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[Agora Publication] Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C.

Sparkes, B. A. Tallcott, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This massive (two-part) volume focuses on pottery produced between 600 and 300 B.C. with Sparkes discussing the black glaze and Talcott the domestic (household and kitchen) wares of the period. Over 2,040 ... 1970

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[Agora Object] P 20683: Black Glaze Bowl Fragment: Stamped

About half preserved. A small open bowl with ring foot; inturned thickened rim. Interior: two concentric circles of stamped palmettes. Black glaze all over. 5th. c. pit east of Stoa of Attalos, room ... 5 May 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20684: Black Glaze Stemless Cup Fragment with Incised Decoration: Stamped

Single fragment preserves part of floor and profiled foot. Incised and stamped loops on floor, around a medallion. Black glaze all over. 5th. c. pit east of Stoa of Attalos, room 11. 1540 Leica, 88-6-7(5,6) ... 5 May 1950

[Agora Object] P 20696: Black Glaze Kantharos Fragment with Paint Decoration

Mended from several fragments; handles and much of rim and upper wall missing; profile complete. Simple cup foot with short stem. Deep rounded lower body lightly offset from steep upper wall; plain slightly ... 22 April 1940

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[Agora Object] P 20714: Black Glaze Perfume Vessel Fragment

Fragment from the upper part of a small closed pot; broken below and rim mostly chipped away. Broad flat top, with slightly upturned rim; filling hole in center; rounded wall. Thick glaze, outside only ... 5 May 1950

[Agora Object] P 20715: Pithos Fragments: Stamped

Two non-joining fragments of stamped pithos; raised band decorated with incised circles. Pinkish clay. Brownish glaze, flaked and thin, on outside only. Well east of Stoa, room 6, top. Context ca. 600-550 ... 5 May 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20716: Black Figure Siana Cup

Mended from over 100 fragments; a few small pieces missing, restored in plaster. Interior Large medallion: bearded warrior running to left, two spears in the right hand, shield in the left; greaves and ... 9 May 1950

[Agora Object] P 20757: Black Glaze Cup with Graffito: Type C

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Handles inside, handle space and edge of foot reserved. Center of foot, below, reserved with circle and dot. Two scraped grooves set off the stem. Finger prints ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20758: Black Glaze Cup

Missing pieces, including half of one handle, and part of foot; restored in plaster. Stem set off by two scraped grooves. Good glaaze, partly worn. Handles inside and edge of foot reserved. Center of ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20759: Miniature Cup: Banded

Half of bowl and rim missing, including one handle. Small cup with plain rim and torus foot. Inside glazed, except for reserved rim and disk at center of floor, this with a glazed dot and spiral. Outside, ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20760: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish

Made up of two fragments. Piece of rim missing. Open bowl on short stem; torus foot; raised ring around base of stem; heavy rim, rounded on outer face. Ring at foot painted red. Vertical face of foot, ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20761: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish with Graffito

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Narrow bowl tapering to stem; thick rim, concave in profile, offset inside and out; disk foot with torus profile; small depression at center of foot beneath. Thin ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20763: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish

Intact save for small chips at rim. Open bowl with heavy rounded rim, similar to P 20760, but smaller. Red ring around stem. Good glaze. Well east of Stoa room 2 (= ΘΡΑ well), container 28. Leica, 81-654 ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20764: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment

Six joining fragments give great part of bowl, foot missing. Offset rim with concave profile; groove at its lower edge outside. Good glaze. Shape similar to P 20761, but fabric much finer. Cf. Agora ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20765: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment

Single fragment preserves part of foot and floor, with start of wall. Plain disk foot, rising beneath; very low broad stem, set off by two scraped grooves; wall above foot slightly concave, forming a sharp ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20769: Black Glaze Lekanis

Mended from many pieces; several fragments missing; including most of rim, one handle, and half of the other; restored in plaster. Low conical foot; ribbon handles; flange for lid. Handles, handle space ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20775: One-Handler

Pieces missing, including handle; restored in plaster. Glazed inside apart from a medallion; rim glazed. Outside: one groove near the rim, another at the height of handle. Black broad band below; another ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20776: One-Handler

Made up from three fragments; large piece missing, including handle. Small rounded ring foot. Rim glazed above. Inside: reserved medallion with concentric circles and dot in the middle. Outside: glazed ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20781: Black Glaze Pyxis Lid

Mended from two fragments; two small pieces missing. Small conoid bulge in place of a knob; the downturned rim curves slightly and ends in a spreading edge with flat resting surface. Two concentric reserved ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20782: Thymiaterion Lid

Made up from four fragments; some pieces missing. Conical lid of thymiaterion with four triangular openings; ring knob with hollow top; downturned rim. Knob reserved apart from dot on top. Upper part ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20783: Thymiaterion Fragment

