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[Agora Publication] Greek Lamps and Their Survivals

Howland, R. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The author has used the trustworthy chronological data supplied by the scientific excavation of “closed deposits” at the Athenian Agora to build a continuous series of lamp types from the 7th century B.C ... 1958

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Moldmade Bowls

Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume is the first of two to present the Hellenistic fine ware from the excavations in the Athenian Agora. Its scope is restricted to the moldmade hemispherical bowls manufactured from the late 3rd ... 1982

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related Material

Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and ... 1997

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares

Rotroff, S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This manuscript represents the third and final volume in the publication of the Hellenistic pottery unearthed by the American excavations in the Athenian Agora. The first installment (Agora XXII) was devoted ... 2008

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[Agora Object] IL 822: Lead Token

Edge chipped. Obverse: the front part of a ship, left, with high curving figure-head; the oars indicated. Reverse: plain. Upper part of layer I of Martyr II (i.e. drain). Leica ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3871: Lamp

Large lamp, complete except for handle and chips. Ribbed upper body with a row of small depressed dots along alternate ribs. Long nozzle, triangular. Red glaze, worn. Brownish-buff clay. Type XVIII of ... 9 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3872: Lamp

Complete except for chips. Small lamp with high raised base and deep rounded body; hollow tube through center; stubby nozzle. Poor red to brown glaze, worn. Buff clay. Type IV (late variant) of Corinth ... 9 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3873: Lamp

End and lower part of nozzle missing, also handle and much of raised collar around top. Deep rounded body on high flaring base, concave beneath. Flat top with vertical collar around it; band handle; unpierced ... 9 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3874: Lamp

Handle missing; otherwise intact. Small globules on body and wall; body somewhat dented in making; plain concave top; low raised base with typical "alpha" in relief. Dull red to black wash. Dark red clay ... 10 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3875: Lamp

Much of base and of top missing. The body crudely wheel made, the rough slightly fluked nozzle added askew. Deep rounded body on very high flaring ring foot; unpierced lug set well down. Top depressed; ... 10 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3918: Lamp: Inscribed

Handle missing; end of nozzle broken off. Ribs on upper body and a small rough unpierced lug; small slightly depressed top; simulated ring foot. Inscribed on line of shoulder, either side of nozzle: "ΙΕΡΟΣ ... 12 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3919: Suspension Lamp Fragment

The heavy raised base and the vertically pierced conical cone preserved; walls entirely missing. The top of the cone is finished with a rounded projecting knob. Black glaze considerably chipped, all over ... 12 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 4686: Mold Fragment for Lamp

Fragment from front part of lower section. Fine buff clay. Misc. Moulded type of Agora collection. From filling of Great Drain in south part of section. Martyr II, layer 1. 2984 Leica, LXIX-48, LXXVIII-44 ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15395: Bowl Fragment: Medallion

Fragment from floor of bowl; small depressed base surrounded by spiral grooves and ridges. Inside, in relief, the head and shoulder of a satyr; his head wreathed, a skin knotted around his neck. Note two ... 10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15564: Beehive Lid Fragment

Small fragment from a large lid, preserving a little of the rim, with a semi-circular lifting hole cut out of the edge, and a long narrow vertical lug or grip set just inside it. Two holes pierced through ... 13 June 1939

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[Agora Object] P 20589: Brazier Lug: Bearded Head

Upper left corner of lug and tip of beard missing; other chips. Bearded head with pointed cap, within grooved frame at three sides. Fine work. Filling of Great Drain in south part of section; martyr I, ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 20591: Mold Fragment for Moldmade Bowl

Base and a little of side wall remain. Chipped. Rosette, medallion; wall, jewelled rays. Fine buff clay. Filling of Great Drain in south part of section; martyr I, layer 2. 2984 Leica ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 20592: Krater Fragment: Stamped

Fragment from rim and part of handle. Flat rim with stamped decoration of lyroids, bounded by a plain groove on either side. Twisted handle drawn up over the rim at its middle. Buff clay, yellow on surface; ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 20594: Mold Fragment for Moldmade Bowl

Half of base and small part of wall. Rosette in medallion; Nikai, Erotes, masks, etc. on wall. Buff clay. Above small drains leading into Great Drain at south edge of section. 3027 Leica ... June 1939

[Agora Object] SS 9395: Stamped Amphora Handle: Knidian

Rectangular stamp; broken at left; three lines. Msc: prob from jar dated in the term of =ARISTAINOS=* Layer 3 (Hellenistic) of Martyr I; Great Drain. [ Ἀ]ν̣δρῶν Ἀγί [α Ἀ]ρ̣ιστογέ νευς (Α broken-barred) ... 12 June 1939