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| Margaret Crosby ... This report is a summary of the excavations taken place in 1937 as well as in 1946.
Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries ... 27 May-21 Jun 1946 |
| Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937 |
| Handle and back of lamp missing.
Part of a large lamp with triangular nozzle and slightly indicated ring foot; heart-shaped leaves on rim, discus plain.
Gray (terra nigra) clay covered with a badly flaked ... 6 February 1937 |
| Handle missing.
Triangular nozzle, sunken base, and knob on right side. Ribs on the rim; low raised band about the small discus.
Metallic brown to black glaze.
Brownish-red clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth ... 6 February 1937 |
Handle missing.
Triangular nozzle; sunken base. On rim, wreath of triple leaves and buds.
Red glaze.
Orange clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 54A of Agora collection.
ADDENDA A picture of ... 6 February 1937 |
End of nozzle missing.
Vertical strap handle and low ring base. On rim boukrania between festoons of bead and reel garlands; roses above the garlands.
Sunken discus with two ridges around it.
Inside foot ... 6 February 1937 |
Handle and nozzle missing.
Plain rim separated from flat disk by raised band. Raised base.
Thin red glaze.
Brownish-red clay.
Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, type 44A of Agora collection ... 9 February 1937 |
Handle and end of nozzle missing.
Rays on top; raised edge around upper part.
Poor black glaze on sides and bottom; red on top.
Red clay.
Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, type 52E of Agora ... 12 February 1937 |
Handle, end of nozzle, most of side missing.
Low base, high curved body, depression around filling hole, separated from shoulder by grooved ridge. Attachments for vertical strap handle.
Red glaze.
Red-buff ... February-April 1937 |
End of nozzle, handle and parts of sides missing; strengthened with plaster.
Rays on rim, two grooves on top of nozzle.
Poor red glaze.
Red-buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 52E of Agora ... February-April 1937 |
Very fragmentary; bottom entirely missing.
Very narrow rim with two grooves; concave discus with relief; volutes at side of nozzle; triangular end of nozzle with sharp angles.
Relief design is of standing ... February-April 1937 |
| A large unguentarium similar to the ordinary fusiform type, but with a high flaring ring foot instead of the stem. A slight ridge between neck and shoulder.
Gray clay. Cistern, upper fill. Leica, LIX-95 ... 2 February 1937 |
| Part of lip missing. Small flat-bottomed jug with one handle; short neck and round mouth with flaring lip.
Thin fabric. Reddish-brown clay. Light slip. Unglazed. Cistern. Leica, LXI-54 ... 8 February 1937 |
| Large one-handled jug on very low ring foot; flaring lip set at a sharp angle to the neck; narrow neck tapering towards top; broad band handle, grooved, from below lip to middle of shoulder. Narrow band ... 9 February 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; a few small pieces missing from rim and floor; restored in plaster. Small ring foot; shallow bowl; slightly incurving vertical rim, set at a sharp angle to the floor; part of one ... 9 February 1937 |
Full profile preserved and most of the rim.
Rolled rim; ring foot roughly made.
Very gritty light brown clay. Unglazed.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 316. Cistern. Leica PD 901-92, PD 1171-156 ... 9 February 1937 |
| Full profile and diameter preserved. Plate with ring foot and thickened rim.
Coarse reddish-brown clay. Covered with dull brownish-red paint on interior. Cistern. Leica, LXI-2 PD 901-93, DA 12957 ... 9 February 1937 |
| Fragments missing from rim and floor. Plate with ring foot and plain rim, slightly downturned. Irregular grooved circles around the center.
Coarse gray-yellow clay. Red to brown paint, badly worn, on ... 9 February 1937 |
Full profile and diameter preserved; fragments of rim and sides missing. Shallow bowl with outcurving rim and flat bottom, left rough.
Very gritty red-brown clay. Unglazed. Cistern. Leica PD 901-95, PD ... 9 February 1937 |
Fragment of side and rim missing; restored in plaster. Small bowl with ring foot and no change in curve of sides for rim.
Graffito on base:
Yellow clay, soft. Red glaze, badly worn.
