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| Homer A. Thompson ... A general report on the activities at the Agora during the summer 1954. Modest excavations were carried out in the southwest and southeast corners of the square.
The restoration of the Stoa of Attalos ... 1 Jul-31 Aug 1954 |
| Dorothy Burr Thompson ... The area excavated in 1954 fn Section Ζ φell within the Middle Stoa to the east, the Great Drain to the north and west, and the terrace walls to the south. Various parts had been previously excavated under ... 16 Apr-6 Jul 1954 |
Homer A. Thompson ... A report on the 1951 excavations presented at the Open Meeting of the ASCSA, March 20, 1952.
Field work was concentrated in the market place proper, and large areas in the west, north central and southeastern ... 9 Apr-31 Aug 1951 |
| Homer A. Thompson ... The remaining pieces of the so-called Byzantine wall were removed, as well as a late Roman wall. Excavations in front of the Civic Offices revealed a hard road surface from the 3rd century A.D. More than ... 21 May-13 Jun 1951 |
| 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 |
Fragment of a convex cover tile with thin brown glaze on outside.
Stamped on inside: an eight-petalled rosette, from a defective stamp (?). Great Drain, West Branch, clearing east side, Layer XII. 2197 ... 1 March 1938 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| There still remains a little of the bronze terme, and of the lead in which it was set. Shape of the base roughly triangular, with corners shorn off, and slightly concave sides.
Limestone.
Cf. A 1821 (Ζ ... 25 May 1951 |
Small piece, broken all around. Two lines in stamp.
Metroon series. Martyra on north side of northernmost east-west wall; black earth. Leica ... 24 May 1951 |
| Corner fragment of a curved pan-tile, in two joining pieces. Painted red on top surface and unglazed below, with stamped impression of a large palmette on the underside. Coarse pinkish buff clay. Destruction ... 27 May 1954 |
| Mended from several pieces.
The complete circle of the mouth preserved, most of the neck, and bit of the shoulder. Heavy burnt layer.
6th c. A.D. 2912 ff. Leica ... 1 March 1933 |
| Mouth preserved.
Widely flaring round mouth; plain lip.
Light bluish green glass. Old grid: ca. 54/ΚΓ. Found inside a storage jar fragment P 21329. Leica ... 24 May 1951 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face and a little of bottom surface, dressed with a relieving band, preserved.
Two lines of the inscription preserved.
Space between lines: ca. 0.015m.
Pentelic marble. Found ... 24 May 1951 |
Chip missing from top.
A: cart and horse right, seated figure (Dionysos ?) in cart, with large thyrsos (?) in front of figure.
Dots below ground line may have been letters.
Surface bad and details far ... 24 May 1951 |
| Most of the bottom and lower right side broken away, also the vertical band handle.
Rounded nozzle; ribs on rim, with row of small dots round central filling hole.
Dolphin-shaped knob on left side. Large ... 15 March 1933 |
On rim, single groove.
On discus, rosette.
Solid handle, triple grooved above, double below.
On the reverse, two small concentric circles.
Unglazed.
Pink to buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, double groove.
On discus, rosette.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below.
On the reverse, two almond-shaped grooves, enclosing a small circle.
Unglazed.
Light red clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, wavy lines.
Plain discus.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below.
On the reverse, a double circular groove enclosing the signature "ΘΕΟΔΟΥ".
Purplish-red glaze wash.
Pinkish clay.
Type XXVIII ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, herringbone.
On discus, rosette.
Solid handle, double grooved above and below.
The handle set askew, and the bottom of the lamp dented in making.
On the reverse, two circular grooves.
Dark purplish-brown ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, single groove, ending in impressed circles at handle and nozzle.
On discus, rosette.
Handle, triple grooved above, single below.
On the reverse, two concentric grooves.
Unglazed.
Pinkish-buff clay ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, wavy lines.
On discus, whirling rosette.
Solid handle, double grooved above and below.
On the reverse, a palm branch and impressed circles inside an almond-shaped groove.
