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| A. L. Boegehold ... Three private dwellings, already known from the preliminary excavation of 1937, formed the major themes of the investigation this year: Southwest House, Polygonal House and Late Roman House and Water Channel ... 10 Mar-12 Aug 1957 |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Finds from Section Ψ span from Turkish down to the Neolithic and Geometric times. Several wells and cisterns from various periods were found and explored. The most extensive remains in the section belong ... 24 Jan-18 Jun 1938 |
| About two thirds of circumference preserved with parts of all elements restored in plaster.
Spreading profile. Heavy moldings: ovolo surmounted by cavetto, around bottom. Lighter moldings: on top ovolo ... 29 May 1937, 1 June 1937 |
| A lamp with handle decoration in form of Greek cross.
The lamp before cleaning seems practically complete; two corners are missing from the arms of the cross.
The ball-shaped body has a small raised base, ... 7 June 1933 |
| Complete, though the hinge which holds the cover of the filling-hole is broken.
High angular-bodied lamp on raised base.
Large round nozzle. Shell-shaped cover over filling hole. Cross projecting above ... 31 May 1938 |
Apparently intact.
Solid hub. Mixed fill. Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower.
Wear cotton or latex gloves when handling. Leica ... 8 June 1938 |
| Most of mouth, neck and handle preserved.
Broad flat handle. Well. Lower fill. Container 38. Leica ... 23 May 1938 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Three lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in marble dump outside the Market Square, in the area south of the church of the Holy ... 31 May 1938 |
Inscribed fragment of grave stele.
Part of left side, rough picked back and rough picked top preserved.
Inscription on flat fascia below a projecting moulding with antefixial ornaments in relief.
One line ... 10 June 1938 |
Inscribed fragment of a large columnar grave monument.
Broken all around.
Three lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in modern wall outside the Market Square, in the area south of ... 10 June 1938 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
One line of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in marble dump outside the Market Square, in the area south of the church of the Holy Apostles ... 18 June 1938 |
A: head of horse, right, on column.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 838. Dealer 's dump. 752 Leica ... 13 June 1938 |
Nozzle broken away.
A crouching negro boy wearing a hooded cloak, the cloak thrown over his shoulder. High oval base; filling hole behind head; hood pierced to serve as handle.
Red glaze, rather flaked ... 23 May 1938 |
| Feet and base missing; also handle on top of head.
Nude crouching figure wearing a high pointed hood; hands under chin; curls falling to shoulders.
Dull red glaze, rather flaked.
Buff clay. Well, lower ... 23 May 1938 |
| Broken in two pieces; complete save minor fractures.
A draped figure standing on a high round base, and holding in front of it two bunches of grapes and other fruit. A straight cloak envelops the figure ... 23 May 1938 |
Broken all around. The head and one side preserved, and a fragment of the other, with filling hole on base.
A bear standing on a base; animals and vegetable ornament in relief on the base. Pierced handle ... 23 May 1938 |
Intact save minor fractures.
Discus square with rosette; rim, wavy pattern. Handle, unpierced, three grooves above, one below.
Reverse, within two oval grooves a palm branch.
Glaze wash extremely thin, ... 24 May 1938 |
Intact save for chips.
Shallow body. Discus plain; rim, raised dots or herringbone (?), faint; handle unpierced, diagonals between grooves above, two grooves below.
Reverse, within two oval grooves a palm ... May 1938 |
Intact save minor chips.
Sunken discus with head, full front. On rim, three lugs; at its inner edge a raised ridge around the discus. No handle. Deep body with nearly straight sides; long nozzle, rounded ... 27 May 1938 |
Mended from many fragments; much of right side missing; fragment of rim and nozzle does not join.
On discus, cow lying down. On rim, outer part plain with panels; inner, spirals. Reverse, low foot ring, ... 23 May 1938 |
Mended from two pieces.
Upper part of a draped standing child, enveloped in a cloak which fastens down the front, and wearing a pointed hood.
Light red clay; buff surface. Well, lower fill, bottom; dump ... 23 May 1938 |
| Single fragment preserves handle and part of top.
On discus, rays, springing from a head; rim, roughly impressed herringbone. Handle, unpierced, ungrooved.
No glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XXVIII of ... 26 May 1938 |
| A single fragment preserves part of the rim and discus.
