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| Margaret Crosby ... A report on the excavation in the immediate vicinity of the Early Geometric burial found in 1948 in Section ΟΟ. Two Geometric graves were uncovered, and also walls and drainage systems belonging to the ... 28 Mar-9 Nov 1949 |
| 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 |
| Margaret Crosby ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; ... 8 Mar-26 Apr 1948 |
| 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 |
Hollow hub; apparently uninscribed. 5 meters N.E. of N.E. corner poros Building.
Beside late Roman walls.
Fill at least as late as 3rd c. A.D. Leica ... 31 March 1949 |
| One nozzle broken off in two pieces, but complete except for small chip.
Globular body on thin ring foot. Central filling hole with short neck and flat projecting rim, grooved on the upper surface.
Three ... 8 April 1949 |
Obverse: Λ
Reverse: Worn very smooth, Λ (?) Originally entered as coin no. 6. Catalogued 1963. Context of 1st c. A.D. 2266, 2338 Leica ... 8 April 1949 |
| This is possibly a very late Post-Sullan NS flan. Originally coin no. ΟΟ-984 (no. 5) House F, room 2, fill 2.
1st c. B.C./ early 1st c. A.D. 1883 Leica ... 1 April 1949 |
| Tube intact except for chip from one end which caused crack.
tube flares slightly, with rabbeting at small end to receive something outside and at large end to receive something inside.
Section of flute ... 4 April 1949 |
| One end broken; lengthwise cracks and chips.
Preserved end has rabbet to take another section over it. One large hole.
Bone stained brown. Cistern. Container no. 2. Leica, 83-385 PD 1242 ... 20 April 1949 |
| 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 |
| Fragment a): from vertical rim with ridges inside and out.
Fragment b): from flat bottom curving without break into side wall.
Pontil. Bubbles and spirals. Rim polished after folding.
Light blue glass; ... 30 June 1947 |
| Fragment from thin wall of vessel.
Broken all around.
Oval on both inside and outside, but outside larger.
Place for attachment of handle (?)
On inside blue-green, on outside yellow. Found with coins ... 1 April 1949 |
| Two fragments from a very small very thin-walled vase, mould-blown, with a pattern in low relief. Small horizontal handle (this common mould-blown type, usually has two handles, occasionally one, Stern, ... 20 April 1949 |
| Two joining fragments give part of rim and wall.
Rounded wall, plain rim. Outside plain; inside, a groove below the rim, and a pair further down.
Dark purple glass. Agora sample no. 302. For context see ... 26 April 1949 |
| Inscribed fragment of stele.
Original left edge preserved.
Laurion mines.
Reused later for Roman inscription on back.
When reused, pediment cut in top part, of which right end preserved.
Hymettian marble ... Mid. 4th. century B.C. |
Inscribed fragment of grave stele.
Broken at bottom and left.
Inscribed face, rough picked back, and most of the original curved top preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in Roman wall in the industrial area, ... 3 May 1949 |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken all around.
Parts of nine lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found in late Hellenistic context in the industrial area, southwest of the ... 3 May 1949 |
| The seal is attached to the wall of a plain flat bottomed bowl, P 14431 (X 988), rivetted through the clay just below the rim.
A seated figure (Dionysos ?) facing right; a high back to throne, and apparently ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| Seal attached to pot.
Part of a wall and lower half of the vertical handle of a pitcher. Thin slightly gritty fabric; red brown at core, gray brown at surface.
A band of lead encircles the handle and the ... 1947 |
| Obverse: Helios in spread quadriga, within a circle of dots.
Reverse: plain. Late Roman fill above Great Drain. Leica ... 23 May 1947 |
Small square block with elongated object (cornucopia ?) and letters in relief on upper face. Cistern, upper fill.
150-100 B.C. Leica ... 8 April 1949 |
A rectangular one.
Plain. Building F, room 3, layer 5.
