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[Agora Object] A 211: Antefix with Mason's Mark: Plastic

Full height preserved; width and thickness of the antefix preserved, the cover tile broken off at the back. The nine-petalled palmette, in low relief, rises from an acanthus bed; below this decoration ... 24 May 1933

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[Agora Object] A 2103: Mosaic Floor Section

From the outer border of the floor. Geometric design outlined in black and white against a red background, the individual motives worked in blue, red, green and yellow tesserae. Cf. A 2104 and A 2105 ... November 1952

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[Agora Object] A 2105: Mosaic Floor Section

From the inner border, surrounding the central (no longer preserved) decoration. Guilloche bordered by maeander. Black and white for the maeander; the guilloche outlined in black and filled in with red, ... November 1952

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[Agora Object] A 2284: Sima with Lion's Head Spout and Antefix

Corner. Mended from several pieces. Plain antefix. Broken below and at left. The lion's head is in excellent state of preservation. Traces of red on mane. Brown red clay with bits in it. From Heliaia ... 4 May 1953

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[Agora Object] A 2351: Lion's Head Spout

Broken all around. Part of ear, hair and edge of face preserved. Tip of ear and of locks missing. Brownish buff clay; fine cream colored surface for face. Yellow paint on hair. (Not same series as other ... 2 June 1953

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[Agora Object] A 913: Lion's Head Spout Fragment

The nose and lower jaw broken away and it is otherwise much battered. The sima is broken close all around. Vigorously modeled in style of late fourth century B.C. The inner core is made of pale yellow ... 1938

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[Agora Object] A 4201: Iconostasis Closure Slab

Three joining fragments. Broken at bottom. Three corners missing. Carved with elaborate interlace pattern. Square cutting at back. Pentelic marble. Catalogued 1971. Used as building material in the N.W ... 1954

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[Agora Object] A 4203: Base with Plinth: Ionic

Upper torus of base chipped; about half of plinth preserved. Ionic base with rectangular plinth. Base molding: torus, scotia, torus. Pentelic marble. Catalogued in May 1971. Found at O/10-15/17 (Fall ... 1954

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[Agora Object] A 2492: Iconostasis Lintel Fragments

a) Elaborate braid design carved on a face that forms an obtuse angle with the soffit. Additional fragments found October 1954, and numbered ΗΑ 60. Carved on one side with an elongated palmette pattern; ... Byzantine

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[Agora Object] A 2509: Lintel

A lintel for a single-leafed door, 0.80m. wide. The overhang has two rectilinear and two concave moldings. Triangular cuttings at each end for inserting tenons of door jambs. The cutting for the door is ... July 1954

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[Agora Object] A 2561: Column Fragment

The capital and part of the shaft of an octagonal column of an iconostasis. The square capital decorated on each side (parts of three sides preserved) with a rosette in a lyre-shaped frame. Byzantine ... Byzantine

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[Agora Object] A 2988: Capital with Mason's Mark: Doric

Much worn by traffic in its present position. From same series as A 2987, with which it corresponds in material, measurements and workmanship. Marble cloudy gray in color with pronounced lamination. Excellent ... 1959

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[Agora Object] A 3283: Wall Block

Broken away at one end. Smooth dressed on both faces. One face covered with thick stucco, growing thicker toward the top. Relieving surfaces along both edges of top. Well worked anathyrosis. No clamp cutting ... August 1960

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1120

Ring foot; round handle. Neck offset from shoulder and shoulder from body each by a scraped groove. Two grooves on neck. Reserved: under foot and flat top of rim. Burned ... 450-425 B.C.

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[Agora Object] A 471: Capital: Corinthian

Parts of smooth picked upper and lower surfaces preserved, but all edges broken. Short acanthus leaves, parts of four preserved (probably originally eight), rise to ca. one half of the capital. From and ... 28 February 1935

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[Agora Object] A 599: Anta Capital Fragment: Corinthian

Front face: at the bottom five acanthus leaves from which rise stalks to form the volutes. Ornament in center of abacus missing. Front line of abacus concave. Back face, broken away at the top; on the ... 29 June 1935

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[Agora Object] S 2056: Portrait Herm

Complete but unfinished. Life-sized herm with portrait head of a man with short curly hair and himation falling over left shoulder. Measuring points on chin and hair. Arm sockets not yet cut. Chisel and ... 15 June 1959

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[Agora Object] S 2057: Head of Boy

Nose damaged. Back part of head broken away. Wavy hair parted at center and held by a fillet with point at center front. Probably from a herm. Cf. National Museum 486, which is a head of similar style ... Early Roman (?).

