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| M. Crosby ... Section Ω lies in the east end of the north slope of the Areopagus, well to the southeast of the market square proper. Excavation showed, as expected, that the area was a residential district throughout ... 16 Jan-17 Jun 1938 |
Piece of flat tile with one edge preserved.
On upper surface a circular stamp with rosette in relief, partly preserved. On lower surface, part of a similar circular stamp with no decoration in it so far ... 23 May 1938 |
Small fragment from lower left corner. Red clay; yellow buff at surface. Two letters of signature in relief along bottom: C T.
Same series as A 734 (Ζ 1100)? Late Roman fill, 5th or 6th c. A.D. 1133 Leica ... 1 June 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment of grave stele.
Broken below.
Upper part of a small rectangular stele with pedimental top and akroteria in low relief; niche with arching top framed by three plain mouldings, below the ... 2 June 1938 |
Handle missing, otherwise intact except for chips.
Shallow body, flat bottom with "alpha" in relief; volutes at nozzle. Flat discus, slightly lower than very narrow grooved rim. Relief on discus apparently ... 18 May 1938 |
Intact except for chips; surface worn.
Shallow body, raised dots on rim, with three larger dotted circles on top of them on each side. Ribs at throat of nozzle; raised ring around wick hole.
Discus much ... 19 May 1938 |
| Boat-shaped. Herringbone on rim; with small dotted circles. On discus, larger dotted circles around filling hole; radiating from them, lines of small dots, alternating with large spokes. Small plain knob ... 19 May 1938 |
| Disc missing.
Very low base ring with cross lightly scratched in the unbaked clay, inside it.
Projecting nozzle with petals on neck; raised dots on rim. Solid handle, triple grooved on front; fish-tail ... 19 May 1938 |
Piece from back of lamp with part of discus preserved.
Relief, bull right with chain and ring.
Red glaze over white slip.
Brown clay.
Type XXIV of Corinth collection. Cistern. Leica ... 19 May 1938 |
Handle, front half of rim, and disk missing. Fragmentary.
Raised dots on rim and wall, and the usual "alpha" on bottom.
Poor red to brown glaze.
Reddish-buff clay.
Type XX of Corinth collection. Cistern ... 19 May 1938 |
| Nozzle missing.
Herringbone rim; on discus, bear, seated left his head over a large pot. Solid handle, two grooves above, one below. On reverse, double almond-shaped groove with cross-hatching at the center, ... 21 May 1938 |
Back half only preserved.
Deep body on flat bottom with groove around edge, and small depressed circle at center. Impressed almonds on rim, discus plain. Pierced handle, double grooved on top, plain below ... 21 May 1938 |
Piece from top.
Single convex-concave curve from edge of rim to center of disc. Upper attachment for vertical strap handle. Small filling hole.
Matte red paint.
Buff clay.
Early Roman.
ADDENDA A small ... 19 May 1938 |
End of nozzle and piece of top missing.
Low raised base, almost straight sides, depressed top on which there are rosettes in relief. Shallow groove around filling hole. Pierced side knob.
Metallic black ... 25 May 1938 |
Intact.
Impressed circles on rim; on discus, jewelled cross; solid handle, double grooved above and (roughly) below. Almond-shaped reverse with three impressed circles.
Dirty light red clay.
Type XXVIII ... 26 May 1938 |
Mold for lower half of lamp; about one-third of side is missing.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Late Roman. Early Byzantine fill. Leica ... 24 May 1938 |
| Top part of rim.
Rays on rim, bird on disc. Pointed handle.
Coarse red-brown clay; buff surface.
Type XXXIII of Corinth collection. Leica, 83-306 ... 1 June 1938 |
Center of disk missing.
Concentric circles on bottom, ring of raised dots on rim, ridges between rim and disc. Semi-pierced handle, three grooves front and back.
Light red clay.
Type XXVII variant of ... 3 June 1938 |
| Small chips missing below handle and on neck.
Small raised circle on bottom. Short knob-handle. Chevrons on rim, cross on disc.
Red-brown clay.
Type XXXI (shallow late variety) of Corinth collection ... 4 June 1938 |
About one quarter of bottom and base of handle preserved.
Letters incised on the bottom.
No glaze.
