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| Margaret Crosby ... This report is a summary of the excavations taken place in 1937 as well as in 1946.
Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries ... 27 May-21 Jun 1946 |
| Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937 |
| Broken at bottom and both ends.
Flat top and arched opening, made in one piece. Tile pierced at either side of top of arch.
Coarse red clay.
A similar piece, 0.066m. thick, but of different series, found ... 27 March 1937 |
Neck, lip and two broad vertical handles preserved.
Thin neck, flaring lip with applied ring on lower side, horizontal shoulder; two double grooved strap handles that bend back on themselves where attached ... 12 March 1937 |
| Inscribed fragments.
List of names, arranged by tribes: names from Aigeis, Pandionis, and Leontis.
Fragment X 39, inscribed face, left face and original back preserved.
Eleven lines of the inscription ... Mid. 3rd. century B.C. |
Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument.
Original top with fillet and about half of circumference preserved.
Three lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in modern wall, on the ... 25 February 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face and left edge only preserved.
Seven lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found in a Byzantine well, at the north foot of the Areopagus. Leica, ... 5 March 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment of stele.
Broken at right and bottom.
Concerns arbitration between certain Athenians and Boeotians (private suit) by the city of Lamians.
Eleven lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian ... 244/3 B.C. |
Rectangular.
On the top a raised letter gamma (Γ), and a small oval impression, uncertain. The bottom plain; slightly depressed. Cistern.
3rd c. B.C. Leica ... 22 February 1937 |
A. thorax.
B. plain. Around catch basin. Leica ... 25 February 1937 |
| A. a large stamped epsilon.
B. plain. Cistern. Leica ... 22 February 1937 |
Fragment of top only, with small side lug and attachment for vertical strap handle preserved.
Raised band on outer edge; small swimming fishes in relief on discus.
Thin red glaze.
Buff clay. Rectangular ... 22 February 1937 |
Front part only, with rounded nozzle and plain lug.
Flat bottom, slightly depressed; rounded body; gently sloping rim.
Black glaze badly flaked. Wheel made.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XII (early spreading ... 22 February 1937 |
End of nozzle, handle, and part of collar about filling hole missing.
Raised base, flat beneath; top set off from side wall by shallow groove, high collar around filling hole. Flat-topped nozzle. Breaks ... 10 March 1937 |
Top of handle and most of nozzle missing.
Double spirals on rim. Bull left on discus; heart-shaped leaf with three circles in relief on bottom.
Unglazed.
Light red to brown clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth ... 11 March 1937 |
Handle and piece of rim missing.
Low flat base; open type, with sharply inturned rim.
Good black glaze except for reserved bottom.
Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21B of Agora collection. Well. Leica, ... 15 March 1937 |
Piece of one side missing.
Three shallow grooves around bottom. Unpierced handle, no decoration on discus or rim.
Orange-buff clay, covered with red paint (badly peeled).
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... February-March 1937 |
Bottom, nozzle, part of rim missing.
Unpierced, grooved handle; rim decorated with row of dots separated from discus by two grooves; rosette on discus.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... February-March 1937 |
One handle and much of lip missing. Flat raised base with a groove at its center; offset lip.
Lip, exterior of handle, band around lower edge of foot and circle and dot decoration on reserved underside, ... 18 February 1937 |
Restored in plaster. Flaring lip with wide flat top surface, lip lightly offset on the outside. Circular opening in bottom, with raised band on underside, like a small ring foot.
Pinkish-buff clay. Unglazed ... 18 February 1937 |
| About one-third of bottom, two-thirds of lip missing. Bottom broad, flat, unglazed; straight sides, curving in slightly at top. Pit. Leica, 82-492 PD 1190-14j ... 18 February 1937 |
| From the wall of a closed pot. Nude leg of figure walking left; uncertain object at left, above. Lower border: maeander and cross squares.
Bit of contour at back of knee, only. Inner drawing in brown ... 18 February 1937 |
Lip, handle and many pieces missing; one non-joining piece of bottom; restored in plaster [P.H. 0.20]. Base ring; side wall and inside shoulder meet at sharp angle.
