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[Agora Report] 1957 Excavations Φ, Χ, Ψ: Sections Φ, Χ, Ψ, April-June 1957

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

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[Agora Report] 1938 Ψ: Section Ψ Season of 1938

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

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[Agora Object] A 1418: Well Curb Fragment

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

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[Agora Object] B 114: Lamp

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

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[Agora Object] B 579: Lamp

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

[Agora Object] B 582: Dikast's Ballot

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

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[Agora Object] G 182: Bottle Fragment

Most of mouth, neck and handle preserved. Broad flat handle. Well. Lower fill. Container 38. Leica ... 23 May 1938

[Agora Object] I 5507: Mortgage Stone Fragment

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

[Agora Object] I 5527: Grave Monument Fragment

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

[Agora Object] I 5528: Grave Monument Fragment

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

[Agora Object] I 5539: Marble Fragment

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

[Agora Object] IL 1445: Lead Token

A: head of horse, right, on column. B: plain. Cf. IL 838. Dealer 's dump. 752 Leica ... 13 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3457: Plastic Lamp

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

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[Agora Object] L 3458: Plastic Lamp

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

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[Agora Object] L 3459: Plastic Lamp

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

[Agora Object] L 3460: Plastic Lamp

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

[Agora Object] L 3462: Lamp

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

[Agora Object] L 3463: Lamp

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

[Agora Object] L 3464: Lamp

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

[Agora Object] L 3465: Lamp

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