Buff clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
Late Roman fill; 5th. century A.D. (?). 1020 Leica ... 19 May 1938 |
| No edge preserved, but part of hole for handle attachment at inner break and start of downturned edge at center. Trace of herringbone pattern at outer edge. Preserved on the top is the lower back part ... 1 April 1938 |
No edge preserved.
Part of an account scratched in large letters on concave surface:
Red-brown clay. Red glaze on concave surface. Well. Leica PD 1133-7(E 6) ... 1 April 1938 |
| Part of the shoulder preserved. Band of black glaze tongues at top of shoulder; band of leaves as frame at right; head, shoulders and one arm of bearded, partly draped, figure facing left, clasping something ... 19 April 1938 |
A running spiral pattern in relief on a slightly raised band; stars as filling ornament.
Clay red at core, gray at surface. Well, upper fill. Leica, 82-534 ... 28 April 1938 |
| At the upper left edge of the fragment is a bit of diagonal finished surface, apparently part of an opening in the wall. Above, palmette and lotus band; two glaze lines below. Preserved is the upper part ... 30 April 1938 |
| Shoulder piece of squat lekythos. A narrow band of black egg and dart at top of shoulder. Below, scene with playing women: parts of three figures and tree preserved. At left of tree, a woman facing left ... 3 May 1938 |
Piece from closed pot (Lebes Gamikos); rise at left edge for handle attachment. Head and shoulders of Nike facing left. No relief contours.
Inside unglazed. Well, lower fill a. Leica ... 3 May 1938 |
Piece from shoulder.
Graffito complete at left:
Thick light brown micaceous clay. Well, lower fill a. Leica ... 3 May 1938 |
| About one-quarter preserved. Flat rim with inset flange below. Parts of two figures preserved: a winged Eros moving right with box outstretched in left hand; three dots, in white, on top of box. To his ... 5 May 1938 |
| Mended from three pieces. Fragment from wall of large open vase, probably bell krater. A partly draped, wreathed, figure (Dionysos?) is seated in a chair, left; over his legs falls an elaborately ornamented ... 5 May 1938 |
| Many fragments of a large vase (louterion), mending up to ten; the two larger strengthened with plaster; preserved are parts of the wall, from below the figured zone to the inward curve of the shoulder, ... 5 May 1938 |
| Part of neck and shoulder with one handle complete.
Dipinto in red:
Light brown gritty micaceous clay. Lighter slip. Well, lower fill b. Leica ... 5 May 1938 |
Small chip from lip missing and small hole in shoulder. As P 12647 (Ω 569), except for size.
Gritty light brown clay. Unglazed.
ADDENDA P 12647: Bulbous body with continuous curve from lip to base; rather ... 6 May 1938 |
Lip missing except for small piece at back; otherwise intact save for chips. [Fragment of round bell mouth found in sherds; restored in plaster.] Very bulbous body with continuous curve from short narrow ... 6 May 1938 |
Fragment from shoulder, with part of handle attachment.
Dipinto in large red letters, broken at right:
Light red-brown clay. Lighter slip. Well, lower fill a. Leica ... 4 May 1938 |
Neck, rim and one complete handle preserved. Slightly flaring rim with two grooves below.
Dipinto in red under handle:
Light red-brown clay. Light slip. Well, lower fill b. Leica ... 5 May 1938 |
| Amphora neck; both handles missing. Flaring rim.
Dipinto in red on neck between handles:
Light gray clay. Well, lower fill b. Leica, 94-12-36(37) ... 6 May 1938 |
Neck of amphora with one complete handle; piece of rim missing. Rolled rim, below which, red band.
Dipinto in red high on neck:
Orange-brown micaceous clay.
ADDENDA The handle completed and much of ... 6 May 1938 |
Amphora neck with part of rim and upper end of handle preserved. Neck pinched in, oval in shape; rolled rim.
Graffito on top of shoulder, incomplete at left:
Pinkish-buff clay. Light slip. Well, lower ... 6 May 1938 |
Neck of amphora; most of rim and lower half of one handle missing. Flaring rim.
Graffito under one handle:
Gritty yellow clay. Well, lower fill b. Leica ... 6 May 1938 |
Piece from floor of stemless cup on moulded base ring. A band of lightly scratched ivy leaves, between concentric circles, around edge of floor; inside a few lines preserved of central decoration.
On ... 6 May 1938 |
Part of lip missing, two small holes in wall and chips from foot. Bulbous body with continuous curve from lip to base; base ring; trefoil lip; triangular handle from lip.
