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[Agora Object] T 1424: Rattle : Cock

Rattle in shape of cock on high roundish base. Pellets inside. Similar to T 1423; halves less carefully joined. Mold made as T 1421-1423 (lengthwise in two pieces). Small vent hole under tail. Details ... 9 April 1937 ... Leica, XLV-41, 7-189, 81-420, 81-420 BIS

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[Agora Object] T 1421: Rattle: Bear

Intact rattle in shape of bear walking. Inside, several small pellets. The two hind legs are joined together; the left foreleg is added separately by hand. Details gouged. Mold made lengthwise in two pieces ... 9 April 1937 ... Hesperia 7 (1938), p. 354, fig. 41 ... AJA 41 (1937), p. 188, fig. 18 ... Guide (1976), p. 268, fig. 143.

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[Agora Object] T 1423: Rattle in Shape of Cock

Rattle in shape of cock on high roundish base. Pellets inside. Mold made as T 1421-1422 (lengthwise in two pieces). Small vent hole under tail. Details elaborately gouged. No trace of color. Pinkish buff ... 9 April 1937 ... Hesperia 7 (1938), p. 354, fig. 41 ... AJA 41 (1937), p. 188, fig. 18 ... Pitarakis, Brigitte "Becoming Byzantine" Dumbarton Oaks 2009, p. 221 fig.19

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[Agora Object] T 1422: Rattle: Dog

Rattle in shape of dog seated on its haunches. Pellets, if any, do not rattle. Vent hole in bottom. Mold made like T 1421 (lengthwise in two pieces). One half of the mold duller than the other. Two halves ... 9 April 1937 ... P.H. 0.095; L. ca. 0.09; W. 0.053

[Agora Object] P 9588: Bowl with Sgraffito Decoration

Three non-joining fragments. Complete profile can be restored. Restored in plaster. Flaring bowl with almost vertical rim. Simple rinceau medallion in center; rinceau band around sides. Buff clay; almost ... 17 March 1937 ... Leica, 7-415

[Agora Object] T 343: Pair of Horses Figurines

Fragmentary figurines. Heads and lower legs missing. The backs of the two horses are joined on top by a piece of clay smeared across. Remains of white slip and traces of red paint. Pale buff clay. Rectangular ... August-September 1932 ... Hesperia 7 (1938), p. 405, fig. 41, no. 48.

[Agora Object] T 344: Torso of Siren Figurine

Breasts, with locks of hair, and most of upper arms preserved, and the body, save tip of tail, with stumps of legs. Arms broken below elbows, extended horizontally forward. A good deal of the white engobe ... August-September 1932 ... P.L. ca. 0.093; P.W. 0.045

[Agora Object] P 11960: Pithos Fragment

About three-quarters of the rim and some of the neck preserved; filled out in plaster. The surface is unglazed but nicely finished. Clay with considerable foreign matter is reddish at the core and buff ... September 1932 ... Hesperia 7 (1938), no. 41, p. 402, fig. 37.