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| Fragment from thigh (?) of nude figure.
Note a small patch over a round hole left probably by one of the rods that held the moulds apart.
Cf. B 591 (ΟΔ 17) and the fragments of bronze statues earlier ... 15 June 1938 |
| Fragment preserving the lobe and lower back part of the left ear of a large statue, well over life size.
Cf. B 589 (ΟΔ 14). Odeion Trench B, west martyra, layer III, Odeion destruction debris. 216 Leica, ... 8 June 1938 |
| 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 |
| One end preserved, with anathyrosis. Top, back and other end broken away. Bottom surface and triple fasciae worked with a toothed chisel into a smooth drafted edge on top and bottom of fasciae surfaces ... 23 January 1934 |
| With dentils. One end, which bears anathyrosis, and bottom partly preserved. Other end picked and broken. Evidence of a lewis hole on top. Very poor workmanship.
From the Odeion, Main Order.
Hymettian ... 2 April 1934 |
| Top and one end broken away. Anathyrosis on preserved end.
The fasciae picked with a toothed chisel save for slight drafting on edges.
From the Odeion.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. A 278, A 1162 and A 1382.
Found ... 11 April 1934 |
| A fragment from a left upper corner remains. The parapet was intended to be set between round freestanding columns and was thrust between them from inside the building. The curved joint surface fits closely ... July 1948 |
| Tip and lower right corner missing.
Flame palmette above acanthus leaves.
From the same series as A 1405 (ΣΑ 212).
Pentelic marble. Found in marble pile near middle of Stoa. Leica, XXXV-99 ... July 1948 |
| Two non-joining fragments of molded wall socle.
a) Top, bottom and front preserved; left end broken; right end and back worked down with single point probably in late times. In top a trace of a pour channel ... July 1948 |
| Lower part of front missing, and chip from tip.
Flame palmette with acanthus leaves below, and a central leaf as the heart of the palmette.
Marble.
Odeion series. Marble pile. Leica, XXXV-99 ... February 1949 |
| Broken at right and left lower edges and chipped near top.
Palmette above acanthus; low relief.
White marble.
Odeion series. Found in cleaning Stoa. Leica, XXXV-99 ... February 1949 |
| Part of the lower end remains, preserving the full height and width, showing also the notch for the reception of the key at the back of the antefix of type A 183.
Rough but competent work.
From Odeion ... 26 March 1949 |
| Fragments of capital from the Odeion, Colossal Figures series.
The scheme of the capital is very similar to the pilaster caps of the Arch of Hadrian in Athens. Its attribution to the Giants is indicated ... 1949 |
| Fragment preserves part of bottom and start of leaves.
Inscribed on bearing surface in letters varying in height: Κ Η Ο Θ C.
Pentelic marble.
Odeion series.
ADDENDA From round free standing column of ... 23 July 1946 |
| About one half remains, preserving full height. One of two dowel holes remains in top.
Surface hammer dressed; unfluted.
Drum of Odeion column, main order.
Pentelic marble. Found at L/5-9/11 (Fall 2016) ... August 1946 |
| Fragment from lower part preserving about half profile.
Resting surface finished with tooted chisel; face of molding smooth.
From base of Odeion column.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. A 4075 (ΡΡ 6). Removed from ... August 1946 |
| Fragment from upper part preserving half profile. Toothed chisel for bearing surface; moldings smooth.
From base of Odeion column.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. A 4075 (ΡΡ 6). Removed from foundation of late Roman ... August 1946 |
| Two fragments from base of Odeion pilaster.
a) One corner remains, preserving full height, and outer and inner angles. Projection from outer face of wall, 0.325m. Clear traces of weathering.
b) Fragment ... August 1946 |
| Acanthus and lotus capital. Badly battered but retains full height. One square dowel cutting in middle of underside.
From Odeion.
Pentelic marble. Found at N/2-10/5 (Fall 2016). Removed from foundation ... June 1946 |
| Acanthus and lotus capital. Fragment from one side of lower part.
From Odeion.
Pentelic marble. Found at L/17-12/9 (Fall 2016). Found in burnt debris of Odeion floor of cryptoporticus in south central ... June 1938 |
| Broken away above and much mutilated elsewhere.
