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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations: Report on the Agora Excavations May, 1947-April, 1948

Homer A. Thompson ... A report on the activities in the Athenian Agora during the period May 1947 to April 1948. The 1947 excavation lasted from March 10 to November 1. The efforts were concentrated on completing the exploration ... 10 Mar-1 Nov 1947

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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations ΝΝ, ΞΞ: Sections ΝΝ-ΞΞ 1948 Early Houses

Rodney S. Young ... Excavations were confined to a strip on the west side of the Great Drain where four houses of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. were excavated and examined in their relationship to the Great Drain. In the ... 13 Mar-29 Apr 1948

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[Agora Report] 1947 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ: 1947

Rodney S. Young ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. Because of the unforeseen depth of filling, the area remained unfinished. Several features were dug and examined ... 10 Mar-3 Nov 1947

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[Agora Report] 1939 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ Season of 1939

Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939

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[Agora Object] A 1129: Sarcophagus Fragment

About half of length and wall to full height preserved on one side. Rectangular sarcophagus with plain projecting base, straight side wall with small and large half round moldings (archaic) at the top, ... June 1946

[Agora Object] A 1538: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Broken all around. The slightly concave face covered with red glaze wash; on the unglazed face, part of a stamp: four-spoked wheel. Buff clay. Found in red gravel stratum 1, Ostrakon Fill. 8331 Leica, ... 21 October 1949

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[Agora Object] B 880: Statuette : Eirene

High circular base with elaborately moulded double conical profile. Standing figure with weight on left leg, right leg bent and drawn back. She wears Doric chiton with overfold and kolpos, a stephane ... Card: 3rd A.D.

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[Agora Object] B 881: Statuette : Aphrodite

Circular base, lightly moulded above and below. Standing figure, the right leg slightly bent. The figure is partly draped, with the cloak wrapped round her thighs, its bunched folds falling in front ... Card: 3rd A.D.