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| Arthur W. Parsons Margaret Crosby ... The early part of the excavation season in Section ΠΠ was concerned almost exclusively with the removal of the Asteroskopiou Street, a road going back to the 1st or 2nd century A.D.
The work of the remainder ... 28 Apr-11 Aug 1947 |
Lower left corner is chipped away. Spring of the cover-tile only.
Palmette and tendrils in high relief. Raised letters across the bottom.
Red clay with coarse brown tempering, yellow in the surface.
Cf ... 10 June 1939 |
The cover tile mended from several pieces; small fragments missing; the full dimensions preserved.
Elaborate relief decoration on the antefix: palmette, Medusa mask, and scrolls.
Coarse gritty red clay; ... 23 June 1947 |
| About half preserved, lengthwise; surface in good condition except for chips.
Small capital, coarsely made.
The marble either Hymettian or low-grade Pentelic. On floor strosis. 487 Leica, 94-55-4, 94-55-5, ... 14 July 1947 |
The upper part, and the cover tile, broken away.
Athena head, surrounded by scrolls in relief. Below, in raised letters, the signature: Μ Ι Κ Ι Ω Ν.
Red to buff tile fabric with buff slip and a few traces ... 4 August 1947 |
Part of the cover tile preserved; the antefix complete except for chips.
Plastic decoration like that of A 1289 (ΠΠ 249) but the whole very slightly larger, and the fabric different: red tile fabric, with ... 4 August 1947 |
Mended from two pieces; one corner of end of cover tile missing, and chips.
Nine-petalled palmette rising from diamond heart; scrolls and tendrils below. Coarse red clay, buff slip.
Along the lower edge, ... 4 August 1947 |
Small rectangle of bronze, inscribed on both sides, obverse and reverse.
Asteroskopeion Street, modern fill. Leica ... 16 June 1947 |
| Fragment from near lower part of wall.
Incised decoration of rather large pentagons and hexagons, each with a double outline.
Silvery iridescent glass. Mud brick layer south of Roman house B, room 1.
6th ... 25 June 1947 |
| Mended from two pieces. About half the body and base preserved; the rim broken away, also the lower edge of the foot.
Small high flaring base, reverse-curved, set off from wall by a moulded ring. Deep ... 24 June 1947 |
| Piece from rim and wall of a very heavy-walled moulded bowl.
Plain rim slightly out-turned; below, the start of a broad rib or petal.
Deep amber glass, heavily oxidized. N.S. Trench II, inside elliptical ... 7 July 1947 |
| Neck, lip and part of shoulder preserved. Band handle, from below lip to shoulder, missing.
Round mouth with rounded flaring lip, set off by a ridge below. Narrow neck; short shoulder, rounding to nearly ... 15 July 1947 |
| Piece from the base of a small deep goblet (?)
Preserved is part of the steep wall, the moulded stem, and a little of a spreading foot.
Pale greenish glass, nearly colorless. North-South Trench VI, middle ... 28 July 1947 |
| Wall fragment, sharply curved.
On the exterior, a heavy raised V.
Colorless glass. Building G, room 2 (Roman House B, room 9). Container 32.
5th-6th c. A.D. 517 Leica ... 28 July 1947 |
| Rim fragment from a heavy bowl with plain vertical lip.
A groove below the lip inside.
Dark brown glass. Building H, above floor. Destruction debris.
5th-6th c. A.D. 527 Leica, XXXIII-23 PD 505 ... 30 July 1947 |
| Rim fragment with straight wall and slightly out-turned lip.
A groove below the lip outside, and several grooves further down on the wall.
Deep iridescent purplish-green glass. Building H, above floor ... 30 July 1947 |
The base with rounding walls preserved.
The ring foot formed by a series of small irregular projections.
Colorless glass.
Similar to G 300. Roman House B, room 6.
Destruction debris of 5th or 6th c. A.D ... 31 July 1947 |
| A nearly flat fragment, turning down along the curved (broken) edge.
Decorated by light incision: along the edge, alternating long and short lines; further in a branch of herringbone pattern.
Nearly colorless ... 31 July 1947 |
| The bottom of a small bowl with rounding walls preserved.
The ring foot formed by a series of small irregular projections.
Colorless glass.
Similat to G 297. Roman House B, room 8, at the floor.
