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[Agora Image] 2012.40.0062 (Section ΝΝ 1138)

Looking south. A=Apse foundation. T=Thin Wall. W=Earlier Wall in Apse ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking south. A=Apse foundation. T=Thin Wall. W=Earlier Wall in Apse.

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[Agora Image] 2012.39.0121 (Section Ν' 35)

A- west wall of giants. B- apse wall. C- cement floor ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... A- west wall of giants. B- apse wall. C- cement floor.

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[Agora Image] 2012.39.0123 (Section Ν' 37)

Northwest corner of giants, from southwest, with plaster floor. Inside of apse at x. A- apse wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Inside of apse at x. A- apse wall.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.0686 (Section Φ 90)

Looking north. A=apse wall, M=Martyr, E=earth to get undug next to crosswall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking north. A=apse wall, M=Martyr, E=earth to get undug next to crosswall.

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[Agora Object] A 3656: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Half missing. Three edges on echinus. Reeded bolster with a band of scale pattern in middle. Lime mortar adhering to abacus. Pentelic marble. Built into late wall across apse of Late Roman Building. Leica, ... August 1967 ... Reeded bolster with a band of scale pattern in middle. ... Built into late wall across apse of Late Roman Building.

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[Agora Image] 2012.47.0715 (Section Φ 119)

Looking north. A = apse wall, C = cross wall, F = floor, M = Martyr, P = pillar, T = tile of floor in situ, W = Turkish wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking north. A = apse wall, C = cross wall, F = floor, M = Martyr, P = pillar, T = tile of floor in situ, W = Turkish wall.

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[Agora Image] 2012.40.0239 (Section ΝΝ 1315)

Looking south: Trench of west wall of bath (T) after removal; Layers 1 and 2 to left, ends of Apse Wall (A) at right ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking south: Trench of west wall of bath (T) after removal; Layers 1 and 2 to left, ends of Apse Wall (A) at right.

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[Agora Image] 2012.40.0027 (Section ΝΝ 1103)

Looking west: A: apse. B: Floor 1. 2: Floor 2. W: West wall of bath ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking west: A: apse. B: Floor 1. 2: Floor 2. W: West wall of bath.

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[Agora Image] 2012.39.0120 (Section Ν' 34)

View from southeast. X- apse wall west cannot / ... / in front. A- extension west wall of giants cut for pitch V ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... View from southeast. X- apse wall west cannot / ... / in front. A- extension west wall of giants cut for pitch V.

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[Agora Object] A 1969: Lion's Head Spouts Fragments

a) Upper part of head. Broken in front, below and to right. Preserves only small trace of lion's mane and outline of head. Much weathered. b) Lower jaw fragment. Broken above, in front and on both sides ... 14 April 1952 ... a) Upper part of head. ... From same series as A 1570, A 1774, A 1894, A 1899, A 1903, A 1967, A 1968 and A 2225 ... Gymnasium Apse, interior wall.

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[Agora Object] A 1967: Antefix Fragment

Broken above, below and to left. Preserves greater part of a relief palmette, flanked by flowers. Much weathered. From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion. Island marble. The two fragments A 1967(Ν 898) ... 14 April 1952 ... The two fragments A 1967(Ν 898) and A 1968 (Ν 899) are from same series as A 202, A 1570, A 1778, A 1894, A 1899 and Α 2225, and seem much more like bits of sima with cutout top than separate antefixes. To same series probably belong spouts A 1894, A 1903 and A 1969 (Ν 900). ... Gymnasium Apse, interior wall.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Η'-11-6 (pp. 1957-1958)

Index. Work and Peribolos. Guide Plan. Late Roman Building. Wall A and Apse. Grave. Poros Base A. Base with Circular Cutting. Lion's Head. Curving Wall. Post Hole. Well. Chronology of Peribolos from Pottery ... Η'-11 1957, 1958 Lot Η' 286 ... 1946 ... Wall A and Apse ... Poros Base A ... Curving Wall

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ν-9-30 (pp. 1651-1652)

