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| Well at 52/Ι, on the lower northeast slopes of the Areopagus. It was cut down and re-used in the late Roman period, in connection with the water channel. Use fill of 1st to early 2nd c.
Dump fill 5th to ... Early to Late Roman |
| Slightly broken at pointed end.
Roughly hollowed at other end. Οστέινη σπάτουλα. Well, dump, layer I, containers nos. 106-107. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 3 Leica ... 15 April 1937 |
Intact.
A small circular disk, moulded on one face.
On the smooth face, a graffito.
Well, container 107. Leica, LIX-60 ... 15 April 1937 |
| An irregularly made globular bead.
Pierced.
Opaque dark blue glass with insets of lighter blue. Well on lower north slope of Areopagus. Use filling. Container 106.
Late 1st c. A.D. Leica, LIX-79 ... 15 April 1937 |
| Bottom broken out, but fragments preserve shape.
Sides inclined slightly inward from vertical.
Two handle attachments of heavy bronze with ring projecting above rim.
Iron rust suggest that handle may have ... 15 April 1937 |
A solid disk of lead, with thin coating of bronze.
On one side, a fairly broad raised rim, within which two concentric raised circles.
On the other side only a narrow raised rim appears.
Weight before ... 15 April 1937 |
About half the wheel preserved.
A knob at the hub; an attachment to the rim. Well, dump. Leica, LIX-63 ... 15 April 1937 |
| Single fragment preserves somewhat less than half; only start of vertical rim preserved. Ring foot, rather large, flat-bottomed.
Biscuit white, sandy, crumbly. No trace of glaze preserved. Well, container ... 14 April 1937 |
Four joining fragments preserve complete profile. Open bowl with round-topped rim and very low ring foot. Circular hollow at center of floor.
Clay dark buff with some mica (not typically "Samian"). Good ... 14 April 1937 |
| Cracked, but intact save for minor fractures. A kalathos-shaped bowl with vertical rim and low ring foot. On outside of rim, on opposite sides, two reverse scrolls in relief.
On center of floor, small ... 14 April 1937 |
| Intact save minor fractures. A deep plate with flat bottom (groove at outer edge); slightly spreading sides, and flat slightly projecting rim. Circles of rouletting at center of floor.
"Samian" clay ... 14 April 1937 |
| Single vertical handle missing; otherwise intact. Low ring foot; angular profile; rather narrow mouth. Bands of rouletting around middle of upper part of body.
"Samian"(?) clay. Dull red glaze on upper ... 14 April 1937 |
Three joining fragments preserve most of base and full profile of wall and rim of Samian A bowl. Low narrow foot ring, curved wall, narrow rim thickened and slightly splayed, set off by grooves. Center ... 2-7 June 1939 |
Base and part of wall and rim only preserved. Plump jug with upright grooved rim; ring foot. Three nicked bands around shoulder.
Buff clay. Thin red glaze, blackish in places on upper half. Initially ... 13 June 1938 |
Two joining fragments preserve complete profile. A small, rather deep, open bowl; flat bottom with very low, flat base ring; slightly flaring sides; turned-over rim.
Brownish clay. Good but rather flaky ... 14 April 1937 |
Fragment of floor and lower wall, broken all around. From bowl(?) with plain convex walls and very low ring foot. Center of floor, within position of foot, recessed in two degrees.
Orange-cinnamon micaceous ... 22 July 1931 |
| Robinson, H. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... A group of closed deposits, ranging in date from the 1st century B.C. to the early 7th century A.D., provide evidence for the relative and absolute chronology of pottery used during many centuries of Roman ... 1959 |
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