Late Hellenistic. 2366 Leica ... 26 April 1949 |
Rectangular piece with circular stamp of owl.
Traces of letters at left ? Gravel at bottom of Great Drain.
Hellenistic. Leica ... 1947 |
In raised letters on reverse within a circular groove, the signature; a heart-shaped motif above.
Light buff clay, lighter slip.
Type XXVII (?) of Corinth collection.
Provenience uncertain. Leica ... 28 February 1935 |
| Intact.
Petal pattern, with small dots on top; small sunken center with raised rings. Raised base. Mold made.
Red glaze, somewhat chipped.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 56A of Agora collection ... 21 February 1936 |
Two joining fragments preserve handle and some of rim, body and bottom.
Raised lines and dots on rim. Handle twice pierced; four grooves both above and below; a pair of vertical ridges on body at each ... 2 April 1937 |
The reverse, with the wall on one side, preserved.
Low simulated base ring from which a rib starts upwards towards the handle.
In relief within the base ring, the signature.
Light brown clay.
Type XXIX ... 18 June 1947 |
Complete save minor chips.
Single-nozzled lamp with hollow cone in center of floor. Rim fairly broad; no base. Large wick-hole encroaching on rim.
The interior, the rim and the nozzle glazed black; the ... 21 October 1947 |
One nozzle and about half of rim and body missing.
Shape fabric and decoration as the L 4500 (OO 739).
Type IV (early fifth century group) of Corinth collection, type 22B of Agora collection. Stony fill ... 1947 |
Single fragment preserving about a quarter of discus and rim.
Running scroll on panelled rim. On discus, donkey or horse standing with head down, to right.
Poor impression.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XXVII ... 29 april 1948 |
Two joining fragments preserve about two-thirds of the discus and front part of the rim.
Impressed circles on rim. On discus, horse and rider, left. Most of the rider missing.
Orange-buff clay.
Type XXVII ... 29 April 1948 |
About half of discus, with a bit of the rim.
Centaur, right, with lyre, on discus.
No glaze.
Orange-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Late Roman sandy fill, north of Bath. 1622 Leica ... 6 April 1948 |
Fragment a), two joining pieces preserve parts of three lamps with a break on the bottom for a fourth. The best preserved has double spirals on the rim, an animal left on the discus; partially pierced ... Autumn 1947 |
About two thirds of the bottom preserved.
Within in single circular groove, raised letters in two lines, with a leaf above.
Light buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
Cf. L 1673.
Provenience ... Autumn 1947 |
Less than half the bottom and part of the side.
Letters heavily incised, within a circular groove.
Light buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
Cf. L 711.
Provenience unknown. 2039 Leica ... Autumn 1947 |
About two-thirds of the top of the lamp missing.
Rays on rim; long rounded nozzle, the wick-hole left unpierced. High base, concave beneath.
No glaze.
Rather coarse light red to buff clay.
Type XVIII ... Autumn 1947 |
About two thirds of the bottom preserved.
Reverse, three raised ridges, the largest serving as ring foot. At center, raised circle and dot. Letters in relief around.
Pale buff clay.
Type XXVII Variant ... Autumn 1947 |
About one third preserved, with edge of sunken discus separated from narrow plain rim by two ridges. Rounded ridge as ring foot, with two grooves outside of it, one inside. Transitional.
One letter of ... 1947-1948 |
| Fragment from side, bottom and rim, with handle.
Unpierced grooved handle; plain panelled rim.
Signature within single circular groove.
Thin purple-brown wash.
Brown clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 1947-1948 |
Fragment from one side with rim and most of bottom preserved.
Plain rim, with panel between two incised circles on side.
Incised letters within two grooves.
Thin purple-brown glaze wash.
Brown clay.
Type ... 1947-1948 |
Fragment from side and bottom.
Incised signature within two grooves.
Thin purple-brown glaze wash.
Brownish clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
Provenience uncertain; mixed fill. Leica ... 1947-1948 |
Fragment from side with base of handle.
