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| Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Excavations in Section ΛΛ revealed that the original contour of Kolonos Agoraios had been much sharper than in modern times. No traces of early graves were found in the area; first sign of habitation is ... 1 Feb-23 Jun 1937 |
| Simple relief palmette. Bottom broken away.
Coarse red clay, buff slip. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III in Agora V), 1st-2nd century A.D. Leica, LIX-65 ... 8 April 1937 |
| Dull impression of preceding type, A 803 (ΛΛ 1176).
Full height probably preserved; scrolls below palmette. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III in Agora V), 1st-2nd century A.D. Leica, LIX-65 ... 8 April 1937 |
Lower part only, showing carefully stamped volutes, and start of palmette with diamond center.
Part of signature preserved: Α Π [Ο Λ Λ Ω Ν Ι ] Ο Υ
Red clay, pale buff slip. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III ... 9 April 1937 |
| Fragment from a rectangular plaque; part of one edge preserved.
Both faces finished; on one the edge is raised, and set off by two grooves; on the other the plain edge rises by a shallow molding to a ... 16 April 1937 |
| Part of circular tile for a column.
Coarse buff clay, traces of cement.
Finger prints.
Cf. A 652.
ADDENDA Hypocaust pillar tile. Cistern, Layer II. Leica, LIX-85 ... 16 April 1937 |
| Dimensions fully preserved; much of one side, and middle, missing; made up in plaster. Laconian type.
Coarse pinkish-brown clay; red to black glaze wash on concave face. Surface to 20.00m. Well. Handle ... June 1937, June 1938 |
Broken at back, lower right corner and part of palmette missing.
Relief palmette above spirals, letter in relief below: ΑΘΗ[ΝΑΙΟΥ.
Coarse red clay; light slip. Cistern, Strosis IV. 1422, 1803 Leica ... 16-17 June 1938 |
Broken at back, and top chipped.
Relief palmettes above grooved volutes, letter in relief below, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ.
Coarse red clay; light slip. Cistern, Strosis IV. 1422, 1803 Leica ... 16-17 June 1938 |
| Handle, triangular in section.
Sharply curved and worked with petals and scalloped tie-band around the middle. The top ends in a lion 's head; the other end was fitted to a small curved object, probably ... 14 June 1938 |
A solid shaft square in section, twisted.
Broken at both ends and heavily corroded. Many similar fragments left in container ΛΛ 366. Well.
Late Hellenistic. 1488, 1576 Leica ... 13 June 1938 |
Broken at both ends and heavily corroded.
Massive rod shaped in form of bead and reel; slightly flattened on one side. Many similar fragments left in container ΛΛ 366. Well.
Late Hellenistic. 1488, 1576 ... 13 June 1938 |
| Broken at both ends.
Right-angled corner remains.
A heavy edge reinforcement with rivets for the attachment of sheet bronze. The outer edge scalloped. Many similar fragments left in container ΛΛ 366. Well ... 13 June 1938 |
Broken at both ends.
Edge reinforcement with rivets for attachment of sheet bronze, curvilinear in plan;
edge scalloped. Scalloped edge on concave side. Well.
Late Hellenistic. 1488, 1576 Leica ... 13 June 1938 |
| Broken at both ends.
Edge reinforcement with rivets for attachment of sheet bronze. Edge may have been scalloped as in B 908 but now much corroded.
The curvature of this piece is the reverse of that of ... 13 June 1938 |
| Composed of two bronze bars (a and b), heavily corroded together; broken at both ends. Remains of two overlapping layers of organic material (fiber or fabric as though woven), diagonally attached to large ... 1 June 1938 |
A small object resembling the bowl of a spoon.
Three holes pierced through the floor, and two grooves on either side.
Rectangular projections at the "handle end", with holes for an attachment pin.
For ... 16 April 1937 |
| Large guard for the hilt of a sword, inlay carving of palmettes at the top on either side. Traces of iron pins and silver (?) which must have been carefully picked out. Inscibed beneath.
Mr. Gejvall considers ... 13 June 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed surface and right side preserved.
Three lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found at surface, on the north slope of the Acropolis. Leica, 98-55-11, ... 8 June 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Projecting band broken off above; left side preserved.
Four lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found in dump, on the north slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Leica, LXX-79 ... 17 June 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Left edge, picked fine, preserved; otherwise broken.