Two narrow hatched bands on rim; uncertain ornament on discus.
Dull reddish glaze on exterior.
Type XXXI of Corinth collection. Well; container ... 26 May 1938 |
| Intact.
On discus, cross; on rim, herringbone; handle, rather pointed, unpierced; two grooves above, none below.
Reverse, slightly raised circular foot; several impressed circles.
Unglazed.
Brownish clay ... 26 May 1938 |
Single fragment preserves somewhat less than half the top with a rather marked ridge between discus and rim.
Small raised dots on the top.
Dull black to reddish glaze.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Early ... 27 May 1938 |
Single fragment preserves some of the lower part of the lamp.
On slightly offset reverse, above a volute ornament, the letter "alpha".
Thin hard blackish glaze on exterior. Early Roman fill. 643 Leica ... 27 May 1938 |
Single fragment preserves most of the top; handle and most of lower half missing.
Wide plain discus; wide plain rim, slightly convex and rounding to join wall. Vertical band handle.
Thin hard blackish ... 27 May 1938 |
| Three joining fragments preserve part of discus and rim.
On discus, erotic scene, horse and woman, right.
On rim, ovules and part of a panel.
Unglazed.
Yellowish-buff clay.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection ... 27 May 1938 |
Upper half only preserved.
On discus, rosette of triangles. On rim, double impressed circles. Handle, unpierced; two grooves above.
Unglazed.
Brownish to reddish clay.
Type XXVIII-XXIX of Corinth collection ... May 1938 |
Nozzle and front half of body missing.
On discus, rosette. On rim, herringbone and small impressed circles. Handle, partly broken, unpierced; three grooves above and below.
On reverse, a rosette made up ... May 1938 |
A single fragment preserves rather less than half rim and discus, and handle stub.
Discus, plain. On rim, two grooves at inner edge. "Kothon" handle at side.
Brownish to grayish glaze (?).
Hard, light ... 31 May 1938 |
A single fragment preserves part of discus, rim and nozzle.
Discus plain, round. On rim, impressed oblique leaf pattern, with impressed circles and air hole at nozzle. Nozzle, rounded.
No glaze.
Light ... 31 May 1938 |
Nozzle and handle, except for stubs, missing.
Lamp with the usual "alpha" on the reverse, and raised dots on rim and wall.
Thin dull brownish to purplish glaze.
Type XX of Corinth collection.
ADDENDA ... 1 June 1938 |
A single fragment preserves part of discus, rim and handle.
On discus, parts of heads of two gladiators. On rim, grooves at junctuion with discus, then ovules. Handle, moulded, pierced; only stub preserved ... 1 June 1938 |
A single fragment preserves part of discus, rim and nozzle.
Discus, plain as far as preserved. On rim, ovules. On nozzle, one of the long volutes encroaching on rim is preserved.
Red over white glaze ... 1 June 1938 |
Four joining fragments preserve most of the front half of the lamp.
Discus, plain. Rim, plain. On reverse, at center, an incised (mould made) "K".
Red glaze on white slip.
Brownish clay.
Type XXV of Corinth ... 1 June 1938 |
| Mouth missing; otherwise intact. Small flat bottom; bottle-shaped.
Surface blackened on upper part. Well, container 59, early Roman fill. Leica ... May 1938 |
Five joining fragments preserve nearly the complete profile of a deep bowl. Restored in plaster. Broad ring foot; steep sides; plain rim.
Glaze thinner and more irregular outside than inside.
Pergamene ... May 1938 |
| Two joining fragments preserve flat bottom and part of cylindrical body. Painted on exterior in dull red, parts of two horizontal lines with pendent semicircles.
Rather gritty reddish clay, dark buff ... May 1938 |
One handle, fragment of mouth and all of bottom missing. Elongated body ribbed; narrow neck; handle round in section, from below lip.
Dipinti in red, on the body and on one side:
On the neck on the other ... May 1938 |
Handle missing except for stump. A small open bowl with flat bottom and one horizontal handle.
Unglazed. Exterior polished. Surface of reddish brown earth. No container, but found with a Lamp (L 3461), ... 24 May 1938 |
Fragment of large one-handled pot. Neck, shoulder and handle preserved.
On shoulder a black dipinto:
Pinkish-buff clay with grayish core.
