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[Agora Image] 2012.79.0455 (93-15-5)

Ship's Eye Fragment, A 4804 ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.79.0456 (93-15-6)

Ship's Eye Fragment, A 4804 ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.82.1686 (96-66-11)

Waster ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.82.1687 (96-66-12)

Waster ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.82.1688 (96-66-13)

Oinochoe or Olpe: Waster or Potter's Test Piece ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0531 (97-20-25)

Potter's Test Piece Fragment ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0532 (97-20-26)

Potter's Test Piece Fragment ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0533 (97-20-27)

Plate Fragment: Waster ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0534 (97-20-28)

Plate Fragment: Waster ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0537 (97-21-8)

Skyphos Fragment: Waster ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0539 (97-21-10)

Potter's Test Piece ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0540 (97-21-11)

Potter's test piece ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0541 (97-21-12)

Loom Weight ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0542 (97-21-13)

Loom Weight ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0543 (97-21-14)

Spindle Whorl or Bead ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0544 (97-21-15)

Spindle Whorl or Bead ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0547 (97-21-18)

Potter's Test Piece Fragment ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.83.0548 (97-21-19)

Potter's Test Piece Fragment ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.82.1681 (96-66-6)

Kotyle Fragment: Waster ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Report] 1954 Ζ: Section Ζ, 1954 Excavation Report

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

[Agora Report] 1951 Excavations: Excavation in the Athenian Agora: 1951

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

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[Agora Report] 1951 Ζ: Section Ζ 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

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[Agora Object] A 856: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points missing. A symmetrical diamond, its obtuse angels truncated. Its lower part is flat above, channeled below so as to serve as a covering tile; its upper part is ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 857: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points and one of the lateral angles missing. Restored in plaster. Similar to A 856 (Ζ 1532) in shape and fabric. Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, XVI-94, 83-7-33, ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 858: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both lateral angles and several other fragments missing. Similar in shape to A 857 (Ζ1533). The tempering material includes much coarse grit. The surfacing is light green ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 859: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points are missing. Similar in shape and fabric to A 858 (Ζ 1534). Cf. neg. XVI-94. Tholos Trench L, Layer III. 2038 Leica ... 15 February 1938

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[Agora Object] A 2485: Pan Tile Fragment: Stamped

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

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[Agora Object] A 3811: Ship's Eye Fragment

Broken at both ends and one side. A thin slab of marble, its top surrounded by a low, raised border 0.03 wide. Round hole, much worn, in middle. Smooth finish on top, rough-tooled on underside; edges finished ... 1 May 1938

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[Agora Object] A 4804: Ship's Eye Fragment

Broken at ends and top, less than half of the left side of the eye is preserved. The curved eyeball is framed by upper and lower eyelids in the form of flat bands raised 0.01m. above the outer edge of ... 25 January 1991

[Agora Object] B 1078: Ballot

Irregular disk, somewhat worn and pitted. Solid hub. Gravel fill under strosis 5, north of the foundation wall of early building. Hellenistic-early Roman. 3060 Leica ... 22 April 1954

[Agora Object] B 1086: Dikast's Ballot

Solid hub. Imbedded in surface, strosis 4. 3090 Leica ... 3 May 1954

[Agora Object] B 1099: Ring

Flattened above and below. Plain. Good conservation. Road stroses 1-3 Leica, 83-475 ... 8 May 1954

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[Agora Object] B 1137: Tessera

Obverse : Head of Athena right (very poor). Reverse : A with second letter or attribute at right in lower relief. AK (?) Cf. Svoronos (1923), class IX, pl. 102, no. 40. Originally entered as coin no ... 15 February 1933

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[Agora Object] B 1138: Tessera

Obverse : illegible. Reverse : gamma with disk beneath (?) At left and top the light line shown as a gamma is clear. It is not the mark of an incuse square. Could have continued at right at bottom as an ... 11 March 1933

