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[Agora Report] 1957 Excavations Φ, Χ, Ψ: Sections Φ, Χ, Ψ, April-June 1957

A. L. Boegehold ... Three private dwellings, already known from the preliminary excavation of 1937, formed the major themes of the investigation this year: Southwest House, Polygonal House and Late Roman House and Water Channel ... 10 Mar-12 Aug 1957

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[Agora Object] A 2457: Lion's Head Spout Fragment

Upper left part of head from sima with cutout top (cf. A 1969 and its series). Preserved back surface and upper part of wide cutting for spout. Much worn and weathered. From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion ... April 1954

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[Agora Object] A 3656: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Half missing. Three edges on echinus. Reeded bolster with a band of scale pattern in middle. Lime mortar adhering to abacus. Pentelic marble. Built into late wall across apse of Late Roman Building. Leica, ... August 1967

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[Agora Object] A 4487: Lion's Head Spout Fragment

Upper part of head from marble sima; sima not preserved. Part of the ears and one eye, the hair with one row of locks on side and two on top, and upper part of cutting for spout. Much worn and weathered ... March 1973

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[Agora Object] B 1644: Token or Tessera

Obverse: Bearded male head in wolf-skin headdress to right. To left is the letter Α. Unique. The head is probably the hero Lycos, who was concerned with Athenian lawcourts. Reverse: Blank. This meant ... 12 February 1937

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[Agora Object] B 2092: Handle Attachments from Bucket

Handle attachments for bucket; two fragments, a and b. Both handle attachments are thicker around holes for attachment of handle and thinner at bucket wall. Maximum diameter of hole is 0.014 for each ... 14 April 1937

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[Agora Object] I 7040: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Top worn and chipped. Sunken panel within which wreath enframing inscription. Finished right side and border on the back with incised circle or letter "O". From the upper right corner ... August 1967

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[Agora Object] MC 1305: Turkish Pipe Fragment

Bowl of pipe. All of stem socket and large piece of rim broken away. Inside blackened by use. Bowl with keel bottom, high rim slightly curving to a thickened lip; scoring ornaments bowl; a raised ridge ... 13 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 2421: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Chip missing from rim. Bomb-shaped body, wheel-ridged; no foot; rounded bottom. Flaring rim. Two very small vertical handles. Coarse pinkish clay, fired gray outside; on the inside, red from stacking ... 24 June 1933

[Agora Object] P 11587: Decanter

Very fragmentary; partly restored in plaster. Preserved are most of the tubular mouth and narrow neck with the two handles, much of the shoulder, and some of the body down probably quite close to the base ... 5-6 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 12948: Jug with Incised Decoration

[Originally mouth, handle and most of neck missing; now added.] Half of rim missing; restored in plaster. Broad flat bottom; cylindrical body; sloping shoulder; narrow neck. Decorated with grooves: at ... May 1938

[Agora Object] P 26266: Black Glaze Jug

Part of rim and wall missing; much mended. Small flattened bottom; rounded walls, the greatest diameter near the bottom; band handle rising from narrow flaring rim. Glaze firm inside, worn and chipped ... 1957

[Agora Object] P 26267: Pyxis Fragment

Floral knob. Broken off below; edge chipped. Cylindrical knob on small disk base, topped by a plastic flower-like ornament. Black glaze on stem and underside; the flower unglazed, once painted pink. Well ... 1957

[Agora Object] P 26269: Stamnos with Glaze Decoration

Fragments of wall and rim missing; restored in plaster. Ring foot; ovoid body; short wide straight neck; projecting rim, flat on top; horizontal handles on shoulder, rising close to rim. Decoration in ... 1957

[Agora Object] P 26270: Lekane

Much missing, but profile complete except for center of floor; restored in plaster. Ring foot; flaring walls; offset ridged rim with handles pressed against it. Coarse buff clay. Inside, thin glaze, worn ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 26271: Casserole

Parts of walls and bottom missing; restored in plaster. Flat bottom; bulging walls; steeply rising rim, offset inside for lid; handles pressed against wall and rising slightly above rim. Reddish micaceous ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 26392: White Ground Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

Shoulder fragment of obverse. Probably chest of Athena: part of aegis and spear in yellow on white ground. Catalogued December 1958. Well. Tin 188. 1290 Leica, 89-4-19 ... May, July 1957

[Agora Object] P 26393: Black Glaze Jug Fragment

Handle, part of neck and part of shoulder preserved. Neck low, concave in profile; rather broad, low shoulder; two grooves at join with neck; arched band handle with ivy leaf thumb grip. Worn reddish-brown ... May, July 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31849: Commode Fragments

Two non-joining fragments preserve parts of rim and upper bowl. Slightly bulging wall; heavy rolled rim; oval cutout in wall for baby's legs. Glazed are: rim inside and out; a band below rim, a band at ... 1937