ADDENDA Sparta series [JWH]. Well, container 3. Leica ... 18 May 1938 |
Preserved are part of neck, shoulder and upper body, with one handle and part of the other.
Black dipinto on shoulder:
Buff clay and slip. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block XI (late 5th ... 18 May 1938 |
Mouth, toe and much of wall missing. Elongated egg-shaped pot, with narrow neck and sloping band handles. Irregular grooves on body. Four bands of thin black wash, much chipped, around upper body; also ... 18 May 1938 |
Broken all around. Fragment from floor of plate with cross stamped at center.
Dull red glaze on interior; exterior unglazed.
Late Roman C Plate. Well, container 18. 617 Leica ... 26 May 1938 |
Two joining fragments preserve mouth and most of shoulder and handles. Short neck; flaring thickened lip; handles from neck to shoulder.
Painted in red on shoulder:
Red clay. Previously North Basement-Jar ... 26 May 1938 |
Cracked but complete. Small ring foot; egg-shaped body; narrow neck; rolled lip; sloping handles from neck.
A black dipinto on shoulder:
Rather coarse brownish clay; surface nicely finished. Well, container ... 26 May 1938 |
Intact save minor chips. Ring foot; broad egg-shaped body; projecting ridge below plain lip; rolled handles from neck to shoulder. Heavy horizontal ribbing on body.
On the shoulder on one side, a red ... 26 May 1938 |
Lower part of body missing. Sloping shoulder; short neck; wide mouth with rolled lip; small handles, from neck to shoulder. Horizontal ribbing in zone of lower handle attachment.
Red dipinti on one side: ... 26 May 1938 |
Fragment from shoulder of an amphora.
Black dipinto:
Red clay. Unglazed. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block XI (late 5th. and later Roman). Well, container 21. 617 Leica ... 26 May 1938 |
Lower part of body missing. Shape and fabric as P 13150 (Ψ 539). Band of grooves at lower handle attachment.
On neck, red dipinto:
On body (same side):
ADDENDA P 13150: Sloping shoulder; short neck; ... 26 May 1938 |
Fragment from shoulder.
Dipinto in black:
Reddish-buff clay. Dull reddish glaze. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block XI (late 5th. and later Roman). Well, container 34. 617 Leica ... 26 May 1938 |
Mouth and bottom missing. Heavy, almost cylindrical body tapering towards bottom; neck narrow toward lip; band handles from neck.
On shoulder, a black dipinto:
Red to brown clay. Well, container 37 ... 26 May 1938 |
Mouth, neck, handles and most of shoulder preserved. Thickened lip; sloping handles.
On shoulder, a black dipinto:
Buff clay. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block XI (late 5th. and later Roman) ... 26 May 1938 |
| Fragments of mouth missing. Flat offset bottom; tall slender body; raised ring at junction of neck and body; round bell mouth; thickened band handle, from lip.
Brownish clay with black particles. Dull ... 26 May 1938 |
| Handle and large portions of body missing; mouth does not join directly. Shape, fabric and technique as P 13162 (Ψ 553), but glaze light yellowish-brown to red.
ADDENDA South Italian or Sicilian, as P ... 26 May 1938 |
Air hole in shoulder; otherwise complete. Bottom rounded; body ribbed horizontally; flaring lip; widely projecting ridged handles.
On shoulder on one side, a dipinto in large red letters:
Roughly incised ... 26 May 1938 |
Part of neck and shoulder of a pot shaped like P 13172 (Ψ 563).
Black dipinto on shoulder:
Smears of red wash on wall.
ADDENDA P 13172: Body tapers to false ring foot; narrow neck; heavy rolled lip; ... 27 May 1938 |
Fragment from shoulder of a pot shaped like P 13172 (Ψ 563).
Part of black dipinto preserved:
ADDENDA P 13172: Body tapers to false ring foot; narrow neck; heavy rolled lip; lightly ridged handle. Streaky ... 27 May 1938 |
Fragment from shoulder of a pot shaped like P 13172 (Ψ 563).
Black dipinto:
ADDENDA P 13172: Body tapers to false ring foot; narrow neck; heavy rolled lip; lightly ridged handle. Streaky red to black ... 27 May 1938 |
Complete save minor chips. Body tapers to false ring foot; narrow neck; heavy rolled lip; lightly ridged handle.
Streaky red to black glaze on upper part of body.