Pergamene Ware ... 9 February 1937 |
| Complete. Similar to P 8909 (Χ 58), but the foot more sharply profiled, and the glaze more worn and the clay pinker.
Pergamene Ware.
ADDENDA P 8909: Small bowl with ring foot and no change in curve of ... 9 February 1937 |
| Fragment of side missing; restored in plaster. Similar to P 8909 (Χ 58), but the foot somewhat higher and more flaring, and the glaze better preserved. A rough cross scratched inside the foot, beneath ... 9 February 1937 |
| Small piece of rim missing; restored in plaster. Similar to P 8909 (Χ 58); the foot profiled as P 8910 (Χ 59).
On wall a large graffito:
Glaze unevenly peeled.
Pergamene Ware. Cistern. Leica, LXI-12 ... 9 February 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; two small pieces of sides and rim missing; restored in plaster. Similar to P 8909 (Χ 58), but shallower; foot neatly profiled. Series of incised lines on interior of side wall ... 9 February 1937 |
Three fragments of rim and part of side missing; restored in plaster. Small bowl with ring foot; steep sides; flaring lip; sharp angle in side wall just above foot; flat floor. Very thin incised lines ... 9 February 1937 |
Two pieces from side of a jug with bands of relief dots. Restored in plaster.
Thin gray clay. Matte black paint on exterior.
ADDENDA c) Three joining fragments including rim frag. added to b) from sherds ... 9 February 1937 |
A circular plain plaque, with grooves on top surface: two near the edge; a small one at the center.
Red-brown clay; top surface and edges polished; bottom left rough.
Pot stand? Cistern. Leica PD 1091-52 ... 10 February 1937 |
| Rim missing; many small fragments do not join. Part of flat-bottomed beaker with steep sides; no trace of handle. Close to the preserved upper part, a ridge projects; above it, the wall slopes slightly ... 11 February 1937 |
| Two joining fragmens preserve part of rim and side wall. Wide vertical lip jogged in from curving side wall; the lip plain, with a groove beneath the outer edge. Wall decorated with almost contiguous bands ... 11 February 1937 |
Pieces from pot similar to P 8935 (Χ 118). Fragment a) shows the beginning of a vertical lip set in from side wall. Fragment b) preserves the base, similar to that of P 8934 (Χ 117), but with the foot ... 11 February 1937 |
| Three fragments, a) from the shoulder, with rim or neck broken off above; b) and c) from the walls.
On a) a garland of wedge-shaped projections; on b) and c) staggered rows of similar projections, set ... 11 February 1937 |
Chips from rim missing; restored in plaster. Ring foot; flaring walls; slightly outcurving lip.
Graffito on bottom: ME
Pale yellow clay. Red glaze, somewhat worn.
Shape similar to P 8914 (Χ 63), but ... 12 February 1937 |
Piece from lower part of dish or box. A distinct bulge between the vertical side walls and the flat very low base.
Thin soft gritty clay, gray at core. Pinkish slip on exterior; yellow-gray on interior ... 13 February 1937 |
| High base ring and steep flaring sides; inturned lip, making an angle with the sides.
Decoration in thinned clay and white paint: a cross on the underside of the foot; band of bead and reel just above ... 22 February 1937 |
| Bulbous shaped. Neck missing.
Red clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-95 ... 25 February 1937 |
| Floor, most of handle and many pieces missing. Base ring; globular body; widely flaring lip with flat surface on top; double-grooved strap handle.
Thin pinkish-buff clay. Light yellow slip, very smooth ... 4 February 1937 |
| Shoulder piece from storage amphora [Max.Dim. 0.127].
Dipinto in small cursive letters in black:
Pinkish-brown clay with white bits.
ADDENDA Many fragments found in mending; amphora made up in plaster, ... 29 March 1937 |
Full profile preserved; about one-third restored in plaster. Moulded base ring; broad offset rim curving up at outer edge. Circle of rouletting on floor.
Black glaze except for red-brown on floor and ... February-April 1937 |
About half preserved; partly restored in plaster. Base ring; thickened, slightly out-turned rim with groove at inner edge and on top surface.
