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[Agora Publication] Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period

Grandjouan, C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The volume contains a short introduction, a classification by types, a critical catalogue, a register of the dated contexts, concordances and indexes, and an excursus by T. B. L. Webster on the theatrical ... 1961

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[Agora Object] I 3710: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed on two adjacent faces. Part of rough picked top preserved. On left face, three lines of the inscription preserved; on right face, eight letters remain. Pentelic marble. ADDENDA ... 5 March 1936

[Agora Object] I 4183: Marble Fragment: List of Names

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Three lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. ADDENDA With I 2149. Found in late context, over the eastern end of the South Stoa I. Leica ... Late 5th.-early 4th. centuries B.C.

[Agora Object] IL 1278: Lead Weight with Iron Handle

Rectangular piece of lead with iron loop handle set in top. South Terrace, cut I, south, layer 4. 2nd c. B.C. 3295-3296 Leica ... 9 March 1953

[Agora Object] L 2284: Lamp

Intact. On discus, a "rosette" of eight holes. Rim sloping down and out; impressed circles. Handle, unpierced, grooved above and below. On reverse, low base ring within which a signature. Unglazed. Light ... 17 April 1936

[Agora Object] L 4971: Lamp or Rattle Fragment

Broken all around. Head with pierced handle on top. Hair to shoulders, framed by a hood (?). Handle double grooved. Matte red glaze wash on back of head; traces of red on face, and of white at edge of ... 17 June 1952

[Agora Object] L 5009: Head of Eros

Broken below and behind. Eros; a little of a wing preserved at his left. Heavy braid from forehead; curls at either side of face: rayed headdress. Eyes not pierced. Not a lamp, head from a figurine. Slight ... 26 March 1953

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[Agora Object] P 24697: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Rim fragment. Head and chest of a draped man left, holding spear. On the right, back of a second figure right. On the left, traces of a third figure. Vertical rows of dots -imitations of letters- between ... 29 March 1955

[Agora Object] T 1: Head Fragment of Female Figurine

Fragment from top of head and forehead from large figurine. The hair is indicated by means of gouges, and bound at the back. The hair is painted white and the forehead red. Mold made, hollow. Red clay ... 4 June 1931

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[Agora Object] T 3: Torso of Boxer Figurine

Head, arms and legs missing. The head was turned to the right, and the right arm apparently somewhat raised; raised rings at shoulders: caestus. Muscles carefully modelled in a realistic manner. Solid; ... 13 June 1931

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[Agora Object] T 6: Head Fragment of Infant Figurine

Front part of the head of a figurine with veiled face. Egg shaped face with large eyes, broad nose and thick lips only slightly visible through the veil; receding chin. Traces of white paint. Mold made; ... 17 June 1931

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[Agora Object] T 7: Head of Dioskouroi Figurine

Head of a small boy (Dioskouroi ?), in a peaked cap. Nose and lower part of face missing. Large protruding eyes and big ears. Round face. The cap is probably attached to a cloak which covers part of his ... 18 June 1931

[Agora Object] T 15: Bust of Infant Figurine

Front part of head and neck of female (?) figurine. Round face, wide open eyes with pupils marked; broad flattened nose; small mouth with corners turned down; puffy cheeks; double chin; fat wrinkled neck; ... 25 June 1931

[Agora Object] T 23: Head Fragment of Egyptian Priest Figurine

First interpretation: head of female figurine. Front part of head. Large heavy lidded eyes, broad flat nose; thick lips; round fat cheeks; thick neck. Traces of red paint over white. Mold made. Hollow ... 30 June 1931

[Agora Object] T 24: Boy Figurine Fragment

First interpretation: face of female figurine. Lower part of the face. Rounded face; broad flattened nose; small mouth with thick lips; double chin; fat neck. Mold made; hollow. Pink clay. ADDENDA: Same ... 30 June 1931

[Agora Object] T 25: Head Fragment of Female Figurine

Front part of head. The hair is laid in flat waves over the forehead; the hair is indicated, and also the features, by means of coarsely gouged out lines. Mold made; hollow. Pinkish clay. 285 Leica ... 1 July 1931

[Agora Object] T 31: Head of Child or Eros Figurine

First interpretation: head of female figurine. Front part of head. Part of right side of face broken away. The features are thick and heavy; the hair is gathered together into a knot above at the middle ... 15 July 1931

[Agora Object] T 33: Head of Child Figurine

Chubby smiling face, hair crudely indicated by short strokes. Traces of light slip. Brick red clay. 620 Leica ... 7 September 1931

[Agora Object] T 51: Head of Boy Figurine

Preserved head with a pierced handle above it. Broken at the back, and below the chin. The features are large and very crude; the hair lies along the forehead and sides of the face in large scallops. From ... 5 August 1931

[Agora Object] T 58: Head of Infant Figurine

Bust of infant preserved the egg shaped head. The back broken away. High receding forehead, with no indication of hair. Crude shallow modelling of large features. Mold made; hollow. Unglazed. Red clay ... 1 August 1931

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[Agora Object] T 61: Draped Female Figurine Fragment

The upper front part of the figure is preserved, showing an individual in a draped garment against which rest the two grotesquely short arms, which seem to reach approximately to the waist. The features ... 10 February 1932

