[Agora Object] S 391: Altar with Dolphins in Relief

One side is rough-picked. Each of the others has a dolphin with a trident. Two of these are vertical, one horizontal. Around the top on all four sides is a molding with a cable pattern. The bottom has ... 24 June 1933

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[Agora Object] P 32779: Black Figure Cup Skyphos Fragments

Two non-joining fragments of rim and upper wall. Inset straight rim. Interior of rim reserved with frieze of dolphins balancing on noses. Added red: nose, dorsal fin and underbelly of dolphins, two (?) ... 28 July 3-8 August 1994 ... Two non-joining fragments of rim and upper wall. ... Interior of rim reserved with frieze of dolphins balancing on noses. Added red: nose, dorsal fin and underbelly of dolphins, two (?) lines on exterior of rim.

[Agora Object] AP 2233: Black Figure Sherds (Two Fragments)

Six's technique; dolphins with red dots. NS-86 Two fragments. c.f. AP 2439 (same pot). Carl Roebuck, Nb. No. 8. Well B, 14-15.50; 15.50-16.60m. 547 86-17-29 ... 2 June 1938 ... Six's technique; dolphins with red dots ... NS-86 Two fragments. c.f.

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[Agora Object] P 4926: Black Figure Lid Fragment

Broken all around. At top the ends of rays. Below, the foreparts of two dolphins. At right, black glaze with traces of an attachment. Interior black glazed and part of a reserved band. Finished Surface ... 5 March 1935 ... Below, the foreparts of two dolphins. At right, black glaze with traces of an attachment.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 407

Fragment of neck and rim. Slight ridge below lip. Pair of antithetical leaping dolphins with tail of another dolphin leaping right preserved at right; alternating hoops and leaves, white dots within hoops; ... Ca. 275 ... Pair of antithetical leaping dolphins with tail of another dolphin leaping right preserved at right; alternating hoops and leaves, white dots within hoops; two lines. Traces of white in field, below dolphins. Shiny black glaze.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1147

Mouth, upper neck, handle, and part of wall missing. Scraped groove above greatest diameter and at base of neck. On shoulder, two pairs of antithetical dolphins over diagonal strokes based on two lines ... 250-225 ... On shoulder, two pairs of antithetical dolphins over diagonal strokes based on two lines with row of white dots between them.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1179

Half of upper body and part of one spout preserved. High upper body. Two scraped grooves at junction of upper and lower body. Spiral wave pattern running right on upper body, with dolphins above; olive(?) ... 225-200 ... High upper body. Two scraped grooves at junction of upper and lower body. Spiral wave pattern running right on upper body, with dolphins above; olive(?) ... Metallic black glaze. For dolphins in this position see Alt-Ägina II, i, no. 493, p. 70, pl. 38.

[Agora Object] P 26882: Bowl Fragment: West Slope

Lip and wall fragment. Plain lip with two grooves wheel run through glaze. Just below on wall in applied clay: dolphins over waves. Fully glazed. Cf. P 15130. 4.60m.-bottom. Catalogued 1960. Cistern ... 17 April 1936 ... Plain lip with two grooves wheel run through glaze. Just below on wall in applied clay: dolphins over waves.

[Agora Object] L 2487: Lamp Fragments

Handle, pierced of a large lamp, with part of shield and rim. A piece from side near nozzle seems to belong. On the shield two dolphins with part of a floral ornament above. Traces of brownish slip or ... 16-27 April 1936 ... On the shield two dolphins with part of a floral ornament above.

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[Agora Object] P 6294: Bowl Fragments: West Slope

Two rim fragments. Inside: incised band at rim, below one white and two terracotta paint bands; wave pattern in terracotta paint filled in with white. Below, alternating terracotta paint dolphins and white ... 22 May-6 June 1935 ... Two rim fragments. Inside: incised band at rim, below one white and two terracotta paint bands; wave pattern in terracotta paint filled in with white. Below, alternating terracotta paint dolphins and white dot rosettes.

