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[Agora Report] 1939 ΩΔ: The Odeion

Homer A. Thompson ... The exploration of the Odeon was resumed and the remainder of the late accumulation around the foundations of both the Odeion and the overlying late Roman building were removed, and the pre-Odeion ground ... 1 Jun 1938-23 Jun 1939

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[Agora Object] A 1085: Puteal

Kymation top and bottom. Mouth much worn by ropes. Marble. Well in S.E. corner of court of Late Roman Building; context of 12th century A.D. 330 Leica ... 13 June 1939

[Agora Object] A 1086: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Lower left corner is chipped away. Spring of the cover-tile only. Palmette and tendrils in high relief. Raised letters across the bottom. Red clay with coarse brown tempering, yellow in the surface. Cf ... 10 June 1939

[Agora Object] A 1087: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken away above and at lower right. From the same series as A 1086 (ΩΔ 47), but a different mold. In raised letters: Π Ρ Ο] Coarse red clay; white paint between. Odeion Trench E, west part, Layer IX, ... 10 June 1939

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[Agora Object] A 1153: Capital

Acanthus and lotus capital. Badly battered but retains full height. One square dowel cutting in middle of underside. From Odeion. Pentelic marble. Found at N/2-10/5 (Fall 2016). Removed from foundation ... June 1946

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[Agora Object] A 1154: Capital

Acanthus and lotus capital. Fragment from one side of lower part. From Odeion. Pentelic marble. Found at L/17-12/9 (Fall 2016). Found in burnt debris of Odeion floor of cryptoporticus in south central ... June 1938

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[Agora Object] A 1294: Bench

Odeion Bench, mended from many pieces and restored in plaster. The left end was apparently exposed, flanking a stairway (?). Exposed surfaces rough finished with claw. Resting surface is cut unevenly to ... 1935

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[Agora Object] B 589: Statue Fragment

Fragment from thigh (?) of nude figure. Note a small patch over a round hole left probably by one of the rods that held the moulds apart. Cf. B 591 (ΟΔ 17) and the fragments of bronze statues earlier ... 15 June 1938

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[Agora Object] B 591: Ear Fragment

Fragment preserving the lobe and lower back part of the left ear of a large statue, well over life size. Cf. B 589 (ΟΔ 14). Odeion Trench B, west martyra, layer III, Odeion destruction debris. 216 Leica, ... 8 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3555: Lamp

Mended from many fragments; top of nozzle gone. On discus, rosette with veined petals. On rim, line of dots. Handle, semi-pierced; two grooves front and back. Underside, three grooves. Red wash. Red clay ... 13 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3556: Lamp

Middle of discus broken out. On rim, dotted line; handle, pierced, triple grooved above, double below; underside, five grooves. Unglazed. Red clay. Type XXVII variant of Corinth collection. Odeion Trench ... 13 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3557: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of base and wall only. At root of handle are two leaves in relief. Around the base, two grooves. Thin red wash; moulded on underside. Red clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. Cf. L 705 ... 15 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3962: Lamp

Intact. On discus, a rosette with painted petals; on rim on either side a chevron bar and four circles; handle solid with three grooves above and two below. Underside surrounded by heart-shaped groove ... 22 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3963: Lamp

Nozzle broken. Disc plain with grooves and ridges around its outer edge; on rim, double spirals and cross-bars; handle solid, three grooves above, two below. On reverse, two deep circular grooves. Thin ... 21 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3964: Lamp

Much of nozzle and part of side missing. On discus, two fishes, left; on rim, wavy lines; handle solid, triple grooved in front, double behind. Reverse, palm branch inside two grooves. Warped and blackened ... 21 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3987: Lamp Fragment

Half of discus and rim remains. Rim panelled with chevron bars and concentric rings. On discus, Eros with shaggy legs (i.e. as Pan) moves right but looks backward, Pan's pipes to his mouth. Thin red wash ... 22 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3988: Lamp Fragment

Part of discus and of rim remains. Pim, plain, grooved, with small rings at intervals. On discus, beast to right, in field above the beginning of an inscription: "Φ[ΟΒΟΣ" (?). Thin red wash. Brown clay ... 22 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 4105: Lamp

Small pieces missing. Rays on discus; rim plain. Pale buff clay. Type XXVII of Corinth collection. From inside Odeion drain, to east of Odeion. 374 Leica ... 31 May 1946

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[Agora Object] P 13508: Red Figure Stemless Cup

Small fragment from base and floor. Finely profiled, high base ring. On the floor, a draped female figure seated to right in a chair; a fillet in her hair, a staff upright in front of her. No relief contour ... 8 June 1938

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[Agora Object] P 15731: Brazier Fragment with Incised Decoration and Plastic Lug

Fragment from rim of the bowl on which a bird sits, its tail inward to support the plate. The tops of openings are preserved in the wall below the bird. On the wall below the rim are incised running spiral ... 9 June 1939