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| Painted bird figurine with spreading base.
Long neck and tail. The species not easily identifiable.
Red and blue stripes on white ground. Blue painted eyes.
Probably some kind of water-bird.
Cf. Roes ... 31 March 1932 ... Painted bird figurine with spreading base.
... Probably some kind of water-bird.
Cf. Roes (1931), p. 122, fig. 127. |
| Glazed at top and inside. Outside, connected circles at top, three lines, panel with water bird, dot rosette and swastika. Handle attachment(?) left of panel.
Black glaze. Finished Well. 2258 Leica ... March-April 1936 ... Outside, connected circles at top, three lines, panel with water bird, dot rosette and swastika. |
| Fragment of large amphora(?).
Water bird right; traces probably of another bird behind and running dog as filling ornament; wings of the birds in applied white lines.
Traces of burning.
Early Orientalizing ... 25-26 April 1932 ... Fragment of large amphora(?).
Water bird right; traces probably of another bird behind and running dog as filling ornament; wings of the birds in applied white lines.
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Broken all around.
Relief decoration: water bird flying right; feet, tips of tail, wings and beak missing. The bird appears to be carrying something in its beak.
Rather dark red clay, with darker red ... 11 May 1932 ... Relief decoration: water bird flying right; feet, tips of tail, wings and beak missing. The bird appears to be carrying something in its beak.
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Broken all round. The outside black glazed, the inside chocolate brown.
To the left, nude standing figure, head and shoulders missing; to the right a woman in long chiton beyond her a long-legged water ... 18 February 1933 ... To the left, nude standing figure, head and shoulders missing; to the right a woman in long chiton beyond her a long-legged water bird; between the figures a large bird flying; above it an uncertain object.
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| Fragment from neck of amphora(?).
Decorated with water bird right; the wings of an animal (another water bird?), painted with purple and incisions to right, with a solid circle surrounded by dots as a ... 27 April, 5 May 1932 ... Decorated with water bird right; the wings of an animal (another water bird?) |
Neck and bit of shoulder preserved. Mouth and handle broken. Two panels on neck, separated by ornament. In each a water bird.
Pinkish-buff clay. The dull black glaze has entirely worn off in places, ... 5 March 1935 ... In each a water bird.
Pinkish-buff clay. |
Fragment from upper wall. In handle zone, a water bird to right. In the field, a dotted oval; horizontal bands on the wall; vertical bars dividing the zone. A reserved band on inside just below lip.
... 7 May 1934 ... In handle zone, a water bird to right. |
Rim fragment from wide-mouthed jug.
Panel with water bird left. Filling ornaments of dots, lattice triangles and zigzags.
The profile and type belong to the ripe Dipylon period. Cf. JdI 14 1899, p. 209, ... 27 April 1932 ... Panel with water bird left. Filling ornaments of dots, lattice triangles and zigzags.
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Lower part of one panel preserved, from the neck of a Dipylon-type amphora.
On left, three bands; on bottom, four. Three chevrons in left upper field, tail and hind legs of a horse, moving right; between ... July 1952 ... Three chevrons in left upper field, tail and hind legs of a horse, moving right; between them, water bird with crest.
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Broken all around save upper edge which preserves part of the simple rim. In thin red-brown glaze water bird right. Below the bird the body of the vase swells out: decorated with row of vertical short ... 19 February 1932 ... In thin red-brown glaze water bird right. Below the bird the body of the vase swells out: decorated with row of vertical short strokes. Back of the bird missing; part of another(?) |
| Water bird. Wedding scene. Squire. Woman. Stag. Swan. Scythian. Siren. Swimmer. Symposion. Theban Sphinx. Theseus. Thetis. Tierkampf. Tityos. Trainer. Triptolemos. Woman's head. Siren or sphinx. Triton ... Agora 23 362 ... Water bird |
Fragments of mouth missing, otherwise intact. Flat bottom; deep ovoid body; trefoil mouth; rising double-rolled handle.
On shoulder, a pair of grazing deer; diamond, chevron and water bird ornament. Band ... 8 December 1953 ... On shoulder, a pair of grazing deer; diamond, chevron and water bird ornament. |
| Mended from two pieces. Rim fragment.
On downturned rim, egg pattern; on top, a griffin to right, a water bird to left; tendril in field, in front of griffin.
No relief contour.
Glazed on underside except ... 28 May 1955 ... On downturned rim, egg pattern; on top, a griffin to right, a water bird to left; tendril in field, in front of griffin.
