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| 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 |
Cover tile broken off; lower left corner and tip of palmette chipped.
Palmette above tendrils and volutes; raised letters along lower edge.
ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ series.
Coarse red clay, remains of heavy creamy slip ... 26 March 1948 |
| Broken at back and sides; edges of molding broken away. Top much worn: tramped on in some reuse. One original edge of mutule preserved, and approximately full depth, with three row of guttae, of which ... 22 April 1948 |
Small piece from curved cover tile; red brown clay with coarse bits in it.
Left end of stamp with letters in relief, preserved. Marble pile. Leica ... 23 April 1948 |
| This and the following number are assigned to the many burned fragments which cannot be joined, and which preserve parts of at least two long pins with flat disk heads and large spheres of bronze on their ... Card: 900 B.C. |
| Fragments of a pin with disk head and ball on shaft.
Less of the shaft preserved (three fragments) than for B 740.
The ball somewhat less corroded.
Cf. B 840 (OO 619) Geometric Grave. Found with bones ... Card: 900 B.C. |
| Part of the bow of one fibula is clear, consisting of two rounded masses of bronze set at an angle to each other. Probably a third made up the bow.
One fragment seems to show the spiral spring at the inner ... Card: 900 B.C. |
A large fragment probably from the center of the bow of a similar fibula.
Cf. B 842 (OO 621). Geometric Grave. Found with bones inside burial amphora P 19, 228 (OO 594). nestled in ethafoam to prevent ... Card: 900 B.C. |
| Hollow cylinder with straight sides, the ends very slightly tapered inward.
Decorated with pairs of closely spaced incised grooves around the outside at each end, and a more widely spaced pair of grooves ... 12 April 1948 |
| Wall fragment from very shallow bowl or plate.
Fragment with narrow ribs in pairs in relief on side and rectangular pattern on bottom.
Mold made. Opaque almost colorless glass. North hypocaust room, furnace ... 1 April 1948 |
| Single fragment from lower part of small cylindrical bottle.
Straight sides curve to slightly concave bottom.
Almost colorless glass, greenish below where it is thick. North hypocaust room, furnace dump ... 6 April 1948 |
| Two joining fragments preserve cylindrical neck and collared lip of jug with edge of shoulder and part of strap handle below lip.
Light green glass. North hypocaust room, furnace dump. Desturbed late Roman ... 31 March 1948 |
| Fragment with plain wide flat rim and part of cylindrical neck.
Thick brownish glass. Soft fill in top of cistern A.
Late Roman-Byzantine. 1645 Leica, 81-1-3 ... 6 April 1948 |
| Fragment from plain rim of open bowl.
On inside lip, bounded by two grooves, with notched ridge below lower one. Smaller sharper groove lower down.
Moulded glass. For context see Hesp. 20 (1951), p. 183 ... 22 April 1948 |
| Cylindrical neck and flat slightly down-sloping projecting lip.
Rim folded out, down and in.
Light blue glass; enamel weathering. Bubbles and spirals.
Some fragments from this same bottle in tray BB 116 ... 7 April 1938 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Four lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found in marble pile, in the area southwest of the Eleusinion. Leica ... 2 March 1939 |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken top, bottom and left.
The back preserved, rough picked, and the right side with a bevelled edge along the inscribed face.
Nine lines of the inscription preserved, with thirty-eight ... 1 April 1948 |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken at bottom and back. Front and sides smooth-finished.
Top smooth-finished only along front; picked behind.
Four lines of the inscription preserved; complete.
Hymettian marble ... 2 April 1948 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face and moulding above only preserved.
Surface above moulding broken away.
Part of the first four lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found among marbles, ... 5 April 1948 |
Inscribed fragment.
Smooth back and inscribed face only preserved.
Surface flaked in spots.
"POLETAI" record.