Strosis on Top of This Martyra Goes With North Monument Base. Inside Gymnasium Apse. North Wall of Apse. North Wall of Square Apse. North Monument Base. Layer II North. Layer III. Soft Earth. Square Monument ... Ν-9 1651, 1652 Ν 854 A 1955 Ν 952 B 986 Ν 853 L 4888 Ν:1952.0328:2 N 35412 Ν:1952.0328:3 Ν:1952.0329:1 N 35414 Lot Ν 168 Lot Ν 165 ... 28 Mar 1952

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[Agora Deposit] P 16:3: Bronze-Casting Pit Against South Apse of Church

Bronze-casting pit and furnace against S apse of Church (106/ΛΕ). Late Roman sherds of the 4th and the 6th c. A.D. were found with fragments of moulds from bronze casting. The west end was destroyed by ... 5th-6th c. A.D ... Bronze-casting pit and furnace against S apse of Church (106/ΛΕ). ... There is a tile floor set on bedrock and two brick piers of the south wall stand to a height of 1.12 m.; one scrap of the north wall establishes a width of 1.05m.

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[Agora Image] 2012.37.1023 (Section Λ 184)

From the south, looking into the trench left by the Turkish Wall. a is Apse Floor. b is the hard green filling below. c is the Terrace Trench showing the black in place. d is the south face of the North ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... From the south, looking into the trench left by the Turkish Wall. a is Apse Floor. b is the hard green filling below. c is the Terrace Trench showing the black in place. d is the south face of the North Apse Wall.

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[Agora Object] A 1968: Antefix Fragment

Broken above, below and to right. Preserves greater part of palmette, with flower to left and tendrils below. Carefully worked in low relief. Severely weathered. From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion ... 14 April 1952 ... The two fragments A 1967(Ν 898) and A 1968 (Ν 899) are from same series as A 202, A 1570, A 1778, A 1894, A 1899 and Α 2225, and seem much more like bits of sima with cutout top than separate antefixes. To same series probably belong spouts A 1894, A 1903 and A 1969 (Ν 900). ... Gymnasium Apse, interior wall.

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[Agora Object] A 554: Sima Fragment: Plastic

The left half of a terracotta sima, preserved to full height. Trace of lion's head spout at right. A goodly amount of tile preserved behind. On front in relief an ornate floral design. Red color on flat ... 24 April 1935 ... The left half of a terracotta sima, preserved to full height. ... Cf. Α 555, A 825, A 1106, A 1131, A 1257 ... Close to wall of outer apse of late Roman Building (some of cement of which clings to one end of sima).

[Agora Object] P 22271: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Small fragment of rim and vertical wall of bowl with moulded decoration; two human figures draped in cloaks to knees; each holds a staff with incurved top; on ground between, uncertain object. Buff clay; ... 2 April 1952 ... Small fragment of rim and vertical wall of bowl with moulded decoration; two human figures draped in cloaks to knees; each holds a staff with incurved top; on ground between, uncertain object. ... Gymnasium apse, layer II, north.

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[Agora Image] 2012.40.0061 (Section ΝΝ 1137)

Looking northwest. A=Apse foundation. E=West edge of mass under East Room. W-W=Earlier Wall in Apse and beside the Tile Drain ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking northwest. A=Apse foundation. ... W-W=Earlier Wall in Apse and beside the Tile Drain.

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[Agora Image] 1997.17.0021 (7-513)

Late wall across apse of the Roman building (House A). In the background the modern extension of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... Apsidal Building in the notebook (SD). north Horizontal (normal) ... June 1937 ... Late wall across apse of the Roman building (House A).

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[Agora Image] 2012.26.0245 (7-513)

Late wall across apse of the Roman building (House A). In the background the modern extension of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... Apsidal Building in the notebook (SD). north Horizontal (normal) ... June 1937 ... Late wall across apse of the Roman building (House A).

