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Square Peristyle (Square Building) Constructions fill + other (square peristyle area); fragmentary and with some earlier material but in the main, where undisturbed, a homogenous deposit. Coins:
26 May ... Βefore 300 B.C. |
Cistern at 53/ΝΕ, bottle-shaped, stucco-lined, in the east aisle of the peristyle of Roman House H (courtyard of Greek House G, just west of andron).
Lower diameter 2.73m.
Homogenous fill all apparently ... Into early 2nd century B.C. |
Filling over Floor of Square Peristyle (beneath Stoa).
122 stamped amphora handles. Many parallels with handles from cistern M 21:1. Latest coin dates ca. 200. latest lamp types 33 A and 34 A. Fragment ... 200 B.C. |
Cistern on lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Two Hellenistic fills with late Hellenistic to Roman fill above.
Use fill characterized by broken water jars (lower fill); contemporary dump (middle fill); ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
Dump, Sullen clean-up. Coins:
9 February 1937 #6-#10
10 February 1937 #11-#13
11 February 1937 #16-#20 ... First quarter 1st c. B.C. |
| Komos Cistern at 66/Κ, on the north slope of the Areopagus. Homogeneous fill.
Thirty-four stamped amphora handles. Eight Histiaian tetrobols, dating 170-160 at the earliest, found near top, possibly an ... Last quarter of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd century B.C. |
| Cistern at 77/Μ on lower north slopes of the Areopagus. Bottom diameter of 2m connected by tunnel to cistern M-N 18:1.
Only stamped amphora handle dates slightly after 240. Latest coin dates about 200 ... 3rd c. B.C.-196/190 B.C. |
Cistern with two tunnels, the one entering its neck cut off by an early Roman well, the other, at the bottom not excavated.
Chamber conical in shape, with a depressed draw basin in the center of the floor ... Early Roman-3rd c. B.C. |
'Lower fill' on deposit list. Containers 8-33, (34 mouth of lower passage). Coins:
9 May 1939 #1-#3, #5, #7, #9
10 May 1939 #1
11 May 1939 #1-#2
12 May 1939 #1-#2
13 May 1939 #2-#3(?)
15 May 1939 #1-#6 ... Ca. 250-215 B.C. |
Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Stratified deposit. Coins:
8 May 1937 #3
14 May 1937 #1
Coins from dump:
27 May 1937 #2-#9
28 May 1937 #3-#11 Subdivisions:
.1=16.00-17.00m.
.2=17.00-18.00m.
.3=18.00-19.00m ... 3rd. c. B.C.-3rd. c. A.D. |
Hellenistic pottery ... Lorene Sterner Chris Pfaff Helen Townsend ... Light Tracing Paper Drafting Ink ... 1979 |
Built against the south wall of the annex to the Poros Building
west of the Areopagus. At the west the upper layer of marble chips carried against it, the lowest were cut by it.
Part of same system as ... 225-100 B.C. |
Containers 1-5. Coins:
8 April 1949 #17-#20 ... 150-100 B.C. |
Unfinished well, south of the annex to the Poros Building, west of the Areopagus. The shaft was apparently never used as a well. The lower dumped filling contained a quantity of clean red clay, as if from ... Ca. 350-325 B.C. |
Cistern with considerable dumped fill at the north foot of Kolonos Agoraios. It may have been abandoned ca. 295-295 B.C.; it will have been filled by 280 B.C.
Multiple vessels share same stamps, and painted ... Ca. 325-250 B.C. |
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. |
Cumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. |
Upper fill was early Roman dated by AWP to the 1st c. A transitional fill was later assigned to the upper level.
Nbp. 2913: The history may have been that the well was cleaned out at the time that it was ... 3rd-2nd century B.C and Roman date. |
Late 4th to early 3rd c. B.C. |
| Cistern and well in Marble Worker's House. Coins:
5 August 1968 #1-#6 (#5 and #6 disintegrated. Missing 19/7/1973)
6 August 1968 #1bis-#25 (#5 in Lot 503 not a coin but bronze bits of nail. #6 not a coin ... 325-275 B.C. |
Tiled well, ca. 30m south of the Tholos. Associated with Building D. Hellenistic Group A with Late Roman fill in upper 3.00m. Objects A 245 and P 4597 are from fill on floor around well-head, contemporary ... 325-260 B.C. |
Estimated Grid ... 325-260 B.C. |
| Pithos ay the bottom of the north slope of the Areopagus with single fill; Part of Hellenistic Group D.
