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[Agora Object] P 23403: Krater Fragments with Relief Decoration: West Slope

Many joining fragments preserve about one-quarter of rim and upper side; two small rim fragments do not join. A flaring rim with west slope decoration has been added to body of a large Megarian bowl. Outside ... 29 May 1953 ... P.H. a) 0.142; Max. Dim. b) 0.19, c) 0.134; Est. Diam. (rim) 0.33

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[Agora Object] P 1966: Bowl with Relief Decoration: Corinthian

A small fragment from the side and a chip from the rim are missing. The bowl has an offset rim, flat, with two mouldings below: one wide, one narrow. Between two raised ridges under the main zone is a ... 13 May 1933 ... man [not a draped maenad as ... not satyrs and maenads. He ... later than 280 B.C., or the

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[Agora Deposit] F 13:5: Hellenistic (?) Amphora Deposit

Laura Gawlinski ... Ovoid pit cut into bedrock or sterile fill just north of preserved floor surfaces in the so-called Strategeion. Length (west-east) 2.6m; widens at 1.25m from the east scarp so that at west pit is 0.75m ... 4th B.C ... necks, do not join other

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 151

Mended from several fragments, with the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Mouth completely restored. H. to top of handle 0.135; rest. diam. of body 0.118. R. S. Young, Hesperia 20, 1951, ... Ca. 430 B.C ... ARV1 779--783; not in ARV2).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1070

About half of lid and all of knob preserved. Reserved band on top side of knob around central depression. Glazed on underside. P.H. 0.06; max. dim. 0.15. From the center out: egg pattern with dots; women ... Ca. 410 B.C ... 1951; not in ARV2).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1489

Floor, bowl, and lip fragment, strengthened with plaster. Reserved line on inside of rim. P.H. 0.051; est. diam. of rim 0.27; est. outer diam. of tondo 0.15. I, youth leaving home. All that remains of ... Ca. 410-400 B.C ... square. A (not illustrated),

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1517

Floor fragment with stem and start of foot. Small area of greenish glaze on outside that may come from stacking in the kiln. P.H. 0.04; max. dim. 0.075; est. diam. of tondo 0.10. I, archer (arms, body, ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... Ca. 510-500 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1625

Floor fragment with start of stem. Part of surface pitted. Max. dim. 0.082. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 23, 1954, pl. 15:d. I, symposiast (head, shoulders, upper part of left arm, both legs from the knee ... Ca. 500 B.C ... Ca. 500 B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 4913: Prytany Decree Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Two fragments, both from the right side apparently of the same large stele. The stele had in late times been carefully cut up into small brick-like pieces of which these are two. Since ... 1st. century B.C ... 1st. century B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 849: Base Fragments

Statue base in honor of Trebellius Rufus of Toulouse. Fragments Ε 329 a-f), all the pieces are broken on all sides; fragment e) joins directly on to fragment f), at the latters lower left side. Along ... (Ε 329 a-f) 15 May 1933 (E 496) 21 May 1937 (of small fragment) 29 July 1937 ... fragment, not made up into the

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[Agora Object] SS 3807: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Unidentified

Rim, neck and start of one handle preserved; large projecting, mushroom-shaped rim. Pinkish micaceous clay, buff at core and surface, with very light thick slip. The end of a rectangular or oval stamp ... 19 April 1935 ... Study Collections-Case No. 98C-4

[Agora Publication] Sculpture: The Assemblage from the Theater

Sturgeon, Mary C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... At the time of its creation in the Hadrianic period, the Corinth Theater presented the most elaborate form of Roman theater architecture to date; a three-storied columnar facade made of multicolored marble ... 2004 ... Sturgeon, Mary C.

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[Agora Object] P 1275: Red Figure Cup: Type C

Mended from many fragments; restored in plaster. About half the rim, both handles (except the attachment of one), and a large part of the sides missing. Offset lip. Medallion scene depicts wine-boy running ... August-September 1932 ... Red Figured And White Ground | Cups | Type C | Offset Lip

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[Agora Object] I 6959: Marble Fragments: Casualty List

Inscribed fragments. Fragment ΕΛ 280 a), broken at left and below. Anathyrosis at right. Cutting for T-clamp in top. Back smooth picked. Stoichedon (lines 3 ff.) Fragment ΒΔ 14 b), broken on all three ... 5th. century B.C ... 5th. century B.C.