Unglazed.
Pinkish-buff ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, wavy lines, very faint, as if smeared after moulding.
Plain discus.
Solid handle, double grooved above and below.
On the reverse, two almond-shaped grooves.
Possibly once covered with thin purplish ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, herringbone.
On discus, rosette, only the outer tips of the petals appearing. Both patterns faint, as if from much worn mould.
Handle, double grooved above and below.
On the reverse, a single circular ... 16 March 1933 |
On rim, herringbone.
On discus, a bear left and above him a man turning a somersault. Filling hole at extreme left.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below.
On the reverse, within two concentric grooves, ... 22 March 1933 |
On rim, herringbone.
On discus, whirling rosette.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below.
On the reverse, within two concentric grooves, the signature: "K Y".
Dull purplish-brown wash (?).
Light ... 22 March 1933 |
Rim, plain, with wavy lines, with a straight band across the throat, and four impressed circles.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below, set askew.
On the reverse, within two concentric grooves, ... 22 March 1933 |
On rim, herringbone.
On discus, rosette; diagonal grooves at the throat, with impressed circles next the air hole.
Solid handle, double grooved above and below.
On the reverse, a heart-shaped groove, enclosing ... 22 March 1933 |
Plain rim, with herringbone panels.
On discus, crescent, with two deep grooves setting the discus off from the rim.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below.
On the reverse, two small concentric grooves ... 22 March 1933 |
On rim, wavy lines.
On discus, a small raised rosette.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and below.
On the reverse, a single circular groove.
Purple wash.
Light red clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 22 March 1933 |
On rim, wavy lines, with band across throat, all very dim.
Small plain discus.
Solid handle, triple grooved above and double below.
On the reverse, two concentric grooves.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 22 March 1933 |
On rim, wavy lines.
Plain discus.
Solid handle, triple grooved above, double below.
On the reverse, within two concentric circles, the letter "A".
Traces of buff slip (?).
Light red clay.
Type XXVIII ... 30 March 1933 |
On rim, impressed circles between grooves.
On discus, whirling rosette.
Solid handle, double grooved above and below.
On the reverse, two almond-shaped grooves enclosing the signature.
Unglazed.
Red clay ... 30 March 1933 |
Most of the nozzles and much of the rim and wall missing.
Two-nozzled lamp with a rising tube in the middle. The broad flat rim has a shallow channel in it. Flat on under side. Ridged rim.
Black glaze ... 25 February 1938 |
| Back part broken away.
Deep open infundibulum, rounding walls, flat bottom. Long nozzle with flaring round mouth.
Unglazed.
Pink to yellow clay.
Type 15 of Agora collection. Tholos Trench S, layer (a) ... 8 March 1938 |
| Handle and back part of body missing.
Low raised base; strap handle; vertical wall.
Black glaze somewhat flaked.
Type VI (early 4th. century variety) of Corinth collection, type 23C of Agora collection ... 18 March 1938 |
Nozzle missing and much of wall.
Slightly defined base; central tube.
Thin black glaze on floor and in two broad bands on rim.
Pale buff clay.
Corinthian (?).
Type IV (early 5th. century group) of Corinth ... 27 April 1938 |
| End of nozzle and much of upper part of body missing.
Wheel made. Reserved groove around filling hole.
Good black glaze except under foot.
Type IX of Corinth collection, type 29A of Agora collection ... 15 May 1933 |
Mended from several pieces. Nozzle and most of top missing.
Discus plain; rim, uncertain. Handle, unpierced, two grooves above and below.
Reverse: within double groove, the incised signature: "ΕΥΚΑΡΠΟΥ" ... 16 March 1933 |
Left side preserved; broken at bottom and on right.
A roughly leaf-shaped ornament apparently for the handle of a lamp. Back plain.
Dark red-brown glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay. Southeast area, layer I. Leica ... 28 May 1951 |
Only about half of discus and small bit of rim left.
On rim, wave pattern; on discus, lion, seated right.