Reddish-buff clay with uneven red to black wash; parts of ... February-April 1937 |
Low, irregular base ring; plain rim with flat top surface.
Orange-buff clay. Worn red glaze on inside; outside unglazed, except for a few splashes. Cistern. Leica, LXI-2 PD 901-132, DA 12957 ... February-April 1937 |
Full profile preserved in a single fragment; about two-thirds of rim and sides missing. Restored in plaster. Base ring; downturned rim with deep groove on outer surface.
Inside black glazed except for ... February-April 1937 |
Two joining fragments preserve part of base, floor and rim. Base ring; thickened rim with groove at inner edge.
Inside covered with black to red glaze; outside, splashed glaze. Cistern. Leica ... February-April 1937 |
Fragments of rim and floor missing. Restored in plaster. Base ring; floor sloping slightly to vertical side thickened at the rim. On the outside, two grooves below rim. Rouletting on floor.
Red to dark ... February-April 1937 |
Full profile preserved; about one half of side and rim in plaster. Base ring; slightly sloping floor; almost vertical wall with plain rim, grooved on inside. Shallow groove on outside, on lower part of ... February-April 1937 |
Small fragments of rim, wall and base restored in plaster. Small base ring; shallow lower body, flaring below, curving in above to vertical rim, from which it is separated by a deep groove; vertical loop ... February-April 1937 |
| Full profile preserved. Many pieces, especially around shoulder, missing. Restored in plaster. Broad high hollow foot with cylindrical stem leading to ovoid body; high cylindrical neck, thickened lip, ... February-April 1937 |
Full profile not quite preserved; about half restored in plaster. Base ring; sloping floor; upturned rim. Small circle of rouletting on center of floor.
Gray clay. Covered with black glaze that has peeled ... February-April 1937 |
Largely restored in plaster. High convex top separated by flange from side. Grooves just below rim, on underside of flange and at top and bottom of side wall.
Decoration in thinned clay and white: on ... February-April 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; about half of rim restored in plaster. High angular base ring; concave flaring side; vertical rim.
Red to black glaze on inside and outside. Decoration in thinned clay and white: ... February-April 1937 |
| No rim piece preserved but beginning of upward turn for it on outermost piece of side.
Decoration on outside in thinned clay and white: double cross on bottom, debased ivy leaf pattern on sides, between ... February-April 1937 |
Handles and about one-third of rim restored in plaster. Shape similar to P 11844 (Χ 870), but more carefully made; shallower, the rim somewhat more rounded.
Clay brownish-gray to gray. Inside a solid ... February-April 1937 |
| One handle and few bits restored in plaster. Shape similar to P 11845 (Χ 871). Stamped decoration: three large irregular palmettes on floor.
Clay reddish-brown. Inside and upper part of outside covered ... February-April 1937 |
Four pieces giving part of base ring and floor of bowl similar to P 11846 (Χ 872), with three palmettes (only one completely preserved) similar to but clearer than those in P 11846 (Χ 872).
Clay brown-gray ... February-April 1937 |
| Floor piece and four non-joining fragments from lower part of rim preserved; no piece of rim proper remains. Flat floor; false base ring formed by lower edge of vertical rounded rim. On floor piece, two ... February-April 1937 |
Bowl: Samian? Base ring and lower part of side walls only preserved.
Clay not quite so micaceous as typical Samian. Good somewhat flaked glaze on inside. Outside not fully covered. Bottom unglazed. Cistern, ... February-April 1937 |
| Most of floor and part of rim restored in plaster; nothing of foot preserved. Flat bottom; broad offset rim with thickened grooved edge.
Glaze rather dull; worn on floor.
Pergamene. Cistern. Leica, LIX-96 ... February-April 1937 |
Few missing fragments restored in plaster. Heavy base ring; floor nearly flat; vertical rim curving in slightly at top. Two small circles of rouletting on floor at center.
Glaze slightly worn. Pergamene ... February-April 1937 |
| Few missing fragments restored in plaster. Shape similar to P 11853 (Χ 877), but on a much smaller scale.
