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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related Material

Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and ... 1997

[Agora Object] P 1511: Black Glaze Bowl Fragment with Relief Medallion

Central relief medallion of a bowl depicting the head of Dionysos. The underside ridged; similar to P 1498, but with a scratched groove around the inner ring. Dionysos, facing, wears a fillet over wreath ... 11 March 1933

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[Agora Object] P 8898: Black Glaze Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration

Fragment from base preserved. Small foot ring, with second ring inside; outside walls with horizontal ribbing. Inside in center, surrounded by row of white dots, and a reserved groove, a head in high relief, ... 12 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9404: Medallion with Relief Decoration

Bottom, with medallion, preserved. Ring foot; concentric grooves outside. Inside, the medallion surrounded by a double miltos groove; in relief, head and shoulders of a Satyr with a wreath on his head, ... 19 March 1937

[Agora Object] P 15395: Bowl Fragment: Medallion

Fragment from floor of bowl; small depressed base surrounded by spiral grooves and ridges. Inside, in relief, the head and shoulder of a satyr; his head wreathed, a skin knotted around his neck. Note two ... 10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 22213: Bowl Fragment with Relief Medallion

Medallion and a little of immediately adjacent wall preserved. Small concave base. Horizontal grooves around body. Medallion: Head of Helios wreathed, turned slightly to proper left. Daubs of added buff ... 16 April 1952

[Agora Object] P 22863: Medallion with Relief Decoration

Two joining fragments of a bowl, broken all around, very low ring foot. Medallion at center of floor: wreathed head (Dionysos?) in high relief, with overpainting in thinned clay and white paint. Horizontal ... 7 March 1953

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[Agora Object] P 24038: Plastic Attachment: Female Head

From the center of the floor of a plate or bowl. Broken all around, but head of old woman intact; lower part of face poorly impressed in mold. Hair parted in center and worn in curls around face. Severe ... 5 May 1954

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[Agora Object] T 1345: Female Head

Broken behind along line of junction between front and back moulds. Head slightly inclined to right. White slip on which remain abundant traces of a dull yellow color. Lips red. Agora sample no. 402 ... 6 March 1937

[Agora Deposit] D-E 15:1: Great Drain Fillings

Great Drain: fillings in south part of section; Martyrs I, II and III, all layers (essentially no difference in the layers). Pottery sorted and recorded by H.A. Thompson 12 may 1950: "Having gone through ... Second half of 2nd c. B.C.-Early 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E 5:2: Cistern in ΛΛ

Cistern connected by tunnel to another chamber filled in Byzantine period. Small Hellenistic deposit on floor. somewhat contaminated by Byzantine fill above No stamped amphora handles later than 3rd c.; ... 250-190 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] K 18:2: Cistern on Lower North Slope of Areopagus

Cistern on lower north slope of Areopagus. Latest of thirteen amphora handles dated ca.199; twelve legible coins, the latest dating ca. 196-190. Three intrusive pieces:two semiglazed fragments and piece ... 260-190 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] M 18:2: Fill

Hellenistic Fill at 70/ΛΣΤ. Fill in irregular hollow. Pottery resembles Sullan debris, but lack of late duoviri handles suggests deposit slightly predates the sack. Coins 6 March 1937 #1-#4 ... Late 2nd c. B.C.