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| Homer A. Thompson ... A general report on the activities at the Agora during the summer 1954. Modest excavations were carried out in the southwest and southeast corners of the square.
The restoration of the Stoa of Attalos ... 1 Jul-31 Aug 1954 |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Report on the excavations of the Southwest Fountain House, the Aqueduct east of the Fountain House, and of the adjustments of levels at the southwest corner of the Middle Stoa ... 1 Apr-5 Jun 1954 |
| Broken top and bottom; original faces on both sides and both ends.
At one end a projecting tongue. Surfaced with light buff stucco, hard, on front and back and on end opposite tongue. At the bottom, the ... 15 July 1947 |
Small fragment of a heavy pan tile with a little of one finished edge and the step along the joint. Coarse pink fabric; smooth cream slip, a single letter, Κ (kappa), stamped on one face before slipping ... 29 May 1954 |
| Of the two adjacent preserved edges one is smooth, the other has a tongue and groove joint. Traces of hydraulic cement on both faces; but not enough remains to show water deposit. From Klepsydra.
Tan-colored ... 1961 |
Inscribed.
Right half preserved; cracked.
Pierced at about the middle of the preserved part.
Surface corroded in places. Fountain house porch.
Hellenistic-early roman. Leica, 85-23 ... 24 May 1954 |
Complete.
Plain, thick and roughly round in section. East half of Heliaia, above bedrock. Disturbed context.
350-300 B.C. In ziplock polyethylene bag. 3465 Leica, 83-475 ... 30 July 1960 |
| Rim and upper wall of an open wall.
Series of short diagonal raised ridges below plain rim.
Heavy dark blue glass. Late Roman fill. Leica PD 2023-5 ... 20 April 1954 |
| Part of ring foot and floor preserved.
Colorless to very light green glass. Feeder drain.
3rd c. A.D. 2755 Leica PD 2515-3 ... 23 May 1948 |
| Inscribed fragment of stele.
The upper part of a stele with pedimental top.
Broken below, and chipped away at right.
Archon Euergetes.
Hymettian marble. Found in Hellenistic context over a water channel, ... 164/3 B.C. |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Hymettian marble.
ADDENDA With I 6057. Found in marble pile, in the southwestern corner of the Market Square. Leica ... 12 May 1954 |
Obverse: Thorax. Uncertain traces in field at her right.
Reverse: plain. House A, room III, soft fill in pit, among fallen stones. 94 Leica ... 14 May 1940 |
| Roughly circular.
Obverse: thorax.
Reverse: plain. Great Drain, sand.
Late Hellenistic. 5832 Leica ... 30 July 1947 |
Broken at one corner. A sheet of lead almost square pierced with 21 holes grouped together not quite in the center of the plaque.
The broad edge of the plaque was bent back to help hold the strainer in ... 5 June 1954 |
| A: Herm left, with symbols to either side.
B: plain. Road N.W. of Fountain House; layer 1. Leica ... 5 June 1954 |
Obverse: deer, right.
Star (?) in field lower right.
Reverse: plain. Entered as coin, no. 1. Coins from same fill, nos. 1-33, run as late as Constantine. Road west of Fountain House. Leica ... 10 April 1954 |
Obverse: hare (?) in incuse square.
Reverse: plain, edge bevelled. Entered as coin, no. 27. Road west of Fountain House. Leica ... 10 April 1954 |
| Bevelled edge.
A: single letter, delta (Δ).
B: bumpy, traces of incuse stamp. Sherds from same fill mostly 3rd c. A.D. Over Roman drain to west of Middle Stoa area. 1639 Leica ... 26 July 1947 |
A: cuirass in incuse circular stamp.
B: plain.
Cf. IL 903, 831 etc. Entered as coin no. 27. Martyr over steps at S.W. corner of Middle Stoa. 1886 Leica ... 24 April 1948 |
Part of high semi-circular base and lower extremity of figure preserved. Point of attachment for nozzle on front of base.
Dull red glaze on outside and part of inside.
Traces of white over red (lost in ... 4 May 1954 |
Fragment from side, bottom and rim, with part of nozzle.
Ring foot; moulded rib on side, between wall and nozzle. Trace of floral decoration in relief preserved on rim.
