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| Thompson, H. A. Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from ... 1972 |
| Cornice block from inside corner. Preserved in all dimensions; two sides with anathyrosis at right angles to each other; on the two sides without anathyrosis the stone is cut away, perhaps for lightening, ... 14 July 1931 |
| Top surface rough-picked to edge.
Bottom surface rough-picked, with a finished bearing surface. Beveled dowel cutting. Arrises, with a given spacing, wider at the bottom.
Pentelic marble.
Found at I/2-7/3 ... 23 March 1933 |
| Coarse, pinkish red to orange clay with some particles of mica. Buff slip outside; inside, and on face of lip, a thick red glaze or paint.
0.15m. from one end is an irregular hole, with a lid, for cleaning ... 23 June 1933 |
| Depth and width preserved.
One end, and part of the corona, broken.
Cuttings in back for wooden beams, spaced ca. 0.385m. clear dimension.
Anathyrosis on one end, which also bears a dowel cutting on the ... 27 January 1934 |
| Broken all around. Rather coarse yellowish clay. Thick buff slip on top and bottom which is flaking off.
Stamped: ΙΕΡΑΝΜΗΤΡΙΘΕΩΝ
ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣΚΑΙΑΜΜΩΝΙΟΣ
Metroon series.
Cf. Negative number XXXIV-23. Black ... 4 April 1934 |
| Raking cornice with hawk's beak crowning molding, from the Stoa of Zeus.
Profile similar to A 367 (Η' 705).
Doric leaf pattern with some of the red color preserved on the leaf.
Pentelic marble. Found ... 1933 |
| A Tholos eaves tile, fragmentary but complete save for the tip, which has been restored on the evidence of A 864 (Ζ 1540). A triangular rain tile, its sides equipped with heavy flanges below, with light ... 15 February 1938 |
| Lower part of Tholos antefix and much of the carrying tile remain; the whole restored in plaster on the model of A 865 (Ζ 1541).
The tile is large and flat, expanding rapidly toward the back , channeled ... 22 April 1938 |
| About half of length and wall to full height preserved on one side.
Rectangular sarcophagus with plain projecting base, straight side wall with small and large half round moldings (archaic) at the top, ... June 1946 |
| One corner and part of one end broken away; otherwise complete. On one face two long concave cuttings, one wide and shaped rather like a rain tile, the other narrow and rather like a cover tile. Anathyrosis ... 17 July 1946 |
| Fragment from the lower right corner; the back worn down considerably with later re-use.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. A 1133 (Θ 1855). Found at I/17-12/2 (Fall 2016). Modern cellar wall on Eponymon Street. 1265, ... 15 June 1947 |
| Anta capital assembled from 36 fragments. Stoa Poikile series.
On the top of the capital note the following indications for the placing of the architrave: a relieving surface, 0.10m. wide and 0.003m. deep, ... April 1949, 17 March 1952 |
| Joint surface preserved at right end; the bed of a roughly cut rebate (?) at top; a more carefully cut notch at upper left corner; other edges broken. Front face finished with toothed chisel.
In face of ... April 1949 |
| One end broken away; edges chipped. Anathyrosis on preserved end.
Overhanging cornice on both sides; transition to resting surface on one side plain vertical, on the other cavetto and vertical.
Considerable ... 25 May 1950 |
| Five fragments preserve part of original surface of egg and dart molding of Altar of Temple of Ares (?)
a) Corner piece preserving a little of the projecting fascia above the egg and dart, the height 0.10m ... June 1950 |
| Mended from many fragments.
A shallow basin cut in one piece with a shaft square in section tapering toward the top. Weather traces show that the shaft had been set down ca. 0.07m. in its (missing) base ... 28 June 1950 |
| The flutes roughly cut away and the drum reused as a millstone (or olive press weight, see Expedition 21).
On the top mason's mark, the letters: Β Θ.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble. Found at ... 1953 |
| Reused as millstone (or as olive press weight, see Expedition 21), but in excellent preservation.
On top, mason's mark, the letters: Σ Δ. On either side at bottom a dowel cutting and pry cutting.
From ... February 1953 |
| Corner. Mended from several pieces.
Plain antefix. Broken below and at left. The lion's head is in excellent state of preservation. Traces of red on mane. Brown red clay with bits in it.