Stand only preserved; mended from several pieces; part of base restored in plaster; broken above. Elaborately profiled; the base stepped; a broad collar, with concave profile, higher up. High hollow cone ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20784: Thymiaterion Fragment

Lower part of thymiaterion stand with high bell-shaped moulded base. Made up from two fragments; chipped. Narrow reserved bands on the base; alternating black and dilute bands on the stem. Glaze dull ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20786: Black Glaze Jug with Stopper

Mended from many pieces; some missing fragments from body and bottom restored in plaster. No foot; flat bottom; globular body; short neck; broad ring at junction of neck and shoulder; round mouth; heavy ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20794: Kados

Mended from many pieces. Large piece of neck and one handle missing; also chips from foot and rim, restored in plaster. Dark brown glaze much worn, inside the rim, on the handles, for one line below the ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20795: Oinochoe with Graffito

Handle, part of rim and part of base broken off and mended; chips missing. Plump jug with flaring ring foot, wide round mouth, narrow projecting rim; rising band handle from rim, its surface concave. ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20796: Oinochoe

Small pieces of body missing; middle part of handle also missing, restored in plaster. Cracked. No foot; flat bottom; globular body; medium neck; round mouth with plain rim, flat above; high band handle ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20798: Jug with Graffito

Intact. Large jug; low raised base, very slightly projecting; ovoid body; tall, slightly flaring neck with plain round mouth; no rim. Graffito on neck: Buff fabric with very light buff surface. Band ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20799: Hydria Fragment: Chian

[Originally identified as a pitcher.] Neck, half rim, half handle and beginning of shoulder preserved. Nearly straight neck, flaring to the round mouth, with a thickened rounded rim on the outer face; ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20800: Hydria

Intact except a small fragment of body and small chips of foot. Low ring foot, straight-sided; globular body; rather short neck, spreading towards shoulder; wide projecting rim, its flat top surface lightly ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20801: Amphora

Mended from many fragments; several pieces missing, restored in plaster. Small amphora with angular profile, the shoulder slightly rounded on top, the walls tapering sharply to a small high flaring ring ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20812: Vessel Fragments with Paint Decoration

Five fragments, mended from ten, preserve parts of neck, rim and shoulder, and half of one double handle. Curve of shoulder not the same on fragments a) and b). Wide mouth; slightly flaring rim, its narrow ... January-February 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20813: Chytra

Mended from many fragments; several pieces missing, restored in plaster. Round bottom; wide mouth; narrow slightly flaring rim; band handle. Brown micaceous clay, blackened from use. Handmade. Many rim ... January-February 1950

[Agora Object] P 20875: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Cracked from shoulder; raised ridge at top of piece, probably at the junction of neck. Below the ridge, lotus chain in low relief, the flowers alternately upright and reversed. Micaceous, porous red ... 24 June 1950

[Agora Object] P 20878: Stand Fragment with Incised and Punched Decoration

Original surface preserved at left; side of opening. Below two incised lines pendent triangles indicated by small punches. Gritty brown clay with white bits. Well under drain in Poros Building, fill 3 ... 24 June 1950

[Agora Object] P 20888: Black Glaze Pyxis Fragment

Mended from several pieces; upper half missing, center of floor, and chips. High flaring ring foot, the lower part moulded in two degrees; groove on resting surface, apparently scraped. Rounded lower body ... 23 June 1950

[Agora Object] P 20891: Vessel Fragment: Cooking Ware

Nine joining fragments preserve about one-third of lip and shoulder, and part of wide vertical strap handle of wide-mouthed plump-bodied pot. Micaceous orange-buff clay. Dilute red wash in streaks on ... 23 June 1950

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[Agora Object] P 20984: Fish Plate

[Originally identified as Squat Kantharos] Rim broken all around and handles missing. Heavy rim, built up hollow, its height corresponding almost to the full height of the wall of the bowl within; high ... 25 July 1950

[Agora Object] P 20989: Double Pitcher or Askos

Only the upper reservoir remains; the end of the spout broken away. Conical top surmounted by knob. Surrounded by wave pattern and laurel wreath, the decoration in glaze fired red. N.E. corner of court ... 27 July 1950

[Agora Object] P 20990: Eschara

Badly broken; about half the rim missing; the stand broken. Shallow bowl; flat rim; two lugs on rim. Cooking ware fabric, blackened in places. Cut at north end of Stoa Terrace, Layer V, on floor of house ... 25 July 1950

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[Agora Object] P 21002: Plate Fragment with Glaze Decoration

Two joining fragments giving complete profile of both sides. Ring foot grooved beneath; flat floor. Broad curving rim offset inside and grooved around upper edge. Black glaze, worn; fired red on floor ... 11 March 1933