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| Corner block. The face is picked, and shows no drafting at foot of step. The working of the anathyrosis band is not very smooth, but rather picked. At edge of joint is a smooth worked surface, not sunk ... 1933 |
| Top surface shows practically no wear but bottom is badly worn by reuse as a paving block.
Both ends show clamp position scratched on, and further back the clamps as executed.
Same workmanship and series ... 1933 |
| Corner. The shorter face of the block is less well finished than the longer, hence probably faced side of building. Rectangular dowels with pour channels for column base whose diameter was about 0.56m ... 1933 |
Rectangular dowel in bottom.
Rectangular dowels for column base in top, with pour channels. Lower part of back of block projects irregularly, showing how deep paving slabs were, ca. 0.20-0.25m.
Blue Hymettian ... 1933 |
A 138 (Ζ 30) - A 144 (Ζ 36) are from the same series.
Right end of this block probably joins A 144.
Blue Hymettian marble.
Found at G/15-12/17 (Fall 2016). Pre-excavation, demolition of house 632β/16 ... 1933 |
Dowel in right end for course above still retains head. Iron hard to trace. The clamp at this end also retains some lead, both being worn down with surface of block by reuse.
Blue Hymettian marble.
A 138 ... 1933 |
| Very coarse red clay with red bits; fine cream slip on soffit, face, and front part of top.
On the face a very elaborated guilloche with central palmettes, painted in black, with accessory red, on the ... 18 May 1933 |
A guilloche pattern on the edge, colors red and black on buff slip. On under surface is a red line then the buff slip.
A lead dowel (?) is preserved.
Pinkish buff clay with red particles. Tile dump of ... April 1934 |
| A trough tile with a large hole (only partly preserved) surrounded by a rim to prevent water from running in. The rim is pointed at one end.
Buff clay with red particles. Dull red glaze, much flaked, on ... April 1934 |
| A non-joining corner fragment of a trough tile with a large hole, of which about half is preserved forming nearly a half circle, surrounded by a rim as Α 428 (Β 966).
One corner of the tile is preserved, ... April 1934 |
A trough tile mended from many pieces; one corner is preserved.
A fragment, b), with another corner does not join.
Coarse pinkish buff clay with bits. A thin streaked wash, dark brown to red, on the top; ... January 1935 |
Three non-joining fragments of a cover tile. A part of an edge is preserved on fragment a).
Coarse pinkish buff clay covered on the top with a thick shiny paint, dark red to brown. Traces of painted letters; ... 1935 |
| From a lateral horizontal cornice, a cyma reversa soffit molding with a vertical fascia high above it. The nosing molding is much battered; possibly an ovolo. In the top two rafter cuttings, and at each ... 10 May 1937 |
| Right end broken; a part of a curved joint surface at the other end. Underside worked to be visible. In underside toward end with curved joint surface a cutting and part of the iron of a Π-clamp. Outside ... 1933 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points missing.
A symmetrical diamond, its obtuse angels truncated. Its lower part is flat above, channeled below so as to serve as a covering tile; its upper part is ... 7 June 1937 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points and one of the lateral angles missing.
Restored in plaster.
Similar to A 856 (Ζ 1532) in shape and fabric. Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, XVI-94, 83-7-33, ... 7 June 1937 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both lateral angles and several other fragments missing.
Similar in shape to A 857 (Ζ1533). The tempering material includes much coarse grit. The surfacing is light green ... 7 June 1937 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points are missing. Similar in shape and fabric to A 858 (Ζ 1534). Cf. neg. XVI-94. Tholos Trench L, Layer III. 2038 Leica ... 15 February 1938 |
| A Tholos eaves tile, fragmentary but complete save for the tip, which has been restored on the evidence of A 864 (Ζ 1540). A triangular rain tile, its sides equipped with heavy flanges below, with light ... 15 February 1938 |
| A triangular rain tile from Tholos, its upper edge concave and provided with a low ridge on top; its lateral edges deeply channeled on underside; the spring of an antefix on the fragment nearest the apex ... 23 March 1938 |
| Lower part of Tholos antefix and much of the carrying tile remain; the whole restored in plaster on the model of A 865 (Ζ 1541).
