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[Agora Report] 1937 Tholos: Investigations in the Area of the Tholos 1937

Homer A. Thompson ... An overview of the work carried out in the area of the Tholos in 1937. The 6th century B.C. accumulation was stripped away revealing a complex of foundation walls, of limestone polygonal construction, ... 5 Apr 1937-21 Jul 1947

[Agora Object] A 917: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of rain tile; broken all around. Coarse clay, buff inside, yellow on surface. Mother of the Gods series; the stamp is faint. South of Building C; disturbed earth round late Roman terracotta ... 14 May 1938

[Agora Object] A 918: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Broken all around. Fragment from a large probably concave rain tile covered on top with thin brown glaze. Deeply stamped in its upper surface. Middle Drain to north of Building C, loose gravely filling ... 25 May 1938

[Agora Object] A 921: Roof Tile: Stamped

Fragment from upper right corner of a large flat rain tile with high, curved lateral flange and a low half-round flange across the top. Buff clay tempered with coarse brown and white grit, yellow on surface ... 23 May 1938

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[Agora Object] A 933: Capital Fragment: Ionic

A small fragment from a volute, preserving part of the resting surface. The face of the volute is plain, finished with a tooth chisel. Pentelic marble. Finished Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 991: Capital Fragment: Ionic: Painted

Preserved are part of face, outer edge and back of volute. Decoration on face was painted. Pattern remains, but no color. At center a rosette; halfway between this and edge, a narrow reserved line. Cf ... 1934 or 1935

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[Agora Object] A 1038: Water Pipe

Broken, but nearly complete. One long and one short joint tongue; rectangular clean-out hole. Pale yellow clay with coarse grit; thin brown glaze on inside only. Finished From the drain of the kitchen ... 550-525 B.C.

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[Agora Object] A 1039: Water Pipe

Broken but practically complete. One long joint tongue only. Oval clean-out hole. Buff clay, unglazed inside, four brown rings outside. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 88, 90, n. 66, fig. 67. Finished ... 470 B.C.

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[Agora Object] A 1040: Water Pipeline

Broken, but complete. One long and one short joint tongue. Oval clean-out hole. Buff clay; thin glaze on inside only. Finished From a drain to the S.E. of the Bouleuterion Propylon, perhaps with earliest ... 470 B.C.

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[Agora Object] A 1048: Water Pipe

A rectangular half-housing joint at either end; closed with fine hard white lime cement. Buff clay; unglazed. Lime deposit on inside Not found during June 2001 flood, must have been left in situ. Not found, ... 15 May 1939

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[Agora Object] A 1103: Capital Fragment: Ionic: Painted

Part of one face of volute only preserved. Traces of painted decoration: a rosette and part of a curved line. Pentelic marble. Cf. A 991 (Β 2084). North end of section in late or late Roman fill. Leica ... 1933

[Agora Object] A 1593: Pan Tile Fragment: Stamped

Part of one lateral edge remains and part of the joint channel on the underside of a large pan tile. Brown clay with white and brown gravel as grog. Stamp in the middle of upper side: ΑΜΗΝΙ]. The archon ... 25 April 1950

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[Agora Object] B 539: Ball : Pierced

Slightly flattened top and bottom, and pierced (askew) with a small hole. Inscribed on one side : N On the other (more lightly), uncertain traces, possibly letters. Tholos Trench H, north of Building C, ... 22 February 1938

[Agora Object] B 540: Ball

Slightly larger than B 539 (Z 1396), and not pierced. Rather irregularly made. Tholos Trench H, north of Building C, pocket in bedrock floor of Middle Drain; with coins for the day nos. 2-37. 3rd-2nd c ... 22 February 1938

[Agora Object] B 541: Ball

Not pierced, similar to B 540 (Z 1397), but slightly more irregular. Tholos Trench H, north of Building C, pocket in bedrock floor of Middle Drain; with coins for the day nos. 2-37. 3rd-2nd c. B.C. 2082 ... 22 February 1938

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[Agora Object] B 593: Ball

A roughly shaped sphere with incised character : XX. Middle Drain, to north of Building C, lowest loose gravel. Late Hellenistic. 2565 Leica ... 25 May 1938

[Agora Object] B 594: Ball

A roughly shaped sphere with no trace of marking. Middle Drain, to north of Building C, lowest loose gravel. Late Hellenistic. 2565 Leica ... 25 May 1938

[Agora Object] B 910: Plaque: Weight

Inscribed. Intact. A small square plaque with carefully incised letters on one side. Burnt level. 6th c. A.D. 156, 1278 Leica ... 1 March 1933

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[Agora Object] I 4948: Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Upper right part of a pedimental stele, its lettered face crowned by an ovolo and a cavetto moulding. The broken top of another pedimental stele lay nearby. These pieces are of interest ... Middle of 3rd. century B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 5511: Mining Inscription Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken all around and behind. Six lines of the inscription preserved, in two columns; stoichedon. Hymettian marble. Finished Found in south end of Doric Propylon, in southwest corner ... 16 May 1938