[Agora Object] BI 742: Ivory Rosettes and Ornaments

Four rosettes and a leaf surrounding outside another rosette (?). Also four small fragments. Ivory inlays, probably from the table near which they were found. Neatly worked. Back plain. Mycenaean chamber ... 25 August 1947 ... fragments. Ivory inlays, probably ... worked. Back plain.

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[Agora Object] BI 753: Ivory Veneer

Found stamped into the earth in a very ruined condition. A rectangular frame of ivory can be seen which was filled with squares of ivory. Around this inner frame would have gone another rectangle (of which ... 2 June 1956 ... ivory can be seen which was filled with squares of ivory ... filled with ivory squares.

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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 ... Bone & Ivory

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[Agora Object] BI 966: Knucklebone

Worked sheep or goat astragalos, holed through the center (but off-center). Aphrodite altar, from bone bag. 88-8-23, 88-8-24 ... 1981 ... Bone & Ivory

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[Agora Object] BI 965: Knucklebone

Worked sheep or goat astragalos, ground down on three sides. Aphrodite altar, from bone bag. 88-8-20, 88-8-21, 88-8-22 ... 1981 ... Bone & Ivory

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[Agora Object] BI 1090: Knucklebone

Sheep or goat left astragalos. Worked knucklebone with edges worn. Three holes on line, drilled through from top to bottom. Brown bone. Well. 1929ff ... 6 July 1995 ... Sheep or goat left astragalos. Worked knucklebone with edges worn. Three

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[Agora Image] 1997.20.0125 (XVII-17)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic wall, the sounding in the northwest corner of the chamber, and the cesspool. The image 1997.20.0124 overlaps at right ... (chamber tomb) east 355 ... 16 May 1939 ... Site | By Type | Water Works | Latrines

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0144 (XVII-17)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic wall, the sounding in the northwest corner of the chamber, and the cesspool. The image 1997.20.0124 overlaps at right ... (chamber tomb) east 355 ... 16 May 1939 ... Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic

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[Agora Image] 1997.20.0123 (XVII-15)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the relation of the Roman and Hellenistic walls, sounding in the northwest corner of the chamber (including part of the dromos) and part of the ... (chamber tomb) northwest 357 ... 16 May 1939 ... Site | By Type | Water Works | Latrines

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0142 (XVII-15)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the relation of the Roman and Hellenistic walls, sounding in the northwest corner of the chamber (including part of the dromos) and part of the ... (chamber tomb) northwest 357 ... 16 May 1939 ... Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the relation of

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[Agora Image] 1997.20.0126 (XVII-18)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the corner of the Roman wall above the chamber, the sounding in the southeast corner and the cesspool. The image 1997.20.0128 partially overlaps ... (chamber tomb) south 353 ... 16 May 1939 ... Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the corner of

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0145 (XVII-18)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the corner of the Roman wall above the chamber, the sounding in the southeast corner and the cesspool. The image 1997.20.0128 partially overlaps ... (chamber tomb) south 353 ... 16 May 1939 ... Site | By Type | Water Works | Latrines

[Agora Object] BI 413: Bone Artifact - Handle

Fragment only, broken at one end, and one side. Piece of a horn, the surface worked smooth, the inside hollowed out. "It is an antler, probably cervus elaphus (red deer)" (Phelps, 1966). Middle Helladic ... 7 June 1937 ... worked smooth, the inside

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[Agora Image] 1997.20.0127 (XVII-19)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic and part of the Roman wall above, loose bedrock fill, the sounding in northwest corner of the chamber, the cesspool, and part ... (chamber tomb) west 352 ... 16 May 1939 ... Site | By Type | Water Works | Latrines

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0146 (XVII-19)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic and part of the Roman wall above, loose bedrock fill, the sounding in northwest corner of the chamber, the cesspool, and part ... (chamber tomb) west 352 ... 16 May 1939 ... Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic

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[Agora Object] BI 1089: Knucklebone

Sheep or goat right astragalos. Worked knucklebone. Projecting points shaved flat on both top and bottom. Hole drilled through center. Brown bone. Two other left astragaloi from level 6a and 6c, also ... 6 July 1995 ... Bone & Ivory

[Agora Object] BI 673: Antler Fragment

A worked piece, with two lines sawn off, and split in the middle. Two polished surfaces along sides. Material for making knife handles (?) Not found since 24 March 1958, 2007 missing. Found May 2014 in ... 4 June 1951 ... A worked piece, with two lines sawn off, and split in the middle. Two polished

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[Agora Image] 1997.20.0128 (XVII-20)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic and part of the Roman wall above, loose bedrock fill, the sounding in the northwest corner of the chamber as revealed by the ... (chamber tomb) southwest 350 ... 16 May 1939 ... Site | By Type | Water Works | Latrines

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0147 (XVII-20)

Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic and part of the Roman wall above, loose bedrock fill, the sounding in the northwest corner of the chamber as revealed by the ... (chamber tomb) southwest 350 ... 16 May 1939 ... Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides (Deposit N 21-22:1). View showing the Hellenistic

[Agora Object] BI 668: Group of Sea Shells

Small cockle shell, small conch shell, and others, mostly fragmentary. "1 Cypraea shell, almost complete, no sign of being worked; shell associated with women. 2 Murex trunculus shells, large, very fragmentary ... 21 May 1951 ... no sign of being worked

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[Corinth Basket] NB969 B26 P82

Basket/zembil 969 26 82 Fill of deep robbing trench that continues to east. Dark to very dark brown soft, fine-grained silty sand; 20% coarse pebbles and cobbles very poorly sorted. Fineware. LRS bs 2; ... early 12th ... 1; ivory spindle lathe worked 1as Corinth XII no 2299

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[Corinth Basket] NB978 B20 P51

Basket/zembil 978 20 51 Brown Soil Deposit- Possible Fill Reddish/yellowish brown sandy silt, weakly cemented with 15% rounded and sub-rounded pebbles: Basket 20 is a pass to the N of the area of harder ... 3rd C BC ... bone unid 11; ivory, worked, rim? Diam. 0.08; tiles 10 (w 1.80); shell cardia

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 8, s. 147, p. 133

Graffiti. Metal working, influence on pottery. Brann S 17-18. Brann R 22. Young pp. 225f. Miniature painting. Grinders, list of. Mourning women. Handmade pots. Mule. Heads, plastic. Mycenaean revival ... Agora 8 133 ... Ivory working ... Metal working, influence on pottery

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[Corinth Basket] NB949 B67 P164

Basket/zembil 949 67 164 Lot 2002-016 possibly Pit/Fill (possibly cut by NB 946 b49) Cooking ware. Pontic pitcher 1 base (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ESB Sig Or F 59 1 base (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware ... late 1st/2nd cent ... bone: stylus? (ivory ... nail w/ separately worked

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[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 5515: leveling fill inside of pithos cut

Deposit 1101 5515 0 20% inclusions: fragmentary tile, wall plaster, bone, pottery, mixed cobbles Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light greyish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The ... 11th ... Finds: metal, ivory inlay, burned; 1 bag of glass ... their work surface. This ... to lot); Ivory, burned,

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... reference works for ... criteria for dating each work ... great works of art

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 13, s. 304, p. 283

The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Prosymna; Argive Heraion; Mycenaean ; Bronzes. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Sandars N.K. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Schachermeyer Fritz. The Neolithic ... Agora 13 283 M 12:2 O-Q 16-17 G-H 11-12 ... The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Spata; Mycenaean Chamber Tomb; Ivories from ... The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; Index; Rope Work Decoration

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... through the work of ... ivory figures of Apollo to ... evidence for the workings of