[Agora Object] G 423: Vase Fragment

Base with part of walls preserved. Bottom rises toward the middle; wall curves inward. Pale green glass, speckled by bubbles. Cf. G 12. N.W. corner of Middle Stoa. Burnt debris inside terrace retaining ... 7 June 1951

[Agora Object] G 424: Bowl Fragment

Base. Flat floor, curving slightly upward towards sides. Bottom with slightly flaring ring foot. Pale greenish glass; slightly iridescent. N.W. corner of Middle Stoa. Burnt debris inside terrace retaining ... 7 June 1951

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[Agora Object] G 425: Beaker Fragment

Two joining fragments of a base. Flat bottom, slightly rising in middle, and bulging at sides to make a projecting base. Walls are pinched inward to make a fluted effect. Colorless glass, now iridescent ... 7 June 1951

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[Agora Object] G 510: Jug Fragment

Bottom of a tiny jug. Dark blue glass. Burned deposit. Early Roman. 3066 Leica PD 2023-7 ... 27 April 1954

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[Agora Object] I 6664: Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment of stele. Broken diagonally across the bottom. Part of crowning moulding missing, and chips. Decree of the year of the archon Pytharatos, in honor of the taxiarchs. Forty-five lines ... 271/0 B.C.

[Agora Object] I 6667: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. A slice from right side of a stele, giving a series of names. Hymettian marble. Found in late Hellenistic and early Roman context, at the west end of the Middle Stoa. Leica ... 28 April 1954

[Agora Object] I 6668: Marble Fragment: List of Names

Inscribed fragment from left side of stele. List of names by demes. Hymettian marble. Found in late Hellenistic context in debris, over the classical House D, south of the Tholos; near A 2449 (Ζ 1948) ... 7 May 1954

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[Agora Object] I 6671: Prytany Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Crowning moulding broken away. A slice along the front of the right side had split off in antiquity. Part of this was found attached by an ancient repair. Archon Alexis. Hymettian marble ... 170/69 B.C.

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[Agora Object] IL 57: Lead Token

Obverse: head of Athena Parthenos, right. Reverse: a large Γ, and within its angle a small round impression with a kernos and above it traces of letters ? Entered as coin no. 11. in zip lock bag in conservation ... 23 February 1933

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[Agora Object] IL 350: Lead Token

Obverse: a team of long-necked animals (horses) to right draws a cart which carries a bell-shaped object with a standard rising from its top. On top of the standard, a triangle with flying fillets. In ... 14 March 1936

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[Agora Object] IL 656: Lead Token

Obverse: a boat with sail and oars; to right of mast a standing figure with sword and shield (?); at left, uncertain object, - a cliff (?) Reverse: illegible. Late Roman fill. Leica ... 29 April 1938

[Agora Object] IL 1443: Lead Token

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

[Agora Object] IL 1451: Lead Token

A: ship with mast and oars. B: plain. Cf. IL 656. Entered as coin, no. 36. Catalogued 1959. Late Roman. Leica ... 31 May 1951

[Agora Object] L 2550: Lamp

Nozzle broken off. Scrolls in panelled rim. On discus, protome of woman left, wearing diadem. Underneath, leaf within single groove. Partly pierced handle, three grooves above, two below. Unglazed. Brownish-buff ... 11 June 1936

[Agora Object] L 4812: Nozzle Fragment of Plastic Lamp

Only nozzle and a little of upper part of lamp remain. Part of grotesque face; the mouth is used as nozzle; pierced nostrils. Nozzle much blackened. Red-brown glaze, worn. Buff clay. Northwest corner of ... 7 June 1951

[Agora Object] L 4841: Handle Fragment of Lamp

Part of the ornamental plate from the handle of a very large lamp. Moulded in elaborate tendril pattern. Gray clay, yellowish surface. Type XXI of Corinth collection. Northwest corner, Middle Stoa, West; ... 12 June 1951

[Agora Object] L 4859: Lamp Fragment

About a quarter of the lamp preserved. Scrolls in panelled rim. On discus, head of diademed woman to left. Pierced handle, three grooves above, two below. Unglazed. Buff to grayish clay. Type XXVII variant ... 7 June 1951