Coarse buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Southeast Area, surface. Leica, 83-307 ... 30 May 1951 |
Mended from four pieces. Complete except for center of bottom.
Rings on discus, wave pattern on rim, handle grooved above and pierced, two heavy circular ridges on bottom.
Unglazed. Transitional.
Buff ... 7 June 1951 |
Intact except for small hole near nozzle, wear on surface near nozzle and minor cracks.
Rays on discus; vine leaves and grapes on rim; handle triple-grooved and pierced. On base, circular groove encloses ... 7 June 1951 |
Intact.
Nodules on rim and body; grooves around plain discus; false volutes at base of nozzle above; ridges round its lower part. Triple-grooved pierced handle; dot rosette in concentric rings on bottom ... 7 June 1951 |
Intact; cracked at nozzle, handle and bottom.
Identical with L 4802 (Z 1798), except slightly paler clay, and the grooved decoration at the base of the handle lacking.
Type XXVII variant of Corinth collection ... 7 June 1951 |
Intact except for slight chip near nozzle and cracks.
Nodules on rim and body; grooves around plain discus; debased false volutes at base of nozzle. Pierced handle ungrooved. Two concentric rings on bottom ... 7 June 1951 |
Right forearm and hand, the tips of the fingers touching or holding some object, broken away.
Dull red-brown glaze.
Pinkish clay. Northwest corner of Middle Stoa. Burnt debris inside terrace retaining ... 7 June 1951 |
Arm in sleeve, broken at wrist and just below elbow.
Heavy double rolled rings at wrist, a single ring at elbow and one half way up forearm.
Between rings, sleeve is heavily stippled.
Red glaze.
Red clay ... 7 June 1951 |
Moulded acanthus leaf from the handle of a lamp.
Unglazed.
Pinkish clay.
Type XXI of Corinth collection. Northwest corner of Middle Stoa. Burnt debris inside terrace retaining wall. 3002 ff. Leica ... 7 June 1951 |
Mended from two pieces. One quarter preserved giving profile but handle and nozzle missing.
Rays and grooves on discus, grapes and vine leaves on rim. On bottom, leaf and signature in relief, within grooved ... 7 June 1951 |
Mended from three pieces. Handle, most of body and bottom chipped, and much of rim missing.
Wreath on rim. On discus, bull to right in fairly high relief. On bottom, within circle, signature, mostly missing ... 7 June 1951 |
Only forepart of plastic bear on upper part of lamp preserved.
From back of bear rises plain handle, not quite pierced through. Eyes of bear pierced.
Red to brown glaze outside, and over much of inside ... 7 June 1951 |
Left side of front part of body with nozzle preserved.
On top right foot of draped plastic figure.
Red glaze outside, and around nozzle inside.
Light cinnamon clay. Northwest corner of Middle Stoa. Burnt ... 7 June 1951 |
| Intact, but chipped.
Rather crudely formed pyramidal.
It has a single, roughly elliptical, suspension hole.
Surfaces crudely smoothed. Removed from box by JKP, September 1996. Tholos trench U, floor packing ... 6 June 1938 |
| Intact but cracked.
Crudely formed pyramidal.
A single suspension hole. Removed from lot by JKP, September 1996. Tholos trench U, filling of furnace. 97-21-12 PD 2773-4 ... 7 June 1938 |
| Mended from four fragments; the bottom and nearly half the sides preserved.
On the inside fine highly iridescent cream glaze, peeled off in three spots from contact with tripod in kiln; sgraffito bird, ... 24 February 1933 |
| Mended from several pieces; four bits missing from rim. Rather high straight-sided ring base. The double rouletted circle carelessly done. Thick dull smeary black glaze over all except for the resting ... 15 May 1933 |
| Ribbon-handled plate. Mended from many pieces; one fragment missing. The sides slope upwards slightly from the bottom, flat beneath. Two loop handles. Traces of burning inside and out.