Eight lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found among marbles in ... 5 April 1948 |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken at bottom and left. Rough picked top; sloping right side; back has center cut back lower than edge and with deeper cutting along line of break at bottom, contemporary with or ... 21 April 1948 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken at right, bottom and back.
Upper left corner of a stele with pedimental top and part of a central rosette in relief.
Decree of some religious organization having an Alexandrian ... 111/0 B.C. |
One corner broken away.
Rectangular plaque; the surface slightly curved on one side; an incised pine tree in center.
On concave face, traces of attachments for a small handle; and of another attachment ... 1 April 1948 |
A square, flat weight, with a piece of iron stuck to its top.
In relief upper half of late Panathenaic type amphora and letters: above T A P; below M E T P O. Well, near bottom. Leica ... 4 October 1947 |
| Small fragment (plus a few scraps); one finished edge preserved.
Letters unusually large and clear. Originally part of IL 959 (OO 331), which when opened proved to be two separate defixiones. Well. 1080 ... 28 July 1947 |
| A large one , slightly bent; one face plain.
Obverse: the letter X with countermark of lidded kernos at end of one cross-bar.
Reverse: plain. Plundered wall trench. 1661 Leica ... 16 April 1948 |
| Mended from four pieces; the point broken off.
Straight blade, triangular in section, with one sharp edge; one end pointed; the blade widening to the shaft which curves slightly and is flat to fit into ... 12 April 1948 |
A rectangular weight with tortoise. Layer 5.
4th-3rd c. B.C. Leica ... 20 April 1948 |
| Chip missing.
Obverse: an insect, probably a bee.
Reverse: plain. Ancient street, east end; in drain 7. Leica ... 26 April 1948 |
| Obverse: Isis symbol between the pilei of Dioskouroi.
The letters Τ Ρ Ι Ω Β below.
Reverse: plain. Ancient street, east end; in drain 7. Leica ... 26 April 1948 |
A rectangular one with dolphin.
Raised letters: M N A. Gravel at bottom of Great Drain north of heavy cross wall. 1761 Leica ... 26 April 1948 |
A rectangular weight; tortoise.
No visible letters. Gravel at bottom of Great Drain north of heavy cross wall. 1761 Leica ... 26 April 1948 |
| Obverse: Artemis (?) in short tunic, facing right, with torch held horizontally.
At least two letters, of which one below torch appears to be sigma (Σ). The others M I (?)
Reverse: plain. Gravel at bottom ... 27 April 1948 |
| Obverse: a head right. Letters in field A I.
Reverse: uncertain. Bottom of Great Drain, north of heavy cross wall. Leica ... 27 April 1948 |
| Obverse: the letters B A Σ Ι within a wreath.
Reverse: plain. Bottom of Great Drain, north of heavy cross wall. Occasional white china in this fill. Leica ... 27 April 1948 |
A rectangular weight with tortoise.
Traces of letters at left and possibly below: Π Ι. Picked up on surface of pithos room floor.
4th c. B.C. Leica ... 29 April 1948 |
| A double-volute top with flat pear-shaped drop, attached to a heavy wire which forms a single loop.
Thin sheet of gold.
It seems unbroken but would be upside down if worn with present loop. Deposit of ... 8 April 1948 |
A pear-shaped drop of semi-precious stone (flawed ruby or garnet), pierced lengthwise to take a turned gold wire which ends in a small round suspension loop. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath ... 8 April 1948 |
Seed pearl cluster strung on thin gold wire.
The cluster formed by four small strands, wound together at one end, and finished with an added piece of gold leaf at the other. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust ... 8 April 1948 |
Polygonal bead with diamond shaped facets.
Pierced lengthwise.
Dark glass, heavily oxidized. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath to east of Poros Building. Found with coins nos. 12-47, for the ... 8 April 1948 |
| Oval inset (seal) from bezel, bevelled.
Intaglio; bearded head, left, resting on birds' legs and provided cap, finished with a horse 's head at the top, the horse holding a wreath in its mouth. Symbols ... 8 April 1948 |
| Oval inset (seal) from bezel, bevelled.