Pinkish-buff clay. Good black ... 17 May 1938 |
Fragment from lower neck with start of shoulder.
On the shoulder, graffito broken at right:
Light red to buff clay. Well, lower fill b, POU. Leica ... 17 May 1938 |
| Neck, rim and handle missing. Squat plump body with low base ring. Within a panel framed by single reserved lines at sides, double below, a naked child crawling right towards a large chous. Behind child, ... 18 May 1938 |
From large glaze-decorated pot with broad shoulder and short vertical rim: stamnos? Band of matte red paint around rim and top of shoulder.
Graffito, incomplete at both ends, along edge of glaze on shoulder: ... 17 May 1938 |
Neck, rim and about half of wall missing; foot chipped; one horizontal handle preserved. Plump body; low flaring base. In a large reserved panel, its left edge concave, is preserved the lower part of a ... 17 May 1938 |
| [Originally identified as a pyxis.] Stem base and chips missing. Shallow type, with inset lip to receive cover. Projecting flange at bottom; black blobs on flange. Laurel wreath on sides. No relief contour ... 19 May 1938 |
Part of lip and both horizontal handles missing. Plump body with rounded shoulder; base ring; tall neck, vertical handle from well below rim to shoulder, flaring rim with downturned edge.
Buff clay. On ... 17 May 1938 |
Small amphora, intact. Squat plump egg-shaped body; low base ring; rather wide neck with plain flaring rim; band handles, from below rim to shoulder.
Micaceous yellow-buff clay. Unglazed. Well, POU, ca ... 18 May 1938 |
Two small pieces of floor and chips missing. Shallow open bowl on low base ring; low concave side wall; broad keeled rim with groove at lower edge.
Pinkish-buff clay. Covered with good black glaze except ... 18 May 1938 |
| Tip of tail and fragments from walls missing. Low ring foot; broad concave lip; flat band handle on the top.
Thin pinkish-buff clay. Black wash (or deposit?) inside. Unglazed. Well, lower fill b, POU, ... 17 May 1938 |
Piece of neck and shoulder with short ridged strap handle.
Graffito below handle:
Dark gray to black micaceous clay.
ADDENDA Fragment of rim added. Cistern. Leica ... 19 May 1938 |
Full profile preserved; about half of rim, one handle and part of wall missing. Deep cup on flaring base ring; flat-topped lip with projecting edge; one horizontal strap handle preserved.
Pinkish-buff ... 18 May 1938 |
Neither rim nor bottom preserved; walls fragmentary. As preserved, the jug gives an hourglass appearance, with narrow neck and rim flaring at same angle as lower walls, which continue to form a deep pear-shaped ... 21 May 1938 |
Part of shoulder and non-joining neck with one complete handle. Narrow neck with projecting thickened rim; curving shoulder; band handle, slightly rising, from well below lip; trace of lower attachment ... 18 May 1938 |
| About one-third of rim and floor preserved. Restored in plaster. Flat bottom; flaring wall; narrow keeled rim. Palmette stamped on center of floor, inside of double circle.
Pinkish-buff clay. Covered ... 20 May 1938 |
| Small piece from side, no original edges. Acanthus leaf and rosettes in relief on outside.
Buff clay. Dark green vitreous glaze on outside, lighter gray-green glaze on inside. Very late Roman fill over ... 21 May 1938 |
| Intact except for chip from lip. Flat bottom; ovoid body; no neck; short flaring rim, from which vertical handle rises slightly.
Buff clay. Narrow band of thin brown glaze about rim.
ADDENDA Bottom left ... 23 May 1938 |
| No pieces of base or lip preserved. Restored in plaster. Plump body. Three figures in panel framed at sides by single line, at bottom by ovule band: at left, a wreathed bearded figure facing right playing ... 24 May 1938 |
| Piece from wall with maeander, broken by checkerboard, border below. Lower part of draped standing figure facing left towards a table or couch of which right leg and corner preserved. Behind figure, part ... 23 May 1938 |
Full profile of Late Roman C bowl preserved; about two-thirds missing. Low base ring; narrow keeled rim. Small circular stamp in center of floor.
Gritty red clay. Matte red paint. Red fill over Building ... 23 May 1938 |
About one-quarter preserved. Low base ring; thickened inturned rim. Outside pared with knife into series of plain surfaces. Two bands of vertical notches below rim.