Clearly from an outside corner having two adjoining faces finished and two prepared as joint surfaces. Apophyge on two outer faces.
From Odeion.
Pentelic ... April 1935 |
| Upper left corner preserved in two joining fragments.
In top are traces of iron clamps, one to tie this slab to its backer, one to secure it to the background of a marble herm head. (In the case of the ... August 1946 |
| Fragment from lower block of giant pedestal retaining moldings on one side; no relief. Lewis hole and one of its two dowel holes in the top. Note small joining slab on top.
From Odeion.
Pentelic marble ... August 1946 |
| Three joining fragments forming most of the upper part of a pedestal which had been used twice for giant figures.
Cuttings of top include: lewis hole in middle; two dowels for statue in Period I; one pry ... August 1946 |
| Faces of shaft plain; moldings surround three sides at top. In top, cuttings for lewis; two dowels with pour channels; two pry holes.
In Giant Series; a corresponding lower block now rests on the rough ... |
| From lower end of stroter, showing channel on underside, and high lateral flanges on top.
Brown clay; coarse brown grog. From pile of tiles removed from burnt layer of Odeion, S.E. corner of cryptoporticus ... August 1946 |
| From upper end of stroter, showing drip check and lateral flanges on upper surface. Flanges cut down at upper ends.
Buff clay; buff grog. From pile of tiles removed from burnt layer of Odeion, S.E. corner ... August 1946 |
Length from top edge of tile to edge of channel on underside is 0.58m. to which is to be added normal width of remaining part, viz. 0.10m., making a total length of 0.68m.
Normal drip check and lateral ... August 1946 |
Fragment from upper end of kalypter. Note that the upper 0.135m. are slightly reduced in size to permit snugger fit.
Buff clay, coarse grog. From pile of tiles removed from burnt layer of Odeion, S.E ... August 1946 |
| Bottom and back surfaces original, and face. Note that resting surface is at right angles to face. Face caved in low relief with acanthus leaves.
Style and workmanship appropriate to original construction ... 20 June 1946 |
| Fragment from lower end of stroter of usual form. Green impurity in marble. good work.
Inscribed on underside: ΔΙΓ.
Pentelic marble. Found at L/6-12/9 (Fall 2016). From burnt debris in S.W. corner of cryptoporticus ... 1934 |
| Broken in two and abraded.
Flame palmette rising from acanthus in high relief.
Coarse purple clay; yellow on surface.
From Odeion. Odeion Trench E, VII Layer, burnt debris of Odeion. Leica, XXVI-85 ... 16 June 1938 |
| Fragment from top outer corner of block; broken at both ends and behind.
Molding comprises cavetto and cyma reversa. Setting line on top for frieze, 0.135m. in from edge.
Surface hammer dressed, edged ... June 1947 |
| Odeion Bench, mended from many pieces and restored in plaster. The left end was apparently exposed, flanking a stairway (?).
Exposed surfaces rough finished with claw.
Resting surface is cut unevenly to ... 1935 |
| Fragment from the lower end of a large pan tile.
Buff clay, unsurfaced.
Stamped on top surface: Α Δ Ι Ο Ν Υ Σ Ι Ο Υ Ι.
From Odeion. From burnt debris in middle of south cryptoporticus. Leica, XXXIV-23, ... August 1947 |
| Two fragments, non-joining, almost certainly from the main order of the Odeion.
a) Major faces hammer dressed; molding smoothed. Small fragment from top of right end, with rough anathyrosis.
b) Fragment ... 1948 |
| There remains only a sliver from the lower outer edge of the base.
Identical in profile with A 1151 (ΟΔ 194) but heavily weathered; hence from an outside round freestanding column and to be associated ... June 1948 |
| This is the bottom block of the base for an anta, the top block of which is A 1177 (ΩΔ 222).
Usual base moldings of Giant pedestal series on outer face and both ends; across the left end the moldings are ... 1948 |
| a) Preserves part of the body.
b) Preserves part of the hip.
c) Is a large right hand, the thumb almost entirely preserved, the rest of the fingers broken off.
In the Autumn of 1935, I. Bakoulis, going ... 10-12 April 1934 |
| 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 |
| Broken across into two pieces. Minor fractures, otherwise intact.
Across one end a rounded raised ridge. No corresponding groove on bottom. Surface finished on all sides.
