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| Margaret Crosby ... This report is a summary of the excavations taken place in 1937 as well as in 1946.
Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries ... 27 May-21 Jun 1946 |
| Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937 |
| Narrow neck and widely flaring lip only preserved; one piece of lip missing.
Plain round mouth; lip slightly thickened. Channel in a cistern system.
2nd c. A.D. Leica ... 8 April 1937 |
| Broad flat bottom; lower part of straight narrow neck preserved.
Greenish glass. Well on lower north slope of Aroepagus.
2nd c. A.D. Leica ... 22 April 1937 |
| Non-joining top and bottom.
Fat jug with small straight neck, wide flat lip, wide band handle, ridged and bent.
Bottom depressed at center.
Blue green glass. Cistern on lower north slope of Areopagus ... 12 April 1937 |
| Wide mouth; slightly flaring rim with thickened lip.
Beginning of irregular bulge on lowest preserved point.
Pale green-blue glass; very thin. According to EM. Stern this drawing (PD 505) is incorrect ... 12 April 1937 |
| Low base ring.
Sides at line of break beginning to curve in for indentation on each of four sides.
Floor rises in a cone. Cistern on lower north slope of Areopagus.
Dumped filling.
Late 1st-early 2nd c ... 12 April 1937 |
Five non-joining pieces from base and rim of wide bowl.
Low base ring, depression in bottom giving a bump on floor. Horizontal rim with thickened lip.
Very thin light bluish green glass. Cistern on lower ... 12 April 1937 |
| Narrow neck with broad over-hanging lip.
Heavy green glass. Cistern on lower north slope of Areopagus.
Dumped filling.
Late 1st-early 2nd c. A.D. Leica ... 12 April 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face and left edge only preserved.
Seven lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found in a Byzantine well, at the north foot of the Areopagus. Leica, ... 5 March 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment of columnar monument, the inside hollowed out to form a basin.
Inscription written on rough picked erased surface.
Two lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in ... 18 March 1937 |
Straight sides bent; flat bottom.
A lid ? Cistern, dirt pile. Leica ... 9 April 1937 |
| A. a large stamped epsilon.
B. plain. Cistern. Leica ... 22 February 1937 |
Handle and piece of rim missing.
Low flat base; open type, with sharply inturned rim.
Good black glaze except for reserved bottom.
Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21B of Agora collection. Well. Leica, ... 15 March 1937 |
Signature (raised).
Poor black glaze on inside and out.
Buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection.
Well; construction fill. Leica ... 23 March 1937 |
One nozzle missing.
Large lamp with two nozzles set opposite each other.
Base ring, separated by groove from wall; flat insloping rim. Central tube.
Black glaze except for reserved tops of nozzles, bottom ... 23 March 1937 |
Handle missing.
Usual "alpha" on bottom, and nodules on body and rim.
Traces of darker wash.
Dull brown clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Channel. Leica ... 8 April 1937 |
Discus and nozzle missing.
Shallow groove about outer edge of flat bottom incised "epsilon" in center.
White slip and orange-red glaze, both badly flaked.
Red-brown clay.
Type XXV of Corinth collection ... 9 April 1937 |
Handle, and much of top, with end of nozzle missing. Discus fragment does not join.
Plain sloping rim; on the discus, a large head, facing; on the reverse, a single short stroke.
Shiny red glaze over white ... 10 April 1937 |
Small piece of panelled rim, and discus.
Head in high relief, left, on discus, close to rim.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Cistern. Leica ... 10 April 1937 |
Handle missing.
Typical globules on rim and body; "alpha" beneath.
Brown to black paint.
Brown clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Well. Leica ... 17 April 1937 |
Intact.
Ovules on rim, rays on disc.
Signature in relief on bottom; one line, traces only illegible.
Unglazed; surface much worn.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection. Well. Dirt pile ... 18 May 1937 |
Top preserved, with handle; part of nozzle missing.
Panelled rim, with widely spaced ovules, set off from center by ridge and groove. Small rosette around filling hole. Pierced handle, not grooved.
