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[Agora Publication] Greek Lamps and Their Survivals

Howland, R. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The author has used the trustworthy chronological data supplied by the scientific excavation of “closed deposits” at the Athenian Agora to build a continuous series of lamp types from the 7th century B.C ... 1958

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[Agora Publication] Late Geometric and Protoattic Pottery: Mid 8th to Late 7th Century B.C.

Brann, E. T. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume reports on Athenian pottery found in the Athenian Agora up to 1960 that can dated from about the middle of the 8th century, when “the appearance of a painter of sufficient personal distinction ... 1962

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[Agora Publication] Weights, Measures and Tokens

Lang, M. Crosby, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). Although humble objects, the detailed study of these everyday items provides archaeological ... 1964

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[Agora Publication] Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C.

Sparkes, B. A. Tallcott, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This massive (two-part) volume focuses on pottery produced between 600 and 300 B.C. with Sparkes discussing the black glaze and Talcott the domestic (household and kitchen) wares of the period. Over 2,040 ... 1970

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[Agora Publication] Graffiti and Dipinti

Lang, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 3,000 informal inscriptions scratched or painted on pottery, lamps, or other clay fragments have been found in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In this volume, 859 of these graffiti and dipinti ... 1976

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[Agora Publication] Attic Black-Figured Pottery

Moore, M. B. Philippides, M. Z. P ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume is the first of the Athenian Agora reports to deal specifically with figured wares; it is concerned with the black-figured pottery found in the excavations in the Athenian Agora between 1931 ... 1986

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[Agora Publication] Attic Red-Figured and White-Ground Pottery

Moore, M. B ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume presents the inventoried red-figure and white-ground pottery found in the Agora Excavations between 1931 and 1967. Although many of these vases have already been published in various reports ... 1997

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[Agora Publication] The Tholos of Athens and its Predecessors

Thompson, H. A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Famous classical buildings, such as the Parthenon, are preserved in such monumental isolation that it is hard to reconstruct the effect that they might have had on the ancient visitor. Their setting relative ... 1940

[Agora Publication] Industrial Religion: The Saucer Pyres of the Athenian Agora

Rotroff, S. I ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 47 978-0-87661-547-8 ... 2013

[Agora Object] A 782: Roof Tile Fragment with Graffito

Fragment of a large flat tegula, preserving part of one edge. Gritty brown clay surfaced with fine yellow; traces of painted pattern on face (?) Lightly scratched letters in upper surface. Tholos Trench ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 856: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points missing. A symmetrical diamond, its obtuse angels truncated. Its lower part is flat above, channeled below so as to serve as a covering tile; its upper part is ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 857: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points and one of the lateral angles missing. Restored in plaster. Similar to A 856 (Ζ 1532) in shape and fabric. Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, XVI-94, 83-7-33, ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 858: Roof Tile Fragment

A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both lateral angles and several other fragments missing. Similar in shape to A 857 (Ζ1533). The tempering material includes much coarse grit. The surfacing is light green ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 865: Roof Tile

A triangular rain tile from Tholos, its upper edge concave and provided with a low ridge on top; its lateral edges deeply channeled on underside; the spring of an antefix on the fragment nearest the apex ... 23 March 1938

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[Agora Object] A 933: Capital Fragment: Ionic

A small fragment from a volute, preserving part of the resting surface. The face of the volute is plain, finished with a tooth chisel. Pentelic marble. Finished Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] A 4804: Ship's Eye Fragment

Broken at ends and top, less than half of the left side of the eye is preserved. The curved eyeball is framed by upper and lower eyelids in the form of flat bands raised 0.01m. above the outer edge of ... 25 January 1991

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[Agora Object] L 3088: Lamp with Graffito

Nozzle and handle missing. Broad slightly offset flat base; torus profile; horizontal strap handle. Dull black glaze, worn. Scratched in dry clay of under side. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21C ... 5 June 1937

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[Agora Object] L 3133: Lamp

Handle and part of side missing. Extremely low base; torus side wall. Horizontal band handle. Thin reddish-brown glaze outside; dark brown inside. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21C of Agora collection ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] L 3135: Lamp

About half preserved; handle and end of nozzle missing. Low base; horizontal band handle; nearly vertical walls; rim grooved, insloping. Glossy black glaze. Type V (second variety) of Corinth collection, ... 7 June 1937

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[Agora Object] L 3136: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and front upper part only. Rim broad and gently inclined inward. Around the nozzle a deep narrow groove which communicates with the infundibulum through two small holes. Black glaze on inside only ... 7 June 1937