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[Agora Report] 1947 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ: 1947

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

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[Agora Object] B 850: Implement

Made of heavy bronze wire (?). One end flattened like the blunt end of a stilus; the other pointed, but bent over and curled round into a spiral. A tool for bronze working ? Casting pit, house H, room ... Card: late 2nd c. B.C.

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[Agora Object] B 1521: Nail

Complete. Flat head. Curved, round in section, tapering towards tip which is flatened. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica, 79-4-8 ... 14 August 1947

[Agora Object] B 1523: Mold Fragment

Powdery red clay exterior. Hard blackened concave interior with strand surface. Layering uncertain. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947

[Agora Object] B 1525: Slag

Heavy green to brown and black glassy bubbly mass. Catalogued 21 April 1973. Similar pieces in tin 902. Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947

[Agora Object] B 1526: Clay Channel Mouth Fragment

Channel mouth or covering for channel mouth fluid vitrified black over exterior ending in drip. Black with green traces of bronze. Reddish clay. From bellows(?) Cf. B 1527 Catalogued 21 April 1973. Other ... 14 August 1947

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[Agora Object] B 1529: Clay Covering Brick

Brown to black vitrified flat piece of clay, forming large drip at one end. Broken at one side. It was attached to flat object (now lost). Clay covering for inner faces of bricks in a furnace(?) Cf ... 14 August 1947

[Agora Object] B 1530: Brick Fragment

Broken all around. Preserves black vitrified surface and contains drops of bronze. Cf. B 1529 and tin 902. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015 Leica ... 14 August 1947

[Agora Object] I 6075: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument. Inscribed face only preserved. The edges of something in relief is preserved at the bottom. One line of the inscription preserved. Found in Roman bath, in ... 16 September 1947

[Agora Object] IL 965: Lead Weight

Inscribed. Rectangular. On one side the two letters, Δ Η. 52-55/* C 18 Great drain, sand. 6628 Leica ... 14 August 1947

[Agora Object] L 4271: Lamp

The end of the nozzle missing and a piece from the rim and side. Broad flat bottom; flat rim projecting slightly outside. Broad rising band handle. Handmade of fine pink clay with smooth buff surface ... 1 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4340: Lamp

Most of the body preserved; the handle, the end of the nozzle, part of the floor and a piece of the side missing. Vertical band handle; flat bottom; broad open nozzle; shallow angular body; the edge of ... 27 June-5 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4342: Lamp Fragment

Two joining fragments preserve part of floor and the start of the wall. Broad-bottomed lamp, the walls forming a sharp angle with the slightly rounded underside. Large collar up through center of floor ... 27 June-5 July 1947

[Agora Object] L 4343: Lamp Fragment

Single fragment preserving part of rim, wall and floor. Shallow angular body; broad flat rim with rounded edge. Glazed inside only. Brownish clay. Type II (first variety) of Corinth collection, type 12A ... 27 June-5 July 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4354: Lamp

Small fragments of wall and most of lug restored. Raised base, lug, ball-shaped body, grooves around rim, no handle. The outside unglazed; grayed from burning; a tricle of the glaze from the inside runs ... 29 September 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4355: Lamp

Complete. Low base and flat rim grooved around outer edge. Pierced lug at one side; no handle. Black glaze inside only. Surface much burned. Type VIIIB of Corinth collection, type 25D of Agora collection ... 29 September 1947

[Agora Object] L 4415: Lamp

Three joining fragments preserve most of one side, with the start of the nozzle and part of the floor. No base; the floor rises slightly towards center. Low rounded wall; a broad groove on the rim. Red ... 15-25 September 1947

[Agora Object] L 4417: Lamp Fragment

A sigle fragment preserves part of the founding wall, and the broad vertical band handle. Wall curves in slightly to plain edge; no separate rim. Gray clay with a pink core in the thicker parts; the surface ... 23-25 September 1947

[Agora Object] L 4502: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Front part of body and nozzle missing. Watch-shaped lamp with ribbed upper body, cornucopia-shaped lug, not pierced, on left side; vertical strap handle, set crooked. Low ring foot. Black glaze, much worn ... 9-13 August 1947

[Agora Object] L 4503: Lamp Fragment with Molded Decoration

The front part of the upper body preserved, with the start of the nozzle. Mold made; concave top; on the upper body and side of the nozzle, maeander in relief. Traces of black glaze. Gray clay. Type XII ... 6-13 August 1947