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Base and lower body all restored.
Shiny brown glaze, peeled.
Cf. Brann L 26 (LG IIA); Brann 131 (LG IIB) ... LG II ... peeled.
Cf. Brann L 26 (LG IIA); Brann 131 (LG IIB) |
Dull red glaze.
Like Brann O 19 ... LG IIA ... H. 0.075; Diam. (rim) 0.111 |
Nothing of base.
Black glaze.
Like Brann I 35 ... MG II ... Nothing of base.
Black glaze.
Like Brann I 35. |
Low ring foot; rolled handle.
Black glaze.
Cf. Brann 49 ... Transition to LG II ... H. 0.235; Diam. 0.161 |
All of one side missing. Plain bottom.
Shiny black glaze.
For other bird skyphoi, cf. E. Brann, Hesperia 29, 1960, p. 405, no. 4. Brann would attribute all such skyphoi to one shop ... LG I ... H. 0.078 |
Slightly convex side wall.
Shiny black to reddish brown glaze.
Cf. Brann 190 ... LG IIB ... H. 0.056; Diam. (rim) 0.09 |
Red glaze.
Cf. Brann 159; Kerameikos V, 1, pl. 132, neg. no. 5541 ... Early 7th c. B.C ... H 397 ... H 397 |
| Well A, early 5th c. B.C. Near the Agora Boundary Stone, northwest corner of Middle Stoa; diameter at top 0.92m, widening to 1.15m and more below. Shaft neatly faced with stones to a depth of 0.70m below ... Ca. 520-480 B.C ... H 12:15 ... H 12:15 |
Flat bottom. Ladder pattern and blob stars on handles.
Dull black glaze, brownish where thin.
Cf. Brann 169 ... MG II ... H 430 ... H 430 |
Entirely glazed inside and out except for the reserved handle zone outside.
Streaky black glaze.
Cf. Brann 139 ... 700-650 B.C ... H 288 ... H 288 |
NM 16179
Low disk foot. Ladder pattern on handle.
Dull black glaze, fired red in places.
Cf. Brann 76 ... LG I ... H. 0.12; Diam. 0.106 |
Unpainted two handled cups are discussed under Brann. Ours is closer to Agora examples which were found in Middle Geometric contexts ... MG II ... H 307 ... H 307 |
Flat bottom and round mouth. Irregular latticing on shoulder, probably first of triangles, then spaces between.
Dull red glaze.
Cf. Brann 65 ... Early 7th c. B.C ... H 342 ... H 342 |
NM 16094
Very slightly convex lid, almost flat; plain rim, slightly thickened below; large inverted conical handle.
Black glaze.
Cf. Brann I 59 ... MG II-LG I ... Brann I 59. |
Handle and most of trefoil mouth restored.
Disk foot, sharply offset from body.
Streaky brown glaze, much worn and peeled.
Cf. Brann 58 ... Early 7th c. B.C ... Brann 58. |
Flat bottom. Glazed inside except for a reserved band at rim.
Dull red to brown glaze outside, thick brown glaze inside.
Like Brann 177 ... Transition to LG ... Brann 177. |
Base completely restored.
Dull black glaze.
Young XX 1-3 and Brann 261 are similarly decorated but deeper and less rounded so probably later than ours ... MG II ... H. 0.067; Diam. (rim) 0.117 |
Reserved dot at center of floor inside, band at rim.
Black glaze.
Cf. Brann I 32; also J.N. Coldstream, Arch. Anz. 78, 1963, col. 203 ... MG II ... H 300 ... H 300 |
Flat bottom, Ladder pattern on handle.
Black glaze.
For imitation of the Corinthian Light-on-Dark technique in which white paint was used cf. Brann N 8 ... LG II ... used cf. Brann N 8 |
Nothing of mouth or handle. Low ring foot; conical body.
Shiny black glaze, brown where thin.
For other Late Geometric oinochoai with conical bodies, cf. Brann F 13 ... LG II ... Brann F 13. |
Black glaze fired red in places.