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[Agora Object] P 32415: Black Figure Oinochoe

Mended from many fragments; complete except for small holes in body. Shape 1 oinochoe, with offset neck and trefoil mouth. Flaring ring foot, raised line at juncture of body and neck. Deeply pinched mouth, ... 6 July 1995 ... 525-500 B.C. Decoration covers ... No storage specifications. This vessel should not be lifted by its handle.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 811

Mended with the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably much of the body and all of the foot. Rest. H. 0.178; rest. diam. 0.131. J. R. Green, Hesperia 31, 1962, pl. 28:3 and pl. 29:3; N ... Ca. 410 B.C ... Of Hermes (not

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 986

Most of shoulder with start of neck, about half of body. P.H. 0.076; diam. at shoulder 0.082. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 16, 1947, pl. 47:3; LIMC III, 1986, p. 454, no. 335, pl. 335, s.v. Dionysos; Burn, ... Ca. 410 B.C ... (not illustrated). Above and

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[Agora Object] P 2698: Red Figure Cup: Type C and Inscribed

Mended from many pieces; parts of cup and rim, all of one handle and part of the other and most of the foot, restored in plaster. The preserved fragment of the foot does not join directly. Offset rim; ... August-September 1932 ... Red Figured And White Ground | Cups | Type C | Offset Lip

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[Agora Object] P 2700: Black Figure Olpe

None of the base, back or handle preserved and large pieces missing from lip and front. Restored in plaster; three fragments not included in restoration preserved separately. Possibly depicts boxers(?) ... August-September 1932 ... Est. Diam. 0.129; Max. Dim. a) 0.078, b) 0.05, c) 0.043; Rest. H. 0.266

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[Agora Object] G 541: Bowl Fragment

Four joining fragments (a-d) preserve nearly half of the floor, with part of the low ring foot; two fragments (e-f) give a little of the plain rim and gently curving wall. A fourth fragment (g) appears ... 24 March 1956 ... Max. Dim. a) 0.085, b) 0.054, c) 0.037, d) 0.017, e) 0.075, f) 0.046, g) 0.038, h)

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 165

Seven non-joining fragments, mostly of wall, a / e and f with shoulder, g of overhang of rim from near handle plate. Glaze rather dull on b and d. Max. dim. a/e) 0.107, b) 0.088, c) 0.073, d) 0.053, f) ... Ca. 500-490 B.C ... 0.107, b) 0.088, c) 0.073, d) ... with chariot(?). Fragment c ... with Kyknos, Zeus is not

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 303

Eight non-joining wall fragments, a and b with rim and strengthened with plaster. Band on inside at rim, a narrower one 0.068 below rim. Glaze fired red on inside, slightly misfired below figures on outside ... Ca. 460-450 B.C ... Ca. 460-450 B.C.

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[Agora Object] S 1654: Draped Standing Female Figure: Aphrodite

The head broken off just above the base of the neck; the (raised) right arm, made separately and attached, missing, and the upper part of the cloak, held by the right arm, is broken away. Part of the left ... Middle of 2nd c. A.D ... sandals; the straps not

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[Agora Object] P 43: White Ground Cup: Type C and Inscribed

The base, most of the central medallion, and one handle are preserved. Medallion is outlined with a single line of brown glaze. The figure is that of a standing youth (Apollo?) facing right and playing ... 2 July 1931 ... Red Figured And White Ground | Cups | Type C | Decoration On White Ground

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 120

Wall fragment of stand. Glaze pitted and flaked in places. P.H. a) 0.175, b) 0.086. E. Papoutsaki-Serbeti, Ὀ Ζωγράφος τῆς Providence, Athens 1983, pl. 33; K. Arafat, Classical Zeus, Oxford 1990, pl. 31 ... Ca. 470 B.C ... not into the phiale. She

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 637

Lower part of body, all of ring base. Streaky brownish black glaze on inside. Glaze on outside brownish in places. Dent on right altar. P.H. 0.122; diam. of base 0.125. L. Talcott, AJA 49, 1945, p. 526, ... Ca. 425 B.C ... Ca. 425 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1500

Mended with missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably all of one handle and part of the bowl to the left of it, all of stem and foot plate. The glaze misfired red in the center of the tondo ... Late 5th century B.C ... Late 5th century B.C.

