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[Agora Report] 1937 Φ: Section Φ Season of 1937

Eugene Vanderpool ... In antiquity the area included in Section Φ lay outside the Agora proper and were apparently occupied only by houses and small buildings. The earliest period of which any considerable remains were found ... 25 Jan-17 Jun 1937

[Agora Object] B 422: Foot of Vase

The foot is a paw (?) above it is a palmette. Behind is a horizontal tongue to support the vase. Well. Late 4th -5th c. A.D. Well container 25. Leica, LIX-63 ... 3 April 1937

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[Agora Object] B 435: Fragmentary Pail

Bottom broken out, but fragments preserve shape. Sides inclined slightly inward from vertical. Two handle attachments of heavy bronze with ring projecting above rim. Iron rust suggest that handle may have ... 15 April 1937

[Agora Object] B 436: Disk

A solid disk of lead, with thin coating of bronze. On one side, a fairly broad raised rim, within which two concentric raised circles. On the other side only a narrow raised rim appears. Weight before ... 15 April 1937

[Agora Object] B 510: Toe

Part of a toe of a bronze statue of heroic size. Hollow. Well. Container 64. End 3rd-late 4th c. A.D. Leica ... 6 April 1937

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[Agora Object] BI 362: Bone Die

Slightly chipped but intact. Spots made of dot within two small concentric circles. Bone stained greenish. Traces of red were visible in the circles when found. Οστέινο ζάρι. Σχεδόν ακέραιο. Well, container ... 8 April 1937

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[Agora Object] BI 369: Bone Spoon Fragment

Handle entirely missing. A long narrow spoon. Greenish in color. Τμήμα οστέινου κοχλιαρίου. Well, container 95. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 1 Leica, LIX-60 ... 14 April 1937

[Agora Object] BI 370: Bone Pin

Point broken. Two grooves and small knob at other end. Well, layer III, container 98. Leica, LIX-60 ... 14 April 1937

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[Agora Object] BI 371: Bone Earspoon

Slightly broken at pointed end. Roughly hollowed at other end. Οστέινη σπάτουλα. Well, dump, layer I, containers nos. 106-107. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 3 Leica ... 15 April 1937

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[Agora Object] BI 426: Bone Die

Spots made of dot within two concentric circles. Bone greenish in color. Οστέινο ζάρι. Σχεδόν ακέραιο. Well, container 91. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 3 Leica, LIX-60 ... 8 April 1937

[Agora Object] BI 427: Bone Die

Spots made of dot within two concentric circles. Traces of red in circles and dots. Similar to BI 426. Well, container 60 (?). Leica, LIX-60 ... 6 April 1937

[Agora Object] BI 428: Bone Counter

Intact. A small circular disk, moulded on one face. On the smooth face, a graffito. Well, container 107. Leica, LIX-60 ... 15 April 1937

[Agora Object] BI 678: Bone "molding"

Single piece; original surfaces preserved at top and bottom and probably in the bevelled surfaces at either end. Back and bottom surfaces smooth; two light grooves on top; front surface carved with deep ... 1937

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[Agora Object] G 111: Bottle Fragment

Long neck with projecting lip and part of body preserved. Shape probably like flat bottomed bottle. Bluish glass. Cf. G 160. Well on lower north slope of Areopagus. Container 105. Late 1st-early 2nd c ... 14 April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 144: Vessel Fragment

Base, short bulbous stem and a bit of the body of a vessel. The glass greenish in color. Cf. G 312-316. Six other similar bases from containers 1 and 2 now in tray (see Nb. p. 892). Well on lower north ... 2 April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 145: Bottle Fragment

Two joining fragments preserve the lower part of a vessel, probably a bottle. The bottom slightly concave, the walls vertical. Greenish blue glass. Well on lower north slopes of Areopagus. Use filling ... 2 April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 146: Vessel Fragment

The handle preserved entire, with part of the body in plain glass at the lower attachment. The handle is vertical, with a double fold at the top, and has two grooves. It is made of opaque dark blue glass ... 2 April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 147: Vessel Fragment

A hollow stem. Apparently broken at both ends. Finished with a projecting ring at either end, closed at one end. Green glass. Cf. G 54. Well on lower north slopes of Areopagus. Use filling. Container ... 3 April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 148: Bowl Fragment

Rim fragment. It preserves the full height of the keeled rim of a large bowl. Dark blue glass. Well on lower north slope of Areopagus. Use filling. Container 33. 4th-early 5th c. A.D. Leica, XXXIII-27, ... 5 April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 149: Fragmentary Amphora

Parts of neck, mouth and handles preserved. The many fragments make up into two groups (kept as four because of fragility of joins). Fragment a) ca. 3/4 of mouth with some of neck, one flat handle (fragments ... 5-6 April 1937