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[Agora Object] SS 10049: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Leaf. Early Thasian. Cleaning south side of Drain A. [Κ]λ̣εόφων | Θασίων | Φείδιππο̣[ς] leaf 5042 Leica ... 14 June 1947 ... Cleaning south side of Drain A.

[Agora Object] A 2710: Stand Fragment

Vertical wavy fluting. Dead-white, fine-grained micaceous marble (Parian?). ADDENDA Published as well head fragment with molded base. Preserved circumference at base 0.26m. Marble pile. Leica ... 1958

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[Agora Object] A 1085: Puteal

Kymation top and bottom. Mouth much worn by ropes. Marble. Well in S.E. corner of court of Late Roman Building; context of 12th century A.D. 330 Leica ... 13 June 1939

[Agora Object] IL 1188: Lead Token - Disintegrated

A: the letter epsilon (E). B: caduceus with lower half enclosed in wreath. Entered as coin, no. 2, for the day. Drain A. Leica ... 7 April 1947 ... A: the letter epsilon (E). ... Drain A.

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[Agora Object] A 1040: Water Pipeline

Broken, but complete. One long and one short joint tongue. Oval clean-out hole. Buff clay; thin glaze on inside only. Finished From a drain to the S.E. of the Bouleuterion Propylon, perhaps with earliest ... 470 B.C ... From a drain to the S.E. of the Bouleuterion Propylon, perhaps with earliest Kitchen of Tholos.

[Agora Object] P 17893: Ostrakon of Hippokrates Alkmeonidou Alopekethen

Fragment of the foot of a black glazed kylix. Incised on the upper surface: Between Mycenaean grave and drain A; early fill at road surface. 4874 Leica ... 2 June 1947 ... Fragment of the foot of a black glazed kylix. ... Between Mycenaean grave and drain A; early fill at road surface.

[Agora Object] A 681: Water Pipe Section

Appears to have fallen into the drain from above, after the drain was filled up. Hence need not to be contemporary. Most of lip gone at one end. Simple tongue joint; broad shallow corrugation, more marked ... May-June 1936 ... Appears to have fallen into the drain from above, after the drain was filled up. ... Inside seems to have had a coating of black waterproofing, worn away by water or covered by the heavy lime deposit, and now visible only at the top where it is preserved the length of the pipe ... Great Drain.

[Agora Object] A 3616: Antefix: Plastic

Top missing. Middle Stoa series. Upper fill in cut between the early branch of the Great Drain and the East Building terrace gutter. 2273 Leica 1422 ... 26 June 1967

[Agora Object] A 679: Bracket Fragment

Fragment of lower right corner of a bracket like A 678 ( Ι 907), from the same mold. Clay is the same, but fired pinker. Great Drain. Leica ... May-June 1936 ... Fragment of lower right corner of a bracket like A 678 ( Ι 907), from the same mold. ... Great Drain.

[Agora Object] P 19674: Amphora Fragment with Graffito

From the shoulder of a coarse unglazed amphora. Incised: Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block XIV, tray 2. Drain A; fill over tiles in road, mixed to Roman 3rd. c. 3931 Leica ... 1 April 1947 ... From the shoulder of a coarse unglazed amphora. ... Drain A; fill over tiles in road, mixed to Roman 3rd. c.

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[Agora Object] A 434: Cover Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of a curved cover tile with thickened edge. Very coarse pale pink clay, glazed black on outside. Stamped on the inside. To -4.20m. Mixed fill in drain. Leica, color slide ... 2 May 1934 ... Fragment of a curved cover tile with thickened edge. ... Mixed fill in drain.

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[Agora Object] SS 8981: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Latin

Neck complete with beginning of handles. Early Roman amphora. Two stamps on rim, upside down to each other. Class: ERom amph* Finished Brown fill in drain A. a) MANTA[---] b) FAB 1077 Leica ... 16 May 1939 ... Brown fill in drain A ... a) MANTA[---] b) FAB

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[Agora Object] A 61: Crowning Molding of Pedestal

Two opposite faces preserved, one much broken, other completely preserved. Anathyrosis on both ends. Cuttings for setting object in top, perhaps a tripod. Cf. A 66. Pentelic marble. Found at I/14-10/16 ... 1931 ... Cuttings for setting object in top, perhaps a tripod. Cf. A 66. ... Drain.

[Agora Object] A 921: Roof Tile: Stamped

Fragment from upper right corner of a large flat rain tile with high, curved lateral flange and a low half-round flange across the top. Buff clay tempered with coarse brown and white grit, yellow on surface ... 23 May 1938 ... Fragment from upper right corner of a large flat rain tile with high, curved lateral flange and a low half-round flange across the top. ... Reused as a cover for the drain from Base E (i.e.

[Agora Object] A 833: Cover Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of a convex cover tile with thin brown glaze on outside. Stamped on inside: an eight-petalled rosette, from a defective stamp (?). Great Drain, West Branch, clearing east side, Layer XII. 2197 ... 1 March 1938 ... Fragment of a convex cover tile with thin brown glaze on outside. Stamped on inside: an eight-petalled rosette, from a defective stamp (?) ... Great Drain, West Branch, clearing east side, Layer XII.