Creamy slip, worn. Band of matte red ... 18 February 1937 |
| Top not preserved; many fragments missing (P.H. 0.218). High ring foot; straight sides above a wide flare just above floor line.
White slip. Decoration in matte orange to red; on the flare, a bead and ... 18 February 1937 |
| Fragment preserving part of wall, with flat floor and low raised base set off by grooves.
On wall, conventionalized relief pattern of grape clusters and vine (no leaves). End of handle attachment covering ... 22 February 1937 |
| High base ring and steep flaring sides; inturned lip, making an angle with the sides.
Decoration in thinned clay and white paint: a cross on the underside of the foot; band of bead and reel just above ... 22 February 1937 |
| Fusiform; plump body; well modelled lip and foot. Two white bands on body, one on neck.
Red clay; dull reddish-brown surface. Cistern. Leica, 99-23-15 ... 23 February 1937 |
| High base ring; incurving lip.
Glaze somewhat peeled.
Cf. P 8409, P 18716. Cistern. Leica, 91-18-10 ... 23 February 1937 |
The base, one handle and fragments from the wall missing; restored in plaster. Narrow shoulder; short neck with a projecting ridge at the line of handle attachment, below the lip.
Applied leaf on high ... 23 February 1937 |
Neck, lip and handle missing. Flat bottom; plump body; very small neck.
Metallic purplish glaze. Cistern. Leica PD 1091-9 ... 23 February 1937 |
| Small piece of rilled rim missing.
Inside only, covered with thin brown glaze. Cistern. Leica, 91-19-10, 91-20-3 ... 24 February 1937 |
Much of top and sides missing. Shallow conical lid, with downturned lip. High knob handle spreading at the top and decorated with two deep grooves. Bands of dull red glaze, one at angle of top and lip, ... 24 February 1937 |
| Fragments missing from shoulder and wall. Large lagynos with base ring; side wall and shoulder meet in sharp angle; thick rolled lip.
Light brown to buff clay. Red wash inside only. Cistern. Leica, 96-2-1 ... 24 February 1937 |
| Fragment from shoulder; broken all around.
Above, tongue pattern, with part of a red tongue preserved. Below, part of ground line and start of panel on body: two men, seated back to back. The left hand ... 25 February 1937 |
| Bulbous shaped. Neck missing.
Red clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-95 ... 25 February 1937 |
From side wall. Above a band of wide petals and small fern-like leaves, two riding figures, separated by a large mask. Guilloche and spirals above.
Good glaze, peeled towards the top. Cistern. Leica ... 26 February 1937 |
Base ring; flaring lip; handles cylindrical in section.
On shoulder, degenerate bead and reel in thinned clay and white paint, almost disappeared; on neck, pointed leaves also separated by white lines ... 1 March 1937 |
| Fragments missing from rim and wall. Heavy base ring; lip flanged for lid; one handle.
Lip, inside of handle, and space around it, and bottom reserved. Circle and dot at center of bottom. Strip of early ... 27 February 1937 |
| Heavy moulded rim fragment.
Stamped pattern on floor (or perhaps side wall): border of half circles; modified egg and dart and group of small circles further in.
Pink clay with large red bits. Light ... 1 March 1937 |
| Floor, most of handle and many pieces missing. Base ring; globular body; widely flaring lip with flat surface on top; double-grooved strap handle.
Thin pinkish-buff clay. Light yellow slip, very smooth ... 4 February 1937 |
Lower part and much of lip missing. Round body; squat neck; flaring lip with ledge on inside; ridge on each handle. Wide wheel grooves around body and neck.
Buff clay. Light slip. Previously North Basement-Jar ... 3 March 1937 |
About one-third preserved, including part of base medallion and the lip. Restored in plaster. Shallow bowl with slightly outcurved lip.
