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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Fragment from lower part, broken at back and right side; small chips from front.
Most of the upright spirals and the between them hanging flower preserved. Below, the signature: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ.
Red clay. No ... 1953 |
| Fragment preserves about a third of the base and part of the wall.
Flat base, with rounded edge, projecting. Steep side wall.
Greenish iridescent glass. Below north house. "1st c. A.D. floor". Container ... 13 April 1948 |
| Two fragments preserve part of plain rim and side wall from a cup.
Milky white translucent glass with broad applied bands of opaque white. Provenience uncertain. Leica PD 505, PD 2023-32 ... Autumn 1947 |
| Raised design like two-pronged fork.
Thin colorless glass. South House, room 18, layer G. Containers 173-174.
Debris of Herulian destruction. Leica ... 30 April 1949 |
| Much mended fragment, preserving most of base and center of floor.
Flat floor, high slightly flaring ring base. Raised circle in center of underside with small central boss.
Opaque white glass. South House, ... 4 May 1949 |
| Round mouth, narrow neck, and both of the flat vertical handles of a square (?) bottle.
Thin fabric, greenish.
Another fragment, joining, and giving the full height of the second handle, found in going ... 9 May 1949 |
| Fragments from a flat-bottomed globular bottle with long narrow neck and mouth like that of an unguentarium.
The base preserved, and parts of the wall, neck and mouth, upper and lower sections non-joining ... 6 May 1949 |
| Four joining fragments (a-d) preserve nearly half of the floor, with part of the low ring foot; two fragments (e-f) give a little of the plain rim and gently curving wall. A fourth fragment (g) appears ... 24 March 1956 |
| Several joining fragments give part of rim and floor of a large plate or platter.
Projecting rim thickened at inner and outer edges.
Pale green, almost colorless glass. South House, room 24, destruction ... 2 April 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
About half the circumference preserved of a small round column with mouldings (chipped away) below the flat top. On top part of the round dowel hole is preserved.
Letters below the ... 5 May 1949 |
Inscribed family grave stone.
The top broken off.
Tapering stele with a projection (now worn away) across the bottom.
The letters at the right side preserved where they were covered; worn farther to ... 6 May 1949 |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken off below; back rough.
Hymettian marble. Found in early Roman context south of earlier material, in a part in a classical house, in the industrial area. 1954 Leica, LXXIII-26 ... 7 May 1949 |
| Inscribed grave stele.
Complete stele, mended from two pieces.
The relief, a female figure seated left in a naiskos, holding a pyxis (?), and the moulding at the top, chiseled away before reuse.
Two lines ... 25 June 1949 |
| Inscribed fragment of base for statuette.
Part of an upper corner preserved.
Broken below.
Part of rectangular cutting in top.
Inscribed on two adjacent faces.
Hymettian marble. Found in marble dump, from ... 25 February 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Parts of four lines of the inscription preserved, and traces of fifth above; stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the ... 3 March 1956 |
Inscribed fragment of Christian Epitaph (?).
Back original.
Broken all around.
Parts of four lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes ... 24 March 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes of the hill of Nymphes. Leica ... 16 April 1956 |
| Obverse : Lion 's head with tenon.
Counterstruck to right, dolphin.
Reverse : Plain.
Cf. IL 221 for type. Cistern B, at top. Leica ... 25 May 1935 |
| Obverse: uncertain.
Deer: prow of ship (?).
Reverse: uncertain.
Cf. IL 261. Hole B. in zip lock bag in conservation
with gloves Leica ... 27 May 1935 |
Obverse: in relief a horse to right. Above, suckling child (?).
Reverse: flat. 2.50m. below modern surface Below modern surface.
Byzantine filling. in zip lock bag in conservation
with gloves Leica ... 27 March 1936 |
| Obverse: cornucopia between two ears of wheat. The letter E, upper left, the letter P, upper right.
Reverse: plain.
Cf. IL 918-921, 943, 989. 53-58/* Great Drain, sand under tile channel. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: caduceus. To either side an out-spread curling wing.
Reverse: plain. 53-58/* Great Drain, sand under tile channel. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: a female bust facing front, wearing a helmet (?).
Reverse: plain.
ADDENDA: Demeter or Kore bust wretahed with corn (Gkikaki July 2020). Cleaning floor of Great Drain. 1410 Leica ... 27 April 1948 |
A rectangular one.
On one face a half-turtle in relief.
Letters around: Δ Η Μ Ο. West of street, room 2, clearing red strosis over floor in N.W. corner of room. 1806 Leica ... 20 April 1949 |
| Side A: Trophy on prow.
