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[Agora Report] 1937 Φ: Section Φ Season of 1937

Eugene Vanderpool ... In antiquity the area included in Section Φ lay outside the Agora proper and were apparently occupied only by houses and small buildings. The earliest period of which any considerable remains were found ... 25 Jan-17 Jun 1937

[Agora Object] L 2874: Lamp

End of nozzle and part of left side below broken away. Discus, small, plain. On rim, raised dots. At nozzle, ray-like grooves. Handle, unpierce, ungrooved. On reverse, low, flat base ring. Thin red glaze; ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] L 2875: Lamp

Plain handle; rays at nozzle, dots on rim. Similar to L 2874 (Φ 186). Type XXVIII (late) of Corinth collection. Υστερορωμαϊκός λύχνος, τύπου XXVIII. Φέρει ακτινωτή διακόσμηση. Well; containers 2-4. Leica, ... 1 April 1937

[Agora Object] L 2876: Lamp

Intact save under nozzle. Similar to L 2874, 5 (Φ 186,7), but somewhat more elongated. Plain handle; rays on nozzle; dots on rim. Type XXVIII (late) of Corinth collection. Well; containers 2-4. Leica ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] L 2877: Lamp

Front end missing. Discus, plain. On rim, rough design, leaves (?). Handle unpierced, suggestion of two grooves above. Reverse plain with slightly concave "base". Unglazed. Micaceous buff clay. Type ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] L 2878: Lamp

End of nozzle broken away. Otherwise intact. On discus, cross. On rim, wavy line and dots. On reverse, low base ring and three pairs of vertical raised lines with dots between. Unglazed. Soft red to buff ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] L 2879: Lamp

Handle broken away; otherwise intact. Shallow angular body. On rim, palm branch and raised dots; on discus, conventional design of lines and dots, extending along channel to nozzle. On reverse, low rough ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] L 2880: Lamp

Part of end of nozzle broken; otherwise intact. Plain discus with small central filling hole; raised ring aroud it. On rim, ovules. Between nozzle and discus, grooved tongues. Handle, broad, solid with ... 1 April 1937

[Agora Object] L 2881: Lamp Fragment

Single fragment preserves part of rim, discus, and handle. Conventional designs of straight lines, leaves, and dots. Dull red glaze on outside. Type XXXI of Corinth collection. Well; containers 2-4. Leica ... 1 April 1937

[Agora Object] L 2882: Lamp Fragment

Single fragment preserves part of discus, rim and handle. Conventional designs of straight lines, leaves, and dots, similar to L 2881 (Φ 212). Traces of reddish glaze (?). Type XXXI of Corinth collection ... 1 April 1937

[Agora Object] L 2883: Lamp Fragments

Two joining fragments preserve about half the lamp; the front part missing. Handle broken away. Conventional designs on rim and discus, much worn. Underside plain, depressed at the center; no foot. Dull ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9647: Lekythos with Incised Decoration

Intact. Plump pear-shaped body on high stem with broad flat base; narrow neck; bell-shaped mouth; handle from junction of mouth and neck to shoulder. Incised decoration on shoulder. Buff clay. Very thin ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9648: Unguentarium

Complete. Body tapers to small rough bottom; long narrow mouth; out-turned lip; no handle. Very broad spiral groove on body. Brown, highly micaceous clay. Unglazed. Pitch-like substance coats interior ... 1 April 1937

[Agora Object] P 9649: Bowl

Intact save minor fractures. Small open bowl, handleless, with heavy ring foot. Grooves on projecting rim. Brownish clay. Thin glaze inside and on part of outside. Well. Containers 2-4. 6th c. A.D. Leica ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9650: Oinochoe

Intact save small hole in side. Broad trefoil mouth; flat bottom. Light horizontal ribbing on body. Unglazed. Another similar, found right with this, uncatalogued. Well. Containers 2-4. 6th c. A.D. Leica, ... 1 April 1937

[Agora Object] P 9651: Jug with Gouged Decoration

Intact. Ring foot; round mouth; single vertical handle, roughly made, and attached. Light horizontal ribbing on body. On upper half of body, gouging, vertical to diagonal. Unglazed. Eight others, whole ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9652: Oinochoe with Gouged Decoration

Intact. Differs from P 9651 (Φ 197) only in that the mouth has been pulled slightly out opposite the handle, making it "trefoil". Brownish-red clay. Very thin red wash on upper part. Another similar, ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9653: Jug with Paint Decoration

Intact. Low ring foot; smooth body; round mouth; single vertical handle. Design of large overlapping semicircles painted on body in dull brown wash. Buff clay. Two others, without painted design, from ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9656: Bowl: Stamped

Mended from several pieces. Rather more than half preserved. Open bowl with low ring foot; rim round at inner edge, polygonal at outer. At center of floor, a swastika in a square with a circle round about ... 1 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9657: Bowl: Stamped

Mended from many pieces; largely complete. An open bowl with low ring foot and low keeled ridged rim. Stamped(?) at center of floor: a bird looking back. Rather fine fabric. Dull red glaze inside and ... 1 April 1937