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[Agora Report] 1956 ΠΠ: Section ΠΠ March-June, 1956

A. Boegehold ... The ruins unearthed in section ΠΠ represent six roughly defined periods: 4th century B.C. to Hellenistic, Augustan, pre-Herulian, post-Herulian, Byzantine and Turkish. The results of the excavation are ... 20 Feb-29 Jun 1956

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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations: Report on the Agora Excavations May, 1947-April, 1948

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

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[Agora Report] 1948 ΠΠ: Section ΠΠ 1948

Mabel Lang ... The western and northern parts of Section ΠΠ were brought down to Roman level. Revealed were Roman houses (North House and South House), drains and roads (East-West Road with two drains underneath it, ... 16 Mar-29 Apr 1948

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[Agora Report] 1947 ΠΠ: Section ΠΠ 1947 Season Preliminary Report

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

[Agora Object] A 1455: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Fragment preserving lower part of antefix with start of cover tile. Relief palmette above spirals; raised letters along lower edge: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Red tile fabric with remains of light buff surfacing and ... 28 April 1949

[Agora Object] A 1486: Pan Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of a pan tile. Red glaze on the upper slightly concave surface; on the lower, circular stamp with dolphin. N.-S. Street; packing of road along gutter wall. Late 5th to early 4th c. B.C. 1820 Leica, ... 29 April 1949

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[Agora Object] A 2103: Mosaic Floor Section

From the outer border of the floor. Geometric design outlined in black and white against a red background, the individual motives worked in blue, red, green and yellow tesserae. Cf. A 2104 and A 2105 ... November 1952

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[Agora Object] A 2105: Mosaic Floor Section

From the inner border, surrounding the central (no longer preserved) decoration. Guilloche bordered by maeander. Black and white for the maeander; the guilloche outlined in black and filled in with red, ... November 1952