Stamped rosette at center of floor, surrounded by a band of palmettes between two double-grooved ... February-April 1937 |
| Part of floor with broad low base ring and rim preserved. Similar in shape to P 11852 (Χ 878), except for ridge where floor and rim join. Rouletting on floor.
Glaze somewhat blackened.
Pergamene. Cistern ... February-April 1937 |
Gently flaring rim turns out sharply to meet vertical lip. Moulding at base of rim where it joins the curve of floor.
Pergamene. Cistern. Leica PD 1171-151 ... February-April 1937 |
| About one-third preserved. Restored in plaster. Cylindrical sides, curving out gently from flat bottom; plain rim.
Thin micaceous red clay. Upper half outside covered with thin matte brown paint. Lower ... February-April 1937 |
Full profile preserved; missing fragments restored in plaster. Shape and fabric similar to P 11855 (Χ 881), but somewhat more slender. Groove around middle of wall.
Fired red-brown all over. Possibly ... February-April 1937 |
Bottom, handle and at least two-thirds of side and rim missing; strengthened with plaster. Angular pear-shaped body; projecting vertical rim with two grooves on outer surface.
Pinkish-buff clay. Thin ... February-April 1937 |
| Wall in part restored in plaster; rim and handle fragments do not join. Base ring; plump, broad-shouldered body; tapering neck with three grooves; strap handle, from shoulder to base of mouth; bell mouth ... February-April 1937 |
Hollow ring at center with part of widely flaring side, which is beginning to turn out still more at edge of break.
Thick, pinkish-buff clay. Inside completely covered with thin black glaze, outside mostly ... February-April 1937 |
| Fragment of widely curved shoulder and vertical rim preserved; one attachment for horizontal handle.
Light yellow-buff clay. Outside covered with white slip. Band of black paint at juncture of side and ... February-April 1937 |
Full profile preserved, about two-thirds restored in plaster. Shallow bowl; low base ring; thickened lip slightly undercut on inside.
Light gray clay. Unglazed. Cistern. Leica PD 901-154, PD 2262-110c, ... February-April 1937 |
About two-thirds missing.
Shallow bowl; base ring; flat thickened rim.
Gritty light red-brown clay. Traces of light red wash on inside.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 316. Cistern. Leica PD 901-156, PD 1171-156 ... February-April 1937 |
| Rim piece with one handle, and non-joining base, preserved. Restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; pear-shaped body narrowing slightly below gently flaring thickened lip; vertical handle.
Coarse fabric ... February-April 1937 |
| Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Base ring; elongated ovoid body with broad sloping shoulder; narrow short neck; projecting lip; strap handle.
Fine yellow-buff clay. Light slip. Cistern. Leica, ... February-April 1937 |
Most of rim, upper part of handle and about one-third of shoulder restored in plaster. Shape similar to P 11870 (Χ 905), except that body tapers more abruptly to a broad projecting ring foot.
Pinkish-brown ... February-April 1937 |
| Edge of lip missing; top of vertical handle, one horizontal handle and pieces of side restored in plaster. Base ring; ovoid body; flaring lip; two horizontal handles at point of greatest diameter; double-grooved ... February-April 1937 |
| Most of rim, base and pieces of walls restored in plaster. Probably low base ring; slender body; small cylindrical neck; plain rim. Shallow wheel grooves on sides.
Yellow to pinkish-buff clay. Cistern ... February-April 1937 |
Few missing pieces of sides restored in plaster. Very low base ring; plump body with almost flat shoulder; rolled rim; triple-grooved handles, flat in section. Two grooves on shoulder.
Gritty buff clay ... February-April 1937 |
| A few fragments of shoulder and lip restored in plaster. High base ring; plump body with broad sloping shoulder; rolled rim flattened on top; handles from below lip to shoulder.
Red-buff clay, polished ... February-April 1937 |
Few pieces of sides and of rim missing. Pointed bottom with knob; slender body; tall neck; low collar rim; handles rise to sharp angle at top.
Buff clay.
Wine amphora. Cistern. Leica ... February-April 1937 |
Tip of pointed bottom, handles, rim and pieces of side missing.
Micaceous pinkish-buff clay.
