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| Stephen G. Miller ... With the exception of the removal of certain modern intrusions, the recovery of a few layers of a late Roman road, and the discovery of the westward continuation of the southern foundation of Roman Building ... 22 Mar-20 Jun 1972 |
| Stephen G. Miller ... This season's work in Section ΒΔ was confined to the eastern half of the section. The area was somehow disturbed, partly by a trench dug by Koumanoudes in 1890. Remains of roads, drains and buildings were ... 22 Mar-21 Sep 1971 |
| Stephen G. Miller ... This is a report of the first year of excavation in Section ΒΔ, a problematic area due to its limitation by the railroad on the south and the Hadrian Street on the north, and to the disturbances made by ... 6 Mar-15 Aug 1970 |
Heayv essentially round ball. North Area. Layer 2, east aisle. (Foundation trench Soft Yellow Poros East Wall). 1621 Leica ... 22 June 1971 |
| Mouth preserved, broken at neck.
Mouth flares out and is then rolled inward. Applied spiral glass decoration on neck.
Greenish iridescent glass. Zig-zag drain, layer 2. 1615 Leica ... 14 June 1971 |
| Stem broken above base.
Hollow stem ending in base which rounds up to form closed shape. Stem would have been inside this vessel.
Silvery iridescent glass.
Cf. Agora V, no. M 309.
"According to Mrs ... 14 June 1971 |
| Mouth of bottle broken just below base of neck.
Simple flaring mouth tapering down to slender neck, then spreading out for nearly horizontal shoulder.
Iridescent greenish-yellow glass. Fill of drain. 1611 ... 12 June 1971 |
| Mended from three pieces. About one-third of rim and body missing.
Heavy straight walled. Side has from top: wavy white line; straight white line; band of painted floral design in white, yellow, brown, ... 29 June 1971 |
| Base preserved. Broken above around base.
Heavy flaring ring foot below a thin floor of what appears to have been open shape. Koumanoudes' well. Roman House ε. 1763, 1819 Leica ... 6 August 1971 |
| Inscribed fragments.
Prytany decree.
Fragment Β 1522, the lower half of the stele remains, including the tenon. The left side has been broken away up to the edge of the tenon and the face chipped along ... Late 3rd. or early 2nd. centuries B.C. |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken all around.
Fragmentary.
Blue Humettian marble. Found in painted room of the Roman House e, in layer 4a in wall. 1682 Leica ... 6 July 1971 |
| Complete except for broken hollow wire at bottom.
Bottom is hollow plain hemisphere with hollow wire leading out. Top made of separate piece folded over bottom piece with seam below corner. Top has projecting ... 5 July 1971 |
| Mended from three pieces. Top of handle missing.
Raised concave base, vertical strap handle, moulded rays on concave top. Rosette at base of nozzle. Solid lug on one side.
Flaking black glaze inside and ... 15 June 1971 |
| Complete except for chips missing from raised ridge on top.
Raised disk base, concave below, no handle, semi-pierced lug on left side. Flat top sunken below lamp side wall.
Metallic black glaze flaking ... 1 July 1971 |
Mended from many pieces. Missing handle, end of nozzle, fragments from body.
Base slightly raised, has sloppy relief "alpha" within irregular circle of globules.
Red glaze over red clay. Plaster dump ... 7 July 1971 |
Complete except for handle.
On base, within double raised circle, relief "aplha" surrounted by globules.
Brown-black to red glaze over red clay. Plaster dump. Layer 5 wall painted Room, Roman House ε ... 7 July 1971 |
Complete.
On base, slightly raised ring, plain within. Handle, grooved and pierced, ends in heart-shaped relief ivy leaf.
On disc, rays within two rings. On rim, vine pattern of six grape clusters, four ... 6 August 1971 |
Complete.
Pyramidal, stamped.
Plain on bottom, stamped with three rosettes on each of three sides, two rosettes on fourth side, one rosette on top.
Slightly gritty brown-beige clay. Roman House ε, room ... 21 July 1971 |
Complete.
Wedge shaped flat clay turned up at wide end.
Clay gray to black and partially vitrified.
Cf. AAA (1970), p. 429. Peristyle, south of Roman House ε, layer 4 a. 1753 Leica, 90-10-6, 90-10-9 ... 23 July 1971 |
| Preserved is about one-third of neck of amphora with beginning of shoulder. On a buff background with brush strokes showing is painted, orange to brown, in outline a helmeted head of Athena with high plume ... 9 May 1970 |
| Broken all around. Mended from two fragments. Fragment of amphora body with black paint letters.
