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[Agora Report] 1938 Excavations Β, ΟΕ: Area of the Tholos and Metroon Provisional Historical Sketch, June 1938

Eugene Vanderpool ... After some years of excavations in the area around the Tholos and the Metroon, this report outlines the development and the history of this part of the Agora. Only the notebook pages from the 1938 excavation ... 1 Mar-6 Jul 1938

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[Agora Object] A 669: Orthostate Fragment

Broken away above and behind. One edge and one broad face as preserved are finished as exposed surfaces; the other broad face was cut with anathyrosis. Joint surfaces beneath. Good work. Perhaps to be ... 1936

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[Agora Object] A 670: Stylobate Fragment

A fragment from the middle of the top block. An arc of a setting line for an Ionic base is preserved on top. Close behind the line of the base, a cutting for a rectangular post. The cutting, broken away ... 1936

[Agora Object] A 3358: Capital: Corinthian

Fragment from bottom. Lotus petals spring from a single row of acanthus. Pentelic marble. Marble pile in New Bouleuterion. Leica ... 6 June 1962

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[Agora Object] B 1533: Vitrified Channel Fragment

Broken all around. Red clay unbaked but mostly vitrified. Preserves end of channel or channel covering, rounded in section, formed of unbaked clay, vitrified towards end and on exterior. Vitrified area ... 10 March 1936

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[Agora Object] B 1536: Funnel Fragment

Mended from two pieces. Coarse red crumbly clay. Preserves up and part of blackened bowl, sloping down for 0.035-0.040 before setback of ca. 0.004 in lower bowl, preserved for distance of 0.022. Funnel ... 11 March 1936

[Agora Object] B 1537: Gate Fragment

Broken all around. Coarse red crumbly clay around finer blackened inner layers. Preserves narrow blackened gate, nearly plugged with bronze at one end, thickly wrapped with outer clay, more at one side ... 11 March 1936

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[Agora Object] I 4266: Honorary Decree

Inscribed stele. Honorary decree of the archonship of Nikias in praise of the archon Euthios (285/4 B.C.) and his parhedroi. Forty-one lines in all preserved; stoichedon thirty-one, except line thirty-four, ... 284/3 B.C.