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Small curved piece.
Green surface from contact with bronze. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 ... Green surface from contact with bronze ... Bronze casting pit. |
Oxidized but complete.
Bolt with suspension loop and short stem. Bronze casting pit. Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 24 October 1956 ... Bronze casting pit. |
Flattened on several sides by wear.
Small stone, one of four or five similar ones found in the pit. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica ... 24 October 1956 ... Small stone, one of four or five similar ones found in the pit ... Bronze casting pit. |
| Numerous fragments, mostly non-joining, from base, wall and rim for shallow bowl.
Cf. B 1599. In kiln or bronze casting pit. 5241 Leica, 87-464 PD 2249-14 ... 10 May 1954 ... In kiln or bronze casting pit. |
Light weight stone with one smooth curved surface on which are darkened areas, perhaps from polishing burned surface (casting skin) of bronze. Bronze-casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 ... Light weight stone with one smooth curved surface on which are darkened areas, perhaps from polishing burned surface (casting skin) of bronze ... Bronze-casting pit. |
Part of small curved horn, preserved from tip with green surface from contact with bronze. Burned patches on convex side towards base of horn. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 ... Part of small curved horn, preserved from tip with green surface from contact with bronze. Burned patches on convex side towards base of horn ... Bronze casting pit. |
A slender instrument with a point at one end and a small spatula at the other. Burned fill of bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 18 April 1956 ... Burned fill of bronze casting pit. |
| Enough preserved to recover profile. Restored in plaster. Connected palmettes radiating out from center; circled by broad band of rouletting and incised line.
Graffito in bottom of base:
Glaze in excellent ... 24 October 1956 ... Bronze-casting pit. |
The front part of the upper body preserved, with the start of the nozzle.
Mold made; concave top; on the upper body and side of the nozzle, maeander in relief.
Traces of black glaze.
Gray clay.
Type XII ... 6-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, Room 13: Hellenistic fill, 2nd. century B.C. |
Front part of body and nozzle missing.
Watch-shaped lamp with ribbed upper body, cornucopia-shaped lug, not pierced, on left side; vertical strap handle, set crooked. Low ring foot.
Black glaze, much worn ... 9-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, Room 13: Hellenistic fill, 2nd. century B.C. |
| Part of the top and vertical wall preserved; moulded rim projecting slightly beyond wall. On top, part of a woman's head; on the side, a seated cloaked figure, right. Behind him, part of a column; in front ... 9-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, room 13, Hellenistic fill, 2nd. c. |
| Concave widely marked strand surface.
Many cracks, all filled with bronze.
Blackening. Broken all around. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 ... Many cracks, all filled with bronze.
Blackening. ... Casting pit. |
| Six fragment selected from a large number (not catalogued) to show scale of figure, vents, drapery, etc.
g) mold funnel
h) Air vent
i) Air vent
j) mold fragmetn with gate.
k) mold funnel with "y" gate ... April-May 1956 ... Bronze casting pit. |
Broken all around.
Preserves black vitrified surface and contains drops of bronze.
Cf. B 1529 and tin 902. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015 Leica ... 14 August 1947 ... Preserves black vitrified surface and contains drops of bronze.
Cf. B 1529 and tin 902 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
| One fragment mended from two pieces, broken all around.
On exterior parallel marks of tined tool.
On interior, concave cross-hatched strand surface, clearly marked.
Blackening and bronze bits. Layering ... April, May 1956 ... Blackening and bronze bits. Layering unclear ... Casting pit. |
| Almost complete support.
Made of coarse red clay, irregularly flattened at both ends, and higher at one side than at the other. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment broken all around. On interior, flat crossed strand surface, well marked, and preserving ends of strands.
Blackening layering unclear. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| Made of heavy bronze wire (?).
One end flattened like the blunt end of a stilus; the other pointed, but bent over and curled round into a spiral.
A tool for bronze working ? Casting pit, house H, room ... Card: late 2nd c. B.C ... Made of heavy bronze wire (?).
One end flattened like the blunt end of a stilus; the other pointed, but bent over and curled round into a spiral.
A tool for bronze working ? ... Casting pit, house H, room 13.
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Flattened resting surface and part of diagonal large support roughly triangular in section crudely formed in coarse red clay.
Impressions of finger tips that smoothed outer surface. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
Powdery red clay exterior.
Hard blackened concave interior with strand surface. Layering uncertain. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947 |
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