Two incised vertical lines to left of inscription.
Pentelic marble.
ADDENDA Joins I 6891. Found in dump, on the north slope of ... 18 June 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Part of a shield on which names are inscribed.
Four lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found in late Roman context in a cistern, on the north slope of Kolonos Agoraios ... 19 June 1937 |
Neatly made, with a knob, and a deep turned-down edge. Cistern, strosis IV. Leica ... 8 June 1937 |
Intact.
On rim, debased herringbone; discus plain.
Underside "K" (?) within a double groove.
Handle, solid, grooved.
Thin brown wash.
Light brown clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Well, dump ... 16 June 1937 |
About half the wall and rim missing, with all the back part, and the band handle save for one attachment.
Shallow open variety; low flat base; short nozzle.
Black glaze inside only; outside polished.
Fine ... 22-24 March 1937 |
| Fragment of top.
Panelled rim with ovules. On the discus, a man, right, carrying a woman (or child?) on his shoulder.
Pale buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
First half of 2nd. century A.D ... 7 April 1937 |
Much of bottom missing.
Faintly stamped ovolos around the rim; discus plain; pierced handle.
Faint trace of signature within circular grooves, on bottom.
Buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
... 7 April 1937 |
Fragmentary; most of lower part, and nozzle missing.
On rim, ovules; discus, depressed, with rays and ridge around filling hole. Pierced handle.
Soft buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Cistern, ... 7 April 1937 |
Much mended; part of the nozzle, much of the raised edge, and fragments from the body missing.
Raised base; short triangular nozzle; small depressed center. Filling hole, if any, off center. Attachments ... 16 April 1937 |
Intact except for chips.
Spirals on panelled rim. Ram, left, on discus; grooves and ridges at edge.
Semi-pierced handle, double grooved front and back.
Incised beneath, within a single groove.
Unglazed ... 10 June 1938 |
Bottom missing, and nozzle.
Narrow band of spirals on panelled rim. On discus, a bear, right; a person (child?) above.
Pierced handle, double grooved.
Dull impression. Unglazed.
Soft pinkish-buff clay ... 10 June 1938 |
Discus relief broken out, and nozzle broken.
Dots on rim, ridges around discus; semi-pierced handle, double grooved front and back. Concentric grooves and ridges on bottom.
Unglazed.
Light red to buff ... 10 June 1938 |
Intact except for chips.
Band of raised dots on rim; volutes at nozzle; dots also on lower wall.
Small sharply concave discus with ridges around it and on it. Concentric grooves and circles on reverse ... 10 June 1938 |
Discus broken out.
Handle semi-pierced. Plain rim with ridges at inner edge; discus plain so far as preserved. Handle semi-pierced; triple grooved in front and double behind.
On reverse, within concentric ... 11 June 1938 |
| Right half broken away, and nozzle.
On discus, a male figure standing facing, brandishing a whip in his right hand. Rim panelled, with a band of light indentations (wreath?). Handle semi-pierced; double ... 11 June 1938 |
Vine pattern on rim; rays (faint) around filling hole. Semi-pierced handle, triple grooved above, double behind.
Signed, beneath, within two concentric grooves, very faint.
Unglazed.
Pinkish-buff clay ... 17 June 1938 |
| Intact, except for chip from nozzle.
Shallow spreading variety; pierced lug on side; no handle. Low ring foot. Top slightly concave; nozzle fluked.
Dull black glaze, much peeled. Wheel made.
Yellowish ... 25 June 1938 |
Discus and part of the rim remain.
Rim plain, panelled. On the discus, Eros to left, with straight and curved trumpets. In front of him, a goat beside a blazing altar.
Pinkish clay, grayed from burning ... July 1938 |
Handle and a small part of the base, rim and discus.
On rim, spirals and panels. Handle semi-pierced, double grooved.
On discus, a bull to left. Underside, within a single circle a trace of a signature ... July 1938 |
Fragment from lower body, with the start of the handle.
Reverse, within a single circular groove, letters; a palm branch between.
Unglazed.
Fine yellow-buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
... July 1938 |
The top preserved; handle and tip of nozzle missing.
Broad down sloping rim, a ring of raised dots and ribs on the top; a large double-spiral lug on either side. On the throat of the nozzle, a large palmette ... June 1937, June 1938 |
Front, with nozzle, broken away, and part of discus.