All ... March-April 1937 |
Chip missing from top and side. Glaze worn at edges.
Conical convex type. Well. Leica, Various vii-84 ... March 1937 |
| Worn from use.
Conical convex.
Black glazed. Well, dump. Leica ... March 1937 |
| One handle, part of lip and small fragments from wall missing. A round-bottomed pot with sharp angle at shoulder and high flaring lip, flanged inside; two horizontal loop handles, rising vertically from ... 2 February 1937 |
Piece from floor of stemless cup; trace of ring foot. Underside moulded, glazed and reserved bands alternating; small reserved center, decorated with circle and dot. On floor, incised decoration; eight-pointed ... 9 February 1937 |
From a small stemless cup(?) on moulded ring foot. Two small circles grooved at center; then five linked palmettes; a band of half-ovules; linked palmettes; another band of half-ovules. Underside not moulded ... 10 February 1937 |
| Piece from side of small pot. Thighs and left knee of nude male figure, moving right.
No relief contours. Well. Leica ... 10 February 1937 |
Lower part and much of lip missing. Round body; squat neck; flaring lip with ledge on inside; ridge on each handle. Wide wheel grooves around body and neck.
Buff clay. Light slip. Previously North Basement-Jar ... 3 March 1937 |
Handle and chips from wall and rim missing. Small one-handled bowl on low flat base.
Attic clay. Good black glaze overall. Inside, on wall, a single large petal in thinned clay(?). Well. Leica, 81-267 ... 10 March 1937 |
Ring foot moulded above; inside reserved, with black band. Of the medallion is preserved the head of a youth, left, within a double reserved band. No relief contour. Well. Leica ... 10 March 1937 |
| From near center of medallion, trace of start of stem preserved.
Youth seated on a couch, left, partly draped in an himation which hangs down over the edge of the couch. He leans against a patterned cushion ... 11 March 1937 |
| Preserved is the torso of a warrior facing right, holding a spear in his right hand.
Purple paint on body; outline in brown; incision used for belt, spear, forearm and hand. Interior unglazed. Well. Leica ... 11 March 1937 |
| Handle and chips from lip missing. Base ring; lip set in to receive cover; one horizontal strap handle.
Black glaze, chipped, inside and out, except for base ring, bottom and scratched line at base of ... 15 March 1937 |
| Two fragments, a) mended from three, b) from five, preserve part of the open end of one side, with the start of the curve at the closed end.
Around the open end, rays; then a laurel band. Around the closed ... 15 March 1937 |
| Complete except for chips. Squat jug with broad convex shoulder meeting lower body at a sharp angle. Ring foot; short neck; round mouth with projecting collar rim.
Reddish-buff clay. Thin glaze wash, ... 16 March 1937 |
Shoulder piece of amphora.
Dipinto in red, broken at right and bottom:
Highly micaceous buff clay.
ADDENDA Made up, on going through sherds, into fragmentary upper half of amphora, with parts of both ... 22 March 1937 |
Piece from shoulder of amphora.
Dipinto in red:
Light brown micaceous clay.
ADDENDA Made up into upper part of amphora , with P 9513. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block VIII. Well. Leica ... 24 March 1937 |
Top of short-necked amphora with plain rim.
Dipinto in black on shoulder above line of handle attachment:
Red micaceous clay. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block VIII (Late 1st & 2nd ... 30 March 1937 |
Fragment from floor. Heavy base ring with groove at upper edge.
Stamped decoration: lozenge-shaped stamps on low bases between two bands of rouletting, each band bordered by double grooves.
Dark brown ... 31 March 1937 |
| Chip missing. Small, slightly convex lid with high central knob. Decorated with bands of white and black paint.
Gritty pinkish-buff clay. Deposit list says level .2 but depth indicates .3 Cistern, abandoned ... 3 April 1937 |
| Fragment from side and rim. Flaring rim, flat on top.
Dipinto in black:
Red-brown clay with bits in it. Light slip.
ADDENDA two more pieces added at some point in the past, bringing P.H. to 0.575 from ... 3 April 1937 |
| Edge of base ring broken. Fusiform, with plump, short bottom and long neck with overhanging lip.