Side B: plain. West of street, room 2, early Roman fill over marble chip strosis. Leica ... 29 April 1949 |
A rectangular one.
Three holes punched in surface, only one of which completely pierces through. South House, room 18, layer F.
Late Roman. Leica ... 30 April 1949 |
| The full length preserved, broken in two pieces.
Found rolled five times. The smaller fragment, badly cracked, appears uninscribed. Well.
Late Roman destruction fill. 1826 Leica DA 13713 ... 3 May 1949 |
Large thin rectangular, slightly bent.
Plain. South House, room 18, destruction fill near floor.
Late Roman. Leica ... 4 May 1949 |
A thin one.
In relief on top a half amphora, the upper body stamped with owl in wreath.
Letters in corners: Δ Ε Μ Ο. N-S Street, west of Drain, street fill, layer 3.
Late Hellenistic. 2025 Leica ... 11 May 1949 |
| A: caduceus and ear of wheat crossed.
B: plain. Entered as coin, no. 69, for the day. Bottom of Great Drain.
With coins nos. 67-78. Leica ... 26 April 1947 |
A: lion 's head, left, in high relief, with tenon at right.
Countermark of dolphin in outline below.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 218, for same type. Entered as coin no. 4, for the day. Surface. Leica ... 5 April 1948 |
| A: standing draped figure.
Bearded head turned to left, large shield in left hand. Illegible symbol to left of figure.
B: plain. Entered as coin no. 6, for the day. North-South Trench II, middle, south ... 25 June 1947 |
| Crack in one side.
A: conical stone with taenia.
B: plain. Entered as coin no. 10, for the day. North-South Trench II ( south end). With coins nos. 5-17. Leica ... 19 June 1947 |
A: caduceus and ear of wheat crossed.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 1200 (OO 1607). Entered as coin no. 19, for the day. North-South Trench II. With coins nos. 13-19. Leica ... 17 June 1947 |
| A: vertical branch with crescent and star to left.
In field below crescent a small lambda (Λ).
B: plain. Entered as coin no. 10, for the day. North-South Trench II, middle. With coin no. 9. Leica ... 20 June 1947 |
A: winged (?) caduceus.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 935. Entered as coin no. 14, for the day. North-South Trench VII, south end. Leica ... 2 August 1947 |
| A: dull worn impression of four letters: Δ Ε Κ Α
B: plain.
Cf. BCH 8 (1884), p. 7, pl. II, no. 34. Entered as coin no. 4 a, for the day. Byzantine fill.
With coin no. 4. Leica ... 30 March 1948 |
| A: a flat scroll. Clear pattern.
B: uncertain representation. Entered as coin no. 20, for the day. Byzantine and modern fill. Leica ... 1 April 1948 |
| A: small uncertain representation, perhaps an animal, with long tail (such as fox) sleeping.
B: plain. Entered as coin no. 5, for the day. Byzantine and modern fill. Leica ... 1 April 1948 |
| A: cornucopia between two ears of wheat.
The letter E at upper left, the letter P at upper right.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 917. Entered as coin no. 8, for the day. North of retaining wall; Byzantine fill. Leica ... 6 April 1948 |
| A: female bust facing, helmeted.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 1025. Entered as coin no. 27, for the day. Cleaning Great Drain. Leica ... 28 April 1948 |
A: caduceus and wheat, crossed.
B: plain. Entered as coin no. 2, for the day. Street west of bridge, cleaning surface. 1886 Leica ... 5 May 1949 |
A slender instrument with a point at one end and a small spatula at the other. Burned fill of bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 18 April 1956 |
| Obverse: an animal, probably a horse standing right, suckling child (?).
Reverse: plain.
Same as IL 352. Cf. JIAN (1900), nos. 143-145, pl. II, 24-26. Well. Container 2. 2101 Leica ... 16 May 1949 |
Part of shaft, capital, and resting surface for lamp preserved; broken below.
Triangular shaft, decorated on one face only. Column hollow, round in section, and fluted. Cap, composite; triangular leaves ... 13 April 1949 |
Intact.
Vine pattern on rim, and three grooves around small sunken discus.
Low ring foot, traces of signature within.
Pale grayish-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Area of crossroads, over ... 16 April 1949 |
Intact except for chips.
Very low base; shallow body; scroll lug on either side. A ring of raised dots around rim, tongues below; uncertain motif on throat of nozzle.
Glaze red to black, much worn.
Buff ... 30 April 1949 |
The nozzle, a little of the rim, and the top of the handle missing.