Rim plain, panelled; discus framed by two shallow grooves; within, Eros standing with down turned torch. Handle triple grooved above, roughly pierced ... 13-19 June 1937 |
Fragment from left side, with handle.
Plain rim with herringbone panels and small dots. Discus outlined by two grooves; within, Pan, left, playing syrinx. Handle triple grooved above, double below; small ... 13-19 June 1937 |
| Bottom and most of left side, with nozzle, broken away.
Narrow plain rim, herringbone ranel.
Discus outlined by two grooves: Poseidon right, trident in his right hand, dolphin (?) in his left; trident ... 13-19 June 1937 |
| A disk of heavy cooking ware fabric, with a vertical edge, and, on the flat floor, two raised concentric circles.
For straining (?) Finished Cistern, layer II. Leica, LIX-85 ... 14 April 1937 |
Discoid.
Neatly made, flat on one side. Two holes near edge.
Coarse clay; light slip.
Similar to MC 419-425.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238a. Cistern, layer II. Leica, LIX-75 ... 16 April 1937 |
Chip missing.
Discoid.
Neatly made, flat on one side. Two holes near edge.
Coarse pinkish clay; buff slip.
Similar to MC 418, 420-425.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238b. Cistern, layer II. Leica ... 16 April 1937 |
Discoid.
Neatly made, flat on one side. Two holes near edge.
Coarse clay; light slip.
Similar to MC 419, but slightly thicker.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238c. Cistern, layer II. Leica ... 16 April 1937 |
Small chips missing.
Discoid.
One side flat, the other slightly flattened at the center. A small part of the edge cut off straight, near the suspension holes.
Coarse buff clay.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ ... 16 April 1937 |
The surface almost entirely chipped off the rounded side.
Discoid.
Two suspension holes.
Coarse pink clay; light slip.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238e. Cistern, layer II. Leica ... 16 April 1937 |
Discoid.
Irregularly shaped.
One side flat; near the center of the other, two short shallow grooves.
Two suspension holes near edge.
Coarse clay with light slip.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238f. Cistern, ... 16 April 1937 |
Small piece missing.
Discoid.
Neatly made, with two holes close together near the edge. Both sides slightly rounded.
Pinkish buff clay; remains of light slip.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238g. Cistern, layer ... 16 April 1937 |
About a third missing.
Discoid.
One side flat; the other sharply rounded.
Coarse pink clay; traces of slip.
ADDENDA Section no. ΛΛ 1238h. Cistern, layer II. Leica ... 16 April 1937 |
| Conical.
Broad bevel; two holes in bottom.
Brownish clay; traces of light slip. surface to 20.00m. There are nine other such weights from the well, one pyramidal. Well. Surface to 20.00m. 1763 Leica, 97-15-1(2) ... June 1937, June 1938 |
| Base intact; lip, neck, shoulder and handles largely complete; lower body fragmentary. Restored in plaster. Shape: late variety of amphora, type B.
A) Charioteer in long chiton driving a team of four horses, ... Ca. 440-430 B.C. |
| Two large pieces of rim and fragment of knob missing. Plain shallow conical lid with downturned edge, and a neat knob on which the lid can stand. Two grooves around outer edge, one partly scraped; and ... 8 June 1937 |
| All of rim and part of top missing. Restored in plaster. Heavy low ring-knob. Neat circular depressions on underside at center; the lid can be reversed and used as a fish plate. Decoration of garlands, ... 8 June 1937 |
| Large fragment from wall of a glazed basin with huge curving lug handle. The handle thickened at its edge. Flat projecting rim.
Metallic glaze, black to brown. Finished Cistern, strosis IV. Leica, 89-25-31 ... 8 June 1937 |
| Depicts a youth's head, bent to right. He wears a spotted headband; in front of him a narrow curved object. Relief contour for the front of the fillet and for the curved object only. Brown for dots on ... 18 June 1937 |
| Ring foot and center of floor preserved.
Stamped in the center:
Brownish glaze over inside. Hellenistic house #4, room C, north side, strosis I. Leica, 91-36-7(6) PD 1091-88, PD 1172-6 ... 12 June 1937 |
From a black glazed dish with very broad ring foot.
Neatly incised: Δ Α Well, dump. Leica ... 19 June 1937 |
Fragment of angular rim and start of high-swung handle of a goblet of Minyan shape.