Patronymic misspelled with extra syllable or double Σ:
Reddish-buff clay. Layer Θ. 909 Leica ... 4 July 1970 |
| Mended from several pieces. Restored in plaster. Missing are base of handle and pieces of rim. Low moulded ring foot with upturned toe - that is, the resting surface of the pot is on interior of foot ... 30 June 1970 |
Shoulder fragments:
a) Four joining pieces. Broken all around. At angular shoulder is wide band with two horizontal bands below and above. Space between two upper bands filled with diagonal dots suggesting ... 1 July 1970 |
a) Two joining fragments, broken all around. Above plain, then two impressed horizontal stripes, then relief band of floral chevrons. Below is field of relief floral motifs - tendrils with flowers, etc ... 1 July 1970 |
Mended from three fragments. Rectangular fragment of wall of amphora with incision: ΚΙΜΟΝ / ΜΙΛΤΙΑΔΟΥ
Hard red-brown clay. Road strosis A (first road metal below Built Drain). 963 Leica PD 2191-7 ... 10 August 1970 |
Mended from many pieces, other non-joining pieces to be added in plaster. None of the rim preserved, about two-thirds of body preserved. Base has rosette and leaves surrounded by two concentric circles ... 9 July 1970 |
| Mended from ten pieces. Preserved is handle, about 0.055m. of edge, and about one-fourth of lid.
Simple lid with handmade knob handle at center top. Rounded edge. Top painted with letters with parts of ... 14 May 1971 |
Mended from many pieces. About one-fourth of body wall missing. Egg-shaped body with plain flat base and irregular knob at top. Knob slightly undercut, perhaps for a string to be tied around it. At height ... 17 May 1971 |
Mended from 17 pieces, missing about half of body. Slender body tapering down toward pointed toe. High vertical rolled handles. Tall neck, flattened by handle attachment, with rolled rim. Light irregular ... 6 August 1971 |
| Complete except for chips, glaze badly worn. Underside recessed, concave. Foot slopes up toward interior yielding resting surface toward outside. Rim convex and drooping toward outside. Added white garland ... 13 May 1971 |
Complete. Wheelmade. Rim nearly vertical, two vertical attached handles.
Orange to pink clay. Roman House ε, layer 7 (collapsed cistern), south peristyle. 1759 Leica, 92-7-6 ... 24 July 1971 |
Broken above and below. Preserved are two handles, neck and part of shoulder. Pointed shoulder, loop handles springing from middle of shoulder to base of neck.
Red glaze on interior, metallic brown to ... 24 July 1971 |
Broken all around, about three-fourths of base and one-fourth of floor preserved, rim completely gone. Slightly flaring ring foot, underside glazed with slight central bump. Scraped grooves on resting ... 24 July 1971 |
About half of base of kylix, mended from nine pieces. Black glaze except outside of base. Top of base has four incised concentric grooves.
Between outer groove and outside of base, scratched: ΗΙΠΠΟΚΡ[ΑΤΕΣ ... 22 March 1972 |
Two joining pieces of kylix foot. Flaky black glaze top and bottom; resting area and exterior of foot preserved.
Scratched on top surface: ΙΠΠΟΚΡ[
Red clay. Road Strosis 7 in Early Wall Trench C. 1871 ... 18 April 1972 |
Four joining pieces, broken all around, also stem of base broken. Exterior has two reserved concentric circles upon which rest a palmette and swirl design. To the right of this is one foot, and to the ... 28 April 1972 |
Mended from 15 pieces, three fragments of top missing; broken all around at shoulder, attachment points of handle and spout. Reserved band at shoulder. One side of top has long-necked, long-winged swan ... 28 April 1972 |
Three joining pieces from wall of krater, curving out at top toward rim. Interior has horizontally streaked brown to black glaze. Exterior has, from left: front half of standing (female?) figure facing ... 28 April 1972 |
Fragment broken all around. Originally some shape like lekanis. Back side pitted, some brownish glaze still preserved. Front had black band with thinner flanking red stripes. Preserved are letters across ... 15 may 1972 |
| Mended from 24 pieces. Missing only small fragments, part of one handle. Low ring foot, outward flaring rim set off from body on exterior by relatively small bump, on interior by sharp offset. Rim nearly ... 6 June 1971 |
Ten joining pieces preserving about one-half of plate, discolored in parts as if by fire. Low ring foot, rolled rim, stamp at center of floor: cross in circle.
Red to gray-brown glaze. Gritty red to gray ... 1 June 1972 |
| Preserved is front and top half of head with left eye.
Female head wearing stephane. Hair parted with double braid at center, wavy out to sides. Surface at top is finished with coarse rasp. Chisel marks ... 30 April 1970 |
| Proper right half of nude male torso preserved: base of neck, right breast and upper shoulder, and right side of abdomen.