[Agora Object] SS 3785: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Unidentified

The neck is pushed in by handles at the top, there giving an aval rather than a circular opening. Upper parts of both handles preserved. Light red clay with some mica in it, and traces of thin slip. ... 17 April 1935 ... which had not many sherds in

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[Agora Object] P 20716: Black Figure Siana Cup

Mended from over 100 fragments; a few small pieces missing, restored in plaster. Interior Large medallion: bearded warrior running to left, two spears in the right hand, shield in the left; greaves and ... 9 May 1950 ... wreath not extended over the

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Notebooks

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The Notebooks The process of excavating an archaeological site is essentially destructive but the irrevocable features are preserved in a notebook. The excavator records his thoughts and observations, ... not surprising as the

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[Agora Object] I 4408: Record Fragments

Inscribed fragments. "POLETAI" record. Confiscated property of those who profaned the Mysteries. Fragment ΙΙ 2 a), inscribed face only preserved. Thirteen lines of the inscription preserved. Belongs to ... 414 B.C ... c) 0.234, d) 0.065, e) ... 0.008, b) 0.008-0.009, c ... b) 0.25, c) 0.125, d)

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 266

Two non-joining fragments, P 4811 of rim with start of wall, P 3445 of wall. Narrow band on inside of P 4811 (at rim), another 0.065 below rim. Glaze fired red except for palmette ornament on P 4811 and ... Ca. 460 B.C ... Ca. 460 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 450

Three non-joining wall fragments, P 34 a/P 22761 a with half of one handle. Narrow reserved band on inside. Glaze abraded and flaked in places. P.H.P 34 a/P 22761 a) 0.23; max. dim. P 34 b) 0.107, P 22761 ... Probably early 4th century B.C ... Probably early 4th century B.C.

[Agora Deposit] T 19:3: Well

Well at 15/ΙΕ = Pocket in side of Turkish Pit at 15/ΙΔ. Shallow well on the lower slopes of the Acropolis, east of the Panathenaic Way, in the area later occupied by the Archaic Building. Located 3.5m ... 700-675 B.C. with intrusions ... 700-675 B.C. with intrusions

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[Agora Object] S 1631: Portrait Head of Female Figure

Intact save for end of nose and ancient chip from right ear and recent chips from hair and left ear. Socket for fitting into body rough-picked; carried up high in back of neck. Hair in marked waves above ... Julio-Claudian period ... second half of the 3rd c. A.D ... finished smooth but not

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 118

Two non-joining fragments. Fragment a comes from the lower part of the vase; fragment b is a shoulder fragment. Glaze on b is slightly abraded; streaky and pitted on inside. P.H. a) 0.175; max. dim. b) ... Ca. 420 B.C ... is not known from many ... the earliest if not the

[Agora Deposit] Q 12:1: Well by Stoa Pier 3.

Well by Stoa Pier 3. Mouth was discovered in 1950 (p. 2273). Between first and second POU; no joins between the groups, which were separated by nearly sterile fill. No apparent chronological difference ... Mid-2nd c. B.C ... the well, and not joining

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1482

Two non-joining fragments, a of lip and bowl, b of bowl. Stubs of one handle on a. Reserved line on rim. Glaze cracked and fired brown in places. Max. dim. a) 0.158, b) 0.047; diam. at rim 0.18; est. diam ... Ca. 420-410 B.C ... White: fillet. Not from the

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 249

Wall fragment with a little of projecting rim. Glaze misfired reddish brown in places on outside; a bit greenish on inside. Max. dim. 0.074. Fight(?). The fragment preserves the raised, bent right arm ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... Ca. 510-500 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 342

P 134 andThree non-joining wall fragments, P 5110 a with roots of one handle. Glaze flaked in many places; fired brown on much of inside. P.H. of P 5110 a) 0.185; P.W. 0.29; max. dim. P 134: 0.184, P 5110 ... Third quarter of the 5th century B.C ... Third quarter of the 5th century B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:11: Mycenaean Chamber Tomb

