"Name","Chronology","dc-publisher","dc-subject","dc-title","dc-description","Redirect","dc-creator","Icon","Id","UserLevel","dc-date","Collection","Type"
"N 21-22:1","Myc. III A:1","","","Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides","Mycenaean Chamber Tomb occupies a considerable part of the western half of section ΕΕ; lies about half way up the north slope of the Areopagus towards its eastern end, just below the highest point of the hill. The tomb consists of a roughly rectangular chamber approached from the north by a long dromos. it is entirely hewn out of the rock of the hill and except for the wall of rough stones that blocked the doorway, there is no masonry. The rock from which it is cut, is the greenish clayey shale which underlies most of the Agora area. ; The dromos has a preserved length of about eleven meters. It was originally several meters longer but its northern end was cut off by a late Roman retaining wall. For most of its length it is about two meters wide, but near the door of the chamber it widens slightly to about 2.40m. Its sides are not vertical, but slope slightly inward so that  the highest preserved point the width is only about 1.50m. The floor of the dromos is not quite level but slopes very slightly downwards toward the chamber, being about 20 cm lower in front of the door, than it is at the outer end. The maximum preserved depth in front of the doorway is about 2.90m but originally it must have been a meter or two deeper, for the surface of bedrock has been considerably cut down here in modern and ancient times. The fill of the dromos was uniform throughout its length: soft clean greenish earth with pebbles and occasional small stones; few sherds. The only disturbances in this fill were three pits of the Turkish period near the north end.; The door or entrance passage is narrower than the dromos (width ca. 1.20m and narrows very slightly to about 1.10m at the top; maximum height 2.40m). It is tunneled into the bedrock and has a slightly rounded roof which is nowhere very well preserved. Its outer or northern end was blocked by a neatly made dry wall of rough field stones. This wall was 1.40m thick and ran right up to the roof of the passage. It had obviously never been disturbed since the day it was built. When we removed the wall we were able to support the crumbly bedrock roof with plaster and iron rods. No objects of any sort were found either in or under the wall. The inner and southern end of the entrance passage was filed with fallen bedrock from its own roof and eat side.; The chamber (max N-S dimension 4.30m, max E-W dimension 5.90m, max height 2.75m) is roughly rectangular in shape and is entirely hollowed out of the rock. It is not symmetrically set with the dromos, but it is set at a slight angle. Its sides are not straight, either vertically and horizontally; its angles are not right angles; Its corners are rounded. Its roof has entirely caved in, except for a small bit projecting at the north end of the west side; probably was not flat but slightly concave (all along the north side it seems that it rises from the sides toward the center).; Across the east and west ends of the chamber there is a low rock-cut bench (average width 0.75m; average height 0.60m). There is only one grave cutting in the floor of the chamber, neatly placed in the SW corner (1.80m length; 0.60m width; 1.20m depth). Its cover slab, a piece of grayish slaty stone (1.90m length; 0.60m width; 0.15m thickness), lay on the floor beside it.; The fill in and above the chamber had not been seriously disturbed since Mycenaean times. High above the chamber to the south, about five meters above its floor, is the remains of a wall of a late Roman house, part of which passed over the southwest corner of the chamber and had to be removed. About a meter below this, and again over the southwest quarter of the chamber, was a corner of light rubble wall of late hellenistic times. Neither of these walls disturbed the tomb proper in any way.; Body and offerings were removed from the grave not long after they had been placed there (Mycenaean times); the chamber must had been entered by digging down from the top in the western half.","","","Agora:Image:2000.02.0587::/Agora/2000/2000.02/2000.02.0587.tif::2014::1342","Agora:Deposit:N 21-22:1","","May-June 1939","Agora","Deposit"
"1997.20.0159 (XVII-98)","","","Site | By Type | Burials | Mycenaean","Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides. General view of the northeast corner of the chamber, showing the objects found replaced in their original position. From left to right: a bronze lamp (B 704), a large three-handled jar (P 15359), a Canaanite amphora (P 15358), a large jar with nautili (P 15234), an ivory pyxis (BI 511), a three-handled jar with stemmed spirals (P 15237), a three-handled jar with scale pattern (P 15238), two alabastra (P 15235, P 15236) and last, an amphoroid beaked jug (P 15239). Deposit N 21-22:1.","(chamber tomb)","","","Agora:Image:1997.20.0159::/Agora/1997/1997.20/1997.20.0159.tif::1013::710","Agora:Image:1997.20.0159","","16 Jun 1939","Agora","Image"