ADDENDA Lakonian product (Sparta region? ... 27 May 1938 |
Cracked, but intact save minor chips. Small ring foot; egg-shaped body; collared lip; sloping handles, from neck.
Black dipinto on shoulder:
Rather gritty clay. Unglazed. Well, container 69. 617 Leica ... 27 May 1938 |
One handle and about half of mouth and neck missing. Neatly profiled knob on bottom; plump fusiform body ribbed except toward bottom; narrow neck with bulge just below mouth; rolled lip.
Pinkish clay ... 27 May 1938 |
Everything from shoulder up missing. Probably a one-handled pot like P 13172 (Ψ 563). Elongated eggy body on small flat bottom.
On shoulder, part of a black dipinto preserved:
Cf. P 13188 (Ψ 579).
... 27 May 1938 |
Two joining fragments preserve part of shoulder of pot probably shaped like P 13172 (Ψ 563).
Black dipinto:
Cf. P 13182 (Ψ 573). Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block XI (Late 5th. and later ... 27 May 1938 |
Much of toe and minor chips missing. Relatively small body narrowing toward bottom; tall neck and handles.
Reddish-brown clay. Thin, dull, brownish to black glaze(?). Well, container 109 (below container ... 28 May 1938 |
Seven fragments make up to two.
a) Preserves some of the upper part of the body. Above, tongues alternately red and black; below, the upper left corner of a reserved panel with a head of a woman to right; ... 8 June 1938 |
| Four fragments, that make up to two, preserve part of closed pot, probably a kothon. The full depth of the downturned lip preserved on fragment a).
a) Maenad dancing right, looking back left; traces of ... 8 June 1938 |
| Two fragments from a large open pot of uncertain shape (possibly a chalice?).
a) Broken all around. Interior: part of a broad black band and a broad reserved one. Exterior: lower parts of two female figures ... 8 June 1938 |
| Neck, handle and much of back wall missing. Flat bottom; gently rounding sides.
Above, on the shoulder, painted in the glaze, the ligature delta-epsilon.
Pinkish-buff clay. Glazed. Neck glazed inside; ... 8 June 1938 |
Broken all around; fragment from upper part of wall of krater. Interior: dull black glaze. Exterior: part of a lion running right, head in outline. Filling ornament of dotted hook spirals from top and ... 13 June 1938 |
| Broken all around. Fragment of flat floor of plate or bowl.
In a foot-stamp (toes missing):
Good red glaze inside and out.
Cf. Iliffe II (1939), p. 50.
Western Sigillata Plate or Bowl Fragment. Early ... 27 May 1938 |
| A single fragment preserves part of the bowl and stem of a vase with greenish vitreous glaze, somewhat discolored.
Lead glazed ware.
Fine red clay. Early Roman fill. 643 Leica PD 3083-484, DA 10210 ... 27 May 1938 |
Part of edge preserved, otherwise broken. Fragment of a large lid with plain outer edge. Part of a zone of horses is preserved with most of one horse (tail and most of hindquarters missing) and the tail ... 17 June 1938 |
| Broken all around; shoulder fragment. Athena: the back of her head, her right shoulder and raised right arm preserved. At left of fragment the head of a horse(?) with red mane. Red also for Athena's earring, ... 17 June 1938 |
| A single fragment preserves rather less than half of the ring foot and some of the floor.
At center of floor, part of a circular groove and part of a foot stamp are preserved:
Good red glaze. Western ... 31 May 1938 |
Toe, one handle, most of the other, fragment of mouth and considerable portions of body missing; restored in plaster, except toe. Relatively small body tapering sharply to pointed toe; wide cylindrical ... 31 May 1938 |
| A single fragment preserves complete profile. Flat bottom; low flaring wall; inturned rim with slight keel.
Brownish clay. Good red glaze inside and out.
Samian A. Cistern, container 5. 720, 968 Leica ... 1 June 1938 |
Five joining fragments preserve much of the bottom and lower part of the body and a bit of the rim. An open bowl with curving sides and plain slightly inturned rim; small counter-sunk bottom in two degrees; ... 31 May-1 June 1938 |
| Broken all around. A single fragment preserves some of the body and the start of the keel-rim of a small kalathos-shaped Samian bowl.