Gritty red-brown clay. Buff slip.
Very large. Deposit list says level .1 but NW channel indicates .2 Cistern, ... 6 April 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; part of wall and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Small flat bottom; body, narrow below, swells somewhat above and then draws in to small flaring lip set off on outside by ridge ... 7 April 1937 |
| Much of floor and rim missing; full profile preserved. Restored in plaster. Hellenistic plate with high heavy base ring and rolled flattened rim. On the floor, well off center, a small round stamp, a bird ... 8 April 1937 |
Lower part of draped seated figure, right foot missing.
Gritty brown clay. Red matte paint on outside, streaks of same on inside.
Plastic Vase(?) Fragment.
ADDENDA "Knidian" (JWH). Leica ... 7 April 1937 |
| One handle and fragment of side missing. Restored in plaster. Moulded base ring; ridge around lower part of side; plain lip.
Stamped decoration: on floor, inverted eggs, palmettes, double band of eggs, ... 8 April 1937 |
| Preserved is a broad rim with groove at outer edge, angular ridge at inner, two grooves inside ridge. Lid(?).
Fine pinkish-buff clay. Black glaze in edge groove and on ridge; a black zigzag vertically ... 8 April 1937 |
Solid flaring base and bit of floor preserved.
Dipinto in black glaze on center of floor:
Fine pinkish-buff clay.
Cf. P 2417.
Possibly an official measure. Leica PD 1132-2 ... 8 April 1937 |
| Nothing of rim preserved; base fragment and two wall pieces do not join. Pear-shaped body; small flat base. Mold made; see join at lower left. Satyr head in high relief with vine leaves and grapes in field ... 8 April 1937 |
| About half of side and part of floor missing. Barely perceptible base ring marked by groove; overhanging lip with groove on upper surface. Circular stamp on floor.
Brownish-buff micaceous clay. Red glaze ... 9 April 1937 |
Fragment from amphora.
Large letters in red:
Gritty red clay with white specks. Light slip on exterior.
ADDENDA Many fragments added; now: amphora neck; rim and both handles preserved.
Lepti Minus ... 10 April 1937 |
Neck with handles preserved. Broad flaring rim, flat on top.
Dipinto in red on neck:
Bright red to brown clay with many white bits. Light slip.
ADDENDA Lepti Minus area, garum amphora type (P. Reynolds, ... 12 April 1937 |
No rim preserved. Base ring and part of flaring sides preserved. In sunken circle on floor, stamped squares filled with dots.
Red-brown clay. Red glaze inside and partially on outside.
ADDENDA P 11732 ... 12 April 1937 |
| No edge preserved. Slightly concave neck separated from lower wall by three ridges. Below, relief egg and dart pattern.
Pinkish-buff clay. Vitreous blue-green glaze on inside and out, over gray sizing; ... 12 April 1937 |
| From the floor of a large plate with low base ring.
Stamp in the center of floor:
Very micaceous red-brown clay. Firm red glaze inside and out.
Samian B Ware.
Cf. Iliffe I (1936), p. 37. Mixed fill, ... 12 April 1937 |
Small low flat base; pear-shaped body; round mouth; wide slightly flaring lip; one small handle, from neck to middle of body.
Buff gritty clay, very micaceous. Remains of a dark wash on the outside. Well ... 16 April 1937 |
Fragment from shoulder of amphora.
Dipinto in black:
Clay red at core, buff on outside surface. Splash of brown substance, looks like vitreous glaze, possibly mastic(?).
ADDENDA Made up from sherds: ... 19 April 1937 |
Fragments of rim and one handle missing. Ring foot formed by projection of walls; knob end with depressed center inside; flaring collar rim with ledge on inside; short lightly ridged handles.