[Agora Object] L 5175: Lamp

Top of handle missing; five small pieces. Globule-and-volute lamp. On base leaf in relief outlines. Soft greenish- cream clay. Northwest corner of Middle Stoa; burnt debris inside terrace retaining wall ... 22 October 1954

[Agora Object] L 5176: Lamp

Disc and part of rim, preserved. Disc decorated with rosette of eight rose petals. On rim, ridges and row of globules. Soft light yellow-buff clay. Northwest corner of Middle Stoa; burnt debris inside ... 22 October 1954

[Agora Object] L 5177: Lamp

Base, lower part of handle, part of globules preserved. Handle pierced; rim, pairs of globules. On base, two grooves enclosing a triangle composed of raised dots. Soft light brown clay. Northwest corner ... 22 October 1954

[Agora Object] L 5178: Lamp

Parts of back wall and rim missing. Disc decorated with rosettes of 24 whirling petals. On rim, globules in threes; panels. Handle pierced. Ring base, plain. Clay greenish and burnt. Northwest corner of ... 22 October 1954

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[Agora Object] L 5491: Lamp

Intact. On disc, rosette of 8 petals framed by ring; herringbone pattern on rim. Solid grooved handle. On base, within two concentric grooves "A". Purple-brown glaze. Orange clay. Late Roman. Cf. Agora ... 28 June 1967

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[Agora Object] L 5492: Lamp

Intact. On disc, rays with two framing rings; two rings around filling hole. Herringbone rim. Solid grooved handle. On base, within two concentric grooves: "X". Orange-brown glaze. Buff clay. Late Roman ... 28 June 1967

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[Agora Object] L 5493: Lamp

Intact but chipped. On disc, rays within double framing ring; double ring around filling hole. Wavy lines on rim. Solid grooved handle. On base two concentric grooves. Traces of wick preserved on inside ... 28 June 1967

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[Agora Object] L 5494: Lamp

Intact. On disc, rosette of 28 curving petals with framing groove; wavy lines on rim. Solid grooved handle. On base, double concentric groove. Mold very worn. Orange-buff clay with orange glaze. Late ... 28 June 1967

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[Agora Object] L 5495: Lamp

Intact. On disc, crescent with two framing rings. On rim, four small triple circles; panels with incised herringbone pattern. Side of nozzle grooved; groove from air to wick hole. Solid grooved handle ... 28 June 1967

[Agora Object] MC 905: Stand

Full height and about half of circumference preserved. From a stand of approximately semicircular shape in horizontal section; on lip are preserved two of the original three rough projecting knobs. Groove ... 20 May-5 June 1932

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[Agora Object] MC 1372: Loom Weight

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

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[Agora Object] MC 1373: Loom Weight

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

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[Agora Object] MC 1374: Spindle Whorl or Bead

Intact except for very minor chipping. Surfaces smoothed. Roughly biconical with comparatively narrow hole pierced vertically. Removed from lot by JKP, September 1996. Tholos trench U, pit in alley, layer ... 5 June 1938

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[Agora Object] P 4949: Bowl Fragment

From a large open bowl, glazed black insided. Outside, along upper edge, guilloche; below it, three bands from which are pendent hooks; in field, procession of stags to right. Faces and ears of stags reserved ... 11 March 1935

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[Agora Object] P 6878: Kantharos with Graffito: West Slope

One handle missing, and fragments from body and rim. Heavy moulded ring foot; slightly bulging lower wall, nearly vertical upper wall. Vertical handle with large thumb-rest. Two wheel run grooves where ... 27-29 February, 10 March 1936

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[Agora Object] P 12208: Neck Amphora Fragment

Fragment from neck and upper wall. Parts of the heads of two horses, opposed. Deep incision; brownish glaze much flaked. ADDENDA Joining fragment added, preserving the shoulder joint with muzzle and breast ... 22 February 1938

