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| Bit of floor before removal, looking north. T is south wall of tank. H is north wall of House H ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Bit of floor before removal, looking southwest. T is south wall of tank. H is north wall of House H ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking northeast after cleaning area. Martyra, south wall of North Tank (Tank III) at center, tumble of stones in front of it and south wall of tank to right ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking south after cleaning area. Martyra, south wall of North Tank (Tank III) at center, tumble of stones in front of it and to right ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking southeast. Tank showing west wall beside block, south wall at left above and bit of north wall (N) ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Tank showing west wall beside block, south wall at left above and bit of north wall (N). Looking west to show northwest corner and bit of north wall (N) ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Bit of floor before removal, looking north. Walls of House H leveled ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking west. Byzantine Wall at 62 at right and Byzantine road channel beside it at left ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Strosis 2 cleaned and terracotta drain, looking north ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Second strosis cleaned, looking east. In foreground terracotta drain near top center martyr of Strosis 1 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking north. Rooms 6, 7, 8, 9 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking west. Rooms 6, 7, 8, 9 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Drain A, looking west. Poros retaining wall at right ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Drain A, looking east ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking southwest. Remains of wall (w) running west / ... / Roman Baths ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking east. Across top Roman bath, and tumble of small stones in front of it to west ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking southeast, showing corner of tile drain through strosis, after cleaning ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking south, showing holes and bedrock cuttings under east edge of floor of Rooms 8 and 9 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking northwest, road fill in foreground. Above, retaining wall to north of wall and side drain cutting in beside it ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking west. Above, retaining wall to north of wall and side drain cutting in beside it. In foreground road fill after cleaning out Byzantine poros blocks beside road at east above ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking northeast. Drain tile top and road fill to left of strosis ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking west. House L above, west wall of drain in foreground ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking north. House L at left with east-west block emerging from under it. At center west wall of drain, at right east wall of drain ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Late Roman Water Channel, Koukla area, west part of House H ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking east. S is Roman strosis, other symbols as above, except that C does not show ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| West wall of drain, cleaned ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| East wall of drain, cleaned ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Mouth of Well 83/Ι, cleaned ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking west. Rooms 8 and 9 with blocks dividing them, and mouth of 83/Ι Well in Room 9, in foreground door of Room 6 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking south along west side of floors. Rooms 8-9, at center drain leading west from Room 9 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Looking east. Koukla factory showing stony layer over Layer 2 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Late Roman Water Channel tiles in post-Sullan Drain ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| post-Sullan Drain and Late Roman Water Channel: tiles and shield wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Rodney S. Young ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. Because of the unforeseen depth of filling, the area remained unfinished.
Several features were dug and examined ... 10 Mar-3 Nov 1947 |
| Rodney S. Young ... The objective of this year's excavation was to clear the southern part of the section to bedrock. Features earlier investigated (the 6th century cemetery, the Hellenistic-Early Roman terrace and one large ... 31 May-14 Aug 1946 |
| Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939 |
| Rim, neck, handle and part of one side of square body preserved.
Straight neck, flat projecting lip, wide grooved handle.
Pale greenish glass. Moulded (?) Well, fill 5. Basket 63.
2nd c. A.D. (?) Leica ... 11 July 1946 |
| Foot and lower body of a beaker (?).
Flaring ring foot and nearly vertical side walls pinched in at each of four sides.
Very thin fabric of almost colorless glass. Well, fill 4. Basket 59.
2nd c. A.D ... 10 July 1946 |
| Rim, handle, neck and shoulder of a square bottle.
Projecting lip; flat band handle thickened at edges.
Pale green glass. Well, fill 3. Basket 27.
2nd c. A.D. (?) Leica ... 5 July 1946 |
| Neck and lip missing.
Onion shaped body; straight narrow neck; shape of a Roman unguentarium.
Clear blown glass; greenish blue to purplish in color. Well, fill 6. Basket 71.
2nd c. A.D. (?) 3325, 3720, ... 13 July 1946 |
| The plain round rim, slightly thickened, and part of side wall of a deep round vase, pinched at each of four sides, preserved.
Very thin fabric of pale blue green glass. Well, fill 7. Basket 72.
