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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations: Report on the Agora Excavations May, 1947-April, 1948

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

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[Agora Report] 1948 ΟΟ: Section ΟΟ 1948

Margaret Crosby ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; ... 8 Mar-26 Apr 1948

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[Agora Report] 1947 ΟΟ: Section ΟΟ: Preliminary Summary 1947

Margaret Crosby, Eugene Vanderpool ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building ... 17 Mar-14 Aug 1947

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[Agora Object] A 1226: Roof Tile

Cover tile, broken at one end. Preserved end cut back on inside for a width of 0.09m., to overlap next tile. Inside rough-picked. Pentelic marble. Cf. A 1227 ( ΟΟ 174). Byzantine fill. Leica PD 2279 ... 1 June 1947

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[Agora Object] G 274: Bowl Fragment

Fragment preserving part of a broad projecting rim with down-turned outer edge. A groove at inner and outer edge of rim. Opaque bluish white glass. Late Roman fill. 868 Leica, XXXIII-26 PD 505, PD 2023-14 ... 18 June 1947

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[Agora Object] G 279: Amphoriskos Fragment

A single fragment preserves the neck, the flaring rounded rim, and one handle, with the upper attachment of the other, of a miniature amphora. Dark blue glass; the handles white glass. For contaxt see ... 2 July 1947

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[Agora Object] G 281: Bowl Fragment

From rim and wall of a fairly large bowl, moulded. Bowl with plain slightly out-turned rim. Two grooves around the rim. On the wall a scale pattern formed of oval depressions. Colorless glass. Agora sample ... 9 July 1947

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[Agora Object] G 284: Bowl Fragment

Two joining fragments give part of bottom and start of wall. Group of shallow grooves at outer edge of bottom. Pale greenish glass with dark blue laminations, appearing as dark blue blobs, inside and out ... 15 July 1947

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[Agora Object] G 285: Kantharos Fragment

Handle and immediately adjacent part of wall only preserved. Projecting thumb-rest and two spurs on handle. Pale green glass. ΛΖ-ΜΣΤ* Great Drain, gravel. Early Roman. 1067 Leica ... 15 July 1947

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[Agora Object] G 286: Bottle

Some of neck and mouth missing. Tall cylindrical neck; the glass doubled over to form a narrow projecting lip. Hemispherical body; flat bottom. Opaque greenish blue glass. level of Late Roman house, or ... 14 July 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5968: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment of plaque. Broken at right and bottom. In sunken panel, of which bottom edge is preserved, an eye carved in relief. Inscribed along the top on the raised frame of the panel. Almost certainly ... 221/0 B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 5974: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at right and back. Part of small rectangular base with rectangular cutting, rough picked in top. Left side smooth finished; bottom deeply picked. Shallow groove as frame for ... 24 April 1947

[Agora Object] I 6010: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment of Herm of Zeno. Fragment from the sloping upper part of a portrait herm; left side and inscribed face only preserved. Herm of Zeno, son of Mnaseas, the Stoic philosopher. One line of ... 2nd. century A.D.

[Agora Object] I 6011: Grave Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Letters inscribed on a partially smoothed down broken surface; back worn smooth; worn breaks at sides and top, in crude pediment form, may be contemporary with inscription; broken at ... 1st. century B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 6012: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and part of right side preserved; also sloping top with cutting at edge of break. Probably a Herm. Seven lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Finished ... 13 June 1947

[Agora Object] I 6013: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. A hunk of stone with letters on a very rough surface. Edges and back very rough, but may be contemporary with inscription. Conglomerate; mortgage Horos. Five lines of the inscription ... 13 June 1947

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[Agora Object] I 6022: Marble Fragment: List of Names

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and left side, smooth-finished preserved. Three lines of the inscription preserved, vacat below. White, probably Pentelic marble. Found in latest Roman-early Byzantine ... 16 June 1947

[Agora Object] I 6060: Prytany Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Part of right side and rough picked back preserved. Fifteen lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. ADDENDA Belongs to I 764; joined to IG II2, no. 915. Cf. Hesperia ... 203/2 B.C.

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[Agora Object] IL 882: Lead Token

Incuse square with dots in it. 951 Leica ... 1 July 1947

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[Agora Object] IL 883: Lead Token

A: triskeles, left. B: uncertain emblem. Late Roman fill around broken altar. Leica ... 11 June 1947