Similar to J 110, but slightly smaller. Chip missing from lower left.
Intaglio: standing semi-draped female figure (Aphrodite) left, seen from three-quarters near ... 8 April 1948 |
| Oval inset from bezel of ring.
Thick seal, the sides vertical, bevelled to the obverse.
Nude male figure standing right, carrying a pair of scales over left shoulder, and a small bag in his right hand ... 8 April 1948 |
| Identical originally; but one bent and partially fused by fire, and lacking one loop.
Double rings formed by looping fine wire around twice to make a double spiral, triple for about one third of the circumference ... 12 April 1948 |
Nozzle missing; otherwise intact.
Partially pierced handle; concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Discus, pseudo-rosette; rim, ring of small globules around two ridges.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XXVII ... 27 March 1948 |
Nozzle missing, and small chip from rim; otherwise intact.
Unpierced handle. Concentric circles and ridges on bottom. Plain rim. Crescent on discus, surrounded by ridges and grooves.
Dull brown clay.
... 27 March 1948 |
Nozzle missing and part of wall.
Partially pierced handle; concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Ring of globules on rim, surrounding concentric grooves and ridges; crescent on discus.
Unglazed. Transitional ... 27 March 1948 |
Intact.
Elongated oval object, hollow; one end pointed the other rounded; roughly flattened on top, and pierced by two large holes near the blunt end.
Unglazed.
Reddish clay. North Hypocaust Room. Furnace ... 27 March 1948 |
Most of discus and part of rim preserved.
Dotted band, panellled on rim; horse and rider, left, on discus. The rider wears a short garment, and holds something in his upraised right hand.
Clay black from ... 29 March 1948 |
Intact, save for chips from top of handle.
Double-grooved handle with small piercing; rosette in discus; panels on plain rim.
Flat bottom with single circular groove. Within it in incised letters: "E Y" ... 31 March 1948 |
Chip missing from end of nozzle.
Partially pierced handle, three grooves above and below. Globules on body and rim, terminating at the nozzle in a raised curved line only: no volutes.
Pinkish-buff clay ... 1 April 1948 |
Partially pierced handle and part of back and bottom preserved.
Signature incised, within two circular grooves.
No glaze.
Red-buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
First layer burned fill. North ... 1 April 1948 |
Handle missing, otherwise intact.
Plain rim and plain discus, separated from each other by four grooves. The bottom flat; the signature enclosed within three circular grooves; a single letter also in the ... 1 April 1948 |
Top of handle missing.
Plain rim and discus, with two grooves between.
Incised concentric circles at base of nozzle. Lower part of handle set off by a groove on either side; the handle double-grooved, ... 1 April 1948 |
About two thirds of discus and half of rim preserved.
Rim, stamped ovules; panelled.
Discus, Nike standing left, her right arm raised over an altar on which burns a pyramid of fire.
Thin fabric burned ... 2 April 1948 |
| Mended from three pieces most of discus missing.
Partially pierced handle, double grooved above; dots between the grooves below. Trace of relief representation on discus
On the reverse, within two circular ... 1 April 1948 |
Intact.
Partially pierced handle; plain rim; rays on discus; nozzle set off by two grooves.
Incised letters on bottom, with two circles. Transitional.
No glaze.
Thin red-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth ... 5 April 1948 |
Mended from many pieces; end of nozzle and part of bottom missing, and chips.
Partially pierced handle; two rows of dots separated by ridge on rim; bust of Athena, Promachos type, left, in relief on discus ... 1 April 1948 |
Most of bottom and part of lower wall only preserved.
Letters incised within two circular grooves: "EY".
Yellow-buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Second layer, burned fill. North Hypocaust ... 1 April 1948 |
Intact.
Partially pierced handle, double-grooved; cross hatched at lower attachment. Plain rim save for raised dotted discs beside nozzle.