Buff clay. Unglazed ... 15 May 1933 |
| Rimmed pyre saucer. Nearly half the rim broken away. Bottom flat, left rough. Single wheel-run groove sets off small rim. Black earth at center of and on strosis II. Context 4th. c. - Hellenistic. Leica, ... 15 May 1933 |
| Broken just below the boy's left shoulder, and diagonally from his chin to the back of his head. The boy wears a wide fillet with zigzag and dot decoration; a single line on his shoulder seems to belong ... 16 May 1933 |
One handle and part of rim preserved. Rim almost flat on top. Heavy loop handle projecting well beyond the edge of the rim.
Buff clay covered with flaky brown glaze on the inside and on the top of the ... 1933 |
Bottom and lower part of body preserved. A single non-joining fragment. Bottom, rosette within groove. Lower body, elaborate leaf pattern. Upper body, part of a hunting scene(?), to which the non-joining ... 15 March 1933 |
A single fragment preserves part of the bottom of the mold with its low foot. Rosette at center, from which radiate lines (for ribbed-type bowl), separated by lines of jewelling.
Grayish buff clay, slightly ... 10 May 1934 |
| Very fragmentary but only the lip entirely missing. Restored in plaster. Double-round handle, lip to shoulder. Low ring foot.
Above the foot, broad rays. On the body, two sphinxes facing each other. The ... 7 February 1935, 28 May 1938 |
| a) Part of a very large shallow conical lid, decorated outside with rays around handle-base, then bands and step-pattern. Interlacing incised palmettes, and dots between lines around outer edge.
Attic ... 11 March 1935, 28 May 1938 |
| Lip, most of neck, handle, foot and large portions of body missing; restored in plaster. On neck, horizontal stripes; above base, spiral hooks. Broad figured zone with triple ground-line: two lions walking ... 11, 16 March 1935, 28 May 1938 |
| Lekythos fragments. Black glaze below, a red band along its upper edge. Above, on a creamy ground a narrow band: a boy wearing a himation and carrying a spear walks right, behind a horse; fine incision ... 12 March 1935, 22 February 1938 |
From the shoulder of a round-bodied pot. Mended from two pieces. Part of a panel, bordered below and to the left by three lines. Horse left. In field, guilloche, zigzag and lozenges. Below, vertical wavy ... 16 March 1935, 30 May 1938 |
| Parts of the neck and shoulder preserved, the large neck fragment strengthened with plaster. Several fragments do not join.
Double round handles with wide spiral bands. Band inside rim. Outer face of ... 11 March 1935, 28 May 1938 |
Wall fragment from semi-glazed krater.
Incised on outside: Tholos Trench H, from packing behind west curb of early road drain. 1889 Leica ... 14 June 1937 |
Wall fragments, broken all around.
a) Chariot procession moving right. The hands of the charioteer remain, the rumps of the horses, and behind them Apollo with lyre followed by a bearded male figure.
b) ... 15 June 1937 |
| Fragment from base of a cup.
Incised on underside:
Black glazed above and below; the torus outer edge reserved. Όστρακο οστρακοφορίας Θεμιστοκλέους . Προέρχεται από τη βάση μελαμβαφούς κύλικoς. Finished ... 15 June 1937 |
a) Part of the floor and the upper part of the stem remain. On the interior, reserved medallion with central dot and small circle in middle, in black. On the exterior, in a handle band, a pursuit scene ... 7 June 1937 |
| Five joining fragments from wall. At left of panel, lower part of a standing draped figure, male, staff in hand, and to the right part of another draped figure. Panel bordered at side and below by glazed ... 7 June 1937 |
Fragment from base and side wall. Low base ring cut away at intervals. Around the lower part of the wall a very slightly projecting collar, 0.031m. wide.
Fine buff clay, unglazed. Tholos Trench H, layer ... 10 June 1937 |
Wall fragment from a large amphora, broken all around. Head and shoulders of a man to left, standing in front of a team of horses. Hasty incision; faint stain from applied color on hair and mane. Clearing ... 21 June 1937 |
Fragment from wall of a plain amphora.
