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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

[Agora Object] A 2312: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

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

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[Agora Object] G 365: Vase Fragment

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

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[Agora Object] G 366: Cup Fragments

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

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[Agora Object] G 375: Fragment

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

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[Agora Object] G 377: Plate Fragment

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

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[Agora Object] G 381: Bottle Fragment

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

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[Agora Object] G 382: Fragmentary Bottle

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

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[Agora Object] G 541: Bowl Fragment

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

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[Agora Object] G 542: Plate

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

[Agora Object] I 6152: Dedication Fragment

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

[Agora Object] I 6153: Grave Stone

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

[Agora Object] I 6154: Grave Stone Fragment

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