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| Two T-clamps at each end, but only one at each end visible; lengths 0.123m., 0.13m., heads, 0.065m., 0.07m.; depths 0.037m. 0.032m.
Thorikos marble.
From same series as A 4603 (Ι 1743), A 4604 (Ι 1744), ... 11 March 1981 |
| Two T-clamps at each end, but only one at each end visible; lengths 0.13m., 0.128m.; heads (?), 0.085m.; depths 0.045m., 0.042m.
Thorikos marble.
From same series as A 4603 (Ι 1743) - A 4605 (Ι 1745), ... 11 March 1981 |
| Originally two T-clamps at each end, but one is hidden and the other two broken away; length 0.128m.; head 0.08m.; depth 0.055m
Thorikos marble.
From same series as A 4603 (Ι 1743) - A 4606 (Ι 1746), A ... 11 March 1981 |
| One T-clamp at each end and one at center of back for attachment to a backer block; lengths 0.097m., 0.112m., 0.12+; heads 0.081m., 0.069m., 0.074m.; depths 0.015m., 0.022m., 0.028m. Anathyrosis at ends ... 11 March 1981 |
| Originally one T-clamp at each end (but one broken away) and one at center of back for attachment to a backer block; lengths 0.117m., 0.112m.; heads 0.069m., 0.075m.; depths 0.035m., 0.042m. Anathyrosis ... 11 March 1981 |
| One T-clamp at left end (none at right) and one off-center at back for attachment to a backer block; lengths 0.10m., 0.11m.; heads 0.065m., 0.073m.; depths 0.042m.,0.043m. Two pry cuttings at 0.12m. from ... 11 March 1981 |
| Band of carved decoration above fluting reminiscent of Erechtheion capitals. Top has cutting for lifting, set off center. Band at top consists of lotus and palmette with bead and reel above.
White marble ... 29 July 1981 |
| Intact. Head of triglyph battered; top surface chipped around cuttings for T-clamps. Doric frieze block, consisting of triglyph, backer, and backer for adjacent metopes. Cuttings for T-clamps on each joining ... 23 July 1981 |
| Two joining pieces preserving most of capital; three ends of volutes broken away. Surfaces are fresh.
Four-leafed palmette in corner of volute; echinus not carved. Resting surface finished with clawed ... Third quarter of 5th c. B.C. |
| Right hand end of block preserved, broken at left. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Set upright resting on its back ... 13 November 1985 |
| Right hand end of block preserved, broken at left. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Set upright, resting on its back ... 13 November 1985 |
| Broken at both left and right hand ends. One of several step blocks from Square Peristyle building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of Royal Stoa. Set upright, resting on its back face; most of top ... 13 November 1985 |
| Small portion of left end of block preserved, broken at right. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Fully exposed except ... 13 November 1985 |
| Left hand end of block preserved, broken at right. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Front face much worn but preserves ... 13 November 1985 |
| Broken at ends and top, less than half of the left side of the eye is preserved. The curved eyeball is framed by upper and lower eyelids in the form of flat bands raised 0.01m. above the outer edge of ... 25 January 1991 |
| Fragment of a small cornice block, broken all around; the corona broken off; at the back a small rough-picked area; two dentils are preserved.
Moldings:
Upper part of cyma recta (?), ca. 0.075m.
Ovolo, ... 20 April 1931 |
| Broken at the top. Made to stand upright; in the bottom, an iron dowel, of which projects a part.
On one side of the wide faces is a longitudinal groove, double, with a ridge in the center. On the narrow ... 9 June 1931 |
| Five fragments.
The larger fragment, c), is broken at both ends, as is the scroll underneath. Part of the finished top is preserved. It is flattened and well dressed at the back. The front has a raised ... 17 June 1931, 3 July 1931 |
| Preservation: Fragment includes small ovolo, taenia, regula and three guttae. The top and right side are preserved, dressed surfaces.
Moldings: (from top to bottom)
Small ovolo, H. 0.016m.