Ιncised on outside: Tholos trench N, disturbed surface. 2045 Leica ... 17 February 1938 |
| Shoulder fragment from a squat lekythos. Draped woman to right holding a large round object (tympanon?) in her outstretched hands. Hasty drawing. Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 2. 2071 ... 17 February 1938 |
Wall fragment from a large vase, black glazed inside and out.
On outside: Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 4. 2072 Leica ... 18 February 1938 |
| Fragment from rim of a small krater with rolled rim; black glaze on inside and rim.
On outside: Finished Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 4. 2072 Leica ... 18 February 1938 |
| Fragment from lip of a large amphora, black glazed on outside of the thickened rim.
On inside: Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 4. Leica PD 1111-o ... 18 February 1938 |
Fragment from rim of large column krater. Black glazed inside and out, save below down-turned rim on outside.
Incised on flat top of rim: Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 5. 2071, 2091 ... 18 February 1938 |
Wall fragment from large plain amphora.
Inscribed on outside: Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 7. 2091 Leica ... 19 February 1938 |
| Fragment from rim of a large semi-glazed krater with closely rolled rim, glazed on inside and on the rim.
On the inside: Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 7. 2091 Leica, 84-8-30 PD 1104-2a ... 19 February 1938 |
| Fragment from upper wall. Head of a youth(?) to right, with the top of an object in the field in front of him. Fillet reserved. Above, a band of interlacing lotus buds.
Glaze in field fired gray. No relief ... 18 February 1938 |
Fragment from wall of plain krater. Thinned glaze inside only.
Inscribed on outside: Tholos trench L, area of early road drain, layer 7. 2091 Leica ... 19 February 1938 |
One half of the base of a small bowl.
Thin red glaze inside and outside.
Scratched on the floor: Tholos trench M, layer I. 2043 Leica PD 1133-24(F 220) ... 19 February 1938 |
| a) From top and one spout.
b) Small non-joining top fragment.
c) Fragment from a second spout.
Around the top a vine wreath; on the shoulder an olive wreath.
ADDENDA Second spout fragment c) does not ... 23 February 1938 |
Fragment from wall, broken all around.
Black glaze on inside only.
On outside, in black glaze: Tholos trench M, layer II. 2099 Leica ... 21 February 1938 |
One leg remains. A crouching sphinx to right; solid incised rosettes in field. Red on mane, at bottom of wing, for alternating feathers of wing and for a stripe on the handle. Tholos trench N, from fallen ... 21 February 1938 |
Fragment of thin roof tile with flaky black glaze on upper side.
Scratched on under side: Tholos trench O, footing trench of Tholos porch, but probably from filling made by builders of Tholos. 2131 Leica ... 23 February 1938 |
Wall fragment from a plain amphora.
Inscribed on outside:
Cf. P 5213 with almost the same graffito. Ostrakon of Acharnion. Tholos trench P, layer VI. 2165 Leica ... 25 February 1938 |
Fragment of wall of a plain amphora of brown micaceous clay.
Incised on inside: Tholos trench P, layer II. 2161 Leica ... 24 February 1938 |
Handle of a plain amphora, lower part only.
Lightly incised on outside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, layer XII. 2197 Leica ... 1 March 1938 |
Wall fragment from a large plain amphora.
Incised on outside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, layer XII. 2197 Leica ... 1 March 1938 |
Wall fragment from a large krater with thin brown glaze on inside and in a horizontal band on outside.
Incised on inside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, layer XII. 2197 Leica ... 1 March 1938 |
Wall fragment from a small krater with thin brown glaze on inside and in a horizontal band on outside.
Incised on outside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, layer XII. 2197 Leica ... 1 March 1938 |
Wall fragment from a krater (?) with good black glaze inside and out.
Incised on outside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, layer XII. 2197 Leica PD 1133-3(B 3) ... 1 March 1938 |
Wall fragment from a large semi-glazed krater with black glaze on inside and in a horizontal band on outside.
Incised on inside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, packing between Drain and ... 27 February 1938 |
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