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[Agora Report] 1947 ΟΟ: Section ΟΟ: Preliminary Summary 1947

Margaret Crosby, Eugene Vanderpool ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building ... 17 Mar-14 Aug 1947

[Agora Object] A 1205: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Fragment from lower left part; bottom and side preserved; broken elsewhere. Relief decoration on front much worn, but enough of tendrial and three letters in relief below remain to assign the fragment ... 3 April 1947

[Agora Object] A 1217: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken at back; top of palmette chipped off at front. Below, letters in relief: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Red clay with white bits; light buff slip. Roman destruction debris. 101 Leica ... 21 April 1947

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[Agora Object] G 261: Bowl Fragment

Plain rim fragment of shallow bowl. Two shallow grooves on outside of rim; cluster of dots in relief on side. Mold made (?) Light green glaze; dots blue (?) Dirt fill. Late Roman. Leica, XXXIII-24 PD 505 ... 2 May 1947

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[Agora Object] G 335: Bottle or Lamp Fragment

High base and part of side preserved. No pontil but roughish on bottom. Walls thin rapidly to top. Dark green glass. Bubbles and spirals. Slight iridescent; no other weathering. Fill of 5th or 6th c. A.D ... 23 April 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5968: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment of plaque. Broken at right and bottom. In sunken panel, of which bottom edge is preserved, an eye carved in relief. Inscribed along the top on the raised frame of the panel. Almost certainly ... 221/0 B.C.

[Agora Object] I 5971: Mortgage Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and original top preserved. Parts of three lines of the inscription preserved. Whitish limestone. Found in Byzantine context east of the Great Drain, in the industrial ... 16 April 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5974: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at right and back. Part of small rectangular base with rectangular cutting, rough picked in top. Left side smooth finished; bottom deeply picked. Shallow groove as frame for ... 24 April 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5978: Dedicatory Monument

Inscribed fragment of a plaque. Preserves part of inscribed face, right side and rough picked back. Part of one line of the inscription preserved, within a wreath. White crystalline marble. Found in late ... 3 May 1947

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[Agora Object] IL 1192: Lead Token

A: standing draped male figure (Asklepios ?), facing, head turned to left. Serpent staff in field at left. B: illegible. Fill a. 111 Leica ... 23 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4157: Lamp

Intact save for chips from one side and from discus. Imitation of type XX: globules on body; volutes beside nozzle. Grooved pirced hand. Light buff clay. Type XXVII Variant of Corinth collection. Red ... 2 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4158: Lamp

Handle missing; single row of dots on narrow rim; crescent on discus. Concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Light buff clay. Type XXVII Variant of Corinth collection. Red fill in trench. Leica ... 2 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4161: Mold Fragment for Lamp

Fragment from mold for upper half of a lamp, preserving the end for the nozzle and part of the herringbone pattern on the rim. Gritty red-buff clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection, type 28 of Agora ... 8 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4180: Multiple Nozzle Lamp Fragment

One nozzle, parts of two others, and bit of bottom preserved in four joining pieces. Triangular-ended nozzle, with a small grooved circle on either side. Ring foot. A groove preserved on the top suggests ... 21 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4181: Lamp

Intact save for chip from nozzle. Reverse, leaf in relief; handle, grooved, partly pierced. Rim, panelled, with single row of dots. Discus, man and bear. Light greenish-buff clay. Type XXVII of Corinth ... 22 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4182: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Small piece from base; letters incised within two grooves. No glaze. Light red clay. Type XXVII of Corinth collection, type 28 of Agora collection. Latest Roman fill. Leica PD 1020, 1471 ... 19 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4187: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Mended from several pieces; top of nozzle missing. Grapevine on rim; rays on discus; handle grooved, not pierced through. Reverse, two circular grooves, enclosing the signature, incised: "E Y". Unglazed ... 6 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4401: Stand of Lamp

An oval tube with bit of original flat surface-perhaps joint surface with separate base piece (?)-preserved at bottom. Broken at top, where bit of lower part of irregularly shaped lamp or dish preserved ... 28 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4403: Lamp

Most of top preserved and part of back; end of nozzle and upper half of handle missing. Spirals on rim; relief on discus: Poseidon, right, trident in right hand, dolphin perched on left hand; cloak wrapped ... 6 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4404: Lamp Fragment

Small piece from back of large lamp. Set on the rim, two small grooved vertical "handles". Broken off behind, a large pierced handle. The projections are each pierced horizontally with a small hole, neatly ... 1947