2nd c ... 15 July 1946 |
| Chips missing from bottom and from lip.
Small body with flat bottom; tall tapering neck and flaring round rim.
Greenish blue glass. Area west of Areopagus. Middle Roman brown fill. 3936 Leica, XXXIII-23 ... 2 April 1947 |
| About half the rim and wall preserved; the profile complete to the foot.
Flat bottom; bending up to a low straight side wall; small rounded lip made by turning the glass back on itself. Gravelly Roman ... 3 April 1947 |
| Joins G 212.
Rim fragment of a moulded bowl with plain rim.
Made with strips of brown, buff, yellow, blue and white glass inlaid to form a flower pattern; blue flowers with yellow centers against a brown ... 4 April 1947 |
| Two joining fragments of neck and handle; no finished edge preserved.
Flaring mouth (rim probably rounded); rim coil; strap handle, folded against mouth and rim-coil. Neck expands towards sloping shoulder ... 430/40-460 A.D. |
| Single piece: about half of shoulder and beginning of neck. No finished edge preserved.
Sides slightly concave.
Yellowish green glass.
First half of 5th century AD? Added 3 July 2001. Built shaft, with ... 6-18 May 1939 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Part of right side preserved.
Stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found in Byzantine context east of the Great Drain, in the industrial area. 3918 Leica, 88-3-6 ... 31 March 1947 |
A: the letter epsilon (E).
B: caduceus with lower half enclosed in wreath. Entered as coin, no. 2, for the day. Drain A. Leica ... 7 April 1947 |
Intact except for small hole on bottom.
Wavy lines on rim; plain discus with four holes and a fifth at throat of nozzle. Semi-pierced handle, two grooves above, one below. Two oval grooves on reverse; ... 12 May 1939 |
Intact except for chip from discus.
Double grooved handle, semi-pierced. Wavy pattern on rim; winged Eros, right, before altar on discus. Palm leaf inside double almond-shaped grooves on bottom.
Unglazed ... 15 May 1939 |
Complete save for chip from top surface.
Rows of raised globules on body and rim; plain sunken discus set off by grooves; pierced handle, triple grooved above and below; volutes either side of nozzle ... 16 May 1939 |
Intact except for small piece of bottom.
Double grooved handle, unpierced; plain rim with single groove; rosette with swirling leaves on discus. On reverse, three roughly concentric grooves and a central ... 17 May 1939 |
Complete.
Low base; no handle; groove outside slightly raised rim.
Outside unglazed; wash of brownish-red glaze inside.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type VII of Corinth collection, type 25A' of Agora collection ... 18 June 1946 |
Intact save for small hole in one side.
Flat bottom with groove around base of body; plain rim separated from discus by two grooves; heart shaped nozzle.
In discus: helmeted (?) head, right, in relief ... 5 July 1946 |
Complete except for handle.
Signed on bottom: "A".
Red to brown glaze.
Light brown clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Well. Fill 3, pre-Herulian; 3rd. century B.C. 3310, 3682, 3851 Leica ... 5 July 1946 |
Handle missing.
Signed on bottom: "A".
Red glaze somewhat flaked.
Reddish-brown clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Well. Fill 3, pre-Herulian; 3rd. century B.C. 3311, 3686, 3851 Leica ... 6 July 1946 |
Vertical band handle missing.
In relief on concave discus, two horses galloping left, rider with pointed cap on near horse.
Signed on bottom: "A".
Glaze red to brown.
Type ca. XXIII of Corinth collection ... 12 July 1946 |
Complete except for handle and center of discus.
Signed bottom: "A".
Red to brown glaze, mostly peeled.
Brown clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Well: fill 7, black earth. 3342, 3772, 3854 Leica ... 22 July 1946 |
The handle and the end of the nozzle missing.
Typical globules on the body; on the bottom the typical "alpha".
Type XX of Corinth collection. Brown Roman fill. 3896 Leica ... 27 March 1947 |
| Back part of body with handle, chips from discus and the end of one nozzle missing.
Flat bottom; two nozzles with volutes at their bases. Relief petals on discus and grooves around it.