Red-brown clay. Thin purple-brown glaze ... 23 May 1938 |
Fragment from neck; half of rim and both handles missing. Short neck with thickened rim.
Complete dipinto in red on lower part of neck:
Gritty light gray clay. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, ... 18 May 1938 |
| Probably from a chous. Band of ovules at bottom. On this, an amphora upside down, with grotesque bearded head, left, rising from its bottom. Black glazed ivy wreath around body of amphora. The head wears ... 27 May 1938 |
| Piece from lower part of side with flange preserved. Ovules on flange above; on wall, two branch-like trees, on either side of which a draped female figure, feet and lower drapery only preserved.
Pinkish-buff ... 27 May 1938 |
| Two pieces from an almost straight side wall. Slight out-turn at lip; vertical flange, inset from lip, reserved.
a) Part of ovule band preserved at top. Head and right shoulder of draped woman; head, in ... 28 May 1938 |
| Rim piece. Slightly incurving rim. Head and shoulders of youth facing right preserved. No relief contour.
Pinkish-buff clay. Good black glaze. Well, dirt pile. Leica ... 27 May 1938 |
| Floor and base ring only preserved. Reserved bands at top of base ring and on bottom.
Graffito complete:
Pinkish-buff clay. Good black glaze. Finished Well, dirt pile. Leica PD 1133-18(F 95) ... 27 May 1938 |
Flat bottom, left rough; steep sides; plain rim.
Buff clay. Unglazed. Well, dirt pile. Leica, 82-515 ... 27 May 1938 |
Broken at both ends. A hollow tube with a kind of flaring collar around it, formed apparently of six leaf-like projections. A part of original edge of collar preserved. Three holes punched in collar in ... 28 May 1938 |
Full profile preserved; about three-fourths of rim missing. High base ring; inturned rim.
Pinkish-buff clay. Covered with dull black glaze. Well, upper fill. Leica ... 25 May 1938 |
Partly preserved, from bottom to lower handle attachments. High flaring base ring; bottom of vertical handle and rising edge for horizontal handle at right preserved on line of break at top; elongated ... 1 June 1938 |
| Piece from side with runner moving right. Right hand, back of head, most of back line of figure, right leg and lower part of left leg missing.
Pinkish-buff clay. Good black glaze. Incision used for interior ... 1 June 1938 |
| Full profile preserved; slightly less than half of floor and rim missing. High base ring; thickened rolled lip. Four small irregularly placed palmettes on floor, within a band of rouletting. Outside, a ... 1 June 1938 |
| Fragment from rim of bell krater. Reserved line just below lip inside; laurel wreath on rim. Below, the upper part of the head of a woman, right, wearing a spiked diadem with jewels between the points; ... 1, 18-28 April 1938 |
Most of the foot and floor preserved. Lightly moulded base ring; fine ridge on lower wall. Stamped decoration on floor, set off by concentric grooves: a small circle of eggs, then linked palmettes, then ... 1, 18-28 April 1938 |
| Small flat-topped lid with rounded rim set off above and below by a broad groove. Deep flange, to go over box, set in from rim; its edge not preserved. Part of a large female face in profile to right ... 1, 18-28 April 1938 |
About one-third of wall and one-quarter of floor and foot preserved. Heavy slightly flaring ring foot; steep rounded wall; rim flat on top, slightly projecting; on its upper face two wheel-run grooves; ... 1, 18-28 April 1938 |
Part of neck and rim with upper part of one handle preserved. Flaring rim with flat top sloping out.
Dipinto in red, broken at left:
Sandy clay, light brown to gray at core, buff at surface. Well, containers ... 1 April, 18 April-4 May 1938 |
Fragment of neck and one handle preserved. One handle complete, with thumb imprint at base. Similar to P 14141 (Ω 995).
Dipinto in red on neck, incomplete at left:
ADDENDA P 14141: Flaring rim with ... April-May 1938 |
Small piece of neck only.
Dipinto in red: a small E with a vertical line of thinner red at right.