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[Agora Object] P 13329: Skyphos

Fragments of rim, wall and base missing; restored in plaster. Base rays; lip zone with groups of short zigzags between vertical bars; on the bottom a circle. Reddish-brown glaze. Tholos trench U, from ... 6 June 1938

[Agora Object] P 19186: Casserole

Intact except for small hole through bottom. Open bowl with rounded bottom; a boss at the center inside, and a small depression outside. Vertical side wall; flat rim, projecting and sloping slightly inwards ... 22 March 1948

[Agora Object] P 21463: Bowl Fragment: West Slope

Four joining fragments preserve most of profile, except center of floor. Open bowl with flaring sides and plain rim; outside, grooved near bottom. Decoration inside: upper zone, ivy garland; below, large ... 7 June 1951

[Agora Object] P 21620: Lekythos Fragment: Head

Neck with small trefoil mouth, and handle; chipped. In front, on neck, plastic head modeled at same time as pitcher, with additional plastic ornaments of headdress added by applique. Traces of white paint ... 30 May 1951

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[Agora Object] P 21621: Brazier Lug

Broken off at rim of brazier. Vertical lug, a roughly flattened oval in shape, with a rib down the center on inside and outside and faint indications of "leaves" springing from this on the outer face ... 7 June 1951

[Agora Object] P 23890: Black Figure Jug Fragments

Closed vase fragments. a) Part of neck of a jug(?) showing a feline with reverted head; dot rosettes. b) Wall fragment with parts of two animal zones, right; dot and incised blob rosettes. c) From shoulder ... 28 April 1954

[Agora Object] P 23891: Black Figure Lid Fragment

Two joining fragments showing water birds and rosettes with incision and added red. Large lid with plain downcurved rim. "Basin", dug bedrock fill with late Hellenistic. 3044 Leica ... 20 April 1954

[Agora Object] P 23892: Medicine Bottle

Small squat pot on a raised base left rough beneath. Concave convex profile; plain rim. Red glaze, all over. From same strosis SS 13603- SS 13608 House C, strosis 4, fallen debris; late Hellenistic context ... 29 April 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24014: Guttus: West Slope

Neck and handle missing. Ring-handled lagynos on heavy base. Angular body; ridge at base of neck. On upper wall, white and yellow wave pattern with leaping dolphins above. Glaze considerably worn. Back ... 10 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24016: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From the base of a large semi-glazed one-handler(?). The center of the floor is set off by a deep scraped grooved. Inscribed inside. Good black glaze inside and on inner and outer faces of foot. Against ... 26 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24017: Red Figure Amphora Fragment

Two joining pieces from a partly closed pot; glaze wash inside. Nude male figure moving right with extended arm. The inner marks are incised and the black glaze beneath shows in several places. No relief ... 26 May 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24018: Lekythos Fragment: Nude Youth

Fragment preserving a little of a glazed back, right shoulder, upper arm and chest of a nude youth, facing. Well modelled. Traces of white slip; traces of yellow over-painting beside arm. House C, cleaning ... 27 May 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24020: Plemochoe

Stem broken off; one handle missing and chips. Well made large kernos with four string-holes in flange (one not pierced through). Unglazed; hard red clay (cooking fabric). In a rough pit cut in floor ... 26 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24021: Saucer

Small plain saucer covered with red glaze; bottom left rough from wheel. In a rough pit cut in floor north of strosis 6. 3340 Leica ... 26 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24022: Plate

Parts of rim and a little of floor missing. Low ring foot; a groove below the rim outside, two grooves in space within foot and one inside near outer edge of floor. Lightly ridged rim, sloping inwards ... 26 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24024: Black Glaze Skyphos Fragment with Graffito: Corinthian Type

From base of a black glazed Corinthian type skyhos; rays above foot. Incised beneath, on reserved space within foot: Well, upper filling. Latest 5th. to earliest 4th. c. 3398 Leica PD 1133-21(F 139) ... 29 May 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24025: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