Cf. A 473 (Ο 292).
Assigned to ... 28 February 1935 |
| Broken lengthwise into two pieces; minor fractures, otherwise complete.
Across left end a rounded raised ridge; corresponding groove across bottom at other end. The surface roughly finished on all sides ... 28 February 1935 |
| Fragment missing from top. Most of cover tile behind broken away. Otherwise intact.
The palmette and the design beneath it in low relief. Rather coarse red clay. Debris of burnt building. Leica, XXVI-85, ... 2 March 1935 |
| Fragment of the lower part of a Corinthian capital. Part of the bottom surface is preserved, and most of two of the acanthus leaves. Broken away above.
Belongs to the same series as A 471 (Ο 290). Cf ... 2 April 1935 |
| Two joining fragments. The letters large, neat and deep.
Pinkish to buff clay with particles. The stamp is retrograde.
ΜΗΔΕΙΟΥ series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 4 April 1935 |
Metroon series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 4 April 1935 |
| Back and stamped face preserved; possibly ΑΔ series.
Stamped: Α ΔΙΟΔWΡ.[ΟΥ]. Compact red earth over burnt layer. Leica, 88-14-4, 88-14-11, color slide ... 16 April 1935 |
| Only the upper portion with the top of a simple palmette in low relief is preserved.
Pentelic marble.
Odeion series. Previously dug. Leica, XXIX-54, XXIX-55, XXXV-99, HAT 49-231 ... 20 April 1935 |
| Three joining fragments preserve a complete antefix and cover tile. Lower face of antefix damaged. Minor fractures.
Traces of thick white paint. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica, XXVI-85, HAT 49-233 ... 7 May 1935 |
| Fragments of marble sima of so-called "Megarian" type: reversed palmette and lotus in relief. The entire height, (a) 0.144m., of the upper convex section is preserved, of the lower flat fascia, only 0.103m ... 3 June 1935 |
| Four pieces; the original bottom is preserved on a); b) (mended from two pieces) is a corner piece; otherwise the decorated surfaces only preserved, nothing of the top.
Alternating pattern of a narrow ... 24 June 1935 |
| 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 |
| The lowest part of a large flat tegula; both sides and end preserved.
Made of fine buff clay containing a few large particles of grit.
Lightly stamped on its upper surface, the letters sunken; the stamp ... 1931 |
| Broken across a dowel hole just above the bent elbow; the four fingers missing. From a colossal statue, ca 3.00m. high. The surface roughly rasped.
Pentelic marble. Leica, XXXIII-74, XXXIII-75 ... 30 May 1933 |
| Head, right arm and shoulder, left arm, left leg, and right leg from middle thigh missing. The surface broken in diagonal line across the right side of the chest, in the drapery of the animal skin, just ... 6 March 1935 |
| Left hand (minus fingers) and part of wrist grasping a leafy branch. About twice life-size.
Fair workmanship, considerably weathered.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. S 596 (Ν'45), S 599 (Ν'127), S1221 (ΩΔ 235). From ... 31 May 1946 |
| Base for half column (?) decorated on front with two plastic shields set on edge, and on top with one shield, convex face upward.
Cuttings on top for two dowels (?) and a clamp cutting leading back. Note ... June 1939 |
| Broken away below.
Sockets for head and membrum virile.
From stage front of Odeion.
Greenish white Karystos (?) marble.
To be associated with heads S 553 (Ν 263), S 554 (Ν 264), S 558 (Ο 590), S 597 (Ν'80), ... August 1946 |
| Two joining fragments.
a) Lower part of neck with spring of shoulder from a bearded creature with head turned to his right. Good work; surface of marble comparatively fresh. Note spring of background on ... August 1946, 5 July 1949 |
| From lower part of fishtailed creature (Triton), with some of resting surface preserved.
Pentelic marble. From marble pile north of second Giant from west, from which it may derive. Leica, XXIX-59 ... August 1946 |
| Part of fishtailed creature, lower torso, the scales well preserved.
Pentelic marble. From marble pile north of second Giant from west. Leica, XXIX-56 ... August 1946 |
| Small fragment of elbow from right arm, in scale and style close to S 1214 (ΩΔ 223).
Only slightly weathered.
