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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations: Report on the Agora Excavations May, 1947-April, 1948

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

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[Agora Report] 1948 ΟΟ: Section ΟΟ 1948

Margaret Crosby ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; ... 8 Mar-26 Apr 1948

[Agora Object] A 1347: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Cover tile broken off; lower left corner and tip of palmette chipped. Palmette above tendrils and volutes; raised letters along lower edge. ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ series. Coarse red clay, remains of heavy creamy slip ... 26 March 1948

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[Agora Object] G 323: Bottle Fragment

Single fragment from lower part of small cylindrical bottle. Straight sides curve to slightly concave bottom. Almost colorless glass, greenish below where it is thick. North hypocaust room, furnace dump ... 6 April 1948

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[Agora Object] G 325: Jug Fragment

Two joining fragments preserve cylindrical neck and collared lip of jug with edge of shoulder and part of strap handle below lip. Light green glass. North hypocaust room, furnace dump. Desturbed late Roman ... 31 March 1948

[Agora Object] I 6091: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken top, bottom and left. The back preserved, rough picked, and the right side with a bevelled edge along the inscribed face. Nine lines of the inscription preserved, with thirty-eight ... 1 April 1948

[Agora Object] L 4418: Lamp with Suspension Handle

Flat rim with two deep grooves; double grooved handle on discus set slightly front of center. Palm leaf, with two rosettes on either side, in relief on front of rim; another palm leaf incised on front ... 24 March 1948

[Agora Object] L 4419: Lamp

Nozzle missing; otherwise intact. Partially pierced handle; concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Discus, pseudo-rosette; rim, ring of small globules around two ridges. No glaze. Buff clay. Type XXVII ... 27 March 1948