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[Agora Object] L 5246: Lamp

Leaf device. Disc, decorated with Poseidon with dolphins and trident; two framing rings. On rim, 8-S, panels. Handle, grooved and punch-marked. On base, within circular groove, relief outline of leaf ... 1955 ... Disc, decorated with Poseidon with dolphins and trident; two framing rings.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 75

Part of one handle and one-third of rim restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; conical underside with pronounced nipple. Tall, thin stem. Very pointed lower body. Very sharply angled handles. Two ... 275-260 ... Very sharply angled handles. Two pairs of antithetical dolphins leaping over waves consisting of spirals running right over two lines with row of dots between them. ... Very similar dolphins appear on the following, probably all by the same hand: 76, 85, 138, 461.

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[Agora Object] P 1157: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Lip fragment. Mended from four pieces. The feet and tails (accessory red on two) of three frontal horses preserved, also the lower part of two frontal wheels. Dolphins depicted are perhaps in an exergue ... June 1932 ... The feet and tails (accessory red on two) of three frontal horses preserved, also the lower part of two frontal wheels. Dolphins depicted are perhaps in an exergue.

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[Agora Object] P 26883: Black Glaze Bowl Fragment: West Slope

Two joining fragments from lip and wall. Plain lip with two grooves wheel run beneath glaze. Just below on wall, dolphins over waves (upside down egg pattern with leaf darts). Firm black glaze; reddish ... 17 April 1936 ... Two joining fragments from lip and wall. Plain lip with two grooves wheel run beneath glaze. Just below on wall, dolphins over waves (upside down egg pattern with leaf darts).

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 27

One handle, over half of rim, and parts of wall restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; concave underside with nipple. Graceful, concave stem. Ribbed lower body. Tall upper body. Rising, flaring ... 285-275 ... Spiral waves running right, with two pairs of antithetical dolphins leaping above. ... Shiny black glaze with metallic patches. Dolphins similar to those of Ptolemy Group (cf. 314 and 333) but probably not by same hand.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 334

Fragment of lower wall, broken all around. Eight shallow grooves on exterior, not contiguous. On interior, two registers separated by scraped groove. Upper register: dolphins flank white dot rosette ... 280-260 ... On interior, two registers separated by scraped groove. Upper register: dolphins flank white dot rosette.

[Agora Object] P 11528: Moldmade Bowl Fragments

Two wall fragments, one with part of rim. Restored in plaster. Bowl covered with sizable water-plant leaves up to elaborate border; guilloche, cable, line of dots, spirals, dolphins. Scraped line below ... 13-17 February 1937 ... Two wall fragments, one with part of rim. ... Bowl covered with sizable water-plant leaves up to elaborate border; guilloche, cable, line of dots, spirals, dolphins. Scraped line below flaring lip.

[Agora Object] P 26036: Amphora: West Slope

Mended from many fragments. Rim, wall and base fragments missing. Grooved base; wide flaring rim. Decoration in added clay and white with incision. On shoulder, checkerboard panel between diminishing ... 1 August 1957 ... On shoulder, checkerboard panel between diminishing square panels; on neck, painted dot rosettes and two dolphins, incised, flanking an incised wheel.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1344

Kantharos? Single fragment of shoulder. Nearly straight lower wall, curving in above scraped groove. Above scraped groove, antithetical leaping dolphins above spiral waves based on three lines with white ... 260-240 ... Above scraped groove, antithetical leaping dolphins above spiral waves based on three lines with white dots between them. Below scraped groove, painted vertical ribs, topped by two horizontal lines with white dots between them. ... For ribbing cf. 1172. Dolphins similar to those of the Shark Group (e.g. 202, 203).

