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[Agora Object] S 1539: Knee Fragment from Akroterion

Broken behind, just above and just below the knee, and to right. Draped right knee, slightly bent, from a life-size statue from akroterion of Temple of Ares. Good workmanship. Pentelic marble. Joins Nike ... 16 June 1951

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1215

Single large fragment from top of lid. Dome divided into two zones by raised, reserved band with stamped egg and dart between grooves, with a ridge below. Above dividing band, a kernos sits on a mound, ... 350-300? ... Kopcke 1964, nos. 1, 6, pp. 26--27, pls. 9:1, 12:1; Kotitsa 1994, pp. 37, 46--47, figs. 47:d, 49. The object on the mound can be identified by comparison to kernoi on coins (Svoronos, pl. 104:21--23) and tokens (IL 646 [Agora X, L 204, pp. 105--106, pl. 26]), which often have branches tied to either side. See also the image incised on the bottom of a Hellenistic lamp (L 1441 [Agora IV, no. 558, p. 138, pl. 24]).