[Agora Object] P 17591: Jug Fragment: Inscribed

Handle and part of wall of a micaceous one-handled jug. Scratched just below the handle: Brown fabric black on the surface. Late Roman-early Byz. fill over house C. Leica ... 26 March 1947

[Agora Object] P 17739: Plate Fragment: Stamped

Fragment from the floor of a Late Roman C plate; only part of stamp preserved: head of horse. 125 Leica ... 26 April 1947

[Agora Object] P 17740: Plate with Rouletting: Stamped

Broken into many pieces, mended to make five non-joining fragments; restored in plaster. Low false ring foot; keeled rim with rouletting around the outside. On the floor, from outside in: two bands of ... 26 April 1947

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[Agora Object] P 17741: Bowl with Maker's Stamp and Rouletting

Full profile preserved; about two-thirds of sides missing. Very low ring foot; slightly flaring concave sides; vertical rim with ridges, rouletted at top and bottom, the outer face concave. At the center ... 26 April 1947

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[Agora Object] P 17742: Plate: Stamped

Mended from several pieces; about two-thirds preserved with the full profile. Flat bottom, low flaring wall, keeled rim. On the floor, two groups of concentric grooves around an illegible stamp. Light ... 28 April 1947

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[Agora Object] P 17744: Faience Bowl or Cup Fragment with Relief Decoration

Part of angular shoulder and side wall of a bowl or cup. In relief on the wall, the top of a large-veined pointed leaf; at either side small blobs, grooved, suggesting flowers. Light buff fabric; glaze ... 1 May 1947

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[Agora Object] P 17745: Lid Fragment with Relief Decoration

Small fragment perhaps from the lid of a casserole. Gritty red-brown cooking ware fabric; band of maeander in relief. Hellenistic? Cf. P 5797. Late Roman fill. 132 Leica, 95-73-32 ... 2 May 1947

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[Agora Object] P 17746: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration

Rim fragment. Straight wall; plain lip slightly out-turned; two grooves just below it outside, and a third slightly lower, bordering the figured scene. Uncertain representation: perhaps a large tree at ... 3 May 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19080: Brazier Fragment

Rim fragment from a very large brazier; edge at top broken away; face missing. Lug with bearded head. A thick curl on either side of the head; finer lines above for hair. Large egg and dart moulding on ... 8 April 1947

[Agora Object] P 19081: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment: Inscribed

Fragment from rim and wall of bell krater. Below rim, egg pattern, set off by a groove at top and bottom. On inside two reserved lines. Inscribed in white, near upper edge of wall: Ν Ι Κ Ι Α Σ Firm ... 19 April 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19083: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Fragment from shoulder of oinochoe. Bit of ribbing preserved at right. Part of a branch, with a disk on a handle to right of branch and a bit of undetermined object to left. Glaze fired chocolate brown; ... 22 April 1947

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[Agora Object] S 1229: Relief Fragment with Banquet Scene

Part of relief face, rough-picked back and outer edge of rough-picked bottom preserved. Broken at both sides and at top. Part of a banquet relief: preserved are the legs and one hand of a draped figure ... 8 April 1947

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[Agora Object] S 1232: Torso of Athena

About two-thirds of body preserved; broken at bottom, and both arms missing. The right arm broken off just below the shoulder, the left ends in a smooth-cut surface just above the elbow, with a hole for ... 28 April 1947

[Agora Object] ST 386: Weight

Plain rectangular block, with a letter and two dots on one side. Island marble. Red fill; late Roman. 99 Leica ... 22 April 1947

[Agora Object] T 2342: Object: Toy ?

A roughly semi-circular object with a crescent at one side. The other finished with a hoof-shaped surface. Pierced cross-wise through the hoof. Surface flaked on one side; smooth buff surface, somewhat ... 1 April 1947

[Agora Object] T 2345: Figurine Fragment

A small nude figure, being held by another figure, probably seated. Of the latter only the left hand and a bit of drapery below the hand of the child remain. Broken all around. No traces of color. Pinkish-buff ... 18 April 1947

[Agora Object] T 2350: Mold Fragment for Drapery

One edge of mold preserved. Upper part of female figure (?). Sandy late Roman fill. 109 Leica ... 23 April 1947

[Agora Object] T 2351: Mold Fragment

Part of top and of side edges preserved. Perhaps from mold for situla bracket with wreathed head, rather than from curved relief (?). Uncertain representation. Part of fish and shell(?). Light buff clay ... 24 April 1947