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[Agora Publication] Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora

Thompson, D. B ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Small sculptured figures of humans and animals have been found all over the Agora, ranging in date from the earliest occupation of Athens to the end of the Late Roman period. This booklet presents a representative ... 1959 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959)

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[Agora Object] T 2434: Turtle Figurine

The shell mold made; the underside and the legs stuck on by hand; vent-hole beneath. The legs are turned down, not out. Complete except for head and one leg broken off. No traces of color. Pinkish clay ... 23 July 1947 ... in April 1959.

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[Agora Object] T 3531: Protome Fragments of Kore

Fragment a), face and part of hair preserved. About half life size. Tight curls around face. Fragment b), another fragment preserves part of the top and back of the head with finished edge, and the left ... 14 May 1957 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 19.

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[Agora Object] T 2455: Female Head

Head with wavy hair parted in the middle and crowned with a small wreath. Broken off across the neck. No remains of color. Pink to buff clay. Great Drain, sand fill; found with two coins of 1st. half of ... 31 July 1947 ... half of 3rd. century and pottery of 3rd.-2nd. century; a

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[Agora Object] T 2219: Female Head

Broken off at bottom of neck; top-knot chipped off. From the top of her head, something has been broken away. Woman 's head bent to her left. She wears earrings, and her hair is covered by a long loose ... 7 May 1940 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 48.

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[Agora Object] T 1467: Female Head

Broken off at top on neck. The hair is bound with a kerchief, from which curls escape at the back. A bow (or two leaf ornaments) just above the brow. Large earrings. White color, with red over for lips ... 21 April 1937 ... Leica, 81-52-2, 81-52-3

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[Agora Object] T 2232: Relief Fragment

Relief plaque of lioness attacking a bull. Original surface preserved at top and at lower part of right side. Back broken. Head and foreshoulder of lioness preserved. Bull 's head missing. She is bitting ... Card: 4th c. B.C ... Leica, 81-401, 80-59-3

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[Agora Object] T 2202: Female Head

Broken off at bottom of neck, and chipped at back. The hair wavy around the face, at the back enveloped in a kerchief which projects in a point. Traces of white. Dark buff clay. Middle terrace, brown fill, ... 3 May 1940 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 22.

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[Agora Object] T 378: Mask of Silenus Type

Complete; no back, and no evidence of attachment. Bald head with only a tuft of hair, sharply projecting brows, sunken cheeks, long moustaches and wide beard. Remains of white slip and traces of bright ... 10 March 1933 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 32.

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[Agora Object] T 583: Torso of Male Figurine

Head, arms and legs broken off. The left leg and the left arm were raised, and the upper part of the body turned toward the left. Heavy muscles, rather coarsely modelled. The whole was covered with white ... 27 March 1934 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 58.

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[Agora Object] T 3368: Male Mask: Warrior's Head

Bearded head, wearing a soft cap or a helmet with flaps turned back. The second alternative would explain the breaks at sides where something projected upward. Mouth open with upper teeth indicated. Edges ... 28 April 1954 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 25.

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[Agora Object] T 3388: Idol

Φ-idol, mended from two pieces. Same style and decoration as the last (T 3387), but the clay fired light greenish-buff and the black glaze of the decoration almost all peeled off. Πήλινο Μυκηναϊκό ειδώλιο ... 9 June 1954 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 3

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[Agora Report Page] 1959 Ψ, s. 3

Hesperia, XXV, 1956, p. 49. Foundations of the Archaic Period ... 1959 Ψ ST 696 ST 697 ST 698 ... 1959 Ψ, s. 3 ... 1959-Ψ-3

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[Agora Object] T 212: Head of Female Figurine

Head with hair knotted high behind. Chin preserved; back of neck broken away. Head in very good condition except for slight scratching. Mould-made; solid. Careful work, finished except for small patch ... 18 April 1932 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 46.

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[Agora Object] T 3337: Standing Female Figurine

Standing female figure; upraised arms covered by wing-sleeves. Flaring headdress, concave on top; shirt flares to form base of figure, concave beneath. Pellet breasts. Mended from several pieces, complete ... 30 December 1953 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 4 ... Agora XXIII, no. XX-3.

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[Agora Object] T 3387: Idol

Φ-idol, intact. A long braid of hair hangs down her back to the waist. Features and decoration in red glaze. Pinkish clay. Πήλινο Μυκηναϊκό ειδώλιο τύπου Φ. φέρει επάλληλες ταινίες από ερυθρό γάνωμα. Mycenaean ... 9 June 1954 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 5

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[Agora Object] T 2010: Impression of Relief Mirror

Broken off below. An impression made by pressing a heavy lump of clay against some circular object, presumably a mirror-cover. The upper part of the scene is preserved; three figures and a hovering Eros ... 3 May 1939 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 30.

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[Agora Object] T 333: Thanatos or Hypnos or Eros Figurine

Youthful male figure with outspread wings stands cross-legged leaning against a low tree stump behind him. End of left wing broken off. His right hand rests on his left shoulder. By his left side stands ... 9 June 1932 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 64.

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[Agora Object] T 2427: Female Head

The hair is drawn down in loose waves to the nape, and is crowned by a heavy rolled wreath. The head is bent slightly to her left; she wears earrings (one missing). A few flecks of white remain. Brownish-yellow ... 22 July 1947 ... Leica, XXIX-36, 81-402, 90-3-15, 81-19-3, color slide

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[Agora Object] T 2061: Head of Apollo Figurine

First interpretation: head of woman. Head of Apollo, at fairly large scale, tipped slightly to his right. Broken off at neck; chips missing. The hair is parted in the center and drawn over the brows to ... 20 May 1939 ... AgoraPicBk 3 (1959), no. 61.