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[Agora Object] B 1995: Tool

Corroded. Flat piece with consistent thickness. One end rounded. Drip of bronze (?). House Δ, room 6 tunnel, layer 9 d. in zip lock bag gloves to be worn 1383 99-40-7, 99-40-8 ... 15 June 1971

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[Agora Object] B 2192: Bronze Tack

Broken at tip. Head slightly warped at one edge, shaft bent. Flat oval head, square shaft tapering to a point. Bronze. Cf. B 2193 Finished Pyre J 2:26. handle with gloves 8855 ... 25 July 2007

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[Agora Object] B 2193: Bronze Tack

Virtually intact, head slightly worn around the edges. Roughly circular head, with squared shaft, tapering to a point. Bronze. Cf. B 2192 Finished Pyre J 2:26. handle with gloves 8855 ... 2 August 2007

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[Agora Object] B 2195: Strigil

Bronze strigil mended from several fragments. Extremely corroded, handle splitting, several gaps. End of scraper lost, most of handle preserved. Handle bent under into a loop. Terminal of handle adhered ... 2 August 2007

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[Agora Object] B 2210: Dicastic Token

Round bronze token heavily corroded. Stamped with letter beta on both sides, one side better preserved than the other. Cf. Agora XXVIII, T19 (B 1175) and T20 (B 1164), undated. Finished Early Building ... 17 June 2009

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[Agora Object] BI 567: Bone Button

Flat on one side, convex on the other. The flat side is grooved, the convex side ribbed. Round, with large hole through center. Rubbish pit. 4th c. B.C. 4348 Leica PD 2112-13 ... 26 April 1947

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[Agora Object] BI 638: Bone Bead

Globular bead with very large perforation; possibly intended for use around a shaft of pin or the like rather than as a bead. Bone well polished or worn; stained brown. Pocket with burning. 4th c. B.C ... 4 June 1949

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[Agora Object] BI 639: Bone Button

Circular disk pierced in center. Above marble chips. A pocket with burning at 60/ΚΗ. 4th c. B.C. 2929 Leica ... 8 June 1949

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[Agora Object] BI 698: Bone Ring

It is of dark bone, worn markedly on two sides. A sandal latchet (?) Cf. BI 699. Horos Terrace Trench, strosis 8 south of wall a. Simon 's house. Disturbed 5th c. B.C. filling. 589 Leica, LXIX-2 ... 11 April 1953

[Agora Object] BI 699: Bone Ring

It is of somewhat darkened bone, worn on one side as BI 698. Horos Terrace Trench, east end, strosis 5, north of wall a. Simon 's house. Late 5th c. B.C. level, disturbed area. 564 Leica, LXIX-2 ... 7 April 1953

[Agora Object] BI 740: Bone Ring

Plain ring of the sandal-latchet type. Cf. BI 704. House B (Simon 's house), strosis 5, north of wall A. Late 5th c. B.C. Leica, LXIX-2 ... 11 April 1953

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[Agora Object] BI 1166: Worked Bone

Complete. Mended from five fragments. Short length of bone, sawed at one end, smoothed at the other. Two engraved lines go most of the way around the sawed end. Four engraved lines around smoothed end, ... 30 June 1999

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[Agora Object] BI 1290: Shell with Pigment

Mended from two fragments, gap along edge close to the hinge. Ovoid shell with red pigment on interior surface also embedded in soil sample kept from the inside of the shell. Finished Northwest corner ... 14 June 2007

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[Agora Object] BI 1291: Shell with Pigment

Slightly chipped at one edge otherwise complete. Red and yellow pigment preserved on interior surface. Finished Northwest corner of Room II. 8137 ... 14 June 2007

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[Agora Object] BI 1299: Bone Button

Intact. Small circular bone ring with rounded edge. Large center hole. Small flattened patch on two opposite sides, worn or intentional? Yellow bone with slight tint of green. Finished Late floor, Layer ... 18 July 2007

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[Agora Object] BI 1300: Bone Button

Circular bone bead. Chipped at one rim. Covered in concretions. Large hole in the center. Biconical profile with flat collar at top and bottom. Yellow ivory color. Finished Late floor, Layer IV. In fill ... 19 July 2007

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[Agora Object] BI 1301: Bone Button

Circular bone bead. Back surface flat; rounded top surface is worn down on two opposite sides, one side particularly thin. On the side horizontal score (from the lathe?). Ivory color with a greenish ... 31 July 2007

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[Agora Object] BI 1318: Bone Button Fragment

Circular bone button or bead, just over half preserved. Surface weathered. Flat on both sides with beveled edge. Hole pierced through center. Score on one side from use? Light brown color. Cf. BI 1301 ... 21 July 2008

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[Agora Object] BI 1319: Bone Tool

Mended from two fragments. Broken at end of narrow point. Top of shaft flat. Two notches, one opposite each other, 0.006m. from the head. Irregular surface. Rasp marks on surface, unpolished. Light color ... 25 July 2008

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[Agora Object] BI 1320: Bone Button Fragment

