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[Agora Image] 2012.88.0333 (2009-2-29)

Pyre J 2:27 during excavation in Basket 34, looking south ... AMS south 9122 Horizontal (normal) ... 3-14 July 2009

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[Agora Image] 2013.09.0031

Pyre. Deposit J 2:27. Upper row from left to right: P 35953 with lid P 35960, P 35956 with lid P 35958, P 35957 with lid P 35959, P 35967, P 35963, P 35962. Center from left to right: P 35961, IL 2046, ... Angelique Sideris ... More images, and raw and bw files in: Unworked / Projects / 2013.09. Pyres (for S. Rotroff) Horizontal (normal) ... 13 May 2013

[Agora Publication] Industrial Religion: The Saucer Pyres of the Athenian Agora

Rotroff, S. I ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 47 978-0-87661-547-8 ... 2013

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[Agora Object] IL 2046: Lead Lid

Complete but for a small portion of rim. Round, flat lid, with short vertical rim wall. No knob. Portion of rim bent and frilled as if intentionally. Finished Pyre J 2:27. Handle with gloves 9123 ... 14 July 2009

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[Agora Object] P 35953: Lopadion Fragment

Mended from six fragments, missing part of rim and large part of bottom. Round bottom, wall slightly concave below widely flaring rim with prominent flange inside. Loop handle. Orange micaceous fabric ... 10 July 2009

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[Agora Object] P 35956: Lopadion and Lid Fragment

a) Body mended from two fragments, fully preserved. Slightly convex base, retouched with a flat sharp tool. Flaring rim warped opposite the handle. Flange on interior for lid. Small loop handle slightly ... 10 July 2009

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[Agora Object] P 35957: Lopadion

Complete but for small gaps. Mended from eleven fragments, traces of burning on interior and exterior. Round bottom, vertical rim with prominent interior flange. Loop handle. Traces of purple pigment ... 10 July 2009

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[Agora Object] P 35958: Lopadion Lid

Mended from seven fragments preserving about two-thirds of the lid. Partially blackened, interior surface spalling most likely from burning. One small non-joining fragment. Lid convex toward center, flaring ... 10 July 2009