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[Agora Publication] Graffiti in the Athenian Agora

Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... “Return the stamnos to Philippa’s brother Philip,” “cheap wine,” “Alkaios seems beautiful to Melis,” “Of Tharrios I am the cup.” Like fragments of overheard conversations, the thousands of informal inscriptions ... 1974 1988

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[Agora Object] P 1265: Red Figure Cup Fragments with Graffito: Type B

None of the fragments join; the largest is mended from two pieces. Below the figured rim the exterior of the cup is glazed red. c) shows the beginning of this area, set off from the rim by a reserved ... August-September 1932

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[Agora Object] P 2022: Black Glaze Cup Fragment with Graffito

Heavy fabric; thick black glaze, somewhat chipped, inside and out. The five-line inscription scratched through the glaze on the inside of the cup: A receipt. Απότμημα από το χείλος και τη λαβή μελαμβαφούς ... 19 May 1933

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[Agora Object] P 10511: Krater Fragment with Graffito

Wall fragment from a small krater glazed on inside only. Scratched on inside, five lines: Tholos Trench E, west part, layer II. 1757 Leica PD 1133-3(B 5) ... 25 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10810: Saucer with Graffito

Fragment from a small plain saucer, roughly made, like many scores of such found in this same filling. Lightly scratched on inside: Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 135, noted. Cf. P 20903 Απότμημα ... 10 June 1937

[Agora Object] P 12225: Ostrakon

Wall fragment from a krater (?) with good black glaze inside and out. Incised on outside: Great Drain, west branch, clearing east side, layer XII. 2197 Leica PD 1133-3(B 3) ... 1 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14131: Vessel Fragment with Graffito

Broken all around. Fragment from wall of pot. Incised inscription on exterior: Reddish-brown glaze on interior; exterior unglazed. Surface of ancient fill in modern cellar, near its east wall. Leica ... August 1938

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[Agora Object] P 15208: Vessel Fragment with Graffito

Fragment of wall of a coarse pot, broken all around. Scratched on the outside, vertically to the pot: Pink to buff clay. Ενεπίγραφο όστρακο. Προέρχεται από το σώμα μεγάλου αγγείου. Φέρει αποκρούσεις ... 6 May 1939

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[Agora Object] P 16391: Vessel Fragments with Graffiti

Two non-joining fragments, each broken all around, from a coarse pithos(?). Each fragment is inscribed with a number of lines of lightly incised letters on the exterior surface. Coarse reddish clay ... 5-15 May 1939

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[Agora Object] P 17824: Skyphos Fragment with Graffito

Four joining fragments preserve most of bottom of a Corinthain-type skyphos, with about three-quarters of the flaring ring foot. Inside, red to black glaze; outside, above foot, rays. Foot black; on upper ... 24-28 March 1947

[Agora Object] P 18325: Lekythos Fragment with Graffito

A single fragment preserves about three-quarters of a substantial lekythos base; vertical face slightly concave in profile. Black glaze on the top, and for a band around the lower edge of the vertical ... 16 July 1948

[Agora Object] P 23690: Vessel Fragment with Graffito

Broken all around. Wall fragment of an unglazed pot. Incised outside: Cut for drainage ditch, opposite Piers 16-18. Cutting floor of Predecessor of Square Building. Context 4th. c. B.C. 5211 Leica PD ... 12 December 1953

[Agora Object] P 27850: Black Glaze Cup Fragment with Graffito

From the rim of a kylix. Graffito written on inside. Excellent black glaze. West end of Middle Stoa, north of Pier 1, E.-W. trench under road 7, level 64. 2641 Leica PD 1133-3(B 6) ... 24 July 1967