Fine buff clay, rather soft, with slipped or polished surface. Yellow Minyan or an imitation of it. Well Q. Middle ... 3 June 1937 |
| From the shoulder of a sizable vase (or lid). Two heads of geese outlined in incision and with purple beaks, face each other. Dot rosette above; purple and black incised rosette below. Passage from shaft ... 9 June 1937 |
| Nearly half preserved; restored in plaster. Small high ring foot, broad flat projecting rim, grooved at edges.
Good black glaze. Shaft, 5th.-2nd. c. B.C. Leica, 83-261, 83-333 ... 9 June 1937 |
Five fragments; rim, bottom, parts of walls, from which bowl restored in plaster. Rosette on bottom surrounded by two rings; then imbricated leaves, and acanthus, alternating. Above, goats rampant at amphoras; ... 3-10 June 1937 |
Fragment of base and wall; flattened shape. Restored in plaster. On the bottom, a double rosette, surrounded by a scraped groove and a ridge. Above, a zone of imbricated leaves; then running youths, amphoras, ... 3-10 June 1937 |
Four fragments.
a) and b) From the rim.
c) From the wall.
d) From the base.
Rosette on base; broad leaves above; then elaborate acanthus scroll. Bead and reel beneath slightly inturned rim.
Pinkish-brown ... 3-10 June 1937 |
| About one-third of rim and floor missing. Ring foot; down-sloping rim.
Dull black glaze over all, worn. Cistern, no stratification visible, early 2nd. c. B.C. 1310, 1498 Leica, 90-36-20 ... 3-10 June 1937 |
| Fragments of rim and wall missing, with one handle; restored in plaster. Heavy flaring ring foot; ovoid body; vertical rim, the upper part inset. Broad rising band handles without spur.
Black glaze with ... 3-10 June 1937 |
Lip missing; fragments of walls, and handle. Ring foot; angular body. A scraped groove at the base of the neck and another at the line of the upper handle attachment.
Fragments of white lagynos in box ... 3-10 June 1937 |
Neck from a small jug; plain out-turned lip.
Buff surface, gray core.
Other fragments of dark blister ware in box. Cistern, no stratification visible, early 2nd. c. B.C. 1310, 1498 Leica ... 3-10 June 1937 |
Fragmentary; nothing of base or handles preserved. In part restored in plaster. Broad pear-shaped body; no neck; wide round mouth, the rim thickened, inturned and set off from the wall by a groove.
Inside ... 3-10 June 1937 |
| The base and about one-quarter of the wall with part of the rim and one handle, preserved. The shape is that of a semi-glazed krater but deeper, and with broad low ring foot. Rolled horizontal handle just ... 3-10 June 1937 |
The bottom preserved, and a small part of wall and rim. Restored in plaster. Flattened shape. Loose palmette, star and tendril design around rim; then Erotes and animal hunt. Below, a bordered zone of ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| About one-third of rim and much of wall missing. Restored in plaster. On bottom, large mask-like head, surrounded by a ridge and a ring of raised dots from which spring long fronds. Above, satyrs at large ... 13-27 February 1937 |
The bottom and a small part of rim and wall preserved. Restored in plaster. On the bottom, five three-petalled leaves, surrounded by three ridges. Then a zone of rosettes and palmettes alternating, bordered ... 13-27 February 1937 |
Piece from rim and wall. Palmette, spiral and ovolo borders. Eros hunting lion; Erotes and birds floating about.
Dull red glaze. Cistern, hard earth at bottom, no stratification, early 3rd. c. B.C. 111 ... 13-27 February 1937 |
Fragment giving complete profile of a small shallow bowl. Restored in plaster. Erotes between long leaves; ring of smaller leaves below. On bottom, Athena(?). Upper border, rosettes, guilloche, and uncertain ... 13-27 February 1937 |
Restored in plaster. Body covered with leaves of varying sizes, to a band below spiral border; traces of further pattern above, not clear. Scraped line below out-turned lip.
Dull black to reddish glaze ... 13-27 February 1937 |
Fragment from rim and wall. Leaves cover body, up to flaring rim. Scraped groove below lip.
Black glaze, metallic. Cistern, hard earth at bottom, no stratification, early 3rd. c. B.C. 111 ff. Leica ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| Rim fragment, very finely stamped; ovolo with darts, dolphins over a stippled wave pattern, and guilloche between scraped grooves. Thickened out-turned rim with a scraped groove below it.
