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| Aerial view of west side of the Agora, except the Royal Stoa ... Horizontal (normal) ... May 1975 |
| Aerial view of south end of south end of west side showing from the right the Temple of Apollo Patroos, Metroon, Bouleuterion, Tholos, Boundary Stone and the Great Drain; Monument of the Eponymous Heroes ... Horizontal (normal) ... May 1975 |
| Eaves tiles (A 772 and A 861) and decorative antefix (A 880) assembled ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1938 |
| Inscribed stele as found beneath north part of Tholos floor ... north 2638 ... 27 May 1938 |
| Many wildflowers were planted throughout the Agora site, as seen here in the area near the Tholos, April 21, 2006 ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Apr 2006 |
| Model of the Tholos, ca. 470 B.C.; dining hall and the headquarters of the prytaneis (executive committee of the senate) ... Cf. 2010.01.0361 and 2004.02.0031 Horizontal (normal) |
| Administrative, Dining, Civic Athenian Demos Limestone, Mudbrick Poor, foundations only ... Ca. 470 B.C. |
| 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 non-joining fragments. On outer face an elaborate guilloche in purple and black with palmettes at the mid line. On the soffit, a band of astragal between two purple bands; on the top, along the outer ... 5 June 1937 |
| A trough tile with a large hole (only partly preserved) surrounded by a rim to prevent water from running in. The rim is pointed at one end.
Buff clay with red particles. Dull red glaze, much flaked, on ... April 1934 |
| A non-joining corner fragment of a trough tile with a large hole, of which about half is preserved forming nearly a half circle, surrounded by a rim as Α 428 (Β 966).
One corner of the tile is preserved, ... April 1934 |
A trough tile mended from many pieces; one corner is preserved.
A fragment, b), with another corner does not join.
Coarse pinkish buff clay with bits. A thin streaked wash, dark brown to red, on the top; ... January 1935 |
| A fragment of the rim, giving a part of the flat bottom, of a large open basin or mortar.The flat-topped rim slopes slightly toward the outside.
Inscribed on the rim is "Ε Μ".
Pentelic (Parian?) marble ... 5 May 1934 |
| A small segment remains, including a little of the rim.
A shallow basin with slightly offset and sharply profiled rim, with two grooves around the outside.
The floor was slightly stippled, its mid-part ... 28 April 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
A scrap from the side wall of a shallow basin with slightly offset collar around the top outside. The floor is lightly stippled and considerably worn.
Inscribed on the upper face of ... 18 May 1937 |
| Inscribed stele.
Intact, the top front edge slightly worn by traffic.
The top is crowned by a simple angular moulding; the bottom 0.08m. of the front face is finished only with the toothed chisel; the ... 367/6 B.C. |
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