One stamped amphora handle dates slightly after 146. Latest coin dates in first two decades of 2nd ... 160-130 B.C. |
Cistern system: chambers and shafts numbered separately:
H 16:2 at 52/Θ, I 17:4 at 61/ΙΘ, I 17:5 at 63/ΚΓ and I 16:6 at 63/Β. Finds and containers from the entire system are listed here, i.e. combining ... 18 June 1932 |
Middle Stoa Building Fill (with filling to S) (See also Κ: H-I-J 14-15 and Λ: K-M 13-14)
This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... To ca. 180 B.C. |
Cistern shaft at 63/ΚΓ. Part of H-I 16-17 system. Contents of 3rd c. disturbed.
Part of extensive cistern system, of which one chamber, three drawshafts, and two blind tunnels were excavated (H 16:2, ... 3rd c., disturbed |
| Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Echinus Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Echinus Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Echinus Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Echinus Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Echinus Bowl: Stamped ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Echinus Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Echinus Bowl: Stamped ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black glaze pottery ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Mended from numerous fragments; complete except for fragments from rim, now restored in plaster. Convex base ring, grooved resting surface. Sharply incurved lip. Completely glazed.
Heavy fabric, shiny, ... 5-9 August 1968 |
Five joining fragments. Part of wall and lip missing. Restored in plaster. Ring foot without groove on resting surface.
Graffito inside base:
Fully glazed. Glaze much peeled. Well and cistern. Container ... 5-9 August 1968 |
Half of wall and rim missing.
Slightly flaring foot; beveled, reserved resting surface; nippled underside runs into inner face of foot. Scraped groove at base of wall. Dull green glaze; miltos. Two widely ... Ca. 325? |
Parts of wall and rim restored.
Grooved resting surface; nearly flat underside with slight nipple.
Heavy wall. Shiny black glaze.
Similar: P 2530 (Agora XII, no. 839, p. 296, pl. 33 [F 16:1, lower fill]), ... 325-300 |
Rim chipped.
Foot slightly convex to outside; grooved resting surface; nippled underside runs into inner face of foot. Shiny black glaze ... 325-300 |
One-third of wall and rim missing.
Grooved resting surface; nippled underside. Mostly red glaze, black with red stacking circle inside.
Similar: P 7326 and P 7363 (E 3:1), P 22025 (G 11:4), P 28018 (F ... Ca. 300 |
Half of wall and rim missing.
Nearly vertical foot; grooved resting surface; nippled underside runs into inner face of foot. Low body. Very soft fabric; tan to red glaze, mostly missing ... 300-290 |
Center of floor and one-fourth of wall and rim missing.
Grooved resting surface. Irregular shallow groove at base of wall.
Soft fabric; dull green-to-red glaze, black on upper exterior, red on underside ... 300-290 |
Intact.
Flaring foot; beveled, concave resting surface; pointed underside at angle to inner face of foot. Shiny black glaze.
Similar: P 7191 (D 11:2). Similar but with different treatment of resting ... 290-275 |
Wall and rim partly restored.
Flat resting surface; pointed underside. Dull black glaze, peeling ... 290-275 |
One-third of foot, center of floor, and chips of rim missing.
Rounded resting surface. Thick, shiny black glaze.
Similar: P 10452 (B 13:7, bottom fill) ... 290-275 |
Pieces of rim and wall missing.
Rounded resting surface; convex underside. Dull red glaze, black below rim outside.
Similar: P 4704 (G 12:6) ... 275-250 |
Center of floor, one-third of foot, and two-thirds of wall and rim restored.
Flaring foot; flat resting surface. Shiny, gritty black glaze; finger marks on foot and lower wall.