Wine amphora. Cistern. Leica ... February-April 1937 |
| Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Small knob bottom; elongated cylindrical body; conical shoulder; short neck set in from shoulder with sharp cutting; rolled rim; angular double handles.
Clay pinkish-buff ... February-April 1937 |
Piece of side wall with part of bottom and rim only preserved. Flat bottom; straight side; flaring rim with concave inner surface to receive cover.
Gritty reddish clay. Cistern. Leica PD 901-158, PD 1171-163, ... February-April 1937 |
| Few missing pieces restored in plaster.
Base ring; steep slightly rounded sides; horizontal rim with three grooves.
Light gray clay with dark bits in it. Pale slip.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 290. Cistern ... February-April 1937 |
| a) Part of rounded bottom and lower side wall.
b) Upper side wall, which curves in gently to plain slightly flaring rim.
Gritty red-brown clay. Coated inside and out with thick white paint.
Three more ... February-April 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; missing pieces restored in plaster. Base ring; low bulging body; two horizontal ridged strap handles, just above point of greatest diameter; wide flange for cover just below low ... February-April 1937 |
| About half restored in plaster. Short cylindrical bottom; widely flaring sides with inturned rim; sides and bottom separated by narrow collar.
Clay light to reddish-brown. Some pieces burned. Broken and ... February-April 1937 |
Full profile preserved; about two-thirds of sides and rim missing. Small plain knob at center of convex lid.
Gritty gray-brown clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-99 ... February-April 1937 |
Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Almost flat bottom; straight sides; plain rim with groove on top for lid.
Gritty gray to red-brown clay, blackened from use. Cistern. Leica PD 901-163, PD 1171-163, ... February-April 1937 |
| Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; straight sides; flaring rim with concave surface inside for lid; two horizontal handles pressed against rim.
Coarse red clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-99, ... February-April 1937 |
| Rounded bottom; flat slightly downsloping rim with concave inner surface for lid; no handles.
Gritty gray to gray-brown clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-84 PD 901-166, PD 1171-163, DA 6558 ... February-April 1937 |
| Few missing pieces restored in plaster.
Rounded bottom; slightly flaring neck with shallow collar rim; two vertical grooved handles.
Gritty clay, light brown on inside, gray on outside.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, ... February-April 1937 |
| Wall fragments restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; flaring rim with vertical edge; two horizontal handles pressed against rim.
Gritty red-brown to gray clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-84, 99-23-23 PD 1171-163 ... February-April 1937 |
Large part of bottom and pieces of side restored in plaster.
Squat and fat; rounded bottom; very low rim with flat top surface and ridge at inner edge; two horizontal handles that rise above the rim ... February-April 1937 |
Wall fragments and part of one handle restored in plaster.
Rounded bottom; flaring rim; one vertical and one horizontal handle.
Gritty red-brown to gray clay.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 606. Cistern, upper ... February-April 1937 |
Missing pieces restored in plaster.
Rounded bottom; slightly flaring rim with thickened lip; one horizontal and one vertical handle.
Gritty red-brown to gray clay, blackened from use.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, ... February-April 1937 |
Part of shoulder, lower neck and one handle, from lower attachment to beginning of arch, preserved.
Heavy rope handle.
Dark pinkish-buff clay with small grits. Buff slip.
Cf. Agora XXXIII, no. 355.
... 2-10 February 1937 |
| a) Female head and part of neck; tip of nose broken. Head turned up and to right. Hair combed back in melon fashion, with braid or wreath about back of head. Top of head roughly finished.
b) The right ... a) (Χ 51) 9 February 1937,
b) (Χ 51) 12 February 1937,
c), d) (Χ 437) 26 March 1937 |
Amphora.
Late Knidian. Cistern. amphora
[Κ]λ̣ευ | πί | θευς̣ Leica ... 2 February 1937 |
| Head with elaborate crescent-shaped top-knot in front of which part if a fillet is preserved.
Traces of white paint and of red on hair.
Grayish clay. Cistern, finial filling.
25-1 B.C. Leica, V-15, 7-137 ... 10 February 1937 |
| Mixed ... Margaret Crosby ... 801 992 ... 1937 |
| Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. |
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