Two raised rings around plain, deeply sunken discus. Three concentric ... 7 April 1948 |
Center of discus broken away. Surface much flaked.
Similar to L 4444 (OO 517) in type and decoration. Small punched circles between the grooves on the underside.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XXVII Variant ... 5 April 1948 |
End of nozzle missing.
Pierced handle, triple grooved above, double below. Single row of raised dots on rim; crescent on discus, with concentric grooves and ridges at junction of discus and rim. Reverse ... 8 April 1948 |
Single fragment preserves most of bottom and lower part of handle.
Handle diagonally hatched between grooves.
Letters incised on either side of palm leaf, within double groove.
Unglazed.
Thin buff clay ... 31 March 1948 |
Discus and upper back part with handle preserved.
Pierced grooved handle; dots on rim; Athena Promachos on discus, left.
Same type as L 4442 (OO 506). Transitional.
Gray clay burned gray-brown.
Type XXVII ... 10 April 1948 |
Partly pierced handle; plain rim with incised "Z" panels; plain discus, deeply depressed at center and set off from rim by two grooves.
Two concentric circles on bottom.
Unglazed.
Buff clay.
Type XXVII ... 10 April 1948 |
Mended from five pieces; top, much of rim and part of side missing.
Double convex body; low base with raised disk at center, double handle with shouldering. The double band applied around the handle above ... 5 April 1948 |
Fragment preserves mold for top and nozzle with rays on rim.
Two letters scratched on back.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 48A of Agora collection.
House E, fill in trench for drain. Late Hellenistic ... 5 April 1948 |
Handle, half of bottom and side preserved.
Partly pierced handle, grooved. Trace of decoration on rim; relief leaf at base of handle. Incised on bottom, within two circular grooves.
Pinkish-buff clay, ... 5 April 1948 |
Broken all around.
Fragment apparently from the top of a large plastic lamp, irregularly curving. At one edge (above lion's head) part of a hole suggesting a wick hole; and beside it a small pin hole ... 5 April 1948 |
Unpierced handle, double grooved above, single below. Rays on discus; vine leaves and clusters on rim. Reverse, five impressed circles within double concentric grooves.
Purple-red glaze, worn.
Light red ... 16 April 1948 |
Handle and nozzle missing.
Rays on rim; low raised base, concave beneath.
Incised letters on the bottom.
Poor matte red glaze.
Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, type 52E of Agora collection ... 16 April 1948 |
Most of back, base, and a bit of discus preserved.
Roughly incised wreath on rim; handle double grooved above, single below; small piercing in one side; leaves at base. Discus, erotic symplegma; head of ... 9 April 1948 |
Disc and part of rim.
Rim, wavy tendril pattern, panelled; discus, erotic symplegma; lamp stand to left.
Pale buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Late Roman fill above Bath area; north Hypocaust ... 14 April 1948 |
Mended from two pieces, preserving back part with part of discus.
Rim, scroll pattern panelled; discus, head of Mithras, left; handle pierced, double grooved. Signature incised beneath, within a single ... 8 April 1948 |
About two thirds of upper part preserved; nozzle and bottom missing.
Circular lamp with pierced handle set in center of plain discus; a filling hole beside it. Broad rim with faint traces of herringbone ... 7 April 1948 |
Handle missing otherwise intact.
Shallow lamp; the base only slightly indicated.
Narrow rim with ovules in relief; volutes at nozzle. Large discus, Athena Promachos, left, the filling hole through her ... 24 April 1948 |
Fragment from top of lamp, with the heads of two figures side by side, their arms around each other's shoulders. Both have heavy curling locks falling to the shoulders, large wreaths and pierced eyes ... 24 April 1948 |
Small fragment from discus with relief. A woman riding a horse led or grasped by a bearded man.
Brown glaze.
Thin gray-buff clay.
Type XXII of Corinth collection. Mixed fill, Turkish Street. Leica ... 24 April 1948 |
Small piece from bottom and side.