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[Agora Object] L 2122: Lamp with Dipinto

End of nozzle missing. Low raised base, much chipped. No handle. On side, in gray, dipinto. Unglazed. Attic clay. Type XVII (?) of Corinth collection, type 34 variant of Agora collection. Disturbed Hellenistic ... 16 March 1936

[Agora Object] L 2229: Lamp

Chip missing from end and under side of nozzle. A single groove near outside of broad insloping rim. No handle or knob. Raised base; grooved beneath. Brown glaze on inside only. Graffito crudely scratched ... 7 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 2360: Lamp with Graffito

Handleless lamp on low base. Pierced lug on one side. Groove around rim, with glaze scraped away. Nozzle flat on top. Wheel made. Dull black glaze, somewhat pitted. Incised on upper surface of nozzle ... 4 May 1936

[Agora Object] L 2857: Lamp Fragment with Dipinto

A single fragment preserves part of rim and body. Rim, flat-topped, narrow, projecting outside; body bulges below. Lower part of body black, upper part white. Outer edge of rim black; top reserved with ... 24 March 1937

[Agora Object] L 1194: Lamp Fragments

One fragment from the back, with part of the rim, bottom and side, and the start of a horizontal handle. The other fragment, mended from two pieces, has a bit of the rim and side, with a trace of the start ... August-September 1932

[Agora Object] L 1441: Mold for Top of Lamp with Graffito

Most of the mold for the top of the lamp, (edges broken) is preserved. It shows a plain, slightly sunken top, bordered by a groove, and a side lug. On the bottom is incised in wet clay, a covered pyxis ... 10 April 1934

[Agora Object] L 1686: Lamp with Graffito

End of nozzle broken away. Minor fractures; otherwise intact. Pierced lug on left side. Scratched on rim:"Δ". The rim rises toward the center; around the filling hole a sunken ring. Unglazed outside; ... 15 March 1935

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[Agora Object] I 7015: Base Fragments

Inscribed fragments of base with dedication. Two joining and one non-joining fragments. A round dedicatory base inscribed around the rim. In very good condition. The tooling is clear throughout. Rectangular ... 11 and 17 August 1966

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[Agora Object] I 7042: Prytany Decree

Complete stele. Minor chips on face and piece from rear missing. Tang for insertion into base preserved. Back rough picked. Some sort of wear along upper half of right side. Letters generally well preserved ... 220/19 B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 7043: Prytany Decree Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Two fragments; largely complete. Most of pediment and tang missing. Much wear on the backs of both pieces. Letters generally clear, some missing along edges, particularly the right ... 22 and 26 July 1968

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[Agora Object] I 4310: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Right side, smooth dressed along front edge, heavily picked behind, preserved, and back (?). Nineteen lines of the inscription preserved, one to four letters in each. Pentelic marble ... Late 5th. century B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 4850: Base Fragment

Inscribed fragment of statue base. Broken at left, smooth back, rough picked bottom; top and right not visible. Four lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Found in late Roman Fortification, ... 10 May 1937

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[Agora Object] L 3042: Lamp

Lamp with basket handle and filling spout. Low base and vertical cylinder through the middle; groove around outer edge of flat rim. Groove around edge of rim. Basket handle (missing) from back to base ... 16 May 1937

[Agora Object] L 3077: Lamp with Graffito

Much of wall and top missing. Wheel made. Pierced knob on shoulder; depressed top. False base ring. Covered with heavy dull black glaze; scratched in dry glaze underside. Type XII of Corinth collection ... 29 May 1937

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[Agora Object] L 32: Lamp

Broad, flat rim, sloping to center. Horizontal, broad handle broken. Long, deep nozzle, with small wick hole. Fairly high base; unglazed. Hard black glaze. Pale red Attic clay. Type VI (late 5th. century ... 16 June 1931

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[Agora Object] L 564: Lamp: Open Saucer Type

Mended from two fragments; handle and part of left side missing. Rather deep bowl, trefoil-shaped, the sides flaring from a small flat resting surface, but bent inwards toward the front to form the nozzle ... 26 April 1932

[Agora Object] L 671: Lamp Fragment with Graffito

Back with stumps of handle and part of sides and bottom preserved. Handmade. Uneven flat bottom rising a little to a sharp angle from which the sides slope inward terminating in a slightly raised edge ... June 1932

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[Agora Object] L 4194: Lamp with Graffito

End of nozzle broken; otherwise intact. Angular body; high foot; no hanlde; large pointed unpierced lug on side. Rim slopes down to filling hole. Incised on rim. Dull black glaze, somewhat chipped. Type ... 20 May 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4212: Lamp: Inscribed

Intact except for horizontal strap handle at back missing. Raised base, slightly concave beneath. Scraped groove around narrow rim. Inscribed on one side and on the other, upside down to the lamp, and ... 29 May 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4631: Lamp with Graffito

Mended from many pieces; complete except for tip of nozzle and small chips. Ring base, groove around filling hole, large pierced lug at left side. Incised on upper face of nozzle. Black glazed over all ... 22 June 1949

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[Agora Object] I 5407: Inscribed Base: Dedication

Inscribed base. The full height and width of the block appear to be preserved; mouldings along top and bottom; both much battered. Six lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Finished Northwest ... 29 April 1938

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[Agora Object] P 10371: Black Glaze Lekythos

Mended from many burned fragments. Bits missing. Squat type. Grooves top and middle of neck. Neck and shoulder both slightly offset. Glazed over all save for top and bottom, reserved. Burned pit 2 (3) ... 21 April 1936