Hard red clay and smooth red surface ... 15 May 1954 |
Several fragments preserve parts of disc, rim, wall and base.
Disc with part of relief representation preserved; framing ring. Panelled rim with ovolo pattern.
On base, within circular groove, incised ... 21-28 June 1947 |
Fragment showing upper left part of negro head, including eye and curls above forehead. At top, pour-hole.
Black glaze outside and inside. Added white for eyeball.
Pinkish-buff clay. Worthy sherds from ... 1956 |
Nozzle, handle and much missing.
Three rows of overlapping leaflets on disc.
Lugs at side. Band handle. Base ring.
Brownish-red glaze.
Orange-buff clay. Late Roman fill; Box 25. Leica ... 18-24 April 1934 |
| Intact. A bulging oinochoe with wide trefoil mouth. Spreading foot nearly flat beneath; handle from lip to shoulder. Lip glazed; rings around neck, vertical bars on handle; on shoulder, four pendents on ... 30 March 1936 |
| Several small holes in body; minor chips; otherwise unbroken. Small trefoil mouth with deep collar and rounded rim. Very narrow neck; plump body; ring foot. Roughly ribbed handle, from below collar.
... 28 April 1948 |
From the wall of a very large closed pot. Part of neck and back of centaur(?), right, looking back(?). Behind his neck, rosette and swastika filling ornament; over his back, part of a small animal clutched ... 8 April 1954 |
Mended from many fragments; parts of wall and shoulder missing; rim chipped. Small amphora on broad molded ring foot. Everted, downsloping rim. Twisted rising handles; a large boss to either side of the ... 10 April 1954 |
| Two joining fragments give part of wall. Parts of three standing youths, the one at the center facing, wearing a short bordered cloak and carrying a staff or spear.
Metallic glaze; no relief contour ... 3 April 1954 |
| Two-faced. Broken below, faces on both sides somewhat damaged. Inside, a satyr's head with long beard. Outside, a herm-like head. On outer face of rim of brazier, impressed ovules.
Characteristic gritty ... 13 April 1954 |
Two non-joining fragments.
a) From lower wall and foot. Part of the base ring and floor with the start of the wall. On the wall, a ridge set off by grooves and part of another groove at the break above ... 12 April 1954 |
| Rim fragment of black glazed column krater, with overhanging outer edge.
Incised on top. Late Hellenistic fill, with some 5th. c. sherds. Leica PD 1153-21g ... 12 April 1954 |
| Two joining fragments from upper wall. At right, part of the figure of Hermes with caduceus frontal, looking left. In field a small ithyphallic herm to left; white wreath. Left, altar, and below, other ... 12 April 1954 |
Rim fragment. Plain rim, flat on top. Black glaze inside, on rim, and outside for a distance of ca. 0.026m. below rim.
Previously catalogued as fragment b) of P 23799 (Κ 3020) but from a separate pot ... 12 April 1954 |
Mouth and handle missing. Narrow neck; pear-shaped body; high ring foot.
Dull mottled black glaze, overall, worn. Cutting intermediate strosis, west end to working floor. Boxes 217, 218. 3213 Leica PD ... 20 May 1954 |
| Five joining fragments give much of foot and floor, out as far as start of rim. High ring foot; flat floor with a band of rouletting.
A stamp, much damaged, at center of floor:
Pink clay; excellent ... 20 May 1954 |
| Neck and one handle missing. Long oval body, band handles looping out. Very slightly flaring ring foot.
On neck, a panel enclosed by three lines on each side.
A) Two marching hoplites with round shields ... 25 May 1954 |
| Lug handle only preserved. A rosette in a square frame decorated with ovules in relief on the inner face.
Coarse red clay. Martyr. Cutting intermediate strosis to working floor. Boxes 217, 218. Leica, ... 20 May 1954 |
Two joining fragments from bottom and lower wall, and a fragment of the upper wall. Medallion is large-scale head, facing, with curling locks to either side of face; Dionysos(?). A ridge and a scraped ... 24 May 1954 |
| Wall fragment.
Arm and body of draped figure, right. At left, some of ornament at handle. Large red dots and groups of small white dots on clothes. Hellenistic fill. Leica ... May 1954 |
| Neck only; broken above and below; handle stub.
