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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 ... Mycenaean graves were excavated in section Ε.
Section Ν was disturbed by late pits, bothroi and walls. Excavation was carried out through Roman levels. The area seemed to have been leveled out and raised ... 4 Mar-31 May 1952 |
| Reconstructed cornice block.
Included in the block are the fragments originally numbered A 238 a, A 239 a and b, and A 602.
a) (former A 238 a) Broken away in back and on both sides; part of a small hawk's ... 30 June 1933, June 1935 |
Part of front, top, and right surface preserved. Top front edge broken away.
On right side a rough-picked cutting. Fascia above triglyph.
On top surface, mason's mark: Θ.
Series A 238. Assigned to the ... 14 May 1937 |
Broken at bottom and back, on left, and at tip. At right projection, ca. 0.035m. beyond palmette, ending in finished surface. Roman cement clinging to surface shows double reuse. Palmette antefix carved ... 23 April 1951 |
| Part of front, top and smooth finished left side preserved. Hawk's beak molding, top and bottom edges of moldings broken away.
Probably from Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble. Marble pile north of Temple ... 25 June 1951 |
| Stone broken at bottom, right, back and top. Smooth finished left edge with beginning of curved molding near top. Incised lined divide a half circle into twelve units. Lightly scratched letters near center ... 25 June 1951 |
Rough-picked bottom, right side and front preserved. Part of concave surface with arcs marked off by incised lines. Recessed surface outside the concave surface of dial.
Uncertain if conical or spherical ... 2 July 1951 |
| Broken behind; edges somewhat battered. Angular cover tile. Inside rough-picked; water stop band.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble. Marble pile north of Temple of Ares. Leica, 81-82 PD 960 ... 2 July 1951 |
Broken all around, only front and back surfaces preserved. On back, mason's mark: Α. Face much weathered.
From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Island (?) marble.
Seems to belong to same series as A ... 31 August 1951 |
Fragment from left end; top and end surfaces partially preserved, showing part of T-clamp cutting, beginning of raised portion at front of step, and the letter Δ.
Considerably worn.
From the Temple of ... October 1952 |
Lower part broken away; top very much worn; raised portion at front almost gone. At right the letter Δ (delta), at left Ι (iota).
Pry, dowel and T-clamp cuttings. The T-clamp cuttings have been recut ... October 1952 |
| Fragment of arris and beginning of flute on each side. From bottom of bottom drum. Final surface of flute originally cut on first 0.034m. from bottom.
From Temple of Ares.
Marble.
See A 238 (Η 441). Brought ... 1953 |
| Front face polished. Broken at both ends, behind and below.
On top, overlapping smooth border, the mason's letters: Η Α Ρ.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble.
See A 238 (Η 441).
Exact provenience ... 1953 |
Two fair sized rim fragments and many similar pieces.
Rim has turned back edge, ca. 0.02 wide, and is decorated witih guilloche pattern.
Possibly a pattern on turned backed edge.
Similar to shield fragments, ... 31 July, 1, 3 August 1946 |
a) Preserves the lip, body, and left barb complete;
b) Is lacking the tip and parts of both barbs.
Both are narrow, eongated, and flat, with pronounced and tapering barbs; no median rib.
a) is in good ... 9 May 1951 |
Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument.
Edges battered, but part of smooth finished surface at top and bottom
Circular cutting off center, in top.
Two lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian ... 5 July 1951 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken all around.
Preserves a bit of face, and a bit of left side.
Nearly illegible.
Pentelic marble. Found in wall of the Roman Building, south of the peribolos of the Twelve Gods ... 22 May 1952 |
Complete.
Round discus with six-pointed star. Rim down sloping, decorated with raised concentric circles. Plain knob handle; underside slightly concave.
No glaze; much worn.
Orange-red clay.
Type XXVIII ... 8 May 1952 |
Nozzle broken, otherwise intact.
Concentric circles on discus; nodules on rim; band of petals above nozzle. Small solid handle. Low raised base.
No glaze.
Pinkish clay.
Type XXVIII (late variety) of Corinth ... 8 May 1952 |
Small cockle-shell lid with a handle pierced to serve as a hinge.
Red glaze, worn.
