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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. |
| Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. |
Baskets 22-53 (containers 21-47). Abandonment of cistern. Includes finds from NW channel leading out of 84/ΝΣΤ (containers 50-51). The following objects, although listed in deposit notebook as being from ... 125-86 B.C. |
Dumped fillings thrown in during second quarter of 1st c. B.C. containing mostly debris resulting from Sulla's sack in 86 B.C.
Agora XXIX, p. 464: Four fills distinguished during excavations ... but seemingly ... Late 2nd c. and early 1st c. B.C. POU; 110-75 B.C. |
| Plate with Rouletting ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
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, all one fill; solid bedrock at a depth of -2.47m.
It contained masses of broken rooftiles and probably was used as a refuse pit after the sack of Athens by Sulla.
Twenty-three stamped ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
The following objects may be from this level or from the 'Mixed Classical Level at 10/Δ: SS 449, SS 450, SS 451 (nbp. 186, 2819). Coins:
4 March 1933 #1-#6 (cf. #7-#13)
7 March 1933 #39 ... 150-86 B.C. |
Large parts of rim and wall restored.
Flat resting surface; pointed underside. Nearly vertical rim.
Rouletting. Shiny black glaze with metallic spots ... 110-86? |
Parts of wall and about one-fourth of rim restored.
High, flaring foot; flat resting surface; flat underside. Some thin grooves on wall, probably unintentional. Upturned rim inclined slightly to inside ... 110-86 |
Half of rim and one-third of body restored.
Rounded resting surface; pointed underside. Vertical rim. No rouletting on floor. Dull brown-to-tan glaze; finger marks on foot and lower body.
The only example ... 110-86 |
Three-fourths of rim and wall restored.
Deeply grooved resting surface; pointed underside. Rouletting. Large white inclusions in fabric; dull brown glaze with metallic patches, red on stacking circle ... 110-86 |
Three-fourths of rim and half of wall restored.
Grooved resting surface; flat underside. Faint grooves on wall outside.
Rim slightly inclined to inside. Rouletting. Metallic black glaze, stacking circle ... 110-86 |
Part of foot and much of rim and wall restored.
Angular foot; grooved resting surface; flat underside. Slightly incurved rim. Rouletting. Mottled black and red glaze, brown on stacking circle and underside ... 110-86 |
Less than half preserved, but with full profile.
Angular foot; grooved resting surface; convex underside. Groove at base of wall. Slightly incurved rim. Rouletting. Shiny red glaze with black patches, ... 110-86 |
Full profile preserved; missing pieces of rim and floor restored in plaster. High ring foot; flaring floor; low nearly vertical rim. Band of rouletting on floor.
Glaze fired irregularly red, black and ... 9-12 February 1937 |
Full profile preserved; about half of rim missing. Restored in plaster. Low nearly vertical lip; ring foot. Shape similar to P 14402 (Χ 959), but much smaller.
Glaze dull black to brown.
ADDENDA P 14402: ... 9-12 February 1937 |
Several joining fragments preserve less than half, but give full profile. Vertical rim, ring foot. Rouletting around center of floor.
Glaze largely fired red; much worn. Catalogued December 1958. Burned ... March 1933 |
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