Two women facing, one of them holding a mirror. Chitons and bordered cloaks. White fillets. No relief contour. Hellenistic fill. Leica ... May 1954 |
| Several joining fragments preserve nearly all the rim, with part of the wall, and the profile complete except for the medallion. Scraped groove below rim and around medallion. Rim zone: double spirals ... 1 June 1954 |
Several fragments put together in two main groups give the foot with part of the lower wall, and a little of the rim and upper wall, also one handle. Restored in plaster. Low ring foot. Below rim, straight ... 24 May 1954 |
Mended from many fragments; restored in plaster; handle missing. Squat oinochoe with slightly trefoil mouth. Flat bottom.
Streaky black to brown glaze, not reaching to bottom. Well, box 2. 3234 ff. Leica, ... 25 May 1954 |
Mended from many fragments; profile complete, handles missing. Restored in plaster. Small skyphos; Attic imitation of Protocorinthian. Flat base. Groups of straight and wavy lines around rim; below, alternately ... 25 May 1954 |
About half of rim missing. A cup-like lid with plain knob missing from center to just above level of rim. Decorated with bands of glaze on the upper surface. Well, box 3. 3234 Leica, LXVIII-62 ... 25 May 1954 |
| Mended from several fragments. Some of rim and wall missing. High ring foot, grooved beneath; S-curved wall with narrow projecting rim. Resting surface reserved, and a line at junction of foot and wall ... 3 June 1954 |
| Square lug preserved, with a little of wall. Bearded head with flame hair.
Characteristic coarse red fabric.
ADDENDA Probably same mold as P 6884. Cutting intermediate strosis. 3270 Leica, 94-1-33 ... 4 June 1954 |
| Mended from many pieces; parts of wall and rim missing. Scraped grooves below rim, below rim zone and around medallion. Rim zone: spirals with leaves above; the plain upper part of the rim, added on the ... 4 June 1954 |
Wall fragment of semi-glazed krater; good glaze inside, band on outside.
Incised inside.
Joins P 3286. Road N.W. of Fountain House, layer 3. Leica ... 5 June 1954 |
| Several joining fragments give profile and bottom of small keel-rimmed Samian bowl with stamped rosette at center of floor. Low ring foot.
Pinkish clay; orange-red glaze over all. Storage 236b, p. 2908 ... 5 June 1954 |
| From a Hellenistic brazier. Handle and a bit of adjacent rim preserved. Bearded satyr with ivy wreath. Road west of Middle Stoa, layer 4, lower. Early Roman context. 1772 Leica, 93-63-34 ... 22 April 1948 |
| Preserved from lower body into shoulder with both handles; gaps filled out in plaster. Light ground; narrow-wide-narrow bands at base of shoulder, three narrow on lower body. Preserved on shoulder: part ... 29 May-1 June 1953 |
| Neatly molded rim. Below an ovolo band, a dotted ribbon pattern. Relief contour for the "ribbon" motifs. Considerable remains of red on the reserved areas.
Cf. Olynthus V, pl. 65, 110; CVA Louvre, pl ... 8 December 1954 |
| Small cup or skyphos; fragmentary; no direct join between upper and lower wall. Neat ring foot. Interior, rim, part of shoulder and outsides of handles glazed; glaze band on wall.
Dull black glaze. Well ... March 1934 |
Mended from many fragments, preserving most of wall, neck, and part of rim of godrooned jug. Beginning of one handle preserved. Zigzags in the flutes, connected circles on ribs. Maeander and panel ornaments ... 5 June 1953 |
Fragments of wall restored. Flat-bottomed, tall-necked trefoil oinochoe. Bands on reserved shoulder; solid glaze below and on neck.
Glaze poor and worn. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-89 ... 5 June 1953 |
| Rim and lower part of body missing. Wavy line verticals on neck. Shoulder solidly glazed. Banded on mid-part of body, then glazed solid below.
Dull black glaze. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-81 ... 5 June 1953 |
Parts of wall and rim, with one handle, restored. Body banded, birds in shoulder zone. Base flat.
Inside glazed. Peeled red glaze. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-122 ... 5 June 1953 |
Fragment from stand. Stand is painted solid, base banded. Small fragments also from bowl.
