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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 |
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