[Originally identified as Hydria(?)]. From shoulder of a partly closed vase; possibly from a hydria with figured zone on shoulder. Inside, good black glaze on the upper part of the fragment (base of neck), ... 29 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24079: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Small fragment from black figured lekythos. Head of satyr to left. Glaze fired red; added red on beard and hair. Well, dump. Leica ... 31 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24081: Ostrakon

Wall fragment of a semi-glazed krater with dilute glaze outside and a glazed band at break above; firm dull black inside. Inscribed inside. Probably Kallixenos Aristonymou (or Hipparchos Charmou?) ... 29 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24204: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Fragment of upper wall of bell krater. A woman left with right arm extended; part of another figure at left. No relief contour. Pit; sand in upper western part just below walls. 3416 Leica ... 23 June 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24207: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Upper wall fragment from a bell krater. Head and shoulder of a youthful satyr left, wearing ivy wreath. Relief contour for profile, leaves and right shoulder. San in upper western part. Leica ... 23 June 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24208: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Mended from two pieces. Seated female figure, her left arm resting on a large tympanum. Ornamented dress; jewelled girdle. White with yellow overpainting for flesh, tympanum, jewels. No relief contour ... 8 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24209: Tub

Two joining fragments preserve base and about half wall and rim. A deep basin with flaring broad projecting rim, flat on top, and raised flat base. A round hole (intentional) cut through the floor. Heavy ... 30 June 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24210: Amphora with Dipinto: Mendean

Mended from several large fragments; only a few pieces missing. Mendean shape and fabric with a brownish glaze line around the upper wall. On neck, in red, dipinto: Well. Leica PD 2783-1 ... 30 June 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24211: Amphora

Neck, shoulder and profile complete, but parts of wall missing; restored in plaster. Deep ovoid jar with flaring button toe, concave beneath. Mushroom rim. Sandy pink to buff fabric with a buff slip, ... 30 June 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24212: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment

Rim fragment. Head and shoulders of a youth, facing, looking right, both arms apparently extended. Red wash prominent; no relief contour. Well, dump. Leica ... July 1954

[Agora Object] P 24215: Black Glaze One-Handler Fragment

About half preserved with the full circle of the foot; trace of start of handle. Plain ring foot; span within decorated with glazed circles and reddened. "Saucer Grave". 3340 Leica ... 25 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24218: Salt Cellar Fragment: Gray Ware

Base and part of wall preserved. Flat base projecting beyond concave profiled wall. Gray clay; good black glaze outside, worn inside. For shape, cf. P 16857 (Ζ 1722). Destruction filling over East Wall ... 30 April 1954

[Agora Object] P 24219: Black Figure Bowl Fragment

Several joining fragments give complete profile, with entire foot. One rim fragment does not join. Open bowl on flaring ring foot; flat-topped rim; ribbon handles with projecting ends. On outside, surface ... 29 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 24225: Black Glaze Bowl Fragment: Stamped

At center, rosette made up of stamped ovules; then large palmettes (probably five) unlinked, and around them a band of ovules; further out, linked palmettes, only the links preserved. Good black glaze ... 26 May 1954

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[Agora Object] P 24227: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment

Fragment from the rim and upper wall of a skyphos. Nude youth with both arms extended forward (jumper?); aryballos hanging on wall. A little relief contour(?). Published as H 13:4 (U?) Well. Leica ... 1954

[Agora Object] P 24229: Stand Fragments

Water basin stand fragments. Wall has slightly concave profile. Buff Corinthian clay, decorated with long brown lines. Cf. Agora XII, no. 1859. Cf. Hesperia 17 (1948), pl. LXXXVI. Destruction over House ... 27 May 1954

[Agora Object] P 25122: Pot

Intact. Body shaped like an elongated melon; cylindrical neck; no handle, mouth rises from one side. Dull brownish wash. ADDENDA Nubian or upper Egyptian [JWH]. Well, container 51. 5789 Leica, LXXVIII-51 ... July 1955