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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

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[Agora Object] P 9789: Jug with Gouged Decoration

Intact. High small ring foot; plump body; high round mouth; slightly projecting lip; single ridged handle. Diagonal gouging on upper half of body. Pinkish-buff clay. Dull red to black wash on neck and ... 3 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9791: Storage Amphora

One handle missing; mouth chipped; hole in bottom; otherwise complete. Neck tapers slightly; broad groove below mouth. Heavy irregular wheel ridges on neck and upper body. Rather coarse dark red clay ... 3 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9792: Water Jar

Part of body and part of lip missing; otherwise complete. Fusiform shape; single handle. Ridge around toe and lip; body irregularly wheel-grooved. Dark red highly micaceous clay. A yellowish powdery substance ... 3 April 1937

[Agora Object] P 9793: Water Jar

Fragment of body and chip of lip missing; otherwise complete. Body tapering to toe ridged above point; single handle. Ribbing on upper part of body. Dark gray clay. Traces of yellowish powdery substance ... 3 April 1937

[Agora Object] P 9805: Amphora

Cracked, but intact save minor fractures. High false ring foot; small flaring lip grooved on outside; round handles. A few sharp wheel grooves on the shoulder. Red clay; yellow surface. Unglazed. Thick ... 5 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9806: Amphora with Graffiti

Broken in two pieces; fragments of lip missing. Heavy egg-shaped body; small depressed base; round handles. Incised on shoulder: On opposite shoulder, very faint: Coarse buff clay with many bits. Slipped ... 5 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11563: Jug

Small fragments of lip and body missing. Low ring foot; roughly fusiform body; round neck-mouth, concave; broad grooved handle. Pair of grooves at junction of neck and shoulder. Dull red glaze on upper ... 3 April 1937