Dull brownish ... 13-27 February 1937 |
Much of rim and wall and both handles missing. Moulded conical foot; elongated body; straight rim marked off above and below by a scraped groove. Traces of ivy pattern in white and added clay, between ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| From a small round-bodied jug with short neck and flaring round mouth; nothing of base or edge of lip preserved. Wheel grooves on lower body; scraped groove at point of greatest circumference and at base ... 13-27 February 1937 |
Fragment from the wall of a kantharos similar in shape to P 11437 (ΛΛ 1139). On the vertical rim, above a groove, a wave pattern, sloppily incised and painted white.
Dull black glaze.
ADDENDA P 11437: ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| Rim fragment from some form of ornamental open vase with a broad flange below the rim decorated with dotted lattice and below traces of wreath(?) in yellow.
Cf. P 5719 and P 14937.
Cf. CVA Brussels II ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| About half the wall and more than half the rim, with the vertical band handle, missing. Round-bodied jug or mug on high ring foot; vertical lip; no neck. Possibly a kantharos.
Glaze red to black. Finished ... 13-27 February 1937 |
The bottom preserved, and a piece of wall and rim. Plain hemispherical bowl on high ring foot; a scraped groove below the lip outside.
Dull black to red glaze. Cistern, hard earth at bottom, no stratification, ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| About half the floor and rim missing; restored in plaster. Sharply down-turned rim; deep central depression; a scraped groove just inside the rim, and another, broader, around the depression.
Glaze somewhat ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| From a large plate with heavy rolled rim; ring foot. Stamped leaf pointing inward within rouletting.
Glaze somewhat worn. Cistern, hard earth at bottom, no stratification, early 3rd. c. B.C. 111 ff ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| From a plate with rolled rim and ring foot. Rouletted circle around linked stamped palmettes on the floor. Two grooves below rim outside.
Firm black glaze. Cistern, hard earth at bottom, no stratification, ... 13-27 February 1937 |
The bottom and nearly half the rim preserved. Plate (or shallow bowl) on ring foot; flat narrow projecting rim.
Graffito inside foot:
Dull glaze, worn. Cistern, hard earth at bottom, no stratification, ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| About half the bottom and one-quarter of the rim preserved. Shallow bowl on high ring foot; out-turned rim. On the floor, stamped palmettes within rouletted circle.
Glaze worn outside; scraped groove ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| A piece missing from the lip, and the bottom knocked out. Lower wall nearly vertical; bottom flattened. Upper wall concave to wide mouth with slightly flaring lip. Band handle, lip to shoulder.
Coarse ... 13-27 February 1937 |
| The bottom and about one-quarter of the rim and wall preserved; restored in plaster. Ring foot; curving sides; flat projecting rim; horizontal handles pressed up against rim. At the center of the floor ... 7 April 1937 |
A few fragments of floor and wall missing. Shallow flat-bottomed dish, like a rather large pie-plate; horizontal projecting rim.
Coarse red clay, much burned. Surface to 1.25m. Cistern, layer I, 1st.-2nd ... 7 April 1937 |
Fragmentary; the bottom preserved, nearly half the rim; and a small part of the wall; nothing of handle. Squat pot, broader below than above; flattened bottom; wide mouth with thickened lip, out-turned ... 7 April 1937 |
Small fragment from a flat red plate stamped on its floor with leaves.
Coarse red clay, unglazed.
An intruder? Cistern, layer I, 1st.-2nd. c. A.D. Leica ... 8 April 1937 |
The bottom preserved, and about one-third of the rim. Small plate on ring foot; sloping floor; out-turned rim.
Coarse red clay, unglazed. Cistern, layer I, 1st.-2nd. c. A.D. Leica PD 1171-158, PD 2262-178d ... 8 April 1937 |
Handle missing, fragments from walls and most of foot. Ring foot; eggy body, wheelridged; trefoil lip.
Pinkish-buff clay. Cistern, layer I, 1st.-2nd. c. A.D. Leica, LXI-21 ... 8 April 1937 |
Profile complete; walls fragmentary. Restored in plaster. Shallow flat-bottomed bowl; curving walls, keeled rim.
Red glaze, much peeled. Cistern, layer I, 1st.-2nd. c. A.D. Leica ... 8 April 1937 |
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