Found ... 4 August 1947 |
| Piece of dark brown glass with creamy striations. North-South Trench VII, north-east corner of latrine.
4th c. B.C. fill. 562, 1042 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Single fragment preserves neck and mouth with part of shoulder.
Tall neck spreading slightly to plain lip. Broad shoulder.
Pale greenish glass, somewhat iridescent. North-west corner of peristyle: Roman ... 7 August 1947 |
Inscribed columnar grave monument.
Full height preserved, but much worn and battered.
Three lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in a wall of the Byzantine House III west of the ... 30 April 1947 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Upper left corner of small stele or dedication with pediment at top and column at left.
Broken at right and bottom; rough surface at back may be original.
In pediment, wavy line in ... Late 2nd. or 3rd century A.D. |
| Inscribed fragments of statue (?) base.
Fragment ΠΠ 108 a), possible traces of original surface on the under side. Top, sides and recut, with evidence of more than one reuse.
Fragment ΠΠ 108 b), preserves ... a) (ΠΠ 108) 3 July 1947
b) (ΠΠ 108) 10 October 1947 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face, left edge and back preserved.
Nine lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. I 10 and related. Found in late Roman context in a well southwest of the ... 22 July 1947 |
Inscribed fragments.
Two joining fragments; inscribed face and left corner preserved.
The crowning member from a grave monument; parts of two antefixial ornaments preserved at the top; below these, a plain ... 24 July 1947 |
Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument.
Small piece, broken top, bottom and back, and preserving slightly less than half of columnar surface.
One line of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble ... 19 March 1948 |
From the disk of a large lamp: a ram's head, facing, in high relief; not centerd, obviously part of a large subject. Bit of a leaf (?) in relief on part of rim preserved.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Cf. L 706 ... 9 May 1947 |
Intact except for small holes in bottom and on side.
Discus, plain, concave; rim, herringbone, volutes; handle, unpierced, double-grooved.
Reverse, almond-shaped, double-grooved, with impressed circles ... 30 May 1947 |
The discus preserved, with more than half the rim and part of the handle.
Discus, Poseidon, striding right; a trident in his outstretched right hand; a dolphin in his left hand; his cloak falls over his ... 19 June 1947 |
Intact except for chip at filling hole.
Typical globules on body and top; typical "alpha", incised on reverse.
Dark red wash.
Red clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Between Roman House B, Room 1, and ... 21 June 1947 |
Mended from several pieces; the front part and much of the bottom missing.
Plain discus; on the rim, uncertain pattern: globules, and small shields (?).
From a very worn mould. Grooved pierced handle ... 21 June 1947 |
A single fragment preserves part of underside with start of handle.
Reverse, within a single groove, the signature "ΠΡΕΙΜΟΥ", incised.
Unglazed.
Pale pinkish-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection ... 23 June 1947 |
Intact except for small chip from wick-hole.
Late variety, with nearly vertical walls. Rim, herringbone; discus, jewelled cross; handle, solid, double-grooved. Reverse, large, almond-shape, double-grooved, ... 24 June 1947 |
Handle and part of nozzle missing.
Typical raised dots on body and top, with volutes at nozzle.
Reverse, within a double raised ring, the typical "alpha", in relief.
Dark red to brown glaze wash, somewhat ... 25 June 1947 |
Mended from many pieces; front part preserved, fragmentary.
Rim, plain, panelled; discus, row of impressed ovules around outer edge; trace of some relief decoration next break. Reverse within a single ... 2 July 1947 |
Discus broken around filling hole; otherwise intact.
Rim, vine pattern; discus, rays; handle, solid, grooved. Reverse, with a double circular groove, the signature incised.
Red to brown glaze wash.
Coarse ... 5 July 1947 |
Mended from many pieces; largely complete.
Rim, herringbone panels with impressed circles; discus, crescent. Handle, double-grooved above, with horizontal grooves along the central ridge; triple grooved ... 5 July 1947 |
Intact.
Plain discus; rim, wavy lines; handle, solid, double-grooved.
Reverse, somewhat dented; double circular groove.
Thin red wash, worn.
Light red clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Late Roman ... 8 July 1947 |
Most of the discus and the back part preserved, with part of another lamp stuck to it at the back.
Plain rim; grooved semi-pierced handle; discus, standing figure (uncertain representation).
Reverse, double ... 9 July 1947 |
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