From Heliaia ... 4 May 1953 |
| Y-shaped junction pipe uniting the eastern and western outlets of the Southeast Fountain House; larger later system. Found in situ north of the Southeast Fountain House. Removed 25 July 1956. 5821, 5823-5824, ... 25 July 1956 |
| Much restored in cement. Upper and lower tori. Good crisp work.
The diameter is appropriate to the Ionic column drums found in the same tower, together with the painted capitals A 2972 and A 2973.
Pentelic ... June 1959 |
| Numerous fragments; missing part restored in cement.
Upper part of base preserved. Horizontal fluting.
Marble. From S.W. corner of tower of Late Roman Fortification at S.W. corner of Library of Pantainos ... July 1959 |
| Comprised of four drums. Square empolion cuttings for all joints except that between shaft and base. Drums neatly lettered from top down Ζ - Κ.
With this shaft goes capital A 2973 and base A 2891-A 2892 ... July 1959 |
| Comprised of four drums. Square empolion cuttings for all joints except that between shaft and base. Drums neatly lettered from top down Λ - Ο.
Marble. Found at R/6-15/19 (Fall 2016). From tower of Late ... July 1959 |
| Chips had been knocked off by the builders of the Late Roman Fortification Wall but most were recoverable. Empolion cutting on underside 0.06m square.
Ornament painted except for palmettes which are carved ... July 1959 |
| Broken away at one end. Smooth dressed on both faces. One face covered with thick stucco, growing thicker toward the top. Relieving surfaces along both edges of top. Well worked anathyrosis. No clamp cutting ... August 1960 |
| Hemispherical depression on top. Found at M/9-8/17 (Fall 2016). 7-9 Theseion Street. Build into the later of two rubble walls. 621 Leica ... 16 March 1962 |
| Top is flat with a vertical step between a lower front and a higher back part. Cyma reversa bed mold, hawk's beak crown. Cutting for two Π-clamps at each end. In each end a cutting for an end dowel, which ... 28 May 1964 |
Diagonally broken with part of top (or bottom) and of three sides preserved; edges chipped. Rough, with better-smoothed sunken band at top of one side. No letters preserved.
White fine grained Pentelic ... 22 May 1965 |
| Two thirds life size.
Preserved intact save for eyeballs which probably were inset. Hair gathered up from all sides to a stout peg in middle of crown. Terminates in front below throat in a triangular projection ... 27 February 1932 |
| Inscribed.
Found largely complete, but very much bent and chipped.
An oval shield with a narrow rim ornamented with a fine multiple guilloche pattern repousse.
The central part of the shield was apparently ... 7 February 1936 |
| Thick square slab of bronze.
The metal having a high lead content.
On the top added in relief, an oval shield.
Inscribed on top lengthwise of the shield and around two vertical faces. Σταθμά εξ ορειχάλκου ... 4 June 1937 |
| Thick square slab of bronze.
The metal with a high lead context.
On the top, in relief, an astragal.
Incised on the top and around two of the side faces. Σταθμά εξ ορειχάλκου. Αθηναϊκός ενεπίγραφος στατήρας ... 7 June 1937 |
| Thick square bronze block.
Tortoise on top in relief.
Inscribed on top and sides. Σταθμά εξ ορειχάλκου. Φέρει στην κορυφή ανάγλυφη παράσταση χελώνας.
Βάρος: 126 gr. Well, lower fill, earth. Stoa Gallery ... 11 June 1937 |
| Broken in five pieces but complete.
Heavy rib down center of blade. A raised rim around the edge of the handle to take the (wooden ?) hand-hold.
One rivet for fastening on hand-hold in place, and traces ... 5, 14 May 1947 |
| Badly corroded; the blade preserved in several pieces, but nothing of the hilt except two small pieces which appear to be the projecting ears. To one of these a gold-leaf rivet head cover of the smaller ... 14 May 1947 |
| A broad curved tool, apparently more or less complete, including tongue for insertion into wooden handle. Χάλκινο ξυράφι. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. S.E. part of chamber (with other bronzes on table; ... 14 May 1947 |
| Broken off at the right. Very thin.
Inscribed in punched letters. Eνεπίγραφο δικαστικό πινάκιο. Φέρει αποκρούσεις στη μία του πλευρά. House C, room 4, layer 5. Metals Room 90-28, Nov. 24, 2003-April 15, ... 13 October 1947 |
| Eleven pieces cut from a rod.
One of these is the remnant of the rod, become to short for further cutting. Eight pieces are "normal", two are scraps.
The cutting was done with a chisel anywhere from one ... 16 June 1953 |
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