Similar: P 19708 (P 10:2) ... 250-200 |
Rim and body chipped.
Flat resting surface; convex underside. Dull red glaze, with stacking line below rim; finger marks on foot and lower wall. Graffito Τ on underside ... 250-200 |
One-fourth of wall and rim missing.
Low, flaring foot; wide, flat resting surface; convex underside offset from inner face of foot. Dull red glaze, mostly missing ... 250-200? |
Fragments of rim missing, foot chipped.
Flat resting surface; convex underside. Dull red glaze with black patch.
Similar: P 22189 (Agora XXVII, no. 267, p. 202, ill. 44, pl. 54 [Q--R 10--11:1]), P 16273 ... 225-175 |
Half restored.
Flat resting surface. Metallic black glaze; finger marks on foot and lower wall ... 225-175 |
Four-fifths of wall and rim restored.
Broad, flat, partly reserved resting surface; nippled underside.
Shiny black glaze, peeling above stacking line.
Similar: P 6266 (E 14:1, lower fill), P 18715 (M ... 225-175 |
Chips of rim missing.
Slightly flaring foot, convex to outside; narrow, rounded resting surface; irregular, pointed underside at slight angle to inner face of foot. Metallic black glaze.
Similar: P 16271 ... 225-175 |
Two-thirds of rim and half of body missing.
Beveled resting surface; pointed underside. Metallic brown-to-red glaze.
Similar: P 6267 (E 14:1, lower fill), P 11678 (N 18:3) ... 225-175 |
Chips of foot and large piece of wall missing.
Flat resting surface; convex underside. Straight wall with strongly incurved rim. Metallic black glaze; finger marks on foot and lower wall.
Similar: P ... Ca. 175 |
Piece of wall and rim missing.
Narrow, flat resting surface; pointed underside. Six palmettes within rouletting. Thick, shiny black glaze.
A transitional form between deep echinus bowl and rouletted ... 150-140 |
Over half of foot and underside and four-fifths of wall and rim restored.
Flaring foot; grooved resting surface; pointed underside at angle to inner face of foot. Circle within rouletting. Shiny black ... 150-140 |
Two-thirds of rim and body restored.
Beveled resting surface; flat underside with nipple. Hemispherical shape with slightly incurved rim. Fine rouletting. Shiny black-to-brown glaze.
Profile similar ... 140-110 |
Rim badly chipped; chip of body missing.
Very heavy, flaring, angular foot, concave to outside; broad, flat resting surface; nippled underside runs into inner face of foot.
Nearly hemispherical body ... 140-110 |
Half of wall and rim missing.
Flaring foot; flat resting surface; convex underside runs into inner face of foot. Many voids and white inclusions in fabric; thin purplish glaze inside and on upper part ... 110-86 |
Fragments of wall missing, rim chipped.
Very heavy foot; flat resting surface; uneven, concave underside.
Very straight wall. Dull red glaze inside and on upper part of outside ... 110-75 |
Ring foot with straight sides and grooved resting surface. Mottled red to black glaze with stacking circle at center of floor. Totally glazed ... Ca. 325 B.C. |
| Part of base missing. Incurved rim.
Firm black glaze. 4.60m. to bottom. Cistern. Leica, 91-18-9 PD 2445-99 ... 7-17 April 1936 |
Fragments of wall missing. Incurved rim.
Dull glaze, mottled red and black. 4.60m. to bottom. Cistern. Leica PD 2445-113 ... 7-17 April 1936 |
| Mended from many pieces; fragments of rim and body missing. Open bowl with incurving rim and ring foot; foot grooved on resting surface; inside of foot forms continuous curve with bottom of bowl, which ... 9 August 1949 |
Mended from two pieces; complete except for chips. Ring foot with central nipple; straight flaring side walls with incurved rim.
Light orange clay. Peeling red to green to brown glaze. Cistern. 2830 Leica ... 7 May 1971 |
Mended. Missing ca. half of rim. High ring foot, grooved on resting surface. Incurved rim.