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ν-7-63 (pp. 1290-1291)

B=Roman Cemetery Wall Crossed by Apse Wall Fenches West. D'=Late Roman Fill in Hole. C=Level of Marble Chip Strosis Cut Through by Apse Wall. E=Late Roman Fill Dug Beside Pithos. D=Disturbed Fill Late ... Ν-7 1290, 1291 Lot Ν' 59 Lot Ν 59 Lot Ν' 24 Lot Ν 58 Section Ν 267 ... B=Roman Cemetery Wall Crossed by Apse Wall Fenches West ... C=Level of Marble Chip Strosis Cut Through by Apse Wall ... Apse

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[Agora Object] I 6502: Base Fragment

Inscribed fragment of statue base. Preserves upper left corner (three joining pieces) and a bit of upper surface (two uninscribed for). Below simple moulding letters. Hymettian marble. Cf. I 6504. Found ... 5 April 1952 ... Preserves upper left corner (three joining pieces) and a bit of upper surface (two uninscribed for). ... Found in a late Roman wall in the area south of the Gymnasium Apse, west of the Odeion.

[Agora Object] L 4888: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Nozzle slightly squashed, otherwise intact. Round discus with whirling rosette; herringbone on rim. On bottom, in double circle "A". Unglazed. Light red clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Gymnasium ... 28 March 1952 ... On bottom, in double circle "A". Unglazed. Light red clay. ... Gymnasium Apse; soft fill over 90m. Wall.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ν-4-83 (pp. 736-737)

Pit at 13-14/ΛΔ-ΛΕ. Niche in East Wall North of Apse. A Series of Levels and Pits ... Ν-4 736, 737 Ν:1936.0227:1 N 34836 Ν:1936.0213:2 N 34791 Lot Ν 35 Section Ν 168 Section Ν 169 Section Ν 170 ... 13 Feb 1936 ... Niche in East Wall North of Apse ... A Series of Levels and Pits

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[Agora Image] 2012.37.1020 (Section Λ 181)

General view from the east. a=Poros Wall. b=Pit at 30/ΜΕ. c=Terrace Wall Trench. d=Apse Wall. Beyond is the Pit at 32/ΜΕ, and at right foreground the wall of modern house ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... General view from the east. a=Poros Wall. b=Pit at 30/ΜΕ. c=Terrace Wall Trench. d=Apse Wall. Beyond is the Pit at 32/ΜΕ, and at right foreground the wall of modern house.

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[Agora Object] I 5323: Base

Inscribed statue base; reused. Corners badly chipped and a shallow cutting out of the left front corner. Two cuttings for attachment of statue at top. In the bottom, two foot-shaped cuttings for a bronze ... Late 1st. century B.C.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Φ-5-84 (pp. 957-958)

Roman House; Near Its Southeast Corner. Roman House; Red Earth on Floor. Roman House; Scraping Bedrock below Earth Floor. Late Roman Apse; Eastern Half; Around Top. Late Roman Apse; Western Half; Around ... Φ-5 957, 958 Φ 1152 P 35142 Φ 1153 P 35143 Φ 675 P 17056 Φ 1154 A 5098 Φ 1151 P 35141 Lot Φ 116 Lot Φ 117 Lot Φ 118 Lot Φ 119 Lot Φ 120 Lot Φ 121 Lot Φ 122 Lot Φ 123 Lot Φ 124 Lot Φ 125 ... Late 3rd A.D.

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[Agora Image] 2012.37.1011 (Section Λ 172)

Turkish Wall with north return at 31-32/ΜΕ-ΜΖ from west. At x, in the Pit at 32/ΜΕ, a bit of the inner face of the North Apse Wall may be seen. The basket rests on the remains of the South Wall of the ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Turkish Wall with north return at 31-32/ΜΕ-ΜΖ from west. At x, in the Pit at 32/ΜΕ, a bit of the inner face of the North Apse Wall may be seen. The basket rests on the remains of the South Wall of the Apse. At extreme right, the North Foundation.