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 461

Handle and parts of rim and upper body restored; lower body missing. One to two scraped grooves below rim. Neck: ivy garland running right, with single ribbons at ends. Shoulder divided into thirds, each ... Ca. 270-260 ... Handle and parts of rim and upper body restored; lower body missing. One to two scraped grooves below rim. ... In center, opposite handle: two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins; spiral wave pattern running right, filled in with white below; two lines with row of dots between them. ... For closely similar dolphins see 75. For division of shoulder into three sections cf.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 204

Parts of body restored. Rounded resting surface; pointed underside. Deep lower body. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; wave pattern of white undulating line over ... 250-240 ... Deep lower body. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; wave pattern of white undulating line over opposing diagonal strokes; three lines below, the lowest white.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 206

Foot chipped. Scraped groove between moldings of foot; flat resting surface; flat underside with nipple. Offset at base of body. One pair of leaping antithetical dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; ... 240-220 ... One pair of leaping antithetical dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; alternating vertical strokes and hoops with white dots within; two lines with white dots between them.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 203

One handle and parts of wall and foot restored. Broad, beveled resting surface; slightly nippled underside. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; spiral wave pattern ... 250-240 ... Broad, beveled resting surface; slightly nippled underside. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; spiral wave pattern running right, filled in with white; two incised lines, with a wavy incised line between them on one side.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 831

P 2956 a, b Two nonjoining fragments preserving part of foot and wall (a) and part of wall (b). Ring foot with groove in face; grooved resting surface. Slightly convex wall with groove. Two grooves with ... 240-220 ... P 2956 a, b Two nonjoining fragments preserving part of foot and wall (a) and part of wall (b). ... Slightly convex wall with groove. Two grooves with scraped edges around center of floor. ... Outer band: pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins with double dorsal fins, spaced by white dot rosettes, over spiral wave pattern filled in with white and resting on two lines with row of dots between.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 435

Half of rim and parts of body, foot, and underside restored. Outwardly beveled resting surface, partly glazed. Downturned rim, with one scraped and one glazed groove below. Relief masks with wedge beards ... 125-86 ... Neck: incised circle with X in middle ( possibly iunx) with white dot at center and white circle around it, flanked by two incised antithetical dolphins with white eyes. Dolphins flanked by white dot rosettes.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 414

One handle, over half of rim, and most of one side of lower body restored. Slightly beveled resting surface; pointed underside. No groove on shoulder. Knobs flank upper handle attachments. Neck: opposing ... 250-240 ... Band is two strands, the upper overpainted in white, with row of dots between; pendants hang from incised zigzag. Shoulder: two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; spiral wave pattern running right, filled in with white below; two lines with row of dots between them.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 85

All of one handle, half of the other, and small areas of rim restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; concave underside with pronounced nipple. Lower body ribbed. Broad flange, convex on top, projects ... 275-260 ... Broad flange, convex on top, projects below lip. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins with single leaf in center of wall, over waves formed by interlocking double spirals on double ground line with row of dots between them. Area below spirals filled in with white. φιλίας above dolphins on one side.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 78

Foot, one handle and top of the other, three-fourths of rim, one-third of upper body, and small parts of lower body restored. High stem. Pointed lower body, ribbed. Two pairs of antithetical dolphins, ... 275-260 ... Pointed lower body, ribbed. Two pairs of antithetical dolphins, with white dot rosettes between them, leaping over waves formed by white wavy line over diagonal strokes, over two lines with row of white dots between them.

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[Agora Object] P 20861: Kantharos with Graffito and Plastic Attachments: West Slope

Mended from many pieces; restored in plaster. Moulded ring foot with scraped groove on underside. High slightly concave upper wall set off from rounded lower wall by a scraped groove. Band handles with ... 23 June 1950 ... Decoration on upper part of body in added clay: a row of dots between two lines; above them, running spiral; dolphins in field above. Two lead rivets indicate that pot was broken and mended in antiquity.

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[Agora Object] P 4525: Lagynos: West Slope

Neck, ring handle, and a bit of one side missing. Low solid foot, slightly concave. On top in clay-colored paint, a wreath with white dots; above it, also in clay-colored paint, two pairs of very crudely ... 14 March 1934 ... On top in clay-colored paint, a wreath with white dots; above it, also in clay-colored paint, two pairs of very crudely drawn dolphins.