Right end of signature preserved, the letters incised before baking, within a circular groove.
Unglazed.
Thin buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Well, upper ... 17 April 1948 |
Two non-joining pieces.
Fragment a), mended from two pieces, preserves part of side and bottom with part of discus and rim and base of nozzle. Very low raised base.
Fragment b), mended from two pieces, ... April 1948 |
| Nearly spherical, flattened above and below and pierced vertically; the sides grooved. Unglazed.
Buff clay. Πήλινο σφαιρικό σφονδύλιο. Finished Geometric grave; pottery from the funeral pyre. Dec.1, 2003- ... 8-10, 12 April 1948 |
| Bowl broken away.
Elaborate leaf pattern around stem. Stamp with date: the year 1057, Mohamedan calendar 1679 A.D. Picked up in east side of section. Leica, 83-4-2, 83-4-3, 83-4-4, 83-4-5 ... Card: 1679 A.D. |
Base of black glazed kantharos. Moulded ring foot, broad beneath. Scraped groove around outer face.
Three letters crudely scratched on bottom:
Black glaze inside and out.
Cf. P 416. 1172 Leica PD ... 24 March 1948 |
Wall fragment from a mould-made cyclindrical jug; joint surface preserved at right. At top, a trace of the shoulder. On the wall, head facing, body three-quarters right, a goat-legged Pan; in his left ... 31 March 1948 |
| 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 |
| Seven fragments make up to three. Restored in plaster. Shallow open bowl on very low ring foot; lower body bulges sharply; steep flaring rim, profile slightly convex. The wall decorated below with vertical ... 1 October 1947 |
| Five joining fragments preserve part of rim and body. Shallow open bowl with bulging lower wall, and vertical rim, offset, slightly rounded outside, and decorated above and below with a single groove ... 1 October 1947 |
| Mended from several pieces; the handle missing, the upper part of the neck and fragments from shoulder and wall. Low ring foot, carelessly made and very irregular in height; deep nearly straight-walled ... 4 October 1947 |
From shoulder of a small unglazed pot, perhaps a plain lagynos. Double conical shape, with sharp shoulder angle; two light grooves around middle of shoulder.
Incised on shoulder below grooves:
Coarse ... 4 October 1947 |
Intact, save minor chips. Deep pot on high heavy moulded ring foot. Rim flat on top and projecting; grooves around wall below rim. Basket handle. Around the upper wall and on the handle, a row of blobs ... 4 October 1947 |
Intact. Similar to P 19180 (ΟΟ 499), but much more neatly made; the body ovoid; the foot flaring, the rim not projecting; the basket handle low. Decoration in thinned clay and white: alternating cross-stripes ... 4 October 1947 |
Mended from many pieces; profile to near center of floor with more than half of rim and walls. Shallow open bowl or plate with flat inset bottom, the lower edge of the rounded walls forming the resting ... 29 March 1948 |
Fragment from one side, part of one spout and most of the other, and the handle, missing. Double conical body on broad ring foot; the upper body rising steeply to a central peak; a moulded ring around ... 8 April 1948 |
Three joining fragments preserve part of side from center of bottom to below lip. Restored in plaster. Medallion with square-ended petals within a broad scraped groove. Above, a double row of rather large ... 14 April 1948 |
| Neck and rim broken and mended; small chips missing. Neck amphora with low flaring ring foot; the neck, slightly concave, flares out to a plain rim. Vertical handles set on the shoulder. Reserved zone ... 8-10 April 1948 |
| Deep rounded pyxis on slightly flaring ring foot; the rim flanged inside to receive the lid and the flange pierced by two pairs of tie holes. The foot and lower body glazed, also the flange and a zone ... 8-10 April 1948 |
| Mended from many pieces, some burned and some not. Most of the body and about half the neck missing, but the profile complete. Restored in plaster. Low ring foot, slightly flaring; plump ovoid body and ... 8-10, 12 April 1948 |
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