From the Northeast Complex.
Pentelic marble.
Joined with S 2375 (ΒΔ 365) and S ... 30 April 1970 |
Fragment of handle broken obliquely through stamp.
Red clay, light grit.
Prow. From robbing trench over west wall of Marble Paved Building. [ Ἐπὶ Ἕρμωνος]
[ Εὐ]φρ̣αντ[ίδα]
[ Με]λάντα̣ [ Ἀρισ]
[ το]β̣ούλο̣[υ ... Early 1st century B.C. |
| Part of rim and neck preserved with upper handle attachment.
Retrograde. Layer 7 (collapsed cistern) in south Peristyle of Roman House ε; ca. 250 B.C. Ἴκιον (Ν retr) 1759 Leica, 94-11-2 ... 24 July 1971 |
Layer 7 (collapsed cistern) in south Peristyle of Roman House ε. Ν (retr)
(in O relief) 1759 Leica ... 24 July 1971 |
Mudbrick Pithos at N/8-6/3.
Constructed in conical shape of mudbricks, including the floor. Top cut by modern basement wall. Diameter at floor 1.45m Coin
30 May 1930 #113 ... Byzantine |
| Classical dump at N/1,6-6/6,8.
Layer 14 in Early Trench E. A tremendously thick layer of dumped fill with ceramic contents ranging down through the second half of the 5th century and into very early years ... Late 5th c. (Early 4th c.) |
Pyre at N/9-6/1,2, layer 11a.
No formal limits, apparent limits about 0.30-0.40m N-S; 0.50-0.60 E-W (cut into by trench at east) ... Late 575-550 B.C. |
Trench at O/7,8-6/1,5. Layer 5 of Trench A cut in Rooms 1 and 2 of Greek House γ. Soft green clay with bones, ash, much pottery. Probably leveling fill ... Archaic |
Area I; layer I. Soft, loose destruction fill of Street Drain in front of Greek House δ. Represents closing of drain in preparation for construction of Basilica. Top elevation 55.40m at west, 55.96m at ... 1st c. A.D. |
Early Roman pit at P/3-6/6,7
Layer 4a in Room 6 of Greek House δ, area P/2,3-6/6,8.
Pit in NW corner of Room 6 bounded by walls of Room to North and West, cut into preexisting layers to east, cutoff by ... 17 May 1971 |
Early Roman pit at P/7-6/4,6
layer Ia in Room 7 of Greek House δ. Black earth fill with much carbon.
Plaster, nails, glass, bones (also bones from deposit P 6:4).
Coin
5 June 1971 #395 ... Early Roman |
| Pyre in layer 8a in SW corner of Room 7 of Greek House δ.
Oval pyre; 0.60 (n-s)x 0.35 (e-w).
The pyre was covered by the surface of layer 8 and extended slightly into layer 9 below it. Small bone fragments, ... 325-300 B.C. |
| Pyre in layer "9d" in SW corner of Room 6 of Greek House δ. Ashes and fragments of small bones ... Ca. 225 B.C. |
| Pyre in layer 2a in Room 9 SE of Greek House δ. Sand, gravel, ashes, iron nails, carbon, some bones partially cut away by foundation trench of SYPE wall.
Coin
1 July 1971 #459 ... 260-200 B.C. |
Amphora dump at P/2,3-6/6,8.
Layer "8b" in Room 6 of Greek House δ.
Trench cut into lower levels next to west wall of Room 6. Fragments of amphorai, tiles.
No coins ... Early Hellenistic |
Rubble and mortar pithos built over and into line of zig-zag drain. Excavated upside-down. Loose fill. No coins ... 18 A.D with mostly 16 A.D. c. |
Top slightly broken by 19th century disturbance. Built of soft mortar and stones, lined with stucco. Diameter at bottom (inside) 1.05m; at (maximum) center 1.18m.
Fill soft and green with consistency of ... 16th-17th century A.D. |
Plaster dump at Q/2,5-6/7,9.
Layer 5 in "Wall Painted Room" of Roman House ε. Layer resting on bedrock and covered partially by good strosis (55.26m.). Fill was red with mudbricks, tiles, much plaster ... Late 1st-early 2nd c. A.D. |
| "Koumanoudes' Well.