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΩΔ-2-20 (pp. 231-232)

Gray Clay. Through East Part. Base A; Through West Part. Inner Wall of Odeion. Top of Concrete in Apse. Burnt Debris. South Wall of Odeion. Odeion Trench D ... ΩΔ-2 231, 232 ... 8 Jun 1938 ... Base A; Through West Part ... Inner Wall of Odeion ... Top of Concrete in Apse

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0700 (97-25-32)

ΒΖ. View of area north of Roman bath and temple. From south. A: Unexposed/Undug Pithos; B: Poros Blocks; C: Southwest Wall; D: North Wall of Bath ("Apse"); E: North Wall (Byzantine) of Roman Temple ... AMS north 2212 Horizontal (normal) ... 11 Jun 1997 ... From south. A: Unexposed/Undug Pithos; B: Poros Blocks; C: Southwest Wall; D: North Wall of Bath ("Apse"); E: North Wall (Byzantine) of Roman Temple.

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[Agora Object] I 6503: Base Fragments

Inscribed fragments of base (?). Two non-joining fragments of inscribed base (fragment b, not inscribed). Top very coarsely picked on both fragments. Both fragments have guide lines 0.05m. apart at top ... 5 April 1952 ... On fragment Ν 879 a), four letters remain. ... Found in a late Roman wall in the area south of the Gymnasium Apse, west of the Odeion.

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[Agora Image] 2012.37.1032 (Section Λ 193)

General view from the west. a=Poros Wall. b=Pit at 30/ΜΕ. c=Terrace Wall Trench. d=Apse Wall. Beyond is the Pit at 32/ΜΕ. Most of the modern wall has been removed from the north edge of the Terrace Wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... General view from the west. a=Poros Wall. b=Pit at 30/ΜΕ. c=Terrace Wall Trench. d=Apse Wall. ... Most of the modern wall has been removed from the north edge of the Terrace Wall Trench.

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[Agora Object] I 7040: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Top worn and chipped. Sunken panel within which wreath enframing inscription. Finished right side and border on the back with incised circle or letter "O". From the upper right corner ... August 1967 ... From the upper right corner of a dedication to Apollo. ... Found built into late wall across apse of the Late Roman Building.

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[Agora Image] 1997.10.0011 (5-78)

1) Threshold block at 14/ΝΑ. Byzantine wall over the apse of the Late Roman Complex. 2) Pithos at 3/ΜΗ connected with Byzantine level. 3) Tile floor at 9/ΜΘ. 4) At 13/ΝΓ the apse of the Roman Building ... west ... 2 Mar 1935 ... Byzantine wall over the apse of the Late Roman Complex. 2) Pithos at 3/ΜΗ connected with Byzantine level. 3) Tile floor at 9/ΜΘ. 4) At 13/ΝΓ the apse of the Roman Building. 5) At 15/ΝΔ a paved floor later than the Byzantine wall (1) at 14/ΝΑ.

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[Agora Image] 2012.23.0237 (5-78)

1) Threshold block at 14/ΝΑ. Byzantine wall over the apse of the Late Roman Complex. 2) Pithos at 3/ΜΗ connected with Byzantine level. 3) Tile floor at 9/ΜΘ. 4) At 13/ΝΓ the apse of the Roman Building ... AMS west Horizontal (normal) ... 2 Mar 1935 ... Byzantine wall over the apse of the Late Roman Complex. 2) Pithos at 3/ΜΗ connected with Byzantine level. 3) Tile floor at 9/ΜΘ. 4) At 13/ΝΓ the apse of the Roman Building. 5) At 15/ΝΔ a paved floor later than the Byzantine wall (1) at 14/ΝΑ.

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[Agora Image] 2012.40.0020 (Section ΝΝ 1096)

Looking south: masonry mass under central part of East Room partly removed. A = apse; W = west wall of bath; M - Remains of masonry mass; 2 = Floor 2; 2A = Floor 2 in passage between East and Hypocaust ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Looking south: masonry mass under central part of East Room partly removed. A = apse; W = west wall of bath; M - Remains of masonry mass; 2 = Floor 2; 2A = Floor 2 in passage between East and Hypocaust Rooms; 1= Floor 1.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XX: The Church of the Holy Apostles

Frantz, M. A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The Church of the Holy Apostles stands at an important crossroads in the southeast corner of the area of the ancient Agora. The earliest church on the site, built over a wall of the 5th-century B.C. Mint ... 1971 ... The earliest church on the site, built over a wall of the 5th-century B.C. ... The original plan was revealed as a tetraconch cross-in-square with dome on pendentives carried on arches supported by four freestanding columns, the west of the four apses penetrating into the narthex. ... Finally in 1876-1882 (Period IV) the west end was again rebuilt and the last vestiges of the west apse removed. The architectural type is studied in relation to other churches in Greece, and the restoration is described.