A close parallel to Brann 153, the earliest Corinthiasizing kotyle found in the Agora; for its profile, see Hesperia 29, 1960, p. 408, fig. 4 ... LG IIA ... Black glaze fired red in places.
A close parallel to Brann 153, the earliest |
Disk foot; slightly convex side wall; plain rim, thickened inward and flat at top.
Stroke series on top of rim; all glazed inside.
Dull glaze, black to brown.
Cf. Brann F 29 ... 650-625 B.C ... Brann F 29. |
Flat bottom; rising band handle decorated on its outer face with an elongated St. Andrew's cross.
Black glaze, fired red in places.
For system of complete banding which is Corinthian, cf. Brann 55 ... LG II ... Brann 55. |
Entirely glazed inside and out except for a reserved band on either side of rim; the band inside decorated with a stroke series.
Dull glaze, black to dark brown and somewhat peeled.
Cf. Brann 137 ... Late 8th c. B.C ... H. 0.071; Diam. (rim) 0.11 |
NM 16057
High disk foot. Inside all glazed except for a reserved band at rim filled with a series of short vertical strokes.
Black glaze, brown where thin.
See Brann I 27 for other oversized skyphoi ... LG I ... H. 0.141; Diam. (rim) 0.193 |
NM 16053
Ring foot and double rolled handle. Two narrow glaze lines interrupted in front by a zigzag column. Double glaze band down outer face of each handle section.
Shiny brown glaze, in places shading ... LG I ... H. 0.216; Diam. 0.151 |
Flat bottom; wide, shallow body; offset rim, tilted outward. Body banded to handle zone; in handle zone, a zigzag; parallel verticals on either side of rim; banded inside.
Black glaze outside, mostly ... Early 7th c. B.C ... Brann L 28. |
| Brann O 26. Brann H 5. Hesperia, XXIX. Brann O 27. Brann H 42. Burial. Brann O 23. Brann H 46. Brann O 24. Brann H 44. Brann O 17. Brann H 10. Brann O 19. Brann H 2. Brann O 20. Brann H 16. Brann O 22 ... Agora 8 120 P 15122 P 17175 P 17354 P 15123 P 17176 P 17355 P 17177 P 17356 P 15124 P 17178 P 17357 P 17179 P 17358 P 17180 P 17359 P 15125 P 17181 P 17360 P 17182 P 17361 P 15126 P 17183 P 17362 P 15127 ... Brann H 15 ... Brann H 5 ... Brann H 42 |
Well N ... Middle Geometric ... H 15:1 ... H 15:1 |
Pocket in cobble paving in road west of Fountain House ... 1st c. A.D ... H 15:3 ... H 15:3 |
Well (Hole) at 19/Ι(ΙΑ). Collapsed well creating a hole above; mixed fill in hole, early Byzantine in well proper. Coins:
26 April 1934 #12
27 April 1934 #28
28 April 1934 #38
1 May 1934 #3 ... Early Byz ... H 15:2 ... H 15:2 |
NM 16070
Disk foot and oval mouth. All glazed inside.
Thick black glaze inside, thin and brown outside.
Brann lists other clay-ground kantharoi under I 49 and suggests that the idea may have been inspired ... LG I ...
Brann lists other clay-ground |
NM 16095
Disk foot; fairly pointed body. All glazed inside except for two reserved bands below lip, the upper decorated with groups of short strokes.
Black to brown glaze.
For the Corinthian model of ... Early 7th c. B.C ... H 87 ... H 87 |
Nothing of handle or mouth.
Flat bottom; squat, convex lower body; high, upward-tapering upper wall. Legs and round shield of a man walking right and carrying two spears (head missing); behind, tree (?) ... Early Protoattic ... where thin.
Cf. Brann E1 for |
Intact.
Flat bottom and slightly convex lower body. Inside all glazed except for a reserved dot at center of floor and three bands below lip.
Black to brown glaze.