Black glaze overall ... 2 April 1947 |
Preserved is the mouth for the upper part of the nozzle and the front part of the rim of a lamp.
"Vegetable" ornament on upper face of nozzle.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 46D of Agora collection ... 3 April 1947 |
About two thirds of lower body and base of nozzle of a moulded lamp, preserved.
Ring foot. Incised in the mould.
Poor red to brown glaze.
Type XVII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection ... 4 April 1947 |
Handle and end of nozzle missing.
Watch-shaped body, ribbed.
Letters in relief on bottom.
Red glaze.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52C of Agora collection.
Red Hellenistic fill over drain ... 8 April 1947 |
The nozzle and the vertical ring handle missing.
Reels to each side of rim, and volutes at base of nozzle; spools on rim to each side of handle; one preserved, pierced to carry wick-pin.
Plain rim with ... July 1946 |
Part of the bottom and lower body of a lamp.
Moulded signature on the bottom.
Dull red glaze outside.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection.
Koukla factory fill; mixed ... 3-4 April 1947 |
Two joining fragments preserve profile of a large open keel-rimmed bowl on ring foot. Rouletted band of fence pattern around outer face of rim. Rouletted bands around floor; small stamped lions between ... 12 May 1939 |
| Complete and intact save for small hole in one side. Ring foot; ovoid body; straight neck; rounded lip with a raised ring just below it; vertical band handle, triangular in section. Very light raised band ... 18 June 1946 |
Fragment preserving rim, neck with stumps of handles, and part of shoulder of a short-necked, broad-shouldered amphora.
Painted in black on shoulder:
Buff clay, unglazed. Previously North Basement-Jar ... 5 July 1946 |
Rim, neck, handle and part of shoulder of a micaceous ware one-handled water jug.
Incised on shoulder below handle: Well, basket 24, fill 3. 3309, 3682, 3851 Leica ... 5 July 1946 |
| Two non-joining fragments.
a) Mended from two pieces, preserves part of rim and body and one handle.
b) Part of floor and body.
From a shallow bowl with heavy ring foot and flat rim to which a double pierced ... 6 July 1946 |
Rim and neck with part of shoulder and stumps of both handles.
On one side, dipinto in black on shoulder:
On other side, dipinto at base of neck:
Coarse clay, burned gray. Previously North Basement-Jar ... 8 July 1946 |
Rim and neck with both handles and part of shoulder of an unglazed amphora.
Dipinto in black on shoulder:
Fine clay; a run of some substance (interior waterproofing?) down the neck. Previously North ... 9 July 1946 |
Part of shoulder and one handle of a coarse amphora.
In black on shoulder:
Pink clay with white grits, unglazed. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block IX (2nd.-3rd. A.D.). Well, basket 52, ... 9 July 1946 |
| Upper part of neck with mouth and the single vertical handle missing. Ring foot; high straight narrow neck.
Incised on shoulder: Δ Ο Μ
Incised on neck:
Reddish-buff clay; thin dull orange-red glaze, ... 10 July 1946 |
Intact. Ring foot; convex body; keeled rim with projecting flange at bottom. Two grooves below lip; rouletted band below these grooves; two rouletted rings around center of floor.
Orange-red clay; solid ... 15 July 1946 |
Complete. Pointed body ending in flat standing surface; narrow tapering neck; slightly thickened rim.
Painted in black on shoulder: Λ Υ C Ι Ο Υ
Coarse pink clay with grits, covered with creamy wash ... 15 July 1946 |
Nearly half of a round disk preserved.
Bottom plain. Top moulded in relief: petalled flower around a central hole, and ivy leaf pattern outside. Lifting lug with two holes beside it near rim.
Coarse pinkish ... 17 July 1946 |
The basket handle is broken away; edges of spring preserved on breaks at rim. Restored in plaster. Ring foot; deep rounded body; slightly projecting rim, flat on top. Decorated in white: looped ribbons ... 18 July 1946 |
| Mended from several fragments; about half of body missing. Moulded foot; short stem; shallow convex body; high straight rim with out-turned lip. In relief on body: boukrania with pendent ribbons, garlands ... 20 July 1946 |
| The handle and fragments of the body missing. Ring foot and rounded body curving continuously to round mouth.