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[Agora Deposit] H 17:8: Cremation Burial

C.G. Thomas ... Geometric grave. Bones discarded. Tomb located about 2m west/west-southwest of the EG1 child inhumation, beneath the restored line of a hypothetical wall connecting the western "apse' and the south wall ... Middle Geometric II ... Tomb located about 2m west/west-southwest of the EG1 child inhumation, beneath the restored line of a hypothetical wall connecting the western "apse' and the south wall of the Geometric House. The floor of the "house" could not be distinguished from the earth packing at the top of the grave. A roughly rectangular trench was cut through earth into bedrock, except at the southeast where it was wholly cut into earth, to a depth of 0.15-0.20m. ... Remnants of a stone packing over the trench survived on the west side and for a short distance along the north.

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[Agora Object] S 1604: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Nose chipped; otherwise intact except for minor chips. Portrait of middle-aged man with close-trimmed beard and mustache. Hair simply treated and cap-like except for locks falling over forehead. Eyes have ... Late 3rd c. or early 4th c. A.D ... The head is cut with a tenon for insertion in a statue. ... The portrait represents a middle-aged man with a full head of hair, short beard and mustache. ... Area south of Gymnasium Apse, Wall no. 3.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ν-10-94 (pp. 1977-1978)

Later than Red Fill; Byzantine Walls; Walls 1 and 2 (Wall 2 in Envelope). Later than Red Fill; Byzantine Walls; Wall 3. Rectangular Pits; Northern and Southern Pits. Rectangular Pits; Earth under Southern ... Ν-10 1977, 1978 Lot Ν 145 Lot Ν 146 Lot Ν 147 Lot Ν 148 Lot Ν 149 Lot Ν 150 Lot Ν 151 Lot Ν 152 Lot Ν 153 Lot Ν 154 Lot Ν 155 Lot Ν 156 Lot Ν 157 ... 3rd A.D ... Later than Red Fill; Byzantine Walls; Walls 1 and 2 (Wall 2 in Envelope) ... Later than Red Fill; Byzantine Walls; Wall 3 ... House; South of Apse; West of Square Room

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΝΝ-44-103

Plateia between Houses T and U; Geometric Sand in Gully; Over Wall. Roman Bath; Foundations of Apse and South Wall. Under Roman Bath; Red Fill; Layer A. Under Roman Bath; Red Fill; Layer B. Under Roman ... ΝΝ-44 Lot ΝΝ 852 Lot ΝΝ 853 Lot ΝΝ 854 Lot ΝΝ 855 Lot ΝΝ 856 Lot ΝΝ 857 Lot ΝΝ 858 Lot ΝΝ 859 Lot ΝΝ 860 Lot ΝΝ 861 Lot ΝΝ 862 Lot ΝΝ 863 ... Geometric ... Plateia between Houses T and U; Geometric Sand in Gully; Over Wall ... Roman Bath; Foundations of Apse and South Wall ... Under Roman Bath; Red Fill; Layer A

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ω-1-8 (pp. 2-3)

General Information. Plans. Modern Houses. General Plan with Square Meters. Notebook Working Plans. Southwest Corner. Northwest Corner. Southeast Corner. Northeast Corner. General Description of Section ... Ω-1 2, 3 ... House A; = Southwest Part of Room; Roman House; Destroyed by Heruli ... Building C; Late Roman Complex; West Apse; Northeast and North Central ... House E; Scrap of Wall and Marble Chip Floor; Northwest; Continued in Χ