[Agora Object] A 918: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Broken all around. Fragment from a large probably concave rain tile covered on top with thin brown glaze. Deeply stamped in its upper surface. Middle Drain to north of Building C, loose gravely filling ... 25 May 1938 ... Fragment from a large probably concave rain tile covered on top with thin brown glaze. ... Middle Drain to north of Building C, loose gravely filling.

[Agora Object] A 917: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of rain tile; broken all around. Coarse clay, buff inside, yellow on surface. Mother of the Gods series; the stamp is faint. South of Building C; disturbed earth round late Roman terracotta ... 14 May 1938

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[Agora Object] G 235: Vessel Fragment

A single fragment preserving the slightly flattened bottom of a closed vessel. On outside, inset spirals of pale blue. Opaque, white, china like substance. Drain A, mixed fill. 3rd c. B.C.-late 3rd c ... 4 May 1940 ... A single fragment preserving the slightly flattened bottom of a closed vessel. ... Drain A, mixed fill. 3rd c.

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[Agora Object] A 680: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

All the upper projecting part of the palmette is missing, and only a small bit of the cover tile remains. Across the face, below the palmette, in relief: ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ Coarse orange clay, full of impurities ... May-June 1936 ... All the upper projecting part of the palmette is missing, and only a small bit of the cover tile remains. ... Great Drain.

[Agora Object] A 176: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Lower right corner of antefix with inscription in relief below palmette. Broken at the top, back, left and across most of the bottom; two and a half letter of the inscription preserved. Cf. A 181. Main ... 11 April 1933 ... Broken at the top, back, left and across most of the bottom; two and a half letter of the inscription preserved. Cf. A 181 ... Main drain; trench above water channel.

[Agora Object] A 1344: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Small piece, broken all around, from flat tile. Coarse red clay with bits in it; dirty buff on under surface; red on upper. Stamp incomplete at both ends: Η Θ Υ. Byzantine Kalikia fill, east of Great Drain; ... 20 March 1948

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[Agora Object] A 1892: Raking Sima Fragment

Bottom broken away at back. Flanged joints at ends. Bottom and top rough-picked. No visible trace of painted design. From archaic raking sima. Another piece of same series, directly adjacent to this at ... 9 July 1951 ... Another piece of same series, directly adjacent to this at north. A third piece, probably of same, visible in bit o late Roman wall above line of same drain ca. 13.00m. further north. ... Same series probably as A 758, A 769 (from horizontal sima); also same as A 390, A 1835, A 2527, A 2993, A 3006 ... Built into west wall of Odeion Drain ca. 4.00m. north of the Altar of Ares.

[Agora Object] A 234: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Broken all around; back preserved. Coarse dark buff clay with bits; lighter buff slip. Two lines stamp. Cf. series of stamped tiles: A 136 ff., also SS 4. Metroon series. Fill over fallen cover slabs of ... 26 June 1933 ... Cf. series of stamped tiles: A 136 ff., also SS 4. ... Fill over fallen cover slabs of drain, and stele I 1025; as L 1138.

[Agora Object] P 16664: Saucer

Broken but complete. Flat base, left rough; low flaring wall, plain lip. Brown clay; thin wash of glaze-paint overall, mottled black and red. Belongs with Pyre A 18:3. Finished House A, grave over drain ... 13 May 1940 ... Belongs with Pyre A 18:3 ... House A, grave over drain A 1.

[Agora Object] A 246: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken away behind; surface badly worn. Rather coarse brick red clay, over which a thick coat of light slip was applied. Across the bottom, in large raised letters: Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε. Cf. A 612 (Π 45). 7.50m ... 12 August 1933 ... Rather coarse brick red clay, over which a thick coat of light slip was applied. Across the bottom, in large raised letters: Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε. Cf. A 612 (Π 45). ... From fill of Great Drain, above fork.

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[Agora Object] A 1038: Water Pipe

Broken, but nearly complete. One long and one short joint tongue; rectangular clean-out hole. Pale yellow clay with coarse grit; thin brown glaze on inside only. Finished From the drain of the kitchen ... 550-525 B.C.

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[Agora Object] A 1039: Water Pipe

Broken but practically complete. One long joint tongue only. Oval clean-out hole. Buff clay, unglazed inside, four brown rings outside. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 88, 90, n. 66, fig. 67. Finished ... 470 B.C.

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[Agora Object] SS 10252: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Rectangular stamp, left edge preserved; upper and lower edges not struck; symbol at centre; cluster(?); letters above and below. Early Thasian. Finished Drain A, sand over tiles. Θάσιον phiale cluster? ... 20 March 1948 ... Drain A, sand over tiles.

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[Agora Object] A 2989: Anta Capital

Hawk's beak of 5th c. profile; crowning ovolo rough. In top are cuttings for two Π-clamps leading back to wall block (originally they had intended but a single clamp in the middle of the block, for which ... 1959 ... In top are cuttings for two Π-clamps leading back to wall block (originally they had intended but a single clamp in the middle of the block, for which a cutting remains largely removed by the bedding of the architrave). ... Reused by the builders of the Late Roman Fortification to cover a drain to east of tower at S.W. corner of Library of Pantainos.

