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[Agora Publication] Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C.

Sparkes, B. A. Tallcott, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This massive (two-part) volume focuses on pottery produced between 600 and 300 B.C. with Sparkes discussing the black glaze and Talcott the domestic (household and kitchen) wares of the period. Over 2,040 ... 1970

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[Agora Object] P 7947: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment with Gilded Decoration

Neck and shoulder fragment from an oinochoe type III; non-joining fragment from lower edge of panel. Around the neck, a band of encircled palmettes; springing from both sides of this band, long narrow ... 26 May 1936

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[Agora Object] P 11371: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragments

Three non-joining wall fragments, probably from an oinochoe; dull glaze wash inside. a) Chin, breast, and arms of a draped woman right, playing double flute. b) Lower part of stand, and two uprights; ... 20-30 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 12526: Black Figure Amphora

Fragments of the body, the ring foot, and both of the rolled handles missing. Bauchamphora with straight lip projecting slightly; squat body. A panel front and back, in each a horse protome, right. Duck-faced ... 6 May 1938

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[Agora Object] P 12527: Black Figure Olpe

The mouth and the handle missing, with fragments of the body. Flaring echinus foot. In a square panel on the body, bordered with purple, a siren, right; a rosette in field in front. Good incision; added ... 6 May 1938

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[Agora Object] P 12628: Black Figure Alabastron

Mended from many fragments. The mouth, one of the lugs and fragments of the body and bottom missing. The decoration is in horizontal zones: at the top a zone of tongues alternately black and red, then ... 30 April-2 May 1938

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[Agora Object] P 13374: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragments

a) Part of the lower body and ring foot. Egg and dot ground line. At the center, a white basin on a stand; at the left, part of a standing draped figure and at the right two figures running up left, one ... 10 June 1938

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[Agora Object] P 20716: Black Figure Siana Cup

Mended from over 100 fragments; a few small pieces missing, restored in plaster. Interior Large medallion: bearded warrior running to left, two spears in the right hand, shield in the left; greaves and ... 9 May 1950

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[Agora Object] P 23896: Red Figure Chous

Mended from several pieces. Large part of mouth and neck and smaller pieces from body missing. Handle broken and repaired in antiquity. Panel framed by a band of enclosed palmettes above, of chevrons at ... End 5th. c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 13-14:1: Cistern at 21/ΙΗ

Cistern at 21/ΙΗ Period of use fill dated to ca. 375-350 B.C., Upper fill dated to mostly first half of 6th c. B.C. in Agora XXX ... Ca. 375-350 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 16:1: Cistern A

Cistern chamber in the area of the southeast Temple, the mouth cut back in antiquity ... Late 4th - early 3rd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:3: Well at 123/ΝΑ

Well at 123/ΝΑ. At the bottom a few water jars; above , a dumped filling with a small amount of pottery; at the top supplementary fill with scattered sherds. POU, ca. 500 B.C. Dumped filling, of ca. 500 ... 6th c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 17:5: Disturbed Pyre

Disturbed pyre containing only a pyxis and a chytridion. No notebook account of excavation exists. The pyre may have been located at the edge of an ancient road. There is no record of bone or burning ... 350-325 B.C. (?)

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:8: Well L in ΠΑ

Well L. Use filling and well-head; abandonment filling chiefly of mud and stones, with a scattering of pottery ... ca. 575-550 B.C.-To early 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 18:1: Well at 19/ΝΒ

Well at 19/ΝΒ, on the lower north slope of the Areopagus ... 550-525 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 20:1: Pit

Pit at 52/ΞΕ ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 8:2: Well behind Stoa Shop 18

Well behind Stoa Shop 18 (Well G: EB). Provides useful antecedents for many later shapes both black and plain. Diameter at bottom 0.88m. Eight pairs of footholds preserved. The influx of water during excavation ... 650-625 B.C

[Agora Deposit] R 10:6: Pit

Fifth century Pit E of Stoa Room 11 with coarse pottery and a few black-glazed, some with stamping and red-figured pieces ... Ca. 450-425 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 11:2: Well East of Stoa Room 6

Well East of Stoa Room 6 (well with Siana Cup); scanty dumped filling. No water. Well never used. Estimated Grid ... 600-550 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 11:3: Well in Stoa Shop 6

Well in Stoa Shop 6 (5th century). No evidence for period of use. Considerable dumped filling of fragmentary black and plain vases; no figured fragments are preserved, but the small amount of impressed ... 450-425 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 12:1: ΘΡΑ Well East of Stoa Room 2

Thra (ΘΡΑ) Well (East of Stoa Room 2). Heavy dumped filling, including figured, black and plain wares, and also a quantity of animal bones, mostly skulls of oxen. On many of these the horns had been sawn ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 12:3: Well in Stoa Shop 2

Well in Stoa Shop 2. Diameter at top 1.20m. P 2527, P 25280 and P 25281 found at the bottom indicated a short period of use. The dumped filling above consisted in large part of clay of different colors, ... Ca. 525-500 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] R 12:4: Well in Stoa Shop 3

Well in Stoa Shop 3. Diameter at top 1.20m. The mouth o the well was overlaid by a large conglomerate block placed by the Stoa builders to seal it. Masses of pottery including many water-jars filled the ... Ca 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 13:1: Well

No period of use. Below the upper (Early Roman) dump extending down to ca. 6.10m. was a dumped fill of broken pottery in great quantity, including a high proportion of red-figured fragments. Masses of ... Ca. 430-400 B.C. Late 1st c. B.C.-mid 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] R 13:3

Well at 3/Ζ (see cistern 21/ΙΗ, upper fill) ... 600-550 B.C.- with some later disturbance

[Agora Deposit] R 13:4: Well

Well at 21/Ε (beneath Library of Pantainos). The clearing of the well was abandoned because of a cave-in of the rock walls. Heavy dumped filling, the proportion of fine black table ware high ... Ca. 440-425 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 13:5: Well

Well at 20/ΙΔ. No POU fill. Bottom packed with sherds, including roof-tile fragments. Above this, were six meters with a "fair quantity" of sherds; then the top meter and a half contained a great quantity ... Ca. 420-390 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 17:3: Well at 56/ΚΣΤ

Well at 56/ΚΣΤ. Diameter 1.05m. Found in 18 April 1938. Dug in 3 May 1938 ... 600-575 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 17:6: Flask-Shaped Cistern

Flask-shaped cistern (1959) (Cistern under Room 4 in NE corner of Section). Upper filling soft silt with a little pottery. Lower filling hard silt, almost no pottery. 1.35m in diameter at the floor with ... End of the 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 18:2: Cistern at 43/ΙΣΤ

Cistern at 43/ΙΣΤ, outside the southeast corner of the market square, slightly west of the Panathenaic way. A small neat plaster-lined cistern filled with material evidently all dumped at the same time ... Ca. 375-350 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 21:3: Well at 30/ΛΒ

Well at 30/ΛΒ; the shaft possibly never used as a well; dumped filling with a small amount of fragmentary pottery ... Ca 500 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] S 16:1: Well

Well in Coletti Garden. Diameter 1m. There were no traces of hand holes in its walls. At 5.2m depth below datum on the S-E side of the shaft, a small underground stream emptied into the well. The stratigraphy ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.