician (crosspiece with tuning knobs, strings, ends of arms of his barbiton). In the field, a vine with leaves and grapes, held by Dionysos(?). ... For the barbiton, see 196. The Group of Acropolis 787 (ARV2 233, 2: called a column-krater).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1422

Broken and mended with many missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably a large amount of the rim. Three concentric circles on underside of foot. Glaze misfired on A--B from stacking in the ... Ca. 480 B.C ... B, king and woman, old man, man with barbiton. Beneath the handle next to the right column on Side A is a stool covered with a spotted feline skin, then comes the barbiton-player (lower parts) striding to left, holding the instrument by one arm in his left hand. ... For the barbiton, see 196. Namepiece of the Painter of Agora P 42 (ARV2 one 273, 1; ARV2 415, 1).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 287

Thirty-two non-joining fragments of rim, wall, and cul. Narrow reserved band on inside of rim, another 0.082 below rim. Glaze pitted on some fragments; has a greenish cast here and there. Max. dim. P 7282 ... Ca. 440 B.C ... P 7282 k gives the upper arm, the start of the crosspiece, the strings and tuning knobs of a barbiton held by someone facing to right, and P 7282 j shows the tips of the handles and part of the rim of a kantharos. ... At the upper left break there is a bit of contour outline of a figure behind her (or perhaps the arm of the barbiton on P 7282 k) and at the right break, a bit of drapery belonging to the next figure, perhaps the maenad (lower part of chiton and himation) on P 7282 c (illustrated): the character of the glaze suggests this juxtaposition. ... For the barbiton, see 196. The Group of Polygnotos: Undetermined (ARV2 1058, 109: P 7282; ARV2 1057, 100: P 8445 and P 8446).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 288

Two non-joining fragments, P 5107 with rim and body, P 44 of wall. Reserved line on side at rim; another 0.06 below rim. Glaze misfired greenish and reddish in places. P.H. P 5107: 0.127; est. diam. at ... Ca. 430 B.C ... At the left, the hand of one who holds a torch and another (from the chest up) wearing a himation and holding a barbiton (ends of arms, crosspiece, part of strings), both to right, facing a third (from the waist up) standing frontally, head in profile to left, holding what looks like the handle of a dipper in his right hand. ... For the barbiton, see 196. Connected by Thompson with the Eretria Painter but not firmly attributed to him (Hesperia 6, 1937, pp. 48--49).