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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 22 (1985): Birds of the Athenian Agora

Lamberton, R. D. Rotroff, S. I ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As well as the Little Owl, or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the ways in which the Greeks ... 1985 ... Birds of the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 207, p. 197

Athenaeus, XIII, 580c. Athenaeus, XIII, 577d. Erotian, Glossarium Hippocraticum, 82, 8. Birds. Aristophanes, Birds, 13-14. Schol. on Aristophanes, Birds, 13. Schol. on Aristophanes, Birds, 14. Kock, C.A.F., ... Agora 3 197 ... 2nd-3rd A.D ... Birds ... Aristophanes, Birds, 13-14 ... Schol. on Aristophanes, Birds, 13

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[Agora Image] 2008.03.0197

Protoattic stamnos decorated with birds. Watercolor by Piet de Jong ... Craig Mauzy ... Ptg. 291 Horizontal (normal) ... 2006 ... Protoattic stamnos decorated with birds. Watercolor by Piet de Jong.

[Agora Object] AP 2099: Black Figure Sherd

Flying birds. Carl Roebuck, Nb. No. 7. Well A. 256 ... 30 April 1938 ... Flying birds.

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[Agora Object] P 470: Black Figure Lekanis Fragment

Siren left, over backs of feeding birds, right. Added red on breast and tail of Siren, shoulders of birds. Stripes of thinnish glaze between. Underside unglazed. Leica ... 4 April 1932 ... Siren left, over backs of feeding birds, right. Added red on breast and tail of Siren, shoulders of birds.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1143 (HAT 66-123)

Mosaic of the parakeets, detail of birds. Watercolor by Weaks Gardner Smith ... Weaks Gardner Smith ... PD 1387-a =84-111 (same in black-and-white), House BC/8-9 ... 1965 ... Mosaic of the parakeets, detail of birds. Watercolor by Weaks Gardner Smith.

[Agora Object] P 1767: Kantharos Fragment

Rim fragment. Birds moving right; geometric pattern below birds. Glazed inside. By the same hand as P 579(?). Early Orientalizing style. Geometric area outside house; from votive deposit. Leica, 3-26, ... 5 April 1932 ... Rim fragment. Birds moving right; geometric pattern below birds.

[Agora Object] P 688: Plate Fragment: Stamped

Central part of Late Roman C plate. Stamped with small birds or chickens. Two birds and part of a third. Light red clay; dull red wash. From sherds, B 142. Leica, 2-314 ... 28 April 1932 ... Stamped with small birds or chickens. Two birds and part of a third.