Incised signature within two grooves.
No remains of glaze.
Orange-red clay; gray at core and surface.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
Provenience uncertain; ... 1947-1948 |
About half the disc-shaped nozzle preserved, with the wick-hole near the outer edge.
Traces of relief decoration on the throat of the nozzle.
Traces of orange-red glaze.
Light brown clay.
Early type XXX ... 1947-1948 |
From the mold for the lower half of a lamp, with part of the original edge at the top.
Plain save for groove on mold for low ring foot.
Red-brown clay, dark brown at surface. Provenience uncertain; mixed ... 1947-1948 |
About a quarter of the rim, with the base of the semi-pierced handle and the edge of the discus preserved.
Letters incised on discus before firing.
Purple-brown glaze.
Brown clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth ... 23 April 1948 |
Part of crescent handle ornament preserved; the tips of the crescent and the lower half of the loop handle missing.
Two grooves on crescent; edge of relief decoration above loop handle.
Matte red glaze ... May 1947 |
Small fragment from bottom of lamp with part of signatures in raised letters.
Black glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection.
Cf. L 2055.
In ... 27 April 1947 |
Upper part of handle missing, otherwise intact.
Pointed nozzle, rays on rim.
Signed in relief letters "A I".
Glaze fired red to black.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52H of Agora collection. House ... 2 April 1949 |
Small piece with part of bottom and base of nozzle.
Letters incised.
Thin yellow clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
Container E 344. 2224 Leica PD 1375-94 ... 1 April 1949 |
Intact except for chips.
Mold made with applied vertical high-swung handle. Petal pattern on top, grooves and ridges forming double edges and central vein. Small sunken center with grooved ring around ... 4 April 1949 |
| Discus, roughly indicated eight-petalled rosette. Rim with herringbone. Handle, solid, grooved. Reverse with "T" in double circle.
Red glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. In plundered ... 5 April 1949 |
Handle and end of nozzle broken.
Typical globules and raised "alpha".
Red glaze.
Red clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. House B, 4, fill 3. 2239 Leica ... 6 April 1949 |
Fragment from base, preserving beginning of handle and of nozzle.
Base ring, in which "alpha" in relief with base towards nozzle.
Dull black glaze, somewhat worn.
Buff clay.
Type XVIII (?) of Corinth ... 7 April 1949 |
Part of lower half of lamp, with scrolled lug at edge of discus preserved.
Part of signature in relief on bottom.
Poor red to purple glaze.
Thin reddish clay.
Type XXIV of Corinth collection.
Area B ... 5 April 1949 |
Fragment from side and bottom. End of incised signature preserved.
Pale buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
Area F 5, below late drain. 2255 Leica ... 7 April 1949 |
Intact except for missing handle.
Bottom half from very worn mould.
Typical dots and "alpha".
Uneven brown to black glaze.
Red-brown clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Debris in top of well. 2280 Leica ... 11 April 1949 |
Fragment from bottom.
Signature incised within three roughly concentric grooves.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
2245 Leica ... 5 April 1949 |
End of nozzle and fragments of body missing.
Early spreading variety, wheelmade.
Black glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XII of Corinth collection, type 34A of Agora collection. Cistern. Container 6: lower ... 9 April 1949 |
Parts of handle, nozzle and fragments of body and base missing.
Early spreading variety, wheelmade.
Black glaze, worn.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XII of Corinth collection, type 43D of Agora collection ... 9 April 1949 |
Part of handle and end of nozzle missing. Early spreading variety, moulded.
Pitted black glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XVIII (?) of Corinth collection, type 43A of Agora collection. Cistern. Container ... 9 April 1949 |
| Handle missing, and most of nozzle.
Rather small mold made. Raised base, concave beneath, set off by groove; a groove also around the nearly flat top. Pierced lug at left.
