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| Homer A. Thompson ... A report on the activities in the Athenian Agora during the period May 1947 to April 1948. The 1947 excavation lasted from March 10 to November 1. The efforts were concentrated on completing the exploration ... 10 Mar-1 Nov 1947 |
| Rodney S. Young ... Excavations were confined to a strip on the west side of the Great Drain where four houses of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. were excavated and examined in their relationship to the Great Drain. In the ... 13 Mar-29 Apr 1948 |
| 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 ... 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 |
Small pieces missing. Rim slightly thickened above and below.
Large square lifting hole set near one edge. Well, Fill 4, late 5th century B.C. (earliest tiled well in the Agora). 6999 Leica ... 18 October 1947 |
Inscribed.
Both ends broken off.
Rectangular countermark : owl. Rectangular pit under house L, room 2.
Fourth century B.C. fill. 4492, 7117, 7357 Leica, 85-22 ... 17 April 1948 |
| 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. |
| A round flat one.
On the top bordered by a pair of incised grooves, a satyr head (mask) right.
On the underside, the number 9, scratched bilingually. For a number of somewhat similar tickets from Alexandria, ... 5 April 1948 |
| An oval one.
Obverse: in relief a cicada seen from above. The letter E to left, the letter P to right.
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Nearly circular.
Obverse: in relief a jug with one vertical handle and two small (?) at side. Sprays projecting from its mouth.
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| The edges worn or broken away.
Obverse: in relief on one side, an eagle; over its back the letter Ω (?).
Reverse: uncertain representation: bird or front part of winged horse. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: three ears of wheat (?) crossed. The letters E P in field to either side.
Reverse:plain.
Cf. IL 986. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: large cluster of grapes hanging from a branch.
In field on either side the letters E P.
Reverse: plain.
Cf. IL 938, 987. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: cornucopia (?). Letters to left.
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: cornucopia between two ears of wheat.
The letter E at upper left, the letter P at upper right.
Reverse: plain.
Cf. IL 917. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Struck off center, on one side only.
Obverse: two round-faced unbearded heads back to back with bearded head set across the top facing up.
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: three crossed ears of wheat (?).
At left the letter E, at right the letter P.
Reverse: plain.
Cf. IL 981 (NN 4116). 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
Obverse: cluster of grapes hanging from a branch (?).
In field on either side the letters E P.
Reverse:plain.
Cf. IL 938, 987. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: in relief a thorax.
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Edges chipped.
Obverse: cornucopia between two ears of wheat.
The letter E at upper left, the letter P at upper right.
Reverse: plain.
Cf. IL 984 (NN 4119). 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: in relief uncertain representation.
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: in relief uncertain representation: protome with spear, at left (?).
Reverse: plain. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom sand. 5888 Leica ... 4 August 1947 |
| Obverse: in relief four straight strokes followed by the letter C (?)
Reverse: plain. Under Roman Bath; red fill, layer B.
Hellenistic-post Sullan. 6925 Leica ... 20 March 1948 |
| Metal workers.
Found rolled up but not transfixed with a nail. Chronology: Text of 4th c. B.C. House N: N.E. area, layer IV, house D, room 5.
3rd c. B.C. 6948 Leica, XXXI-83, 96-41-1, 96-41-(2), 96-41-(3) ... Card: 4th c. B.C. |
Intact; slightly bent.
A flat round one with down-turned vertical rim and small conical handle. House T, room 1, layer 5. 7268 Leica ... 12 April 1948 |
Two pieces preserving the nozzle and part of rim and wall.
Wall rounded; flat rim; broad nozzle with wick-hole not encroaching on rim.
Black glaze inside and out, except for two reserved bands around top ... 26 September 1947 |
| Intact except for pierced lug at left side.
Clam shell variety, on high base moulded underneath. A broad groove around the filling hole. Large for this type.
Badly burned. Glazed all over except on underside; ... 13 March 1948 |
| Complete except for small chips.
Massive round-bodied lamp on small ring foot lightly profiled underneath. Raised ridge around small down-sloping top. Pierced knob on side.
Glazed inside, around rim, on ... 16 March 1948 |
Complete.
Low base; pierced lug; no handle.
Dull black glaze over all; much peeled.
Type XII of Corinth collection, type 43C of Agora collection. House N, Northeast area, layer 2. 6926 Leica, LIII-16 ... 22 March 1948 |
Complete except for handle and chips from nozzle.
Base barely perceptible; walls almost vertical; narrow sharply bent in rim.
Black glaze, chipped, metallic; base not glazed.
Type IV (early fourth century ... 27 March 1948 |
Part of the bottom of the lamp, with a little more than half of the raised base, concave beneath. Trace of the start of rays on the rim preserved.
Incised on the bottom.
Red to black glaze much peeled ... 1 April 1948 |
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 |
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 |
| Complete except for the broad horizontal band handle, the tip of the nozzle, and chips.
Low round-bodied lamp with small thick raised base. Rounded insloping rim. Around the top, outside the rim, three ... 12 April 1948 |
One side of rim and wall missing, and chips.
Pierced collar through center of floor; single nozzle encroaching on rim; no handle.
Inside, and rim and nozzle outside, glazed; a reserved band around the ... 23 April 1948 |
Small shallow lamp mended from three pieces; complete except for horizontal band handle at back. The floor rises to a low central cone.
Floor, rim, nozzle and handle glazed; reserved band around rim.
... 26 April 1948 |
| Fragmentary; the profile nearly complete, with the nozzle and one end of the strap handle at the back.
Very low raised base, lightly grooved beneath. Small narrow nozzle. On the wall outside the rim, three ... 26 April 1948 |
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 |
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 |
Part of the base of the body, with the vertical strap handle.
Flat bottom, curved wall and slightly projecting rim flat on top; the body open.
Unglazed.
Pale buff clay.
Early type II (?) of Corinth collection, ... July 1947 |
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