Tile-lined well (diam. 0.85m) at SE corner of courtyard of Roman House E, at top built wall of stones and mortar, bedrock at bottom. Coin
7 August 1971 #495-#500
13 August 1971 #507 ... 28 July-6 August 1971 |
Layer 7 in South Peristyle of court of Roman House Ε. Irregular cutting in bedrock with sand, gravel, fallen bedrock. Some burning ... 275-250 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 56.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Destruction debris over Poros Wall. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Θ/Α/Ε
Owl standing r., facing; in field r., cornucopia. 415, 629 85-10-22 ... Ca. 270-261 B.C. |
Tenos ... [Heavily damaged.] Coin no. 72. Road strosis β. Head of Poseidon r., laureate. [T]-H|N-I
Trident, handle flanked by dolphins. 419, 604 ... End of 3rd c. - ca. 188 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 78. Road strosis στ. Cicada. Α/Θ-Ε
Amphora with transverse palm branch. 421, 606 85-19-9 ... Ca. 140-90 B.C. |
Athens ... Coin no. 197.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Red loose fill. Head of Apollo r., laureate, hair falling in archaizing curls. Border of dots. A-θE
Two wheat ears. Border of dots. 451, 625 C 355, 90-15-14 ... Mid-80's - 70's B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 207. Greek house γ, Room 5, Clay floor 6. Triptolemos, holding wheat ears in r. hand, seated l. in winged chariot drawn by two snakes. EλEYςI above.
Piglet standing r. on mystic staff; θ, in ... Ca. 350's - early or mid-330's B.C. |
Chalkis ... Coin no. 343. Greek House δ, Room 5, Layer 14a. Bust of Hera facing, wearing diadem with five disks, resting on Ionic capital. XAλ Eagle holding snake; no symbol. 487, 643 ... 338-308 B.C. |
Athens ... [Extreme wear.] Coin no. 361. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a. Parthenos. Owl on amphora; in field, cicada. 491, 644, 1399 ... 30's B.C. |
Philip V, Perseus, Kings of Macedonia ... No letters of legend visible. Coin no. 362. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a. [Head of Perseus r.] [- - - - - -]
Eagle standing three-quarters l., wings lifted, head to r. 491, 644, 1399 ... 178-168 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 363.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 6. Head of Athena Parthenos r. Border of dots. Α-Θ/Ε
Zeus striding r., hurling thunderbolt, eagle perched on his extended l ... 42/41-39 B.C. |
Athens ... Coin no. 364. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a.
Found with P 28471. Head of Zeus. Head of Dionysos. 492, 644, 1399 ... 50-1 B.C. |
Athens ... Coin no. 365. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a.
Found with P 28471. [Head of Parthenos] Owl on amphora; in field, cicada. 492, 644, 1399 ... 27 B.C. - 14 A.D. |
Athens ... Athens, time of Augustus. Coin no. 366. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a.
Found with P 28471. [Head of Parthenos] Owl on prow. 492, 644, 1399 ... 27 B.C. - 14 A.D. |
| Pantikapaion ... Coin no. 405.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Greek House δ, Room 7, Layer 5. Head of young satyr l. πAN below Bow and arrow. 502, 651 91-3-30 ... First half of 3rd c. B.C. |
Athens ... [Worn.]
Τime of Augustus. Coin no. 413. Greek House δ, Room 6 (Tunnel), Layer "4a". Head of Athena Parthenos. Apollo Delios; in field, cicada. 504, 644 ... 27 B.C. - 14 A.D. |
Uncertain Greek ... Coin no. 417. Greek House δ, Room 6 (Tunnel), Layer "9d". 505, 648 ... 250-225 B.C. |
| Athens ... Plated bronze counterfeit tetradrachm. No silver preserved; disfigured by deep chisel cuts and corrosion. The large size of the owl precludes attribution to any pre-480 B.C. owl series. Type as Agora XXVI, ... 5th - 3rd c. B.C. |
Athens ... Attribution uncertain..
[Coin mostly disintegrated, but was thin and very concave.]
Attic helmet/Owl 3/4 right with amphora, Zeus/Amphora, or Demeter/kernos. Coin no. 459. Greek House δ, Room 9, Layer ... 250-200 B.C. |
Achaian League ... Messene mint. Coin no. 522. West end trench west, Layer 3. ΔΕΧΙΑΣ
Zeus standing l., with Nike and scepter. Border of dots. ΑΧΑΙΩΝ ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΩΝ
Female figure (Achaia) seated l., with wreath and scepter. 531, ... 191-146 B.C. |
Knidos ... Broken. Coin no. 438. East Aisle (south), Layer 2. Head of Aphrodite r. [KNI] above Prow r. 510, 672 ... 4th - mid-3rd c. B.C. |
Euboian League ... Coin no. 482. Roman House ε, Room 3, Layer 5a. Head of nymph Euboia r. [EYB]
Protome of bull r., head facing. 521, 679 ... 348-338 B.C. |
Second quarter of 1st B.C. |
First quarter of 1st B.C. |
Late 2nd B.C.-first quarter of 1st B.C. |
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