Cf. Kerameikos V, 1, pl. 98, inv ... LG I ... example: Brann 319. The shape |
Estimated Grid ... H/14,15-12/10,11 |
Estimated Grid ... H 12:15.4 ... H 12:15.4 |
Estimated Grid ... H 12:15.1 ... H 12:15.1 |
Estimated Grid ... H/14,15-12/10,11 |
No finds. Estimated Grid ... H/14,15-12/10,11 |
Nothing of neck, mouth, or handle. Squat body with flat bottom. At either side, a set of three concentric circles around a dotted quatrefoil; front and back, same scheme: wavy vertical lines to point ... LG II ... H 364 ... H 364 |
Left to right. Γάες
If this is a genitive of Gaia, as Blegen suggested, it is surprising. Ge and its forms are normal in Attic epigraphy, while Gaia is poetic. Votive dump. Γάες ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 10, p. 15 ... A.J.A. 38 (1934), p. 20, no. 15. |
Flat bottom; flaring rim pinched to trefoil mouth. Elongated sigmas on outside; row of dots on outer face of lip. Lip reserved inside and decorated with elongated dots linked by tangents; otherwise glazed ... LG IIB ... trefoil cups. cf. Brann ) 32; |
Bottom wholly restored.
Incised wavy lines at level of both handle attachments and down outer face of handle.
Unglazed and handmade.
For ware, Hesperia 30 (1961), pp. 316-317.
For incised decoration ... 7th c. B.C ... H 360 ... H 360 |
The single letter gamma incised on the reserved resting surface; no letters to the right , broken away to left. Votive dump ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 166, p. 39, pl. 15. |
Part of rim, shoulder, and one handle preserved, but nothing of lower body or base.
Shoulder rounded directly into high, straight rim. Inside glazed as far as preserved except for a reserved band below ... LG I ...
Close to Brann 92; See ... Oakshott, J. H. S. 86, 1966, pp ... H 579 a, b to check |
Joins with H 140.
Two joining pieces. Retrograde. -ΕΚ- Heroon. -ΕΚ- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 141, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 13. |
Part of an incised five-pointed star like H 222. Votive dump ... Part of an incised five-pointed star like H 222. |
An incised five-pointed star, partly broken off at left. A similar star scratched on a late 7th. c. B.C. plate from Smyrna is called an owner's or merchant's mark: L.H. Jeffery, B.S.A. 59, 1964, p. 40, ... mark: L.H. Jeffery, B.S.A. |
Retrograde. -ΕΝ Votive dump. -ΕΝ ... H 214 ... H 214 |
Retrograde. -.A.- Votive dump. -.A.- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 133, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
Retrograde. -Διό[ς--] Votive dump. -Διό[ς--] ... H 383 ... H 383 |
Probably retrograde. -ΔΕ- Altar area. -ΔΕ- ... H 513 ... H 513 |
Either way. -O.- Altar area. -O.- ... H 552 ... H 552 |
Probably left to right. -ΑΙΑ- Heroon. -ΑΙΑ- ... H 500 ... H 500 |
Left to right. -IE- Altar area. -IE- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 132, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
A symbol of four lines, apparently complete. Altar area ... H 153 ... H 153 |
Surface very worn. Left to right. -ΕΓ- Votive dump. -ΕΓ- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 138, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 13. |
Left to right. -ET-
Grayish buff clay. Votive dump. -ET- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 134, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
Mended from two pieces.
Retrograde. [--αν]έθεκε Votive dump. [--αν]έθεκε ... H 217 ... H 217 |
Probably left ti right. -.ΤΠ.-
Grayish buff clay. Votive dump. -.ΤΠ.- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 143, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 13. |
Letters incised upside down to vessel, left to right. -ΥΚΕ- Votive dump. -ΥΚΕ- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 136, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
Letters incised with a blunt point, probably retrograde. -ΙΑ Votive dump. -ΙΑ ... H 225 ... H 225 |
Mended from two pieces.
Left to right. -AT- Altar area. -AT- ... H 550 ... H 550 |
Mended from two pieces.