Remains ... 19 April 1937 |
| About half the floor and two fragments of the rim preserved. Ring foot; flat floor; flaring rim with vertical edge. Two grooves inside at edge of rim and at outer edge of floor. Exterior heavily moulded ... March 1937 |
Bottom, much of walls and both handles missing. Restored in plaster, but without a base. Deep jar, broad and fairly flat at the shoulder; no neck, small flattened rim; attachments for two horizontal handles ... March 1937 |
| Fragments from floor and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Moderately deep body, round-bottomed; high rim slightly out-turned; flange inside for lid; two horizontal handles set on shoulder, rising well ... March 1937 |
Small fragments of lip and wall, with part of one handle, missing. Ring foot; bulging body drawn in below slightly out-turned lip; heavy wall.
Black glaze all over except for reserved band at junction ... March 1937 |
Fragment preserving most of foot, part of wall and rim and part of one handle. Moulded ring foot; flaring wall; lip slightly offset inside only; rim slightly out-turned.
Stamped decoration: on floor, ... March 1937 |
Much of rim and wall and parts of both handles missing. Open bowl on high moulded ring foot; plain insloping rim inset from wall, forming narrow flange for lid; cup handles.
Rather dull black glaze, except ... March 1937 |
| Handle broken off; about half of bowl missing. Small plain round-bottomed bowl; long double round handle, projecting horizontally from lip.
Bowl glazed. Handle unglazed.
ADDENDA This bowl made up (July ... March 1937 |
Flat bottom, projecting base; band handle rising slightly, lip to shoulder.
Dull black glaze, except on bottom. Well. Leica ... March 1937 |
| Fragments from wall and base missing. Ring foot; flaring wall; out-turned rim.
Black to reddish-brown glaze wash inside and on rim. Outside unglazed. Well. Leica ... March 1937 |
| About half missing. Restored in plaster. Small plain domed lid with plain knob handle.
Micaceous red clay. Unglazed. Κάλυμμα μαγειρικού σκεύους. Σώζεται περίπου το μισό τμήμα του αγγείου. Αποκατεστημένο ... March 1937 |
| Much of wall missing. Restored in plaster. Round bottom and body; round mouth; one band handle, from lip to shoulder.
Thin fabric. Red clay, blackened outside. Μόνωτη χύτρα, με κυλινδρικό σώμα. Λείπουν ... March 1937 |
| Two fragments preserve about half the wall and top; handle broken off; spout missing. On either side, a seated sphinx.
No relief contour. Well. Leica ... March 1937 |
| Ring foot; flat floor. Draped figure right, between two small altars(?). Tendril in field. Broad incision.
Outside, reserved. Glaze bands on interior and exterior of foot; broad band inside around small ... March 1937 |
Fragments of rim and wall, with one handle and part of the other missing; restored in plaster. Flaring ring foot; walls drawn in at base, slightly at rim.
Glazed over all, save for a narrow reserved ... March 1937 |
Fragment preserving angular ring foot, floor and part of wall and rim, with one handle attachment.
Stamped decoration: on floor, eight small neatly made palmettes, linked around a circle.
Black glaze ... March 1937 |
| Fragment preserving more than half of base and floor, with about one-quarter of the rim and the attachments of one handle. Moulded ring foot; slightly flaring wall; plain lip, offset inside.
Black glaze ... March 1937 |
| Fragment from stemless kantharos; part of wall and rim, with one handle, preserved. Panel decoration in five horizontal bands: three bands reserved and decorated with vertical strokes; dots below the strokes ... March 1937 |
| Fragments of rim and wall missing. Small krater on spreading ring foot; angular shoulder; out-turned rim, flat on top; horizontal handles attached at shoulder, rising to join rim.
Metallic glaze, worn ... March 1937 |
| Two fragments from the top of a shallow-type askos.
a) A bird of prey, right.
b) A hare, right.
No relief contours. Glaze grayed in part. Well. Leica ... March 1937 |
Much of rim missing; tip of knob missing. Lid flat on top, with high moulded central knob; deep downturned rim. Ridge around top, near edge.
Black glaze inside and out, much grayed inside.
For a similar ... March 1937 |
Much missing. Restored in plaster. Deep conical lid, with knob depressed on top.
Thin streaked red to black glaze, outside, save on the side and center of the knob, and for two narrow reserved bands ... March 1937 |
| Much of body and fragments from rim missing. Restored in plaster. Plump trefoil oinochoe on ring foot; band handle, from lip to shoulder. Shape III.