[Agora Object] T 63: Head of Infant Figurine

Front part of head. The eyebrows, large eyes and small mouth. No indication of hair. Mouth rendered by crude, rather shallow gouging. White paint carelessly applied. Unglazed. Clay, salmon red, micaceous ... 11 February 1932

[Agora Object] T 67: Head Fragment of Boy Figurine

First interpretation: head of female figurine. Front of head of boy in peaked cap. Well preserved except that left cheek and part of nose is chipped away. Large eyes, pointed nose, small mouth, dimpled ... 15 February 1932

[Agora Object] T 76: Head Fragment of Boy Figurine

First interpretation: head of female figurine. Front part of head from a bust of boy figurine. Top of head broken away. Large eyes, rising to inner corners; projecting nose, small mouth, round dimpled ... 18 Februry 1932

[Agora Object] T 129: Head Fragment of Figurine

Back part of head from large figurine. Hair indicated by herringbone grooves. Coarse red clay. 30-35/ΙΙ'-ΙΣΤ* Surface. Leica ... 15 March 1932

[Agora Object] T 150: Head Fragment of Boy Figurine

Front part of head with broad face and top knot (?). Breaks on either side nearly converge at chin. High roll behind front hair which waves down either side of centrally-parted projection. White paint ... 1 April 1932

[Agora Object] T 166: Head Fragment of Figurine

Fragment of front part of head in peaked (?) cap. Upper side and lower edges broken away. Mould-made. Gouge technique. No traces of paint. Rather coarse red clay, yellow at surface. 08/ΛΘ* Leica ... 13 April 1932

[Agora Object] T 222: Head Fragment of Male Figurine

Upper part of front of a man. Top of head broken away. Part of beard (?) preserved below gaping mouth. Large staring eyes. Mould-made, hollow. Red, yellow and black over white paint, well preserved. Coarse ... 22 April 1932

[Agora Object] T 233: Child and Cock Figurine Fragment

Fragment from right half of figurine, showing lower leg of child riding on cock. Front of wing and breast of cock preserved, the feathers indicated. Remains of red and white paint. Pink to buff clay. Disturbed ... 25 April 1932

[Agora Object] T 248: Head Fragment of Boy Figurine

Right side of head, in high pointed cap. Broken at chin and top of cap. Hair in double scallops round face. Linear technique, but not pronounced. Traces of yellow paint. Light red clay. From sherds 16a ... 28 April 1932

[Agora Object] T 257: Female Head

Broken at base of neck. Nose chipped. Exaggerated length due to crude join. Head tipped slightly back and left. Oval face with heavy, regular features. Red paint on hair, with faint traces of blue. Pinkish ... Publication: 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Object] T 261: Head Fragment of Boy Figurine

Right side of head. Face framed by wavy locks beneath headdress. Very large eye. Crude mould-made. Faint trace of yellow color. Light red clay. Same mold as T 1237. Late Roman. 016/ΜΖ* From sherds. Leica ... 28 April 1932

[Agora Object] T 264: Head Fragment of Infant Figurine

Front part of head. Egg shaped, with no indication of hair (shaven ?). Coarse features, pendulous cheeks, dimple in chin. Mould-made; hollow. Faint traces of red and white paint. Pink clay. Just above ... 7 May 1932

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[Agora Object] T 333: Thanatos or Hypnos or Eros Figurine

Youthful male figure with outspread wings stands cross-legged leaning against a low tree stump behind him. End of left wing broken off. His right hand rests on his left shoulder. By his left side stands ... 9 June 1932

[Agora Object] T 368: Mold for Female Head

The edges broken away all round. Face, with very large nose, to front; over the hair a heavy fillet (?) bound at intervals. The pupils of the eyes deeply impressed. Coarse red to buff clay. Cf. T 1135 ... 7 March 1933

[Agora Object] T 375: Head of Boy Figurine

Broken at the neck; the top of the head and the back missing. Pointed locks of hair round the face; toward the back, remains of fillet, or cap (?). Mould-made, hollow; carefully modelled. Traces of orange ... 9 March 1933

[Agora Object] T 401: Head of Male Figurine

Broken all round. A small face with very large features. Eyes deeply punched. Over the hair, which is indicated by ridges around the brown is worn a veil (?) with a row of dots along its front. Mould-made, ... 30 March 1933

[Agora Object] T 402: Head of Female Figurine

Broken off at the neck. Heavy features. The hair is worn in a broad braid looped up at the back in the manner of the end of the second and the beggining of the 3rd c. A.D. (cf. coins of Crispina N 6438) ... 28 March 1933

[Agora Object] T 407: Head Fragment of Infant Figurine

Face of figurine. Broken at the back. Hollow. Remains of white on the eyes. Light red clay, with red wash. Type of a priest of Isis (?) Μ-ΜΘ* N.W. trench, north end. Leica ... 30 March 1933

[Agora Object] T 423: Head of Female Figurine

Broken off at the base of the neck. End of nose and chin gone. Fragment of right shoulder preserved. The hair of the woman is parted in the middle and drawn into a knot at the back. A veil covers all of ... 5 April 1933