Retrograde. [--ανέ]θεκε Votive dump. [--ανέ]θεκε ... H 408 ... H 408 |
Letters incised upside down to vessel, left to right. -ΙΕΑ.- Votive dump. -ΙΕΑ.- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 131, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
Letters incised with a blunt point, probably left to right. -ΓΕ-
Grayish buff clay. Votive dump. -ΓΕ- ... H 415 ... H 415 |
Grayish clay, probably burned.
Letters incised retrograde on inside of rim. -Διό[ς--] Altar area. -Διό[ς--] ... H 522 ... H 522 |
Letters incised with a blunt point, left to right, apparently upside down to vessel. -.A-
Grayish buff clay. Votive dump. -.A- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 137, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
| Retrograde. -ΔΙΣΗ-
This inscription may also be a dedication to Zeus Semios: Δί Ση[μιοι] Votive dump. Δί Ση[μιοι] ... H 213 ... H 213 |
Letters incised with a blunt point, probably retrograde. -ΣΙ-
There are traces of a second line below this. Votive dump. -ΣΙ- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 135, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
Part of an epsilon, left to right; broken away at either side.
Grayish buff clay. Altar area ... H 543 ... H 543 |
Either way. -Σ (Symbol?)
The circular letter could be a theta, some kind of symbol, or merely a doodle. Altar area. -Σ (Symbol?) ... H 514 ... H 514 |
| Clay not well cleaned; surface pitted.
Retrograde. [--το] Διός ειμ [ί--]
The first iota gives the appearance of being broken, but this is only because it crosses an unevenness of the surface. Heroon ... H 499 ... H 499 |
Incised on the outside a tripod-cauldron, the greater part of which is preserved.
Fine greenish buff clay, probably Corinthian; good shiny black glaze. Altar area ... Late 7th- Early 6th. B.C ... H 502 ... H 502 |
Apparently complete.
Some kind of symbol or perhaps a ligature involving the letters alpha and delta: cf. two 6th c. B.C. ligatures of these letters from the precinct of Aphaia on Aigina, A. Furtwangler, ... H 382 ... H 382 |
Flat bottom and convex side wall.
The letters -AI- (Greek?) incised on the resting surface after firing with a sharp point. Left to right?
Coarse, pinkish buff clay, unglazed.
Jugs with flat bottoms ... Early 7th c. A.D ... H 400 ... H 400 |
Hellenistic Fills South of Middle Stoa (1954) (cf. K-M 13-14, etc) (unsolved)
This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; left ... H-I-J 14-15 ... H-I-J 14-15 |
Three joining pieces. Joins with H 173. Probably from the same vessel as H 388.
Retrograde. [--ει]μι το Διος το-- Votive dump. [--ει]μι το Διος το-- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 4a, p. 15, fig. 6, pl. 2. |
| Very probably from the same vessel as H 171/173.
-ΠΕΝ- Votive dump. -ΠΕΝ- ... H 388 ... H 388 |
| Fragment from the lower wall and bottom of a closed vessel with flat bottom.
Inscription incised on the inside of the sherd after the pot was broken. It is complete and written retrograde
Σημιοι Δι
... 7th c. B.C ... H 232 ... H 232 |
NM 16130
Retrograde. -ΤΑΥΤΕ.- Votive dump. -ΤΑΥΤΕ.- ... A.J.A. 38 (1934), p. 15, no. 7. |
NM 16119
Retrograde. -ΑΥΤΟΜΕ- Votive dump. -ΑΥΤΟΜΕ- ... H 68 ... H 68 |
NM 16118
Retrograde. ΜΥ- Votivew dump. ΜΥ- ... H 72 ... H 72 |
Triple verticals divide the neck into five panels; on either side of handle, narrow panels of latticing; then, square panels with long-legged birds facing center, vertical dot rows and dot rosettes in ... LG IB-IIA ... dot rosettes cf. Brann L |
Filling on original floor of Primitive Bouleuterion = Building D.