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[Agora Object] P 5934: Kantharos: West Slope and Ribbed

The height preserved from the rim to the start of the base; the walls fragmentary; one handle entirely missing and part of the other. Lower body ribbed. Upper body, from bottom, has white dots between ... 1 June 1935 ... Upper body, from bottom, has white dots between two yellow lines; diagonal yellow petals; wavy white line; yellow dolphins alternating with white dot rosettes.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 415

Most of one handle, upper part of the other, and parts of lower body and shoulder restored. Outwardly beveled resting surface, partially glazed; nippled underside. No groove on shoulder; two scraped grooves ... Ca. 250 ... No groove on shoulder; two scraped grooves below rim. ... Shoulder: two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; spiral wave pattern running right, filled in with white below; three lines with orange dots between upper two, white dots between lower two.

[Agora Object] P 17027: Moldmade Bowl Fragments

Two non-joining fragments, mended from five, preserve bottom, parts of wall and rim. Restored in plaster. Bottom: gorgoneion surrounded by relief mouldings. Body: pegasoi, seated female double flute players, ... 9-17 June 1939 ... Two non-joining fragments, mended from five, preserve bottom, parts of wall and rim. ... Body: pegasoi, seated female double flute players, birds, dolphins and sea monsters.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1268

Rim and two-thirds of wall missing; partially restored. Slightly convex wall. Molded knob on low stem, with scraped groove between moldings and at junction with wall; scraped groove in top of raised edge; ... Ca. 250? ... Rim and two-thirds of wall missing; partially restored. ... Wall: antithetical pairs of dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes leap above spiral wave pattern based on two lines with row of dots between them; waves filled in with white below.

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[Agora Object] P 14796: Lid: West Slope

The lower walls broken away, and chips missing from keel. Low domed top with groove, surrounding a central depression; broad flange, the outer edge grooved and two grooves around top just above flange ... 14 April 1939 ... Low domed top with groove, surrounding a central depression; broad flange, the outer edge grooved and two grooves around top just above flange. ... Decoration in buff clay: dolphins above wave pattern around top, then two bands.

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[Agora Object] P 16252: Plate Fragment: West Slope

Profiled ring foot and adjacent part of body preserved. Restored in plaster. Deep plate with west slope decoration on exterior: within foot, eight-pointed yellow star with white dots between points and ... 12-15 May 1939 ... Deep plate with west slope decoration on exterior: within foot, eight-pointed yellow star with white dots between points and at center; on body, dolphins sporting above a conventionalized sea; white dot rosettes in the field. Two scraped grooves around exterior of foot and another on underside.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 246

One handle, part of rim, and about one-fourth of body restored. Beveled resting surface; convex underside. Ivy-leaf thumb rests. Pair of antithetical leaping dolphins flanking large white dot rosette; ... 250-225 ... Pair of antithetical leaping dolphins flanking large white dot rosette; wave pattern of white wavy line above diagonal strokes, the lower parts covered by a white band; two lines with row of white dots between them.

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[Agora Object] P 5813: Moldmade Bowl

Outward turned lip. Rim set off by incised lines, one above, two below, with guilloche between. On rim, below an egg and dart, dolphins leaping above wave pattern. On body, between two alternating kinds ... 30 May 1935 ... Rim set off by incised lines, one above, two below, with guilloche between. On rim, below an egg and dart, dolphins leaping above wave pattern. On body, between two alternating kinds of long pointed leaves, acanthus-like sprays terminating in lilies and roses(?).

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 315

Slightly over half restored; full profile preserved, but feet missing. Applied moldmade feet, probably shell shaped. Rim flat on top and inwardly beveled. Upper wall: pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins ... 275-265 ... Upper wall: pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; alternating double hoops and leaves, with white dot rosette above each hoop and white dot inside each hoop; two lines with row of dots between.

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[Agora Object] P 15130: Bowl Fragments: West Slope

Two much-mended fragments (a tenuous join between them) and a small non-joining piece give nearly half the diameter of a deep bowl with rounded wall and plain lip. Restored in plaster. Two partly scraped ... 5 May 1939 ... Two much-mended fragments (a tenuous join between them) and a small non-joining piece give nearly half the diameter of a deep bowl with rounded wall and plain lip. Restored in plaster. Two partly scraped grooves around lip outside. Around upper wall, decoration in added clay and white: pairs of dolphins with dot rosettes between; below them, alternating dot rosettes and leaves over a row of concentric semi-circles resting on a dotted band.