On bottom, rosette of heart-shaped petals; on sides, elongated petals ... 4 March 1937 |
| Echinus foot, moulded above; scraped groove above junction with floor.
Stamped decoration: on the floor, six linked palmettes surrounded by a narrow band of heavy rouletting.
Reserved: resting surface ... 10 March 1937 |
| Three fragments, one from the center, the other from further out, with parts of rim and floor from a large plate. Ring foot; broad rim convex on top, with groove on outer edge; flat floor.
Preserved on ... 10 March 1937 |
| Two fragments preserve part of the thickened out-turned rim and walls; none of the base. On either side two youths, one nude, his arms extended toward the other, who is cloaked. Palmettes under the handles ... 10 March 1937 |
| Three fragments preserve part of rim and walls (both obverse and reverse) and one handle; five other non-joining fragments give part of base and bits of wall and rim.
Inside, firm black; a reserved line ... 10 March 1937 |
From the shoulder, with the attachment of one handle.
Stamped decoration: surface covered with close set palmettes, pointing down, or diagonally, and small circles.
Good black glaze. to -2.30m. Well ... 10 March 1937 |
Handle and chips from wall and rim missing. Small one-handled bowl on low flat base.
Attic clay. Good black glaze overall. Inside, on wall, a single large petal in thinned clay(?). Well. Leica, 81-267 ... 10 March 1937 |
Ring foot moulded above; inside reserved, with black band. Of the medallion is preserved the head of a youth, left, within a double reserved band. No relief contour. Well. Leica ... 10 March 1937 |
| From near center of medallion, trace of start of stem preserved.
Youth seated on a couch, left, partly draped in an himation which hangs down over the edge of the couch. He leans against a patterned cushion ... 11 March 1937 |
| Preserved is the torso of a warrior facing right, holding a spear in his right hand.
Purple paint on body; outline in brown; incision used for belt, spear, forearm and hand. Interior unglazed. Well. Leica ... 11 March 1937 |
| Bowl from kernos; broken away at bottom, but groove which fitted on to rim of kernos clearly marked.
Covered with mottled red to black glaze.
Cf. Agora XII, no. 1364. Drain trench. Leica, 87-266 ... 11 March 1937 |
| Upper part entirely missing; small shoulder fragment does not join. Partially restored in plaster. Flat base, sharply curved shoulder. Two bands of black paint just below shoulder, seven preserved on shoulder ... 11 March 1937 |
| The principal fragment preserves part of upper wall with slightly incurving lip and the stubs of a horizontal handle set just below lip. The stub of the other handle and bits of rim and wall also preserved ... 11 March 1937 |
| Much of rim and walls, and fragments of handles, missing. Restored in plaster. Moulded base ring; thickened lip, offset and out-turned.
Stamped decoration: six palmettes about a small circle in center, ... 13 March 1937 |
| Full profile and diameter preserved, but more than half of floor and sides missing. Low base ring, one ridge inside it; furrowed uptilted lip.
Stamped decoration: rosette of plump ovules in center with ... 13 March 1937 |
| One large fragment (a), mended from many pieces, preserves part of the reverse, with three cloaked figures; one handle, with egg pattern at attachments; and two figures from the obverse, a nude youth, ... 13 March 1937 |
| Full profile preserved. Boss in center; slight thickening on outside of lip.
Stamped decoration: band of palmettes outside of ovules around boss.
Covered with black glaze except for reserved circles ... 13 March 1937 |
| Shallow type. About half, including handle and spout, missing. Decorated with two spotted panthers, one fully preserved; head and tail only of other.
Brown glaze except for immediate background of panther ... 13 March 1937 |
Part of one handle and pieces of both sides missing. Restored in plaster. Flaring base ring; two horizontal handles attached just below lip.
Black glaze scratched away from circles on bottom and from ... 13 March 1937 |
Largely preserved, save for pieces of wall. Restored in plaster. Ring foot; low sharply convex body; broad shoulder; round mouth with vertical lip; two handles, from lip to near edge of shoulder, set nearly ... 13 March 1937 |
| Low base ring; thickened slightly incurving rim.
