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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

[Agora Object] B 786: Weight

Inscribed. Rectangular weight : half amphora. Coin no. 77 for May 24 was firmly stuck to back, apparently with circle of iron outside of coin. Accidental ? At each corner a letter : Δ, Η, Μ, Ο. ΚΒ-ΚΓ/Great ... 24 May 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 266: Dish Fragment

Broken all around. Piece from side of relatively large dish, perhaps shallow bowl. Interlocking four-petaled rosettes in relief; raised dots in field between. Light green glass. Fill under lime pit no ... 9 May 1947

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[Agora Object] G 267: Bowl Fragment

Rim fragment from rather small deep bowl. Plain rim; thick vertical ridges in relief on outside. Inside, a single shallow groove just below lip, and a pair of grooves about half way down preserved piece ... 16 May 1947

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[Agora Object] I 64: Marble Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Broken all round; back roughly picked Fragment Θ 1753, the left side and part of the rough picked back preserved. This piece, (thirty-two lines), forms a direct join with I 64 and ... 177-180 A.D.

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[Agora Object] I 815: Imperial Letter Fragments

Two fragments from an inscribed stele. Fragment Ζ 571 a), the back, rough picked, is preserved; otherwise broken. Nineteen lines of the inscription preserved. Fragment Ζ 575 b), is broken all round ... 177-180 A.D.

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[Agora Object] I 2201: Dedication Fragment

Top of inscribed stele. Original top, left, and right, and back surfaces preserved; broken at bottom. A head, faced by a large bearded serpent, in relief is preserved below the two lines of the inscription ... Ca. 330 B.C.

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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 5970: Mortgage Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Rough edges all around, but right side and back may represent original surface of stone as used. Letters roughly cut on poor surface. Blue limestone. Found in Byzantine context east ... 4 April 1947

[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 5975: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. The left part of a crowning member for a monument with recessed niche, and with horizontal cornice, not pediment. Broken at right; top roughly picked with front sloping down and small ... 30 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

[Agora Object] I 5979: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument. Broken top and bottom. Four lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Found in modern cellar wall outside the Market Square, on the southeast ... 7 May 1947

[Agora Object] I 5980: Account Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Parts of five lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Finished Found in early Byzantine context, east of the Great Drain, in the industrial ... 13 May 1947

[Agora Object] I 5981: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of grave stele. Upper left half of stele with pediment top; broken at bottom and right, and acroterion at left broken off. Rough picked back. Two lines of the inscription preserved ... 15 May 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5984: Imperial Letter Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Rough picked back preserved; broken on all sides. Part of an imperial letter from Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Thirty-two lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. ADDENDA ... 178 A.D.