Brian Martens ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. At this point the full western extent of the chamber has not been located because of ... LHIIIA ... the chamber has not been ... Geometric period (ca. 700 B.C or

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 584

Ten non-joining fragments, f with start of handle, i part of handle (not illustrated). Max. dim. a) 0.42, b) 0.232, c) 0.239, d) 0.243, e) 0.085, f) 0.10, g) 0.149, h) 0.068, i) 0.057, j) 0.077. P.H. of ... Ca. 440 B.C ... i part of handle (not ... 0.232, c) 0.239, d) 0.243, e) ... 15, pl. 166, A--C. A,

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[Agora Object] P 15844: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

The lower body, mended from many pieces; nothing of the foot preserved. On the interior is a dull black glaze wash (the only example of the series which shows any signs of waterproofing inside). For the ... 12-15 April 1939 ... renumbered as frag. b (not

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 536

Two non-joining fragments with start of handle on each; a of wall from lower part of figured zone; b upper part of wall with start of rim. Reserved band on inside at top of b. Glaze flaked in part. Draw ... Mid-4th century B.C ... Mid-4th century B.C.

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Volunteer Application

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Excavations in the Athenian Agora Volunteer Program Summer 2013 The American School of Classical Studies at Athens announces a program for volunteer excavators wishing to participate in the archaeological ... not discriminate on the

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[Agora Object] A 1559: Anta Capital: Doric

Anta capital assembled from 36 fragments. Stoa Poikile series. On the top of the capital note the following indications for the placing of the architrave: a relieving surface, 0.10m. wide and 0.003m. deep, ... April 1949, 17 March 1952 ... side, not quite straight.

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[Agora Object] S 399: Base with Relief of Charioteer, Warrior and Quadrica

The base has been hacked away on top and in the back; great, rough cuttings extend from the central rectangular cutting on the top, presumably made when the base was first cut, to support what ever stood ... 4th c. B.C ... has not been realized: the ... B.C. Pentelic marble. cf.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 254

Two non-joining wall fragments. Max. dim. a) 0.055, b) 0.077. A. Ashmead, Hesperia 35, 1966, pl. 8. Fragment a preserves most of the filleted head of an old man (Phoinix) to left, holding a spear or staff ... Ca. 490 B.C ... Ca. 490 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 320

Wall fragment with part of rim. Reserved line on inside at junction of rim. Max. dim. 0.13. Warrior (feet missing), nude but for his helmet, attacks to left, his spear in his slightly raised right hand, ... Ca. 440-430 B.C ... Amazon, but he did not include

[Agora Deposit] H-K 12-14: Middle Stoa Building Fill

Middle Stoa Building Fill (with filling to S) (See also Κ: H-I-J 14-15 and Λ: K-M 13-14) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... To ca. 180 B.C ... of early 2nd. c. Fragments ... deposit is not definitive and

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... half of the 1st century B.C ... detail. There are not many ... not because they are

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1407

Mended with small missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Lip offset on inside; foot offset on underside. Glaze slightly abraded on handles. H. 0.074; diam. of rim 0.18; W. with handles 0.238; ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... 128; C. Cardon, AJA 83, ... C. Kurtz, JHS 103, 1983, ... short beard. He does not have

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Council and Magistrates

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The Council and the Magistrates Like selection for military service, allotment to the Council was organized according to the division by tribes; 50 members from each tribe acted as a unit in the Council ... ca. 480–460 B.C. The ... property, 414/3 B.C. In addition ... confiscated in 415 B.C., the

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[Agora Object] P 1227: Black Figure Oinochoe

Fragmentary; restored in plaster. Missing, the lower part of the handle and its attachment, about half the rim and much of the walls. The figured panel is not set square with the handle, but begins close ... 8 October 1932 ... figured panel is not set square ... 6th. c.).