Micaceous gray clay, unglazed.
ADDENDA This resembles 'Ampuritan gray' ware from Catalunya ... 20 July 1946 |
| Part of the high ring foot and center of floor of a large plate. Rouletting around the center of the floor bordered by grooves.
Rectangular stamp with letters, half broken off:
Western Sigillata? Well, ... 20 July 1946 |
Nearly half the rim preserved and part of the body to above the foot. Restored in plaster. On the lower body above the base, long petals alternating with rose tendrils. Above, a narrow band with figures ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
| Fragmentary; put together with plaster; the profile complete only to the turn of the wall towards the bottom. On the lower wall, a broad figured zone with hunting scenes, the hunters mounted and afoot; ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
Ten pieces, non-joining; put together with plaster. The profile complete from near the center of the bottom. On the bottom, rosette; above, the walls entirely covered up to the narrow rim, with overlapping ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
Part of the upper wall and flaring rim. The rim very narrow and bordered below by a scraped groove. On the body, rows of overlapping petals; the lower series plain pieces, the upper series plain ones alternating ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
| A four-footed object - one of the feet broken off and missing - made by turning the ends of a four-pointed star-shaped piece of clay downward. A round hole at the center.
Coarse buff clay, somewhat micaceous; ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
| Profile complete; high ring foot and shallow body; flaring rim, its edge turned down. Stamped at the center of the floor, a rosette and three palmettes. Rouletting around. Traces of stacking on the floor ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
| Two fragments of a large pyxis with a broad horizontal flange. The outer edge of the flange reserved and set off by a groove, and decorated with an egg pattern made by incising in the unbaked clay. The ... 28 May-10 June 1946 |
| Part of the rim missing. Low flat base, slightly projecting; plump ovoid body. Wide straight neck with rounded lip; a raised ring at the point of the upper handle attachment. Vertical band handle.
Pinkish-buff ... 19 June 1946 |
| The neck broken and mended; part of the rim missing. Similar in shape to P 17518 (ΝΝ 2359) but considerably smaller and the rounded rim less marked.
Buff clay, unglazed.
ADDENDA P 17518: Low flat base, ... 28 May-10 June 1940 |
| About half preserved. Shallow flat-bottomed Sigillata bowl with narrow inward tilted rim. Grooves around floor near center; at center a triangular stamp with a dot at each angle.
Light red clay; dull ... 29 March 1947 |
| Part of the knob handle with depression at center and dotted egg pattern around. Of the lid itself, no edges remain. Reclining draped woman, left, head turned back to another woman bringing a large box ... 3 April 1947 |
| From the wall of a closed pot. Mold made with large overlapping petals in relief. In one of them, the letter Σ, also moulded.
Pink-buff clay; dull black glaze much peeled, outside only.
Cf. Courby (1922), ... 3 April 1947 |
| About one-third preserved. The outside plain, slightly thickened at the rim and base. Mold for a bowl with long leaves alternating with vines and sprays; egg pattern band above; rosettes over reverse spirals ... 4 April 1947 |
| Thirteen non-joining fragments of a red-figured amphora with a panel on each side; once mended in antiquity.
a) Preserves the lower right corner of the panel on face A and the lower left corner of the ... 4 April 1947 |
Mended from many pieces; fragments of wall restored in plaster. High ring foot and pointed ovoid body; narrow neck and small projecting lip. Vertical band handles, lightly ridged, shoulder to neck below ... July 1946 |
| Not quite half preserved. Flat bottom and outward tilted side wall with plain rim. At center of floor, surrounded by a groove, an illegible stamp.
Micaceous brownish clay; red glaze, much worn.
Samian? ... July 1946 |
Mended from four pieces. Fragment from the shoulder of an unglazed pot.
Incised: Well, fill 8, bottom; basket 81. Leica PD 1133-35(G 23) ... July 1946 |
Fragment from the lower part, put together from several pieces and restored in plaster. On the bottom a large rosette; above, two series of petals, the spaces between the long upper ones filled with small ... July 1946 |
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