Pinkish-buff slightly micaceous clay, yellow-buff at surface. Well, dirt pile (unknown depth). Leica ... April-May 1938 |
| Fragment from upper wall. Reserved band inside. The head of a bull, right, seized by the horn by a figure behind it at left, left arm only preserved. Part of an uncertain object above head of bull (phiale ... 28 April-6 May 1938, 17-19 May 1938 |
| Part of floor preserved. Inside: a border of maeander and a running figure, left, right leg with sharply bent knee and edge of left leg preserved. Outside: palmettes and scrolls. Relief contour for toes ... 28 April-6 May 1938, 17-19 May 1938 |
| A single fragment preserves part of floor, foot and rim of a large heavy plate; edge of rim not preserved. Low base ring; flat floor inset slightly from rim. On inside of rim, a band of black glaze leaves ... 28 April-6 May 1938, 17-19 May 1938 |
Part of rim and wall, and one handle, missing. Restored in plaster. Well moulded flaring base ring; very slightly concave lower wall, separated from upper part by groove.
Pinkish-buff clay, in part gray ... 5-6, 17-19 May 1938 |
Part of wall and a little of rim missing. Restored in plaster. Shape similar to P 14152 (Ω 1008), but slightly smaller and the foot much less flaring.
Indifferent glaze, much peeled.
ADDENDA P 14152: ... 5-6, 17-19 May 1938 |
Part of wall and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Plump body with continuous curve from base to lip; low base ring; round mouth with plain flaring lip; band handle from lip.
Fair black glaze, irregularly ... 5-6, 17-19 May 1938 |
About half of wall, with one handle, and part of base missing. Restored in plaster. Deep bowl, the walls rounded below, nearly vertical above; fairly heavy ring foot; lip projects slightly; rounded on ... 28 April-4 May 1938 |
Full profile preserved; about half of side missing. Hemispherical bowl with flat bottom and plain lip.
Light brown clay. Inside and upper part of outside covered with thin dark brown glaze, worn.
Possibly ... 5-6, 17-19 May 1938 |
| Three non-joining fragments. Heavy rectangular basin with flat bottom, straight slanting sides on exterior, curved on interior, squared rim; rectangular strut or leg on fragment a) near corner.
Coarse ... 5-6, 17-19 May 1938 |
Toe missing; missing pieces of sides restored in plaster. Plump body; broad projecting rim.
Pinkish-buff clay. Neck and handles unglazed, body covered with black glaze, much worn. Well, container 25, ... April-May 1938 |
Toe, neck and rim entirely missing; lower half of one handle preserved; body filled out with plaster. Broad turnip-shaped body, with very broad shoulder and sharply tapering body.
Dipinto: an ivy leaf ... 28 April-6 May, 17-19 May 1938 |
| Mended from many pieces and largely restored in plaster. Rectangular in shape with rounded corners and one open end. Double back wall; floor over front part only. The fragments give part of the top, with ... 28 April-4 May 1938 |
Lip and handle broken away; fragments missing from foot. Tall neck; flaring foot; double row of rays on shoulder. At center, Herakles with club, facing right, attacking an Amazon who moves right but turns ... 4 May 1939 |
| Fragment from floor of bowl with low ring foot. Part of stamp, in planta pedis, at center of floor:
Light red-brown clay. Dark sealing wax red glaze.
ADDENDA Reading of the stamp very dubious. Late ... 27 May 1938 |
| Head, feet and right arm missing; the right arm was a separate piece as dowel holes for attachment show.
Standing draped figure, about one half life-size. He wears a heavy cloak draped over the left shoulder, ... 25 May 1938 |
| Part of rim preserved.
Head right, within ivy wreath. Dip: traces of red colour(VG)*Par: see Pnyx 1956, AH nrs 47, 48, 155,
(from Assembly Place, Fillings of Period III)(VG)* Well, upper fill. head r ... 19 April 1938 |
| Vase with high swung handles. Rdg: "on peut he\'siter entre 2 lectures: =-n+i+sw-= ou =-l+u+sw-="
(AB)* Finished Below drain strosis. Early Hellenistic (3rd century B.C.?). [---]ν̣ι̣σω( | Θασ[ίων]
vase, ... 19 May 1938 |
| Device. Rdg: dev in outline, more or less circ(VG)* Finished Late Roman fill. [Κάδμ]ο̣υ
device
[Θ]ασίων Leica ... 20 May 1938 |
| Part of rim preserved.
Right half of rectangular stamp. Finished Cistern, on floor. Ἐπὶ Ἀγλ
ομβρό(του) Leica ... 24 May 1938 |
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