Agora Object: T 1421
Inventory Number:   T 1421
Section Number:   Φ 260
Title:   Rattle: Bear
Category:   Terracotta
Description:   Intact rattle in shape of bear walking.
Inside, several small pellets. The two hind legs are joined together; the left foreleg is added separately by hand.
Details gouged. Mold made lengthwise in two pieces. A small vent hole in belly near hind legs. Slight traces of white color in mouth.
Pinkish buff clay.
Context:   Soft greyish brown earth with bones. Found with P 9801, L 2916-2918.
Late Roman tomb at 53-54/ΛΕ-ΛΣΤ.
Negatives:   Leica, XLV-41, 7-189, 81-420, 81-420 BIS
Dimensions:   H. 0.095; L. ca. 0.135; W. 0.042
Date:   9 April 1937
Section:   Φ
Grid:   Φ:53/ΛΕ
Deposit:   M 18:3
Period:   Roman
Bibliography:   Guide (1976), p. 268, fig. 143.
    AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), cover.
    Hesperia 7 (1938), p. 354, fig. 41.
    AJA 41 (1937), p. 188, fig. 18.
    Agora VI, p. 67, pl. 19, no. 791.
    Agora XIV, p. 214, pl. 108 f.
References:   Publications (4)
Publication Pages (4)
Report: 1957 Excavations Φ, Χ, Ψ
Report: 1937 Φ
Report Page: 1937 Φ, s. 10
Report Page: 1957 Excavations Φ, Χ, Ψ, s. 3
Images (4)
Deposit: M 18:3
Notebook: Φ-3
Notebook: Φ-4
Notebook Pages (4)
Card: T 1421