Dull worn glaze, flaking. Interior of bowl glazed. Clay pinkish-buff. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-117 ... 5 June 1953 |
Part of rim and fragments of wall restored. Wall tapers sharply to high ring foot; rolled handles on shoulder.
Glazed solid. Worn brown to red glaze. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-122 ... 5 June 1953 |
| Small fragments restored. Single band handle from rim; bottom irregularly flattened.
Cooking ware fabric. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-135 ... 5 June 1953 |
| Several fragments join to preserve about one-third of wall and almost all of one handle. Several other non-joining fragments.
Hatched triangles in handle zone, bands and dots beneath. Top of handle dotted ... 5 June 1953 |
Preserved about half of wall, one handle, and a non-joining fragment with base and part of wall. Vertical rim, banded. Between handles, birds and "triglyphs".
Solid glaze beneath. Glaze streaky inside ... 5 June 1953 |
About one-quarter of wall and rim, and part of one handle preserved. Mended from many fragments and restored in plaster. Vertical rim, banded, with zone of dots. Plain base. In shoulder zone, birds and ... 5 June 1953 |
Three joining fragments. Glazed inside. Rim hatched outside, dots below rim. At left, bird panel, at right checkerboard. Banding above and below.
Glaze fired reddish. Clay pinkish-buff. Geometric well ... 5 June 1953 |
Two non-joining fragments. Hatched triangles on bands near bottom of neck. One dot in field.
Clay pinkish-buff.
ADDENDA These fragments belong to the body of P 25630 and have been plastered on. Geometric ... 5 June 1953 |
Neck fragment from an oinochoe(?). Bird and squiggles in panel. Verical lozenges at right.
Brown glaze. Clay pinkish-buff. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 82-54 ... 5 June 1953 |
Wall fragment of open pot; broken all around. Light-On-Dark style decoration: wheel in yellow paint. Small hole pierces wall on lower rim of wheel.
Clay pinkish-buff. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 81-577 ... 5 June 1953 |
Wall fragment; broken all around. Incised square with hatching, of which upper right hand corner is broken off.
Clay coarse red, micaceous, gritty, fired grayish at core. Geometric well. 2634 Leica, 81-601 ... 5 June 1953 |
| Broken all around. Head of girl to right, holding thin object in left hand. White for headband, necklace, bracelet and earrings. Inside glazed, with beginning of reserved area above.
Shiny black glaze ... 14 July 1960 |
| Upper right corner preserved.
Head and torso of a youth carrying a shield. He stands facing, looking left, the shield behind his left shoulder.
Upper edge roughly dressed as if crowning molding had been ... 11 May 1954 |
Part of rim preserved.
Owl. Hellenistic fill. Ἐ̣[ Ἀρισο]μήδε̣[υς Εὐ]β̣ου{ου}( (ΙΠ for ΠΙ, Υ for Τ, ΔΙΛ for ΛΙΔ)
owl Κνίδ[ι]ον
(Σ lunate, in O) Leica ... 9 April 1954 |
Part of rim preserved.
Boukranion; round about inscription. Hellenistic fill. Ἐπὶ Μ̣[ε]νεκράτε̣υ̣[ς Κνίδι]ον
boukranion
(in O framed) Leica ... 9 April 1954 |
Hellenistic fill. Ἐπὶ Εὐκρά
τευς Χαρ
μοκρά(τευς) Κνι(
(Ε,Σ lunate) Leica ... 9 April 1954 |
Part of rim preserved.
Anchor(?). Hellenistic fill. [Κ]νίδ̣ι̣ο̣ν device (anchor?)
[Δ]ι̣ονυσί̣[ου]
(Σ lunate) Leica ... 9 April 1954 |
Part of rim preserved.