Taenia, H. 0.044m ... 18 June 1931 |
| Anathyrosis band preserved at both ends, rough-picked in back, which is cut away apparently for lightening (?). Bottom resting surface smooth finished; top rough-picked, smoother on sloping portion over ... 2 July 1931 |
Both ends of the block preserved, with anathyrosis band, the lower resting surface remains to a thickness of 0.14m.; the profile under the corona is preserved, and the start of the corona, with two mutules ... 2 July 1931 |
| Cornice block from inside corner. Preserved in all dimensions; two sides with anathyrosis at right angles to each other; on the two sides without anathyrosis the stone is cut away, perhaps for lightening, ... 14 July 1931 |
| Two opposite faces preserved, one much broken, other completely preserved. Anathyrosis on both ends. Cuttings for setting object in top, perhaps a tripod.
Cf. A 66.
Pentelic marble.
Found at I/14-10/16 ... 1931 |
| End block. Broken into two pieces. Three faces of the block are finished with a cornice-like molding; the fourth has anathyrosis and two T-clamps.
The top, which is worn smooth from later use, has cuttings ... 1931 |
Bed picked smooth; anathyrosis on left hand. First class work.
From the Choregic Monument of Nikias.
Pentelic marble.
House 634/17. 29 Leica ... 1931 |
Two fragments of huge bead and reel, from the same monument.
a) Broken both sides and back.
b) Part of one very large bead and an adjacent reel.
Cf. A 3384.
Pentelic marble.
a) At surface. b) Demolition ... 3 February 1932, 4 February 1953 |
| Sides and back broken; height preserved.
Painted bead and reel along edge of bottom surface.
Coarse, buff clay, carefully painted in red and black on a fine greenish cream slip.
A 418 (Α 909, from Cave) ... 4 August 1931 |
| From inside corner. Length and depth fully preserved; moldings partly preserved. Fasciae worked with toothed chisel and drafted smooth at top and bottom.
Anathyrosis on end splay to receive another corner ... 7 March 1932 |
| Small fragment, broken all around.
Stamped: ΙΤΡΙ
ΑΙΑΜΜ
Cf. A 163, A 187, A 234, SS 4, SS 113.
Metroon series. Dump. Leica, XXXIV-23 ... Summer 1932 |
| Full height preserved.
Rim of echinus cut almost vertical and has a deep V-groove under the abacus instead of curving in. The trachelion is unfluted and flares upward slightly. Top of abacus worked smooth ... August-September 1932 |
| Corner block. The face is picked, and shows no drafting at foot of step. The working of the anathyrosis band is not very smooth, but rather picked. At edge of joint is a smooth worked surface, not sunk ... 1933 |
| Top surface shows practically no wear but bottom is badly worn by reuse as a paving block.
Both ends show clamp position scratched on, and further back the clamps as executed.
Same workmanship and series ... 1933 |
| Corner. The shorter face of the block is less well finished than the longer, hence probably faced side of building. Rectangular dowels with pour channels for column base whose diameter was about 0.56m ... 1933 |
Rectangular dowel in bottom.
Rectangular dowels for column base in top, with pour channels. Lower part of back of block projects irregularly, showing how deep paving slabs were, ca. 0.20-0.25m.
Blue Hymettian ... 1933 |
A 138 (Ζ 30) - A 144 (Ζ 36) are from the same series.
Right end of this block probably joins A 144.
Blue Hymettian marble.
Found at G/15-12/17 (Fall 2016). Pre-excavation, demolition of house 632β/16 ... 1933 |
Dowel in right end for course above still retains head. Iron hard to trace. The clamp at this end also retains some lead, both being worn down with surface of block by reuse.
Blue Hymettian marble.
A 138 ... 1933 |
Two small fragments, a bit of the upper worked surface (?) preserved on a); other edges broken. A shallow cavetto above a cyma reversa; on the former, traces of color; on the latter a Lesbian leaf pattern, ... 15 March 1933 |
| Top surface rough-picked to edge.
Bottom surface rough-picked, with a finished bearing surface. Beveled dowel cutting. Arrises, with a given spacing, wider at the bottom.
Pentelic marble.
Found at I/2-7/3 ... 23 March 1933 |
| Preserved along one side, which has a raised edge nearly to one end. Other edges broken.
Coarse brick red clay, with buff slip (?).
Near the edge, the mark of the paw of an animal, made in the soft clay ... 3 April 1933 |
| Dimensions fully preserved; lower corners and a few chips missing.
At the bottom of the back surface are two triangular cuttings apparently for fitting to the roof tile.
In low relief: petaled palmette ... 5 April 1933 |
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