Dull black glaze, much peeled ... 19 April 1949 |
About one third of bottom.
Within the false ring foot, the start of a three-line signature, in raised letters.
Dull red glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XVIII (post-Sullan) of Corinth collection, Signed bases type ... 14 April 1949 |
Nozzle and strap handle missing.
Zig-zag line in relief on rim; "alpha" in relief on bottom.
Poor black to brown glaze.
Reddish-buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Misc. Moulded type of Agora ... 26 April 1949 |
About half preserved.
Very low base, pierced socket in center; beginning of second nozzle at edge of break.
Ligature scratched on bottom.
Firm black glaze, bottom and rim reserved, with a reversal line ... 2 May 1949 |
About half of bottom preserved.
Signature in raised letters, retrograde; the first line missing.
Poor red-brown to black glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed bases type of Agora ... 2 May 1949 |
Intact except for small chips.
Spreading rim above a low straight-sided hollow ring foot.
Slightly micaceous pinkish buff clay, with smooth surface. Sherds from same fill stored in box 184. House E, room ... 2 April 1948 |
Nearly half of a very low ring base preserved; above it the sides flare sharply. Mended from several fragments. At the bottom, a broad and a narrow painted band; above, a group of three narrow bands; at ... 15 May 1933 |
A small fragment showing the vertically moulded lip of a straight-sided bowl or cup and part of the scene runing in a frieze around its main zone. On the left, the hand of a figure holding a sword and ... 9 May 1933 |
| From the floor of a plate or large bowl. Ring foot.
Rectangular stamp in center of floor: Ν Ε Ι Κ Ο
Μ Α Χ Ο Υ
Black glaze on inside; red glaze on base and outside; both thick and moderately dull. The ... 13 May 1935 |
| Several pieces, including chunks from sides and rim, missing. Flat bottom; straight sides; flat-topped projecting rim.
Orange-buff clay. Light slip. Surface much worn.
On side wall, just below rim, a ... 9-12 February 1937 |
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 |
From shoulder of micaceous one-handled gray to brown jug.
Beginning of graffito, four letters: Roman fill. 537 Leica ... 27 May 1947 |
Single fragment preserves mouth, handle and part of upper body.
Graffito at base of handle:
Micaceous gray-black clay. Well, container 18. 1080 Leica ... July 1947 |
| Three joining fragments preserve about half, including one handle and all of foot. Low disk foot with a depression at its center; vertical rim, inset. Black for the rim, on the outside of the handle, and ... 8 August 1947 |
| Four joining fragments preserve part of the body at the shoulder. Head and shoulders of Athena, left, with her aegis, the top of her shield and the tops of the columns with cocks on either side. White ... 17 October 1947 |
| Fragment from the wall of a large closed pot, broken all around. Part of a face with a large eye, right, and part of the forehead hair. Rosette in front of face, then part of wing(?) of siren.
Added red ... 20 October 1947 |
Mouth, neck and handle missing. Sloping shoulder, forming an angle with the straight side wall; flat bottom. The side wall glazed, the shoulder reserved and decorated with blobs. Pit in bedrock. 1110 Leica, ... 21 October 1947 |
| Fragment from the shoulder of a column or volute krater with black tongues at top. At left, part of a cithara; center, a branch. At right, head of a woman to left wearing a triple fillet and earrings ... 8 August 1947 |
| Three joining fragments from the wall of a bell krater; the rim broken off along the upper edge of the fragment. Head and right shoulder and upper arm of a youth, looking left. He wears a thin chiton and ... 8 August 1947 |
Two joining fragments from corner of curved pan tile.
Right end of two lines of graffito preserved:
Pinkish-buff clay; red to brown glaze on concave surface. Poros Building on floor; Room 2 at east; ... 28 April 1948 |
The foot, both handles and more than half the rim preserved, but no join between them. Restored in plaster. Lip concave on outside, offset inside. Heavy ring foot, flat on top and projecting; grooved around ... 1947 |
| Part of one handle and fragments of body missing. Shape similar to P 19405 (ΟΟ 725) but smaller and the foot less projecting. Resting surface reserved and space within foot, with small central circle ... 1947 |
| One handle and about half the rim and body missing.