Glaze fired red to black. Resting surface of foot reserved and center, beneath, defined by lightly moulded ridge and decorated with glaze circles and dot ... 15 March 1937 |
| Parts of rim and wall and one handle missing. Moulded base ring, sharply concave above and set off from wall by a reserved line; inside, reserved, lightly moulded, decorated beneath with glazed circles ... 15 March 1937 |
| One handle and piece of bottom missing. Wide collar rim; lug opposite spout; a horizontal close-set strap handle on each side.
Coarse buff to gray clay with a great many white bits in it. Well. Leica, ... 15 March 1937 |
| Handle and chips from lip missing. Base ring; lip set in to receive cover; one horizontal strap handle.
Black glaze, chipped, inside and out, except for base ring, bottom and scratched line at base of ... 15 March 1937 |
| Two fragments, a) mended from three, b) from five, preserve part of the open end of one side, with the start of the curve at the closed end.
Around the open end, rays; then a laurel band. Around the closed ... 15 March 1937 |
| Beginning of spout and part of top preserved. Shallow type. A crouching spotted feline on each side, facing the spout.
Reserved ground line where top and walls join. Well. Leica ... 15 March 1937 |
| a) Piece from upper wall with ridge at base of neck. On reserved panel, framed at left with a red line, head and fingers of left hand of runner, to right, preserved.
b) and c) Two additional fragments ... 23 March 1937 |
Fusiform body, broken at bottom. Round mouth; one broad handle, ridged.
Pinkish-buff clay. Unglazed. Handmade. Cistern. Leica DA 12957 ... 23 March 1937 |
Part of shoulder and neck of small short-necked amphora.
Dipinto in black on shoulder:
Dirty buff clay. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block X. Well. Leica PD 1133-38(Ha 31) ... 30 March 1937 |
Shoulder and part of side of amphora [P.H. ca. 0.24].
Two texts on shoulder, the second below and to left of first: 1) and 2)
Slightly micaceous clay; pink at core. Light slip.
ADDENDA Most of lower ... 31 March 1937 |
Neck and upper part of amphora; flaring lip set at angle with vertical neck; handles round in section.
Dipinto in black on shoulder:
Micaceous pink clay. Light slip. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, ... 31 March 1937 |
| Fragment from side and rim. Flaring rim, flat on top.
Dipinto in black:
Red-brown clay with bits in it. Light slip.
ADDENDA two more pieces added at some point in the past, bringing P.H. to 0.575 from ... 3 April 1937 |
| One handle and much of rim and wall restored in plaster. Elongated shape on moulded ring foot; upper wall nearly vertical. Deep grooves about waist and rim; handle spurred, with mask. Traces of incised ... February-March 1937 |
| Fragments of wall and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Flat raised base, slightly flaring; flaring walls; out-turned lip.
Dull black to red glaze overall, much peeled. Well. Leica, 91-19-4 ... February-March 1937 |
| About two-thirds restored in plaster. Base ring, low outside; flaring walls; flat projecting horizontal lip.
Buff clay and slip. Rather heavy fabric. Well. Leica, 95-72-26 ... February-March 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; much of rim and wall restored in plaster. Flat raised base; flaring wall; flat horizontal rim with single groove on top.
Clay gray. Unglazed.
ADDENDA Pieces in plaster missing ... February-March 1937 |
| One handle and much of rim and wall restored in plaster. Flaring ring foot; open rounding body; deep flaring lip, grooved at inner and outer edge; horizontal handles set on shoulder, formed by junction ... February-March 1937 |
| Much of rim and wall missing. Restored in plaster. Flat, slightly projecting, base; flat slightly downsloping rim; horizontal handles set on the shoulder rising to meet the rim.
Coarse buff to pink clay ... February-March 1937 |
Many pieces missing. Restored in plaster. Plain flat-bottomed dish, with high flaring walls and plain slightly thickened lip.