"BI 511","","","","Carved Ivory Pyxis","Broken and split into many pieces, but largely complete; one side slightly higher than the other.; A cylindrical box, tapering very slightly toward the top.; The flat lid is held in place by a projecting central disk which fits down inside the wall. The bottom is made in two superimposed parts, one providing the actual floor of the box, the other, fastened to the first by ivory pegs, is a separate piece which provides a base for the whole. Traces of a metal lining, analyzed as tin, were found inside the box.; The carved decoration, in fairly high relief, shows, on the lid, a griffin, crested, right, tearing two small deer. On the wall two similar griffins are represented at a larger scale, one right, the other left; they also are attacking deer both large and small. Considerably indications of a landscape backround. Close under the rim, two (?) horizontal lug-like handles, long, and slightly projecting, formed by the bodies of crouching animals; one of these fairly complete, the other fragmentary. Probably two pairs each formed by a lion and a deer. Pierced vertically.; Border decoration at top and bottom, two zones of incised S-curved lines.","","","Agora:Image:2012.03.1224::/Agora/2012/2012.03/2012.03.1224.jpg::5080::3884","Agora:Object:BI 511","","26 May 1939","Agora","Object"
"B 704","","","","Lamp","Several small holes in bowl as a result of corrosion; otherwise intact.; An open bowl with a long flat handle which is horizontal as it leaves the body, but turns downward towards its end.; The rim of the bowl is flat on top and turned outward.; Opposite the handle, there is a broad shallow spout which projects slightly.; There is a slight sinking at the center of the bowl which gives it a small flat slightly off-set bottom.","","","Agora:Image:2012.02.0046::/Agora/2012/2012.02/2012.02.0046.jpg::4213::2580","Agora:Object:B 704","","2 June 1939","Agora","Object"
"P 15234","","","","Three-Handled Amphora","Mended from many pieces. Small fragments, chips and flakes missing. Flaring lip, flat on top with Z-pattern near inner edge. Neck glazed, with raised ring setting it off from body. Three vertical loop handles on upper part of body, with raised bump projecting below. Each handle at its upper and lower attachment is pierced by a small diagonal hole. The upper half of the body is decorated with elaborate nautilus, plant or octopus-like designs with spirals. The lower half of the body is glazed with groups of horizontal reserved lines. False torus foot. Flat bottom. ; ; Buff clay, badly flaked, especially on interior. Glaze dull black to brownish, rather flaked.","","","Agora:Image:2012.03.0340::/Agora/2012/2012.03/2012.03.0340.jpg::3726::3894","Agora:Object:P 15234","","26 May 1939","Agora","Object"
"P 15235","","","","Alabastron","Mended from many pieces; a few small fragments and chips of body missing. Round mouth with out-turned lip. Flat, watch-shaped body. Three small handles on broad shoulder or upper half of body; also wave-like decoration and wavy lines. Concentric circles on bottom. ; ; Buff clay and slip. Decoration in black glaze which has flaked.","","","Agora:Image:2012.03.1427::/Agora/2012/2012.03/2012.03.1427.jpg::4880::1868","Agora:Object:P 15235","","26 May 1939","Agora","Object"
"P 15236","","","","Alabastron","Mended from many pieces. Fragment of mouth and a few small fragments and chips of body missing. Shape and decoration as P 15235 (ΕΕ 239) . ; ; Clay pinkish-buff to buff; buff slip. Decoration in reddish-brown glaze. ; ; ADDENDA P 15235: Round mouth with out-turned lip. Flat, watch-shaped body. Three small handles on broad shoulder or upper half of body; also wave-like decoration and wavy lines. Concentric circles on bottom.","","","Agora:Image:2012.03.1436::/Agora/2012/2012.03/2012.03.1436.jpg::5358::2142","Agora:Object:P 15236","","26 May 1939","Agora","Object"
"P 15237","","","","Three-Handled Amphora","Mended from many fragments. One handle and fragments of mouth and body missing; also numerous chips. Wide mouth with out-turned lip. Three small vertical handles, broad and flat. Between handles, one or two spirals. Body tapers sharply to bottom with small low ring foot. ; ; Pinkish-buff clay; buff slip. Decoration in reddish-brown glaze.","","","Agora:Image:2012.03.1445::/Agora/2012/2012.03/2012.03.1445.jpg::3744::4068","Agora:Object:P 15237","","26 May 1939","Agora","Object"