Pentelic marble. From marble pile between Odeion and Giants. Leica, XXVI-72, XXXIII-65 ... August 1946 |
| Forearm preserved from elbow to wrist. Heavily weathered on surface of arm and on break at wrist, comparatively fresh on upper break.
Was the hand of the Giant already missing when the late Romans reset ... August 1946 |
| Parts of left foot of a colossal figure.
a) First three toes of foot. Edge of plinth to proper right appears to be original. Very precise work; surface extremely fresh. Traces of red (?) on toenail.
b) ... a) (ΩΔ 229) 15 June 1946
b) (Ι 1640) July 1959 |
| Part of right hand of colossal figure holding staff or stick.
Perhaps slightly greater in scale than other hands of giants, but very similar in material and workmanship.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. S 596 (Ν' ... August 1946 |
| The fragment comes from near the bottom of the proper right corner, preserving a little of the snaky body and a little of the lateral molding on the back of the pier.
Both body and molding were left rough ... 14 August 1947 |
| Part of the chest and winged creature from the proper left side of a throne.
Apparently from the same series as S 826 (Σ 1260) and S 930 (Σ 1506).
Pentelic marble. From marble pile between the Odeion ... 20 August 1947 |
| A flake, apparently from the shoulder of a very large draped figure.
The surface towards the top was rough-finished with a single point; lower down, smoothed with a chisel. Towards one side a puntillo ... August 1947 |
| A flake from a colossal figure, preserving chiefly drapery but also a little hair (?) along one edge.
Surface for the most part finished with a narrow gouge, in part smoothed. Tooling is identical with ... 1948 |
| Broken at both ends. Tapering and twisting, a slightly projecting spine down the back.
Surface rather roughly tooled all over, but rougher on one side than the other. Moderate weathering on one side.
The ... 1948 |
| Broken all around and behind.
On the front, in relief, the trunk of an olive tree with leaves beginning to show at the top of the fragment as preserved. To the right something rises from the background: ... July 1948 |
| The fragment comes from Odeion, about half way up in the back proper left corner of a pier with Giant attached. Preserved are part of a giant's scale-covered tail (the scales pointing down) and a corner ... 17 March 1949 |
| Fragment from lower part of shaft, preserving tenon for insertion in plinth.
From stage front of Odeion.
Greenish white Karystos (?) marble.
From same series as S 553 (Ν 263), S 554 (Ν 264), S 558 (Ο ... 26 March 1949 |
| Shield decoration from statue base from the Odeion.
Fragment from bottom retaining part of rim of one shield.
Apparently from the same series as S 1212 (ΟΔ 209). Marble dump. (Note traces of mortar, presumably ... 13 June 1949 |
| The head is broken away in back. Both ears missing. The front is well preserved, except for the tip of the nose. Stained. The hair parted in the middle and drawn back in loose waves.
On the top of the ... 15 April 1935, 30 May 1935 |
| A part of the back is broken away; the nose chipped; two cuttings for hook-clamps in top of block. The sides of the block finished smooth near the front; rough-picked further back. At the bottom the neck ... 15 April 1935 |
| The features are entirely obliterated, and the surface, calcined, is preserved only in hollow between neck and face, and at top of head.
Head of a youth (?), about half life-size, full face, in high relief ... 17 April 1935 |
| The wrist and the right hand, all except the index finger and end of second finger preserved, of a gigantic statue.
The hand holds a spiral object (torch, cornucopia, elongated snail shell ?), which is ... 10 June 1935 |
| The face, about life-size, is preserved, the chin missing and the cheeks broken away.
The top of the head has its original surface, a smooth-finished one across its front, with rough-picked surface behind ... 18 June 1935 |
| Exactly like S 596 (Ν' 45), but much more battered; only the thumb and little finger well preserved.
The hand holds a spiral shell. A rough surface along the back of the hand may indicate the point at ... 25 June 1935 |
| Badly damaged draped figure seated on a throne (Kybele? Philosopher ?). The throne is broken at top, left side and front of bottom. The head, shoulders, arms (except left forearm) and legs from the knees ... 11 February 1937 |
| Head missing (a separate piece set in socket); left hand, right arm from elbow, most of both legs below knees broken off; all of animal on proper left side, except wing, missing.
A life-size draped male ... 15 May 1937 |
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