Plain rim; rounded ring foot.
Glaze fired red; resting surface and bottom reserved with dot and circle.
Cf. Agora XXXII, p. 1, n. 2. Stony fill in ... 1947 |
About half of rim and body missing. Small open bowl of heavy fabric; ring foot. Plain heavily thickened rim, rounded on top.
Lustrous black glaze; the resting surface and the space within the foot reserved ... 1947 |
Fragments of rim and foot missing; restored in plaster. A deep bowl, slightly more than a hemisphere. Narrow out-turned rim, flat on top. Rounded ring foot. Mastoid protuberances beside handles, which ... 1947 |
| Most of pithos still in place in the ground, with part of the rim still intact. Heavy collar rim with flat top and flat outer surface sloping in to form very sharp angle with shoulder of pithos. Two broken ... 1947Λ |
| A flower pot-shaped basin sunk in the floor; the bottom broken and about two-thirds of the floor missing; one fragment of floor found in place. Flat bottom, but apparently curved floor. Steep walls; flat-topped ... 1947 |
Fragment from the center of floor of a Sigillata bowl or plate.
Signature in planta pedis.
Light brown clay; sealing wax red glaze. Early Roman fill. Box 161. 1054 Leica PD 1172-7 ... 28 June 1947 |
| Small piece from shoulder with head of Athena, left. Front flaps of helmet turned up in two ear-like points which project into upper border. White on face and helmet flaps, worn.
Matte black paint inside ... 22 May 1947 |
| Small piece with part of neck, shoulder and shield of Athena. Athena to left, the aegis worn diagonally from her shoulder. Added red for dots on rim of shield; white for neck and two bands of dots on drapery ... 19 April 1948 |
| Fragment from wall of bowl with flat-topped projecting rim. On top of rim, running dog pattern. On wall, parts of two sirens, left; the single head preserved facing back right. Incised rosette in field ... 19 April 1948 |
From a one-handled water jar.
Graffito (number?) incomplete at left:
Unglazed red-brown micaceous clay.
Cf. P 17591, P 17749, P 17885, P 18244, P 18432. Trench along East side of court in House D ... 1st.-2nd. c. A.D. |
| Two joining fragments from flat floor of a Sigillata bowl or plate. Within, incised circle and end of a stamp in planta pedis; the toes alone preserved.
Red-brown clay; sealing wax red glaze inside and ... 20 March 1948 |
| Part of flat floor and high foot preserved. Broad band of rouletting and fine grooves on floor.
In center, part of stamp in planta pedis:
Sealing wax red glaze. Western Sigillata. Late Roman sandy ... 6 April 1948 |
Broken all around. Part of neck and shoulder preserved; no handles. Steeply rising shoulder with inset neck.
Two dipinti in red on shoulder:
a) two lines:
b) last letter of first line and trace of ... 1947 |
| From lower part of cup or bowl, the wall curving in towards the bottom. Strap handle, set over the relief decoration, broken away. Relief decoration on upper wall: grape clusters and leaves.
Red-brown ... August 1947 |
| Fragment from the wall of a cup? In relief, a long thin petal and the stem of another.
Red clay; green glaze, very dark on background and interior, lighter on the leaf. Provenience unknown. Leica, 97-11-12 ... August 1947 |
| Single fragment from wall of a large cup. Exterior: lower half of draped female figure, right; to right, foot of a second figure; to left, part of floral ornament.
Interior: a bit of the reserved edge ... August 1947 |
From a large bowl? On outside, band of bead and reel and egg pattern in relief.
Gray clay; gray to black glaze; much flaked on inside. Heavy fabric. Provenience unknown. Leica ... August 1947 |
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