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Limestone (?) beach pebble, nearly spherical in shape.
One side much worn and polished from grinding. Middle Helladic Pit at northwest corner of church of St. Athanasius. 86 ff. Leica, 83-545 ... 24 February 1939 |
Nearly oval flat.
One side much worn from grinding.
Quartzy dark gray stone. Finished Middle Helladic Pit at northwest corner of church of St. Athanasius. 86 ff. Leica, 83-545 ... 24 February 1939 |
Broken along one side.
Triangular in section, the upper face slightly concave, and much worn from being ground upon.
Reddish volcanic (?) stone, with much mica and large white bits. Middle Helladic Pit ... 24 February 1939 |
Apparently complete.
It is very thin and forms a shallow S-curve. One side is smooth, the other has two lengthwise ridges.
Obsidian. Well 9; container 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-505 ... 13 March 1939 |
One side broken away.
Roughly dome-shaped; the flat side worn smooth.
Gray limestone. Finished Well 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 7-10 March 1939 |
About half missing.
A roughly oval (?) object, flattened on both faces, and pierced somewhere near the center with a hole which shows signs of wear, as if the stone had hung from a string.
Hard purplish-gray ... 7-10 March 1939 |
Fragment from edge, preserving part of flat bottom and of high dome-shaped top.
Gray stone with many small patches of quartz. Well 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 7-10 March 1939 |
One corner of a millstone. Flat below, convex above.
Gray volcanic stone. Well 9, bottom fill; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 6-13 March 1939 |
The end of an axe or hammer, bored vertically for a handle.
Hard gray stone, highly polished. Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. Leica ... 29 March-3 April 1939 |
Chipped at lower edge.
A squat cone, vertically pierced, of polished black stone. Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 29 March-3 April 1939 |
About a quarter of the shallow bowl preserved, with rounded sides, plain lip and flat bottom. The inside much worn.
Gray volcanic stone. Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 28 March-3 April 1939 |
One corner of thin rectangular slab of stone.
Sides and bottom worked smooth, the top deeply worn.
Light grayish-yellow sandstone (?). Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 |
Broken at both ends.
One side flat; the other in three planes with sharp cutting edges at the sides.
Obsidian. Middle Helladic Pit. 2732 Leica, 83-524 ... 4 May 1940 |
| Intact.
Conical type, with straight sides.
Purplish steatite. Λίθινο σφονδύλιο κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 280 ... 8 May 1947 |
| Both intact.
Straight-sided conical type.
Purplish steatite. Δύο λίθινα σφονδύλια κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 ... 8 May 1947 |
| All intact.
Conical, with concave sides: shanked type.
Not diminishing size.
Grayish steatite. Έξι λίθινα σφονδύλια ή κομβία από γκρί στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb; near head of second skeleton ... 8 May 1947 |
| Complete except for small chips on cutting edge.
Smooth polished towards cutting edge; roughened and rounded on other end.
Dark red stone. Λίθινος πέλεκυς. Σχεδόν ακέραιος. Modern fill in triangular cutting ... 16 March 1948 |
Conical, with flat bottomed and slightly rounded top. Pierced vertically.
Scratched on bottom.
Hard black stone, polished smooth. Mycenaean Graves; Grave A. 1387 Leica ... 24 April 1951 |
| Intact.
In shape of Minoan shield. Pierced horizontally, with boss on upper surface and four regular circular depressions on under side.
Hard black stone; steatite (?). Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side ... 7 May 1951 |
Intact.
Typical "spindle-whorl" shape: truncated conoid; lopsided outline.
Somewhat scratched and worn; rather rough.
Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, 1489 ff. Leica, ... 9 May 1951 |
Intact; in excellent condition.
Double conical shape, sharp median ridge.
Clear horizontal polishing marks.
Smooth soapy surface.
Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, ... 9 May 1951 |
One barb of arrow head a), chipped.
Long and tapering, fairly thin; roughly flaked, but very sharp points. No tang; curved barbs; unpierced but with rounded socket for shaft. No trace of median rib.
The ... 9 May 1951 |
Almost identical in dimension and proportion. Both intact.
Wider in proportion to lengh than ST 501, with sharply tapering points and curved barbs. No tang, short barbs.
Suggestion of median rib, but may ... 9 May 1951 |
| Intact.
Shield-shaped, lentoid. Pierced vertically.
Similar to ST 498 (H 676), but without the four depressions which on that suggest a seal stone.
Black steatite. Mycenaean Grave. 4334 Leica PD 2112-6 ... 24-25 May 1951 |
Chip of lower edge missing.
Truncated pyramid shape.
Steatite. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 21 June 1951 |
Truncated pyramid shape; intact.
Not polished; tool marks (scratches) still visible.
Dark brownish, somewhat mottled stone. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Among bones at southeast corner. 4689 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 4 July 1951 |
Intact save minor chips.
Pierced. Double conical shape.
Steatite. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Main chamber, east skeleton, under neck. 4690 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 9 July 1951 |
Apparently broken at both ends; the bottom flat, but left rough as split. The top dressed smooth, and both sides, to near the bottom where a rough projecting edge has been left.
Grayish-white limestone ... 8 July 1953 |
Intact.
Slightly chipped.
Greenish stone. Mycenaen Tomb to N.E. of Stoa Pier 19. From dump. 2676 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 8 July 1953 |
Large conical bead, slightly concave below.
Purple steatite with red veins. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. Near skull of northern skeleton, but above floor. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Small conical bead.
Plum-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. At waist of northern skeleton. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Small conical bead.
Plum-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. At waist of northern skeleton with ST 596. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Biconical bead.
Marks of turning.
Dark slate-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. Beside head of northern skeleton. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Thick disk pierced through center.
One side flat, the other roughly bevelled.
Translucent stone, (quartz?). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under ... 7 January 1954 |
Small concave, conical whorl or button.
Chip missing.
Dark gray stone, speckled with white. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under skeleton 4. 5232 ... 9 January 1954 |
Biconical whorl or button.
Dark gray stone. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb west of Circular Building. 5242 Leica ... 17 January 1954 |
| Short broad-faced celt, carved to a sharp edge.
Dark green steatite. From Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954 |
| Only one side of the mold remains.
In its face is an impression hemispherical in shape with a hole bored through the mold at its middle; a conical pour-channel opens in one edge.
A compact gray stone soapy ... 24 March 1954 |
Conical bead.
Gray to brown steatite. From Mycenaean grave below Stoa stylobate opposite Pier 21. 3742 Leica PD 1200-26, 2112-6 ... 16 April 1954 |
A big hunk of obsidian.
ADDENDA Four smaller pieces found with this stored in Box 196. Context uncertain. 704, 705 ff. Leica ... 9 May 1934 |
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