The tile is large and flat, expanding rapidly toward the back , channeled ... 22 April 1938 |
| Two large fragments, which together give the full length and width.
One end is finished with a toothed chisel to be visible, the other end has anathyrosis. The inner face is smooth-dressed with the tooth ... 1934 |
| Broken in two large and several small pieces. The inside edge and both ends are missing. The outer face is lightly stippled with at smoothed band along top and bottom. The under surface was rough-picked ... 1938 |
| A small fragment from a volute, preserving part of the resting surface.
The face of the volute is plain, finished with a tooth chisel.
Pentelic marble. Finished Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, ... 7 June 1937 |
A fragment from the lower end of the tile, preserving the full width; convex tile of the Laconian type.
Pale yellow clay; fugitive brown glaze on outside.
From the same series as A 428 (B 966), A 429 (B ... 23 March 1939 |
| Broken, but nearly complete. One long and one short joint tongue; rectangular clean-out hole.
Pale yellow clay with coarse grit; thin brown glaze on inside only. Finished From the drain of the kitchen ... 550-525 B.C. |
| Broken but practically complete. One long joint tongue only. Oval clean-out hole.
Buff clay, unglazed inside, four brown rings outside.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 88, 90, n. 66, fig. 67. Finished ... 470 B.C. |
| Broken, but complete.
One long and one short joint tongue. Oval clean-out hole.
Buff clay; thin glaze on inside only. Finished From a drain to the S.E. of the Bouleuterion Propylon, perhaps with earliest ... 470 B.C. |
| Fragmentary wall block of Tholos. One end only remains.
Traces of stucco over inner face; outer face dressed fairly smooth, with a drafted band along the top. Deep anathyrosis band on end. Cutting for ... 15 May 1939 |
| A rectangular half-housing joint at either end; closed with fine hard white lime cement. Buff clay; unglazed. Lime deposit on inside Not found during June 2001 flood, must have been left in situ.
Not found, ... 15 May 1939 |
Fragment from cover tile of Laconian type. Buff clay with buff grit; reddish brown glaze wash on upper surface.
Inscribed in pale buff clay on upper surface: ΤΟ Π.
Cf. A 1668; also A 432, A 433a, b, ... 9 June 1952 |
Intact (?). Upper half of blade missing; barb on socket broken off but preserved.
Two bladed, socketed; barbed. Inside Tholos, cellar cut, martyra, III layer to west of rectangular structure. 2415 Leica, ... 16 June 1937 |
| Intact.
Three fluked; socketted. Filling of south roasting pit beneath north annex of Tholos.
Archaic - 470 B.C. 2557 Leica, IX-68 ... 19 April 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Mended from many pieces.
A rectangular plaque dressed smooth behind, its edges bordered by a straight incised line and by the edges of a series of drill holes. The plaque may originally ... 24 April 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
A scrap from the side wall of a shallow basin with slightly offset collar around the top outside. The floor is lightly stippled and considerably worn.
Inscribed on the upper face of ... 18 May 1937 |
Inscribed fragment.
Upper right corner of a plain base.
Two lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 101. Found in late Roman context, in a well in the floor ... 27 May 1937 |
| Inscribed fragments.
Two fragments, both from the right side apparently of the same large stele. The stele had in late times been carefully cut up into small brick-like pieces of which these are two.
Since ... 1st. century B.C. |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face, left side and back preserved; also the bottom which is cut as a tenon leaded to a depth of 0.075m.
Decree concerning the Skias, replacement of bedding etc.; Archon: ... 190 B.C. |
| Inscribed stele.
Intact, the top front edge slightly worn by traffic.
The top is crowned by a simple angular moulding; the bottom 0.08m. of the front face is finished only with the toothed chisel; the ... 367/6 B.C. |
| Inscribed boundary stone of Agora.
The corners of its upper are much rubbed. All surfaces were roughly picked.
On the broad face that looks norheast, a band was smoothed with a toothed chisel across the ... 27 February 1938 |
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