Bee. Hellenistic fill. Ἀπολλων | ίου̣ (ΙΟΥ retr)
bee
Κ̣[νιδι(]
(in diamond) Leica ... 9 April 1954 |
Tripod. Hellenistic fill. [ Ἐπὶ Φιλίππου]
[Κν]ί[δ]ιον [rose tri-]
Τιμοξ̣ένο̣υ̣ [pod] Leica ... 9 April 1954 |
Part of rim preserved. Par: for cxt cf P 23774*
Date: Protoattic sherd(VG)* Hellenistic fill over intermediate strosis; cleaning near late wall. Cf. P 23774 (K 2983). [ Ἐπὶ Ἑρ]μ̣οφάν
[το]υ Χαρ
[μ]οκράτε ... 10 April 1954 |
| Amphora. Hellenistic fill. Σάτυρος
vaseVIII
Θασίων Leica ... 10 April 1954 |
| Retrograde. Finished Hellenistic fill. [ Ἐπὶ Ἰ]ε̣ρ̣[έω]
[ς Ἀσ]τυμή
[δευς] Δαλ̣ί̣ου
(retr) Leica ... 10 April 1954 |
Piloi on tree(?). Dte: 3/4 2c BC*
Msc: prob from jar of =ERMIAS=?* Hellenistic fill. [ Ἐπὶ] Φιλίππ̣[ου | ΙΘ (?) Κ]νίδ[ιον]
piloi on tree
(in leaf) Leica ... 10 April 1954 |
| Burning torch; star.
early Thasian. Dte: early* Finished Mixed fill in front of Fountain House; Hellenistic, early Roman and some late Roman. Θάσ[ιον]
pellet
burning torch
Πυλά(δης) star Leica ... 4 May 1954 |
| Part of rim preserved.
Thyrsos. Finished Mixed fill in front of Fountain House; Hellenistic, early Roman and some late Roman. Θασίων
thyrsos
Τ̣ελ̣[εσήνωρ] Leica ... 4 May 1954 |
Device.
Early Knidian. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. device Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Pinkish-buff clay, buff slip. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Ἀριστοδήμου Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Trident. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Ἐπὶ Καλλίσ
του Εὐβού
λου trident r. Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Trident. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Ἐπὶ Φιλίππο
υ Εὐβούλου
trident r. with grip
(Ο solid, small) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Double axe. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. [Δοξα]ίου double
[Κνίδιο]ν axe l.
(Α broken-barred) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Part of rim preserved. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. [ Ἐπὶ Εὐφρά]ν̣ορος
Κ̣λ̣[έω]ν̣ο̣ς̣
Κνίδιον Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Caduceus. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. [ Ἐπὶ Δ]ιο̣γ̣έ̣ν̣ε̣
υ̣ς̣ Κλέων
Κ̣νίδιον caduceus l.
(Σ lunate) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Part of rim preserved. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Ἐπὶ Πολίτου̣
bar
Διονυσί[ου]
(Ν retr, Ε,Σ lunate) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Retrograde. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Ἐπὶ δαμι̣ο̣ρ̣(
Τιμα̣( φρου
ρα( Ε̣ὐ̣κ̣ρ̣α(τίωνος) Ἀ̣ρι(στίων)
[Κνιδι(]
(retr, Ε lunate) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Trident. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. ( Ἐπὶ Φιλίππο)
υ̣ Ε̣ὐ̣βούλου
[trident r.with grip]
(Ο solid, small) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Πα̣ιδίω̣[ν]
Θευδω̣[ρίδα]
(Ε lunate, Ω cursive) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Retrograde. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. [Μά]ρ̣ω̣(νος)
[Κ]ν̣ι(
[Κα]λ̣λί(στου)
(retr, Ω cursive) Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Ivy leaf. Cutting strosis to working floor and over water channel. Ἐπ̣ὶ̣ Ἀ̣ριστ
ωνίδα ivy
leaf Leica ... 3 May 1954 |
Retrograde. Cutting strosis to working floor. ασύλλ(ου)
(π)που Θρ (retr)
ἐ̣π̣ὶ Φιλί
(Σ lunate, Ρ inverted) Leica ... 11 May 1954 |
Trident. Cutting through strosis to working floor. [ Ἰάσονος Κνι(]
ἐπὶ Ἀρι̣σ̣τ̣άρ
χου trident r.
(Σ lunate, Α broken-barred) Leica ... 11 May 1954 |
Long part of handle and part of rim preserved.
Retrograde. Cutting strosis to working floor; Middle Stoa Building Fill. Θράσων̣ (retr)
νάτος Κνι
Θ̣[εμιστ]ω̣
(Ν retr, Ε,Σ lunate, Ω cursive) Leica ... 11 May 1954 |
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