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Fragment of lid with start of knob (offset by ring) and brim. Glaze partly flaked and abraded. Est. diam. 0.105; max. dim. 0.092.
Pairs of women's heads facing, water bird between. On the left, forehead ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Pairs of women's heads facing, water bird between. On the left, forehead of woman to right, then a woman's head with sakkos, earring, necklace facing; bird to right; woman's head (lower part missing) with earring to right; top of head of facing woman. |
| Mended from seven fragments. Herakles at a banquet(?). Preserved: torso as far as waist, left arm and head except for nose to crown, club in crook of left elbow and cornucopia in right hand. White for ... 7 March 1933 ... White for cushion, water bird below the handle, for dots on the club and the drapery, for wreath and for berries of the vine, and for cornucopia. |
Flaring trefoil lip; the handle broken away. On the neck, a wavy line, with short strokes on either side. On the body, two panthers, facing; between them, a water bird, right. Filling ornaments: curved ... 16 March 1934 ... On the body, two panthers, facing; between them, a water bird, right. |
| A single fragment, mended from five, preserves part of the rim, neck and shoulder. Flat-topped projecting rim with vertical face; short straight neck; narrow rounded shoulder. On the shoulder a zone of ... 13 April 1939 ... Preserved is part of a stag, top of head and much of back, left; head of a water bird, right. |
| Two joining fragments preserve part of neck and rim, with upper attachment of one handle. From an amphora similar in shape and style to P 10984 (Polos Painter), but with the decoration on the shoulder ... 23 May 1952 ... On upper face of rim, water bird, right; incised rosette; in each neck panel, a lion, right: the tail of one and the top of the head of the other, with an incised rosette, preserved. |
| Flaring ring foot, ovoid body, shallow groove at base of neck, raised ring half way up neck; trefoil mouth. One high vertical strap handle, shoulder to back of rim.
The siren, standing right, looking ... Early 6th. c. B.C ... The siren, standing right, looking back left, covers most of the body of the vase, but her left wing being much smaller than her right wing allows space for a water bird, facing her, on one side. ... Purple red, a band across wings and breast of siren and on wing and breast of water fowl.
Pale pinkish buff clay.
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| Upper part mended from several pieces; rim, part of neck and most of handle missing; one wall fragment does not join; no join between upper part and bottom. Low ring foot; globular body; twisted handle ... 25 June 1952 ... On shoulder, at center, panel of horizontal chevrons, framed by pairs of narrow bands; to either side, a water bird, facing in; then black glaze. |
| Mended from many pieces; two others, one mended from two pieces, do not join. None of the rim preserved; a small piece of the heavy ring foot on the larger piece.
A. Figure mounting chariot; lower half ... August-September 1932 ... Lower half of Hermes walking right toward a white water bird, presumably beneath the handle.
... White for Dionysos' garland, stripes on the garments, the bird beneath the handle.
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| Four large joining fragments preserve the complete profile, with all of the foot, part of the wall, and a little of the rim with spout. Nothing of the handles. Partly restored in plaster. Deep open bowl ... 24 April 1951 ... At left of spout, horse walking right, facing a water bird. At right of spout, two horses right; then panel stripes. |
| A section of rim and about half of upper part, including one handle, mended from many fragments. The head and hands of a flute player are preserved. To her left are three male figures, two possibly dancing, ... August-September 1932 ... Traces of the head of a water bird(?) below the handle. |
| Mended from many pieces; the foot, most of one handle, and pieces throughout the body restored in plaster. The top of the lip reserved; the neck glazed inside for 0.042m. At the junction of the neck and ... August-September 1932 ... Emblems on shields: serpent, leg, water bird(?).
B. Dionysos between two dancing satyrs. |
| Fragmentary; restored in plaster. No direct join between the base fragments and the more complete upper part. Restored in plaster. A small bit only of the lip reserved. The inside glazed to ca. 0.055m ... 21 March 1934 ... Neck: a siren left on each side; below one handle a small water bird; below the other, a rosette. |
a) The pyxis resembles a kalathos: flat bottom, concave sides; small ribbon handles at lip. Unglazed beneath. Inside, glazed and reserved bands alternating. Two broad red horizontal bands on outside; other ... 5 February 1935 ... Decoration: a procession of water birds; in brown-black and red: red for a band around the knob, and one at its base; a red band between two black ones around the outer edge. ... Clay as a).
"Bird Group" (Vlastos).
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