Metroon pit η. H 10:2 is also contemporary with the construction of the building ... Third quarter 6th c. B.C ... H 10:2 is also contemporary with the construction of the building. |
Retrograde. -το Διος h- Votive dump. -το Διος h- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 5, p. 15, fig. 6, pl. 3. |
Retrograde. -ανέθ[εκε--] Votive dump. -ανέθ[εκε--] ... H 162 ... H 162 |
| Left to right. -δεια hε<ρ>ακλη [έει--].
Young's suggestion that the hero Herakles mentioned is still the best solution, since the preserved letters point too that name. But with -δεια indicating ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 9, p. 15, fig. 6, pl. 3. |
Large portion of the body at one side, handle, and most of neck and mouth missing. Ring foot; well-rounded body curving continuously into short, straight neck; flaring trefoil mouth (apparently) . Bands ... Ca. 700 B.C ... H. 0.069 |
Thin, rough slab of hard, gray limestone. Upper, lower, and left sides roughly smooth, right side broken away; inscribed face smooth, back face rough.
In center of slab, running left to right, the letters ... 7th c. B.C.? ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 173, p. 41, pl. 15. |
Part of base and side wall preserved.
An alpha in relief, with raised ring; uneven row of globules around body (three rows preserved).
Cf. Agora VII, pp. 15-16 ... 150-200 A.D ...
Cf. Agora VII, pp. 15-16 |
Probably from the wall of an alabastron.
Part of a winged figure running right: part of torso with wing, extended left arm, and knee; figure is wearing an incised short-sleeved chiton.
Cf. H. Payne, ... Late Transitional ... H 561 ... H 561 |
Small ring foot; horizontal rim with two small furrows. All glazed inside and out except for top of rim which is preserved.
Worn black glaze.
For shape, cf. H. Thompson, Hesperia 3, 1934, p. 435 ... Late 4th c. B.C ... H 610 ... H 610 |
A very homogeneous dumped filling and no period of use. Apparently a failure as a well.
T 263-T 289 resorted and reduced August 1967. Cf. BI 157 "from behind the curbing of the well by Stoa pier 3." Estimated ... Ca. 470-460 B.C ... Hesperia 6 (1937), pp. 15-17. |
Dull black glaze.
Other large bases are listed by E. L. Smithson, Hesperia 30, 1961, p. 167, under no. 46. The Hymettos base referred to there is the present one, but it is in the Agora Museum, not the ... Late Protogeometric ... 15,β, 27, ε. |
| Brann L 58. Hesperia, XXIX. Brann L 59. Brann I 75. Brann L 57. Burial. Brann I 74. Brann L 61. Brann L 64. Brann L 44. Brann L 62. Brann L 60. Brann L 63. Brann L 65. Brann H 68. Brann P 32. Brann H 67 ... Agora 8 124 MC 451 G 197 MC 452 ST 150 MC 453 ST 151 G 198 MC 454 ST 229 MC 455 ST 230 MC 462 ST 231 MC 463 ST 235 MC 681 ST 507 MC 682 ST 508 MC 683 ST 509 MC 684 ST 547 IL 745 MC 685 ST 553 MC 686 ST ... Brann H 68 ... Brann H 67 ... Brann H 69 |
Complete.
Two warts on front, glazed over; inside, reserved dot on floor and band at rim with sets of short strokes. Ladder pattern on band handle.
Shiny black to red glaze.
Other large cups are listed ... EG II ... H.0.084; Diam. (rim) 0.15 ... 0.15 |
About half of body preserved.
Maltese crosses with latticed arms within sets of concentric circles.
Dull glaze, black to brown.
Type IIb, cf. Desborough, Protogeometric Pottery, pp. 80, 84-85. DA 9960 ... Late Protogeometric ... H 490 ... H 490 |
A fragment from the side wall, mended from two pieces.
Part of a lion with elaborately incised mane; over back of lion, a large incised rosette. Unglazed inside as far as preserved.
Greenish buff Corinthian ... Late Transitional ... black glaze.
Cf. H. Payne, Necrocorinthia, Oxford, 1931, pl. 15 ... from the same shape); H 558 |
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