[Agora Object] A 2234: Coping Block

Triangular block to set over piers. Apparently nearly complete. Both ends are rough-picked and somewhat chipped, but in one the dowel cutting is preserved. Light grayish Hymettian (?) marble; from the ... 30 March 1953

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[Agora Object] A 66: Crowning Molding of Pedestal

End block. Broken into two pieces. Three faces of the block are finished with a cornice-like molding; the fourth has anathyrosis and two T-clamps. The top, which is worn smooth from later use, has cuttings ... 1931 ... Three faces of the block are finished with a cornice-like molding; the fourth has anathyrosis and two T-clamps. ... Drain.

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[Agora Object] A 1976: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Abacus and top of bolster of Ionic capital. Top and front preserved, the top with a relieving surface approximately 0.02m. in from edge. Cyma reversa at top with clear marks of painted egg decoration, ... 14 April 1952 ... Top and front preserved, the top with a relieving surface approximately 0.02m. in from edge. ... Same series as A 1595 (Temple of Athena at Sounion). ... Late Roman fill above Hellenistic Branch of Great Drain.

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[Agora Object] A 814: Sima Fragment: Painted

Left side preserved. Flat fillet across the top decorated with key-pattern; the squares between the keys painted purple. Below, decorating the curved molding and the flat band, large lotus and palmette ... 25 February 1938

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[Agora Object] A 4501: Column: Ionic

Complete except for chips. Mended from six pieces. Plain shaft, without flutes, Ionic rather than Corinthian because of presumed association with capital formed in area (A 4434 and A 4435). On either side, ... August 1972 ... Plain shaft, without flutes, Ionic rather than Corinthian because of presumed association with capital formed in area (A 4434 and A 4435). ... Trace of ancient repair, a Π-clamp in one of parapet cuttings. ... Found broken up and reused as cover slabs for drain under N.-S. street.

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[Agora Object] A 3649: Basin

Joining fragment on one upper corner. Rim missing though part of a channel preserved at one end. Apparently worked down through periods of reuse. Sides straight flaring out at top. Anathyrosis on two edges ... July 1967 ... Rim missing though part of a channel preserved at one end. ... Lifted from north face of the Great Drain where it passes through the East Building Terrace. Found just west of A 3650.

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[Agora Object] A 164: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Preserved along one side, which has a raised edge nearly to one end. Other edges broken. Coarse brick red clay, with buff slip (?). Near the edge, the mark of the paw of an animal, made in the soft clay ... 3 April 1933 ... Preserved along one side, which has a raised edge nearly to one end. ... Stamped at the center of the tile: Ρ Ι Θ Ε Ω Ν Μ Ω Ν Ι Σ Cf. other pieces with the same stamp: A 136, A 164, A 187, SS 113. ... From Great Drain; brown gravel deposit.

[Agora Object] A 1593: Pan Tile Fragment: Stamped

Part of one lateral edge remains and part of the joint channel on the underside of a large pan tile. Brown clay with white and brown gravel as grog. Stamp in the middle of upper side: ΑΜΗΝΙ]. The archon ... 25 April 1950 ... Part of one lateral edge remains and part of the joint channel on the underside of a large pan tile. ... Others of the same series are A 451 and A 1058, cf. ... From packing along latest Tholos Drain to south of Tholos Porch.

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[Agora Object] A 1250: Finial Fragment

A single fragment preserves the tips of two petals of a palmette, and most of a third. Broken at right; finished surface below. A round smooth dowel hole goes through the fragment lengthwise; traces of ... 3 July 1947 ... A single fragment preserves the tips of two petals of a palmette, and most of a third. Broken at right; finished surface below. A round smooth dowel hole goes through the fragment lengthwise; traces of a pour-channel at right angle to it on the painted side. ... Late to late Roman fill near fork of Great Drain.

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[Agora Object] A 1177: Base for Pilaster

Faces of shaft plain; moldings surround three sides at top. In top, cuttings for lewis; two dowels with pour channels; two pry holes. In Giant Series; a corresponding lower block now rests on the rough ... In Giant Series; a corresponding lower block now rests on the rough base for the second giant from the west. Cf. A 1398 (ΩΔ 412). ... Found in modern cellar wall just north of Odeion north wall to west of Odeion drain; cf. notebook Ν', I, p. 168; for sketch cf., ΟΔ, I, p. 149.

[Agora Object] A 678: Bracket Fragment

Preserved in three joining fragments is the upper right hand corner, except the top, the face entire and the whole lower part. The head, with hair parted and waved, crowned with a diadem and bunches of ... May-June 1936 ... The head, with hair parted and waved, crowned with a diadem and bunches of grapes (so, probably Dionysos) is flanked at either side by a molded console carrying a crowning molding. Dionysos' neck is wrapped in what appears to be a roll of fabric; from this and from the bases of the consoles, depend three large leaves in a spreading trefoil pattern. ... Great Drain.