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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 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] Roman Pottery: Fine-Ware Imports

Hayes, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Examples of Roman period red-gloss and red-slip pottery generally termed terra sigillata found during excavations in the Athenian Agora form the focus of this volume. These fine wares, like the other table ... 2008

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[Agora Publication] Vessel Glass

Weinberg, G. Stern, M. E ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Greek and Roman glass from vessels of all sizes and shapes is discussed in this volume which presents 402 fragments of glass vessels excavated in the Athenian Agora. Only 36 pieces date to the Classical ... 2008

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[Agora Report] 1939 Ψ: Section Ψ Season of 1939

Eugene Vanderpool ... During the 1939 campaign in Section Ψ, several wells were dug that had been discovered but left unfinished or undug in 1938: Great Hole and Early Well at 33/Z (N 18:8); Tiled Roman Well at 18/H (N 17:1); ... 11 Apr 1939

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[Agora Object] G 193: Glass Fragment

Broken all around. Plain, transparent glass with dark blue dots and wavy lines. Assigned to subdivision .2 as listed in deposit notebook for layer II. Well, dump. 1110 Leica, 79-11-15 ... April 1939

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[Agora Object] I 5798: Inventory Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Nine lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. From dump; no database subdivision assigned. Finished Found among marbles from a late Roman ... 20 April 1939

[Agora Object] L 3710: Lamp Fragments: Maker's Mark

Two non-joining fragments. Fragmentary. Fragment a), preserves front lower half with long nozzle. On reverse, within triple heart-shaped (?) groove, a signature. Fragment b), preserves part of discus and ... 17 April 1939

[Agora Object] L 3711: Lamp

Single fragment preserves most of upper half of lamp. End of nozzle broken away. Discus, plain. On rim, raised dots, volute at nozzle. Handle, unpierced, three grooves above, two below. Unglazed. Buff ... 17 April 1939

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[Agora Object] L 3712: Plastic Lamp: Winged Figure and Mask

End of nozzle slightly broken; otherwise intact. A standing figure with outspread wings and high top-knot, drapery across his legs, the right hand resting on a low pillar, the left hand holding a mask ... 18 April 1939

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[Agora Object] L 3713: Plastic Lamp: Boar

Intact except for cracks. A boar, sitting on his haunches, his head turned slightly to one side; an elongated oval base serves as infundibulum, the nozzle under the boar's snout. Pierced ungrooved handle ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] L 3714: Lamp

Intact. Plain rim with herringbone panels; two grooves at its inner edge, and two either side of the pointed nozzle. On the discus, a bear walking left, past a pear tree; one of the pears has fallen to ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] L 3715: Lamp

Intact. Vine pattern at rim, with grooves around inner edge; rays (worn) on discus. Handle, unpierced, triple grooved in front, single behind. On reverse, two concentric circular grooves. Sandy buff clay ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] L 3716: Lamp

Intact. Miniature lamp. Discus, plain; rim, plain. Handles, pierced, three grooves above, one (?) below. Reverse, plain, with suggestion of ring foot. Unglazed. Buff clay. Type XXVII of Corinth collection ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] L 3717: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. On discus, five rays. On rim, vine pattern, with three grooves at inner edfe. Handle, unpierced, three grooves above, two below; at root, a heart. On reverse, within double groove a palm branch ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] P 14882: Bowl

Mended from many fragments; parts of rim, wall and floor missing. An open bowl with rounded sides; low ring foot; rim rounded on exterior so as to form a keel; floor slightly offset from wall; two grooves ... 17 April 1939

[Agora Object] P 14912: Storage Amphora

Complete save for minor chips. Small ring foot with knob at center; egg-shaped body tapering toward bottom; tall narrow tapering neck; small sharply moulded mouth; handles rise above mouth. Coarse brick-red ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] P 14917: Jug with Graffito

Mended from a number of fragments; complete save minor bits. Ring foot; roundish body with horizontal ribbing on upper half, a deep groove at base of neck and a lighter groove around middle of neck; high ... 18 April 1939

[Agora Object] P 14920: Spyris

Complete save minor chips. A small open pot with grooved basket handle and flat bottom; two grooves just below lip and two more at middle of wall. Rim pinched in so as to form an oblong. Buff to pinkish-buff ... 18 April 1939

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[Agora Object] P 34887: Plate Fragment: African Red Slip Ware

Single piece of foot and floor, worn. Shallow sloping floor, with slight chamfer around a slight central recess; rather low thick triangular foot, bearing groove on vertical outer face. Remains of three ... 15 April 1939