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Citizenship Tribes and Demes

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Citizenship: Tribes and Demes Every male Athenian, above and beyond the regular universal military training for service in the citizen army, was subject to universal political service. Besides being a ... Stoa. Sixth century B.C. and ... of office, vowing not to

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 31, s. 15, p. xv

Larson, J. 1995. Greek Heroine Cults, Madison. Laubscher, H. 1966. Skulpturen aus Tralles, IstMitt 16, pp. 115-129. Lauenstein, D. 1987. Die Mysterien von Eleusis, Stuttgart. Lauter, H. 1985. Der Kultplatz ... Agora 31 xv ... Lawton, C. 1995. Attic Document Reliefs: Art and Politics in Ancient Athens, ... Linders, T. 1988. Kerchnos and Kerchnion-Not Kernos but Granulation, OpAth ... Meritt, B.D. 1977. Athenian Archons, 347/6-48/7 B.C., Historia 26, pp.

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[Agora Object] A 958: Chimney Pot

Lid and about a quarter to a third of stand preserved; restored in plaster. This curious object consists of an umbrella-like cover, with a wide vertical rim which overhangs the bluntly conical stand attached ... 28 May-16 June 1938 ... Tsakirgis (2007a), p. 229, fig. 24.3 c.

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Excavations

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The Excavations Excavations in the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens commenced in 1931 under the supervision of T. Leslie Shear. The systematic excavation of this important ... parliament voted not to undertake ... railroad; (c) Giants and Tritons;

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 288

Two non-joining fragments, P 5107 with rim and body, P 44 of wall. Reserved line on side at rim; another 0.06 below rim. Glaze misfired greenish and reddish in places. P.H. P 5107: 0.127; est. diam. at ... Ca. 430 B.C ... but is not mentioned in the ... not firmly attributed to

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1526

Two non-joining fragments of lip, bowl, and floor. Glaze abraded slightly on outside at rim. Max. dim. a) 0.14, b) 0.035; est. diam. at rim 0.15; diam. of tondo 0.117. R. Lamberton and S. Rotroff, Birds ... Probably mid-5th century B.C ... (reserved, not incised) appears on

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1631

Krater. Most of rim, part of body, and one handle restored. Foot chipped, hole in floor (probably intentional); some appliqué figures partly missing. Molded foot; broad, flat resting surface. Low, hollow ... Context of 150-110 ... the piece is not Pergamene.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1411

Profile complete. Mended with the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably most of one side of the bowl, about half of the other, both handles. H. 0.077; rest. diam. at rim 0.185; diam ... Ca. 500 B.C ... (not illustrated), uncertain

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... Mattusch, C. C.Publication Date: ... originally built around 150 B.C ... the Agora did not end in

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[Agora Object] S 312: Winged Nike: Akroterion

Missing: head, right arm just below shoulder, left arm, right leg from immediately above knee, left leg from immediately above ankle; parts of the cloak at the back gone, also the fragments of drapery ... 21 March 1933 ... was not meant to be seen,

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[Agora Deposit] K 3:2: Byzantine Layer with Complete Pots

James Artz Pirisino Daniele Kylindreas Miltiades ... Excavation in Room 3 of ΒΘ West revealed 5 ceramic vessels in a row against the eastern face of Wall 12. 3 complete vessels (ΒΘ 122, 124, and 125) were catalogued, along with the base of a plain glazed ... 9th-11th c. A.D ... 9th-11th c. A.D.

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[Agora Object] P 3040: Black Figure Siana Cup Fragments

(See revisions below under ADDENDA) 18 fragments; making up to 15. a) Fragment of offset lip and body, with the shields of two warriors, one with device of lion's head, overlapping from body to rim. Inside, ... 1 February 1934 ... group in each case. c ... right. c) Lip fragment: ... to left, not the one on

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1422

Broken and mended with many missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably a large amount of the rim. Three concentric circles on underside of foot. Glaze misfired on A--B from stacking in the ... Ca. 480 B.C ... Ca. 480 B.C.

[Agora Publication] The North Slope Krater, New Fragments

Broneer, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery ... 1956 ... is not preserved, he ... not, is in harmony with the ... 51, b, c ). There the

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Staff and Contact Information The Agora Excavations offices are located within the ancient Agora archaeological site, on the upper floor of the Stoa of Attalos. The offices in the Stoa of Attalos are open ... preserved decoration not