Panelled rim with wreath; on the discus helmeted Athena left. Reverse, single incised circular groove, around the signature: "EY".
Buff ... 3 May 1949 |
The band handle missing, and small chips.
Mold made, watch-shaped with ribbed upper body and triangular nozzle.
Signature in relief letters on slightly concave bottom.
Thin red glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay ... 7 May 1949 |
Top missing, and parts of sides; much of lower part of body preserved, with nozzle and beginning of handle at back.
Signature in relief letters within two sharp circular grooves.
Light red clay.
Type ... 29 April 1949 |
Suspension lamp, with two nozzles, one of them missing; the suspension stem broken off, and part of the rim.
Deep lamp on raised base; narrow rim flat on top.
Outside unglazed; inside flaked, but perhaps ... 27 May 1949 |
Nozzle and upper part of handle missing.
Plain discus, eggs aroynd inner edge of rim.
Signed underneath, the letters incised within a circular groove.
Thin fabric of buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection ... 23 June 1949 |
Part of the upper body, the concave rim, the vertical band handle, and eight nozzles. Several fragments do not join.
High domed top, with rim inset; lugs at either side of the upper handle attachment ... 16 May 1949 |
| Mended from many pieces; complete except for tip of nozzle and small chips.
Ring base, groove around filling hole, large pierced lug at left side.
Incised on upper face of nozzle.
Black glazed over all ... 22 June 1949 |
Handle missing; otherwise intact except for chips and cracks.
Sunken discus with three small holes, besides the main filling hole. Very low base. Spirals in relief on shoulder.
Gray glaze wash.
Light gray ... 1953 |
Intact; burned nozzle.
A second small in discus. Globules on rim and on body. Double volute on each side of nozzle. Pierced grooved handle. On underside, raised concentric circles.
Unglazed.
Buff clay ... 1953 |
Three joining fragments of a plastic lamp representing a slave boy blowing the fire in an amphora-shaped brazier or steam-cooking stove.
Red glaze, worn, all over. Catalogued May 1953. Debris, ΠΘ Roman ... 12 July 1947 |
Broken in back below head, in front diagonally across waist.
Satyr or Silen drinking from kantharos. Dressed in shaggy "silen suit"; fillet on head, and a hood over it. Pierced eyes.
Red glaze wash inside ... 28 July 1947 |
Two fragments give most of left half of top with handle, shoulder and part of discus and nozzle. Fragmentary.
On discus the head and right fore-hoof of a Pan and the lower quarters and horns of a goat ... 9 August 1947 |
| Almost complete. Some of top and most of nozzle missing, also top of handle.
Roughly boat-shaped with knob handle and large flat almond-shaped bottom.
Unglazed and undecorated. Charred at nozzle, handle ... 4 March 1956 |
About half of the top with handle attachment preserved.
On discus, an Eros playing a syrinx. His wings are open to fill the disc.
4th. century. From destruction fill of South House, Room 24. 2250 Leica ... 2 April 1956 |
Globule-and-volute lamp; handle, non-joining, grooved and pierced.
Soft light buff clay.
Mid. 3rd. century. Dark red fill of South House, Room 23. 2244 ff. Leica ... 4 April 1956 |
Four joining fragments, lacks nozzle.
Rim, panelled; handle, grooved and pierced.
Discus plain; signed on base.
Unglazed.
Buff clay.
Mixed fill from Soutrh House, Room 26. 2278 Leica ... 12 April 1956 |
Tapers slightly toward top, which is broken off.
Two under edges are bevelled. There is a graffito: Ι Ν Ι Κ Ι.
Irregular daub of clay impressed by fingers (whose prints can still be seen) on to the preserved ... 30 March 1956 |
| a) From the shoulder of a large volute krater of heavy fabric. Tongue pattern around base of neck. The upper part of a garlanded male head, left; in front, the flame of a torch added in red. Letters in ... 14 April 1939 |
| Made up from: ΝΝ 3279, ΝΝ 4482, ΠΠ 754. From the wall of a calyx krater. Preserved is part of the interior of a shield, with a tassel from the cords, and part of the arm band, this decorated with pairs ... 1 July 1947 |
Several pieces preserve slightly more than half. Large low cylinder, open top and bottom. Concave side walls turn out to form resting surface at bottom and rim top. Heavily scored inside.
Pinkish-buff ... 23 April 1944 |
Several pieces preserve about half. Large low cylindrical stand, similar to P 19509 (ΠΠ 581), but heavier fabric, and the clay orange-buff to gray.