Black glaze (thin inside) except under foot; worn at ... March 1937 |
| Much of rim and wall missing. Flaring ring foot; plain rim.
Stamped decoration: on floor, five rather small palmettes stamped around a circle.
Glazed all over, save for reserved band and center with ... March 1937 |
| Chips missing from lip. Small flat-bottomed bowl; rounded wall; plain rim.
Glazed all over. Well. Leica, 82-443 PD 1190-14g ... March 1937 |
| Much missing. Restored in plaster. Small plump oinochoe on ring foot.
Front panel bordered above and below with egg-pattern: three children, one, at left, nude, walks backward pulling a small go-cart ... card: late 5th. c. B.C. |
| From the wall of a small closed pot (small amphora or squat lekythos?). Nike, right, wearing a bordered chiton and dotted sakkos.
No relief contours; brown for wing feathers. Well. Lower fill. Leica ... March 1937 |
| About half of rim and walls, one handle and trace of attachment of the other preserved. Restored in plaster. Nearly vertical walls; slightly out-turned rim; vertical band handles. Light grooves around ... March 1937 |
Fragment of lip and bits of wall and base missing. Ring foot; shallow flaring lower wall meeting deep convex shoulder at a sharp angle; short neck; round mouth with projecting vertical-faced lip; two double ... March 1937 |
Fragments from wall and bit of rim missing. Ring foot with vertical edge; rim flat on top, downturned; horizontal handles not tilted up.
Similar to P 10126 (Χ 707), but smaller. Well. Lower fill. Leica ... March 1937 |
| Mended from many pieces; restored in plaster. Plain very shallow bowl, rounded on the bottom; small vertical loop handle at the rim, rising above it.
Micaceous red clay; considerably blackened inside ... March 1937 |
Part of rim, floor and one handle missing. Handle restored. High rim; flange inside for lid; horizontal handles on shoulder, rising well above rim.
Micaceous russet clay. Well. Lower fill. Leica ... March 1937 |
| Mended from many pieces. Restored in plaster. Deep domed cover with a basket handle on the top.
Handmade of micaceous red clay. Buff slip, worn. Slightly blackened inside. Well. Leica, 81-633 ... March 1937 |
| Broken on all sides. Fragment from a small stand(?) (or neck of amphora); unglazed inside.
Above a simple maeander border set off by bands, three draped figures, two walking right and one left.
White ... 29 April 1937 |
Part of rim and floor missing. Restored in plaster. A shallow bowl with rounded bottom; inside, well below the rim, a high ridge as if for a lid; attached to the edge of the rim, a rising vertical handle ... March 1937 |
| Central boss and part of floor preserved.
Decoration in white paint: on boss, a peacock with head turned back; on floor, rays. Outside unglazed.
Sherds from this fill, Hellenistic-Roman, Box 47. Roman ... 6 April 1937 |
Piece of neck and rim missing. Low base ring; plump body; flaring neck; round mouth; horizontal projecting rim. Three grooves around the body.
Orange-buff micaceous clay. Traces of matte red paint. Well, ... March-April 1937 |
About half preserved. Flat bottom; sharply convex sides; very wide horizontal rim.
Coarse red-brown clay, micaceous, with bits. Well, 2nd. c. A.D. Leica PD 1171-161 ... March-April 1937 |
Flat bottom; flaring wall; insloping keeled rim. Grooves below rim on exterior and at edge of floor.
Heavy cinnamon colored micaceous clay. Covered with orange-red glaze.
Samian A. Well, 2nd. c. A.D ... March-April 1937 |
| Pieces missing but full diameter at bottom preserved; start of flaring wall also remains. Flat bottom. Stamped decoration: probably rosette, in center of floor, surrounded by circle of several grooves ... March-April 1937 |
| Part of base and lower side wall preserved. Low base ring; flaring wall. Line of break indicates inset rim. Traces of stamp in center of floor: possibly rosette.
Glaze red to black.
Samian A. Well, 2nd ... March-April 1937 |
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