Rather soft light brownish clay. Red glaze, somewhat flaked, inside ... 1 June 1938 |
| Seven fragments, some joining, some not, preserve part of a brazier; tentatively restored in plaster.
An open basin, apparently nearly round, with low feet (two preserved), and a semicircular fire compartment ... 1 June 1938 |
A single fragment preserves part of rim and body of an open bowl. Flat-topped, slightly projecting rim; side straight as far as preserved.
Light brownish clay. Good red glaze inside and out.
Western Sigillata ... 1 June 1938 |
Two joining fragments preserve part of the lip and body of a cup. Straight sides; straight plain lip with three sharp grooves around outside.
Dark brown clay and glaze. Thin fabric.
Samian? Cistern, container ... 1 June 1938 |
Rim and one handle of small round-bodied pot, with two vertical loop handles set on shoulder just below vertical rim.
Thin grayish-buff fabric. Bands of matte dark brown glaze on side, lip and top of ... 27 March 1955 |
| Two joining fragments of rim. Hayes (LRP) form 97. Three facets (chamfered) of ten(?)-sided rim preserved. Circular groove on inner part of rim, no groove above edges.
Brick-red clay and slip. Slip-polished, ... April-May 1938 |
| Half of base with lower wall with small piece added (a), loose fragment of lower wall with scar of base (b).
Flat base (two grooves on bottom) with sloping edge marked off by a groove. Oblique lower wall ... 27 May 1938 |
| Two loose rim sherds, surfaces flaking.
Vertical rim: S-curved exterior with grooves marking off convex bands; slight flange at bottom (remains of rouletting). Concave band between fine grooves on upper ... 27 May 1938 |
| Two rim fragments.
Narrow downturned rim, steep rounded wall.
Smooth buff-tan clay with orange-brown core; lime inclusions; dull reddish slip, slightly polished on exterior, bearing 'shadows' of added ... 27 May 1938 |
| Two joining rim sherds (a), about one-quarter of floor (b-with a loose splinter). Near-complete profile. Minor spalling (all over) and flaked patches.
Flat floor on a low foot ledge with sloping inner ... 27 May 1938 |
| Two joining pieces: rather over half of base with part of lower wall.
Small flat-based vessel or cup with steep curved wall. Salt-cellar? A faint scratch-like groove on floor (possibly a tiny central stamp?) ... 27 May 1938 |
| Single piece: rim and outer floor. Surface damaged (flaking, spalling).
Loeschcke type 6 (at Çandarli), variant: sharply upturned rim, near-vertical; flat floor.
Normal Early Imperial fabric: orange, ... 27 May 1938 |
| Small, bearded head, broken off at neck; nose damaged.
Hair fastened by a fillet; a mass of curls, with much drill work, framing the face, the hair on top of the head rendered by shallow parallel wavy ... 26 May 1938 |
| Several joining fragments preserved most of the face of a nearly-life-sized tragic mask.
Long curls hang at the sides; large holes for the eyes; nostrils pierced; mouth very small. Also three other fragments ... 23 May 1938 |
| Votive mask.
Open behind, but edge is smooth, as if finished. Two holes in top of head, behind wreath, for suspension. Above the hair over the forehead, a wreath of ivy.
Ample traces of white on face, ... 23 May 1938 |
| Broken below neck. Chip missing from forehead and right eye.
Large tuft of hair at top of head at front. Earrings in ears.
Traces of white on face and neck; of red on tuft. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 ... 25 May 1938 |
| Head and part of right shoulder preserved.
Head of man wearing a cloak and a high pointed ca p
Carefully modelled. Traces of white and pink on face.
ADDENDA: Foreigner figurine. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well ... 25 May 1938 |
Broken below neck.
Head of woman with stephane and earrings.
Ample traces of white.
Clay buff, pinkish at core. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 B.C. Leica ... 27 May 1938 |
| Broken at neck and above knees.
Figure is wearing a high girt chiton with long overfold, and holding a bird against her breast in the left hand.
Ample traces of white. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 ... 27 May 1938 |
| Part of the torso and chin of a bearded figure enveloped in a cloak and with right arm held across chest.
Ample traces of white. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 B.C. Leica, 81-38-13, 93-5-4 ... 27 May 1938 |
Back of head broken away.
A bald-headed, round faced fellow, with large ears.
Buff clay. Well, bottom, dump. Lower fill. Leica ... 23 May 1938 |
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