Circular bone button or bead, about half preserved. Flat back. Facetted top and side. Hole pierced through center. Polished, light yellow brown bone. Finished Early Building II, Layer II. From fill in ... 28 July 2008

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[Agora Object] BI 1332: Bone Bead

Complete. Circular flattish bone bead, polished smooth. Large hole in center. Roughly rounded edge. Thinner edge on two opposite areas from wear. Pale white yellow in color. Finished Early Building II, ... 23 July 2009

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[Agora Object] G 230: Bead

Complete in two pieces. Round bead. Convex on top, flat on bottom, unpierced. Light brown glass. Grave, pyre no. 2. 119-124 Leica, XXXIII-22 ... 2-3 May 1940

[Agora Object] IL 9: Iron Lamp

Mended from two fragments. Handle and tip of spout missing. Leaf shaped small saucer, narrowing to a point or spout in front. Remains of vertical loop handle, broken away, at back. Small round base. Well, ... 10 March 1932

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[Agora Object] IL 173: Iron Lamp

A flat-bottomed straight-sided lamp with open top and unbridged nozzle. At top of side at back a vertical handle (?) broken away. Heavily corroded. Tile drain, east of Burnt Building ... 11 April 1935

[Agora Object] IL 565: Lead Dish

Straight sides bent; flat bottom. A lid ? Cistern, dirt pile. Leica ... 9 April 1937

[Agora Object] IL 626: Lead Lid

Neatly made, with a knob, and a deep turned-down edge. Cistern, strosis IV. Leica ... 8 June 1937

[Agora Object] IL 907: Lead Lamp

Complete except for chip from one side. Somewhat bent. Wide shallow lamp with flaring sides, low base and long open nozzle. The handle is a rectangular band attached at the rim and curved down to form ... 1 August 1947

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[Agora Object] IL 997: Lead Curse Tablet (Defixio)

Metal workers. Found rolled up but not transfixed with a nail. Chronology: Text of 4th c. B.C. House N: N.E. area, layer IV, house D, room 5. 3rd c. B.C. 6948 Leica, XXXI-83, 96-41-1, 96-41-(2), 96-41-(3) ... Card: 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Object] IL 1009: Lead Lid

Intact; slightly bent. A flat round one with down-turned vertical rim and small conical handle. House T, room 1, layer 5. 7268 Leica ... 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] IL 1280: Lead Lamp Holder Fragments

Three non-joining fragments give back half of holder with start of handle, another non-joining part of the handle and part of the nozzle. Ring foot, band handle. Much corroded surface with a hole. Cf ... 8 April 1953

[Agora Object] IL 1281: Lead Vessel Fragment

Fragments missing from lip, small hole on bottom and side. Crooked. Small pot with flat bottom and originally straight walls. Surface corroded. Belongs with Pyre J 3:2. Poros-Terrace, east end; fallen ... 8 April 1953

[Agora Object] IL 1304: Lead Lid

Small flat lid with knob on top surrounded by two engraved circles. Down-turned edge. Area of Stoa piers 13-14, layer V, on bedrock. 2986 Leica ... 4 September 1953

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[Agora Object] IL 1361: Iron Nails

Six nails. Wide flat heads, short tangs, bent. Hobnails (?) Έξι σιδηροί ήλοι. Many more nails in containers nos. 172-173, from succesive strosis. Finished House B, strosis 5, found on floor. Dec.1, 2003- ... April 1954

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[Agora Object] IL 1504: Lead Curse Tablet Fragments (Defixio)

Three joining fragments and one non-joining. The non-joining one is apparently the outside end and is uninscribed. The main part is folded into three thicknesses. Inscribed on both sides (7 lines on outside) ... 4 September 1967

[Agora Object] IL 1738: Iron Lamp

Heavily corroded, largely complete. Flat top, no trace of disk design or handle. Nozzle preserved. Courtyard well. 2125 Leica ... July 1975

[Agora Object] IL 1739: Iron Lamp

Heavily corroded, chip missing from top and shoulder. Courtyard well. 2125 Leica ... July 1975

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[Agora Object] IL 1779: Lead Lid and Handle

a) Lid fragment, circular in plan. The top and ca. half of the rim. b) Handle, small knob, circular in plan and flat on top. Seven small rim fragments. Panathenaic Way, layer 5. 3211 83-9-22 ... 28 July 1982

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[Agora Object] IL 1914: Iron Nail

Complete nail. Corroded Thick, disc-like head on a wide shaft quickly tapers to a point. Iron. House Δ, room 9, S.E. layer 2 a. in zip lock bag gloves to be worn 1669 Leica ... 1 July 1971

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[Agora Object] IL 1915: Iron Sheet

Small sheet fragment. Corroded. Sheet with one straight angle (original?), opposite side jagged. Piece is slightly curved. Iron. House Δ, room 9, S.E. layer 2 a. in zip lock bag gloves to be worn 1669 ... 1 July 1971

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[Agora Object] IL 1916: Iron Strip

Complete (?). Heavily corroded. Curved strip thickened and rounded at one end; at opposite end tapers to a blunt point. Possibly a handle attachment (?) Iron. House Δ, room 9, S.E. layer 2 b. in zip lock ... 1 July 1971