Thin wash, mostly peeled. Buff clay. Cistern. 5061-5063 Leica ... 5-9 August 1968 |
About half remains in three joining fragments. Restored in plaster. High base ring; flaring wall; incurved rim. Thin, splotchy glaze, very metallic. The various layers distinguished in the excavation represent ... 29 July 1965 |
| Three joining fragments preserve about half the vase; restored in plaster. In-turned rim; steep walls; ring foot. Wheel marks prominent on the exterior.
Buff clay; dull black glaze all over, thin and ... 10 May 1939 |
| Fragment of wall and floor missing. Ring foot and convex side wall with plain rim, slightly inturned.
Black glaze, red on the bottom, and russet inside. Well, bottom fill, 3rd. c. B.C. Leica, 91-18-36 ... May 1937 |
| About half of rim and upper wall missing; no trace of handles. High ring foot; deep rounded body with plain lip; slightly inward curved.
Dull brownish glaze inside, and outside to above foot. Pit to ... 28 March 1939 |
| Non-joining pieces of floor and wall joined with plaster. Small deep bowl on ring foot, grooved beneath; rounding wall inturned to form narrow lip.
Fair black glaze. Cistern, middle fill. Leica, 91-18-18, ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| Mended from two pieces; chips missing from the incurving rim and a small piece from the body. High ring base.
Good black glaze all over save on the resting surface; somewhat pitted both outside and in ... 4 April 1933 |
| Mended from several pieces; one small fragment missing from wall and rim. Flaring ring foot; flaring sides, incurving sharply at top.
Stamped inside with hatched band enclosing six coarse palmettes.
... 22 April 1932 |
| Mended from three fragments; part of rim and wall missing. Ring base, unglazed beneath; incurving rim.
Pinkish-buff clay, extremely flaky; grayed on one side, as if from burning. Glaze red, almost entirely ... 7 May 1932 |
| About one-quarter preserved with profile complete; filled out in plaster. Ring foot; steep wall; rim curving in sharply at top.
Pinkish-buff clay. Dull black glaze, peeled around rim on exterior. Pier ... 13 July 1949 |
Mended from several pieces; part of rim missing. Small deep bowl on ring foot; incurving rim.
Glazed over all; mostly fired red.
ADDENDA Similar: P 22189, P 19708, P 16273. Komos cistern. Leica ... May 1947 |
Mended from five pieces; part of floor missing. Small deep bowl on flaring ring foot; incurving rim.
Black glaze over all.
Cf. P 26154, P 11452. Komos cistern. Leica PD 2445-117 ... May 1947 |
Most of rim and part of floor missing. Rounded profile with rim turning in slightly. Wide plain base.
Pinkish-buff clay, black glaze shading to red. Cistern, container 3, upper fill. Leica PD 901-291 ... 8 April 1949 |
Full profile, with foot and about one-half of bowl preserved. Plain rather high ring foot, inturned rim.
Two letters scratched through glaze on outside:
Buff clay, dull black glaze, somewhat unevenly ... 12 May 1949 |
| High flaring base slightly hollowed underneath. Steep slightly convex side wall rounding inward to the rim, which is very slightly turned in.
Much peeled red glaze inside and part way down body outside ... 22 May-6 June 1935 |
Similar to P 6269.
Incised on the bottom inside ring foot:
Thin red to brownish glaze, somewhat peeled.
ADDENDA Chronology: 300-250 B.C.
P 6269: Similar to P 6268 but still shallower and with sharper ... 300-250 B.C. |
| High heavy flaring ring foot. Body nearly hemispherical.
Metallic reddish black glaze, very badly peeled and pitted. On the outside nearly entirely peeled off the upper part of the body; on the inside ... 22 May-6 June 1935 |
| Plain bowl with ring foot and sharply inturned rim.
Good black glaze all over; traces of stacking outside.
Cf. P 2863, P 7191, P 7748, P 29229. Well H, lower fill. Leica, 91-18-12 ... 23 May 1936 |
| High base ring; incurving lip.
Glaze somewhat peeled.
Cf. P 8409, P 18716. Cistern. Leica, 91-18-10 ... 23 February 1937 |
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