ADDENDA Extension ring for beehive, as at Trachones? ... 24 April 1948 |
Two joining fragments from the shoulder of a closed pot. Glazed dark red, streaked with black and decorated with incised wheel-spokes, outlined by rows of white-painted dots.
Hard purplish-red clay ... 13 April 1948 |
Wall fragment from just below rim, with part of shoulder; broken all around. Elaborate floral decoration in very low mould-made relief, for a band around the rim, and also on the wall below. Plain moulding, ... 16 April 1948 |
Fragment from wall and rim. Below lip a groove with miltos. Upper terminal bands: above, alternating palmettes and rosettes with horizontal spirals; below, braid design. On wall, at left, an armed horseman ... 4-6 August 1947 |
| Part of foot and lower wall preserved. Spreading base with two grooves on upper surface, the upper glazed, the lower with miltos. Alternating stylized and naturalistic leaves on exterior of bowl.
Dull ... 8 August 1947 |
Fragment preserves part of rim and neck with start of one handle, from a large storage amphora with rim in two degrees, slightly projecting.
Right end of a two-line inscription preserved, one line on ... 15 April 1949 |
| Foot, parts of body and part of one handle missing. Corinthian type skyphos, the rim drawn in, the handle attachments set close together. Reserved: the handle spaces, the inner edge of the rim, and a zone ... 13 April 1949 |
| Small fragments of body missing. Rounded bottom, squat body, flaring lip and round mouth. Band handle, rim to middle of body.
Micaceous cooking ware fabric, red to gray; a few smears of thin wash outside ... 13 April 1949 |
About half of body. One non-joining fragment preserves profile of rim. Similar to P 19863 (ΠΠ 611), in shape and fabric.
ADDENDA P 19863: Rounded bottom, squat body, flaring lip and round mouth. Band ... 13 April 1949 |
| Complete except for small body fragments. Shallow bowl, round bottom and flaring rim grooved on the inside to receive lid. One small vertical handle attached to rim. Convex lid with knob handle.
Brown ... 13 April 1949 |
Intact. Small convex lid with stem handle. Similar to lid of P 19865 (ΠΠ 613).
ADDENDA P 19865: Convex lid with knob handle. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949 |
| Small piece of top and about one-third of rim missing. Miniature domed lid with downturned and incurving rim; stepped knob handle.
Glazed inside and out, mottled red over much of outside. Finished Pyre ... 13 April 1949 |
| Part of rim and one handle missing; one horizontal band handle preserved. Slightly sloping floor; plain rim. Brownish-red glaze on the handle, the upper face of the rim and for a band around the floor ... 13 April 1949 |
Complete. Flat floor with slightly raised rim, upper surface of which is flattened; exterior, slightly convex, sloping to broad flat bottom, left rough. Irregular wheelmarks everywhere visible; unglazed; ... 13 April 1949 |
Complete except for two chips. Similar to P 19869 (ΠΠ 617).
ADDENDA P 19869: Flat floor with slightly raised rim, upper surface of which is flattened; exterior, slightly convex, sloping to broad flat ... 13 April 1949 |
About one-half missing. Similar to P 19869, P 19870 (ΠΠ 617, ΠΠ 618); the wall higher and the rim more rounded on top. Smears of glaze on top and bottom.
ADDENDA P 19869: Flat floor with slightly raised ... 13 April 1949 |
Small roughly made saucer. Wheel made.
Thin dull smeary glaze, mottled brown to black. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949 |
Complete except for chip missing from rim. The base slightly raised. Similar to P 19782 (ΠΠ 620).
Thin smeary glaze fired to light yellow-orange. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street ... 13 April 1949 |
Complete except for chips. Roughly made on the wheel. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff.
Thin dull brownish glaze. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949 |
Complete. Roughly made on wheel. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff.
Thin dull glaze, brownish. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949 |
Chips missing from rim. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff.
Glaze smeary black to red. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949 |
Intact. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff.
Thin dull brownish glaze. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica, 91-35-29 PD 2611-36 ... 13 April 1949 |
Complete except for two chips from floor. Interior flat with slightly raised and thickened rim, rounded on top. On floor two faint bands of rouletting. Exterior profiled. Ring foot, grooved beneath.
... 13 April 1949 |
Wall fragment, apparently complete, from a closed pot of heavy fabric.
Incised outside:
Glazed red to black outside. Street west of Building A, room 2, red fill mixed to late Roman. 1546 Leica ... 18 April 1949 |
| Probably from wall of a kylix. To right, nude leg of man with bit of cloak behind. To left bit of basket. Relief contours. Along contour of basket, three strokes, applied in added red or dilute glaze, ... 30 April 1949 |
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