Orange micaceous clay. Outside N.W. corner of Roman Building, layer I. 1894 Leica ... 17 May 1952 |
| About half of bowl broken, and a large chip missing from stem socket. Blackened and encrusted by use on inside.
Round bowl with no offset from rim; thickened lip; stem socket flattens into reinforcement ... 29 April 1933 |
| The base, most of one wall, and parts of rim and handles restored in plaster. Swelling body; small, nearly straight rim: the shape as P 6417 (Η 610) but much larger. Combination vertical and horizontal ... 13 June 1935 |
Much rotted and broken. Decorated with palmettes, in bands, thus: stripe, maeander, stripe, red stripe, five-deep checker pattern, stripe, three horizontal palmettes, seven-deep checker pattern, stripe, ... 21 March 1936 |
| A handle, one end broken off. Flat rather narrow handle wider at its corners than at the attachment to the bowl. Within a raised frame, smudged relief decoration: rosettes and tendrils. On the frame, white ... 12 July 1947 |
| Medallion: ivy-wreathed bust in high relief. Dull modelling.
Black glaze inside and out.
Cf. P 21625. Pit to east of N.E. corner of Stoa of Attalos; packing of TC drain at foot of north wall of Square ... 6 June 1950 |
| Intact, except for chips. Flat-bottomed pot wth flaring concave sides resembling a kalathos. Plain rim, flat on top. Two short horizontal handles attached below rim.
Decoration: outside, a broad band ... 26 April 1951 |
| Intact. One-handled miniature jug with fairly wide mouth, sharply bulging body, narrow foot. Decoration in bands around rim, neck-shoulder join, point of greatest diameter and foot; wavy zigzag pattern ... 7 May 1951 |
| Intact but for one missing handle and chips. Deeper in proportion to diameter than a normal alabastron and with a marked shoulder angle. Lower walls taper to flat bottom. Out-turned rim. The neck glazed, ... LH III B |
| Mended from seven pieces; complete except for one handle. Narrow lip out-turned and offset; bowl rounded, relatively deep; band handles scarcely rising above rim; tall slender stem; broad foot with circular ... LH III A 1 |
| Intact except chips from lip. One-handled alabastron type. Wide mouth, thin lip flat on top and projecting. Body globular to region of greatest diameter, then tapering to small flattened bottom. Vertical ... LH II A |
| Intact save for chips from rim; the surface worn and powdery. Plump ovoid body; the bottom slightly flattened. Short neck with plain lip and round mouth, slightly flaring. Rolled handle sloping from below ... LH III A-B |
| Jug with Beaked Spout. Fragments of wall and spout missing; mended from many pieces. Broad ovoid body; low raised base. Narrow neck concave in profile, set off from the shoulder by a pronounced ridge ... LH II-III A |
| Jug with Cutaway Mouth. Fragments of handle, neck and walls missing; restored in plaster. Broad almost top-shaped body; low raised base, concave beneath. Ridge around shoulder at base of neck. Band handle ... 9 May 1951 |
| Mended; complete save minor chips. Wide mouth, flat projecting rim, broad neck, vertical band handles on shoulder; broad body tapering to narrow flat base, flaring and slightly concave beneath. The mouth ... LH III A (?) |
| Complete save chip from rim; mended from twelve pieces. Narrow lip out-turned and offset; relatively deep tapering bowl; one high-swung ribbon handle, from rim. Slender stem concave in profile, spreading ... LH III A |
| Intact except for one handle missing, and chips from rim. Fairly high angular profile; flat rim; rounded bottom. Irregular outlines; handsome. Rim, neck and handles glazed; on the shoulder, wave pattern, ... 9 May 1951 |
| Intact except for one handle missing. Squat body, projecting rim rounded on top; bottom flat. Lip and handles glazed; a broad band on the neck above a narrow band on the shoulder; then wave pattern with ... LH III A |
| Complete except for fragments of underside. Squat body, flat bottom. Neck and handles glazed; around top of shoulder three narrow bands; then ivy pattern: a leaf with curving double stem in each panel ... 9 May 1951 |
| Complete except for part of lip and chips; mended from many fragments. Flat spreading body, wide flat rim, set low, the handles rising slightly above it; bottom slightly concave. Rim and handles glazed, ... LH II 8 - (? III A) |
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