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[Agora Publication] Pottery of the Roman Period: Chronology

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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[Agora Object] P 6340: Frying Pan

Restored in plaster. Flat-bottomed with low upturned side wall grooved on top. Horizontal spout handle. Coarse brownish clay with many grits, much burned. Cf. Agora V, p. 18, under no. F 79. Cistern ... 22 May-6 June 1935

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[Agora Object] P 7971: Casserole

Fragmentary; profile complete. Restored in plaster. Deep-bodied casserole with slightly rounded bottom, vertical walls and projecting rim for lid. Lug handles. Coarse light red clay, buff at surface, ... 16-27 April 1936

[Agora Object] P 8941: Bowl

Flat floor; steep sides; flaring lip. Heavy fabric. Coarse clay, burned red to black. ADDENDA Wheelmade. Exterior slightly smoothed. Calcite temper. Eg. Epirus?/W. Greece? (JWH). Deposit list says level ... 12 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 8943: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto

Fragment from wall of common ware pot. Dipinto incomplete; painted in black: Light red clay. Buff slip. ADDENDA Find missing (June 1957). Cistern. Leica, LXI-15 ... 12 February 1937

[Agora Object] P 11875: Amphora

Few missing pieces of sides restored in plaster. Very low base ring; plump body with almost flat shoulder; rolled rim; triple-grooved handles, flat in section. Two grooves on shoulder. Gritty buff clay ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11876: Amphora

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Base ring; blump body; neck flares gently to plain rim; handles cylindrical in section, from well below top to shoulder. Red clay with bits in it. Yellowish slip ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11877: Amphora

A few fragments of shoulder and lip restored in plaster. High base ring; plump body with broad sloping shoulder; rolled rim flattened on top; handles from below lip to shoulder. Red-buff clay, polished ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11882: Dish Fragment

Piece of side wall with part of bottom and rim only preserved. Flat bottom; straight side; flaring rim with concave inner surface to receive cover. Gritty reddish clay. Cistern. Leica PD 901-158, PD 1171-163, ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11900: Plate: Cooking Ware

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Almost flat bottom; straight sides; plain rim with groove on top for lid. Gritty gray to red-brown clay, blackened from use. Cistern. Leica PD 901-163, PD 1171-163, ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11902: Lopas

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; straight sides; flaring rim with concave surface inside for lid; two horizontal handles pressed against rim. Coarse red clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-99, ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11903: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Rounded bottom; flat slightly downsloping rim with concave inner surface for lid; no handles. Gritty gray to gray-brown clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-84 PD 901-166, PD 1171-163, DA 6558 ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11906: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Wall fragments restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; flaring rim with vertical edge; two horizontal handles pressed against rim. Gritty red-brown to gray clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-84, 99-23-23 PD 1171-163 ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11907: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Large part of bottom and pieces of side restored in plaster. Squat and fat; rounded bottom; very low rim with flat top surface and ridge at inner edge; two horizontal handles that rise above the rim ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11910: Frying Pan Fragment

The handle with a very small part of the slightly flaring rim preserved. Long cylindrical handle with hollow flaring end. Gritty gray clay. Deposit list says level .1 but depth indicates .2 Cistern. Leica, ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 14265: Storage Amphora

The lip, one handle and part of the shoulder and fragmentary wall preserved. The bottom part missing; filled out in plaster to the preserved height. Heavy rounded body with broad sloping shoulder; rather ... 21 February, 9-17 June 1938

[Agora Deposit] D 11:1: Well

Well-shaft abandoned before use because of crumbling of rock. From top to 15.00m. a dumped fill predominantly early Roman but containing material of late 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D. A rock filled shaft ... 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] M 19:1: Cistern and Channel

The cistern at 70/ΝΗ and the channel [65/ΞΑ] between chambers 70/ΝΗ and 63/ΞΒ seem to have a uniform dumped filling of first half 2nd c. A.D ... First half of 2nd c. A.D.

[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 19:1: Well at 9/ΙΣΤ-ΙΖ

Well at 9/ΙΣΤ-ΙΖ has been cleaned and stripped of its tiles and original filling and bedrock thrown back into shaft. Joins between sherds from all levels. No coins or lamps. Containers examined 5 March ... 1st c. B.C.