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[Agora Object] P 31872: Jug Fragments: Blister Ware

a) Single fragment preserving spout and part of wall. b) Two joining fragments preserving neck, strainer and part of rim. Flaring funnel mouth with incurved rim. Strainer in neck with parts of four holes ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31873: Black Glaze Lid Fragment: West Slope

Knob and part of upper section of lid preserved. Small lid with pear-shaped knob, flat on top. Scraped groove at junction of knob and wall. Tan vertical lines on wall. Shiny black glaze outside only; ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31874: Black Glaze Spout

Broken at bottom. Tubular spout with very small opening. Projecting rim; raised ring with scraped groove on either side on neck; attachment for round(?) handle. Metallic black glaze. Catalogued 14 February ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31875: Cup Fragment: West Slope

Single rim fragment from conical cup. Plain rim with scraped groove on inside. Glazed band above, with reserved band and groove below. On glazed band, a double cornucopia, its body originally white, with ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31876: Cup Fragment: West Slope

Single wall fragment, from conical cup, broken all around. Ten ridges on exterior, the lowest two serving as a foot. Scraped groove at top and bottom of preserved section inside. At right, dolphin leaping ... 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31965: Black Glaze Krater or Bowl Fragment: Stamped

Rim fragment from krater, bowl or deep plate. Overhanging rim with stamped ovolo on vertical face. Six thin, shallow grooves on upper surface. Hard, fine, micaceous light red clay (2.5YR 6/8). Shiny black ... August 1957

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[Agora Object] P 31967: Lagynos: West Slope

Most of underside, half of body, handle and mouth missing. Body partly restored. Moulded ring foot; flat resting surface; lower wall straight, flaring out to meet convex shoulder wall at sharp angle; groove ... August 1957

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[Agora Object] P 32505: Pithos Fragments

Fragment a), made up from five joining fragments, preserves almost half of rim and neck; fragments b) and c) do not join (fragment c) may be from another pithos). Upper wall curving in to relatively short ... 26 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 34397: Saucer

Ten joining fragments. Small pieces of rim and center of floor missing. Flat underside with string marks. Unglazed. Attic fabric. Inventoried 2 July 2002. Pyre 1518, 1550 ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34398: Saucer

Ten joining fragments; small pieces of wall and rim missing. Flat base with string marks. Some surfaces (?) burnt. Unglazed. Attic fabric. Inventoried 2 July 2002. Pyre 1518, 1550 ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34399: Saucer

Eight joining fragments (a) and one small non-joining rim fragment (b). Flat base with string marks. Surface partly burnt. Attic fabric, unglazed. Inventoried 2 July 2002. Pyre 1518, 1550 ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34400: Saucer

Nine joining fragments; one third of rim missing. Flat base with string marks; surfaces burned. Unglazed Attic fabric. Inventoried 2 July 2002. Pyre 1518, 1550 ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34401: Saucer

Seven joining fragments; center of floor and piece of rim missing. Flat base with string marks. Burning in floοr. Unglazed attic fabric. Fragments of two more stored in lot Φ 218. Inventoried 2 July ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34402: Plate

Ten joining fragments; missing one handle, most of the other, parts of rim and small chips of wall missing. Slightly raised base, flat with string string marks underneath. Thick horizontal handle attached ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34403: Lopadion with Lid

Six joining fragments preserve one third of rim, body and wall of lopadion (a); four joining fragments preserve all but knob and a small part of rim of lid (b). Raised base, flat underneath with string ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34404: Lopadion Lid

Eight joining fragments; ca two thirds of rim missing. Conical lid with flaring knob. Slight traces of burning on inside. Unglazed, Attic fabric. Small fragments of a lopadion in lot Φ 218. Inventoried ... 8 May 1958

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[Agora Object] P 34405: Saucer

Mended from five fragments, small piece of rim and wall missing. Burnt. Flat bottom with string marks. Shallow saucer with plain rim. Black gloss over all, clay partly burnt gray. Inventoried 31 July ... 5 May 1957

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[Agora Object] P 34406: Saucer

Mended from six fragments; about half of rim and wall missing. Flat underside with string marks. Shallow saucer with plain rim. Dull orange to brown gloss, much peeled. Clay partly burnt gray. Inventoried ... 5 May 1957

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[Agora Object] P 34407: Saucer

Mended from five fragments. Center of floor and three quarters of rim missing. Flat bottom with string marks. Shallow saucer with plain rim. Dull black gloss. Inventoried 31 July 2002. Pyre. Lot Φ 231c ... 5 May 1957

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[Agora Object] P 34408: Lopadion with Lid

Body mended from five fragments, center of floor and handle missing. Lid mended from six fragments, one small piece missing. Curved bottom; rim offset inside to take lid. Low lid with pinched handle. Cooking ... 5 May 1957

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[Agora Object] P 34409: Lopadion with Lid

Body a) mended from seven fragments; small section of rim and wall missing. Lid b) mended from five fragments, with a non-joining fragment c). About half missing, including knob. Burnt rounded bottom; ... 5 May 1957