Thick gritty clay, the surface gray; considerably blackened from use. Well ... February-March 1937 |
About half the rim and part of the wall restored in plaster. Open bowl with slightly rounded sides; flat bottom; plain lip rounded on top.
Heavy fabric. Cooking ware clay with lighter slip. Well. Leica ... February-March 1937 |
Many fragments missing. Restored in plaster. Plain shallow convex lid with small hole pierced through center -for handle?
Gritty red clay. Well. Leica ... February-March 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; about two-thirds of rim missing. High base ring; angular wall; flaring rim. Stamped decoration: on floor, band of rouletting with four irregularly placed palmettes encroaching upon ... February 1937 |
| Walls and rim fragmentary, one handle missing. Restored in plaster. Moulded base ring; flaring lower wall and straight upper wall sloping in slightly at top; strap handles with mask thumb-rests. Deep scraped ... February 1937 |
| Neck and rim restored in plaster. Ring foot; angular body; broad convex shoulder; band handle.
Pinkish-brown clay. No slip. Cistern. Leica PD 2551-16 ... February 1937 |
| Body fragmentary. Restored in plaster. Flat bottom, slightly projecting; plump eggy body; no neck; short flaring rim; vertical strap handle to lip.
Light gray clay with bits. Cistern. Leica, 95-72-22 ... February 1937 |
| Small statue, head, left hand, right hand and support at right missing; lower left corner chipped away. The head was made separately; the iron dowel for holding it in place is preserved.
The figure stands ... 10 March 1937 |
| End of nose missing, reddish stain on face and top of head. Back of head added separately and now missing, dressed surface for its attachment.
Head of a chubby, smiling child tilted slightly to his left, ... 10 March 1937 |
| Part of rim preserved; arched handle.
Rose.
Cf. amphora with graffito P 9076. Date: N 18 : 3 now (16.ix.61) called by VG 4/4 3c BC
see Analysis); lamps T XII, XVIII(VG)*
Par: see P 09076 amph w/ grf* ... 3rd century B.C. |
| From the shoulder of a coarse amphora.
Reddish-brown clay.
Stamped on rim; incuse letters.
Cf. SS 7930, SS 7318, SS 7319, SS 7367, SS 11094-11106. Finished Hole. SPE (inc) Leica ... 5 March 1937 |
| Fragment a) Head.
Nose broken; head otherwise complete.
The head, tipped slightly to its right, of an elderly man with heavy brows and a dignified, Jovian expression.
The wreath of large leaves which encircles ... 22 February 1937 |
| Heavily draped figure with feet crossed.
Preserved from hip line down, with a bit of the plain back above. Back of chair legs missing. Left forearm under drapery preserved. Hand, which was separate piece, ... 23 February 1937 |
| Fragments of the body and most of the tail, missing, together with the wheels on which the horse ran.
An elaborately bridled and collared horse, intended to be drawn by a string; horizontally pierced at ... 9 March 1937 |
| Flying bird with outstretched neck, spread wings and broad tail.
Pierced in center for suspension.
Handmade.
Light pinkish buff clay. Pieces of at least nine other dove figurines found with these (T 1366-1369) ... 10 March 1937 |
Flying bird with outstretched neck, spread wings and broad tail.
Left wing broken.
Pierced in center for suspension.
Handmade.
Grayish clay.
Similar to T 1366. Pieces of at least nine other dove figurines ... 10 March 1937 |
Flying bird with outstretched neck, spread wings and broad tail.
Right wing and tail missing.
Pierced in center for suspension.
Handmade.
Clay burned dark brown to black.
Similar to T 1366.
Cf. Hesperia ... 10 March 1937 |
Figure with wing-like arms outstretched.
Left arm, and body below waist missing.
Hair perhaps gathered in a saccos, projects out behind head.
Handmade. Traces of red paint.
Cf. Hesperia 64 (1995), p ... 11 March 1937 |
Hole pierced in comb for suspension.
Gouged details. Remains of white color, with red and yellow over. Well, dirt pile. Leica ... 10 April 1937 |
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