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One corner of thin rectangular slab of stone.
Sides and bottom worked smooth, the top deeply worn.
Light grayish-yellow sandstone (?). Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 |
Broken at both ends.
One side flat; the other in three planes with sharp cutting edges at the sides.
Obsidian. Middle Helladic Pit. 2732 Leica, 83-524 ... 4 May 1940 |
| Intact.
Conical type, with straight sides.
Purplish steatite. Λίθινο σφονδύλιο κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 280 ... 8 May 1947 |
| Both intact.
Straight-sided conical type.
Purplish steatite. Δύο λίθινα σφονδύλια κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 ... 8 May 1947 |
| All intact.
Conical, with concave sides: shanked type.
Not diminishing size.
Grayish steatite. Έξι λίθινα σφονδύλια ή κομβία από γκρί στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb; near head of second skeleton ... 8 May 1947 |
| Complete except for small chips on cutting edge.
Smooth polished towards cutting edge; roughened and rounded on other end.
Dark red stone. Λίθινος πέλεκυς. Σχεδόν ακέραιος. Modern fill in triangular cutting ... 16 March 1948 |
Conical, with flat bottomed and slightly rounded top. Pierced vertically.
Scratched on bottom.
Hard black stone, polished smooth. Mycenaean Graves; Grave A. 1387 Leica ... 24 April 1951 |
| Intact.
In shape of Minoan shield. Pierced horizontally, with boss on upper surface and four regular circular depressions on under side.
Hard black stone; steatite (?). Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side ... 7 May 1951 |
Intact.
Typical "spindle-whorl" shape: truncated conoid; lopsided outline.
Somewhat scratched and worn; rather rough.
Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, 1489 ff. Leica, ... 9 May 1951 |
Intact; in excellent condition.
Double conical shape, sharp median ridge.
Clear horizontal polishing marks.
Smooth soapy surface.
Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, ... 9 May 1951 |
One barb of arrow head a), chipped.
Long and tapering, fairly thin; roughly flaked, but very sharp points. No tang; curved barbs; unpierced but with rounded socket for shaft. No trace of median rib.
The ... 9 May 1951 |
Almost identical in dimension and proportion. Both intact.
Wider in proportion to lengh than ST 501, with sharply tapering points and curved barbs. No tang, short barbs.
Suggestion of median rib, but may ... 9 May 1951 |
| Intact.
Shield-shaped, lentoid. Pierced vertically.
Similar to ST 498 (H 676), but without the four depressions which on that suggest a seal stone.
Black steatite. Mycenaean Grave. 4334 Leica PD 2112-6 ... 24-25 May 1951 |
Chip of lower edge missing.
Truncated pyramid shape.
Steatite. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 21 June 1951 |
Truncated pyramid shape; intact.
Not polished; tool marks (scratches) still visible.
Dark brownish, somewhat mottled stone. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Among bones at southeast corner. 4689 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 4 July 1951 |
Intact save minor chips.
Pierced. Double conical shape.
Steatite. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Main chamber, east skeleton, under neck. 4690 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 9 July 1951 |
Apparently broken at both ends; the bottom flat, but left rough as split. The top dressed smooth, and both sides, to near the bottom where a rough projecting edge has been left.
Grayish-white limestone ... 8 July 1953 |
Intact.
Slightly chipped.
Greenish stone. Mycenaen Tomb to N.E. of Stoa Pier 19. From dump. 2676 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 8 July 1953 |
Large conical bead, slightly concave below.
Purple steatite with red veins. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. Near skull of northern skeleton, but above floor. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Small conical bead.
Plum-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. At waist of northern skeleton. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Small conical bead.
Plum-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. At waist of northern skeleton with ST 596. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Biconical bead.
Marks of turning.
Dark slate-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. Beside head of northern skeleton. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953 |
Thick disk pierced through center.
One side flat, the other roughly bevelled.
Translucent stone, (quartz?). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under ... 7 January 1954 |
Small concave, conical whorl or button.
Chip missing.
Dark gray stone, speckled with white. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under skeleton 4. 5232 ... 9 January 1954 |
Biconical whorl or button.
Dark gray stone. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb west of Circular Building. 5242 Leica ... 17 January 1954 |
| Short broad-faced celt, carved to a sharp edge.
Dark green steatite. From Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954 |
| Only one side of the mold remains.
In its face is an impression hemispherical in shape with a hole bored through the mold at its middle; a conical pour-channel opens in one edge.
A compact gray stone soapy ... 24 March 1954 |
Conical bead.
Gray to brown steatite. From Mycenaean grave below Stoa stylobate opposite Pier 21. 3742 Leica PD 1200-26, 2112-6 ... 16 April 1954 |
A big hunk of obsidian.
ADDENDA Four smaller pieces found with this stored in Box 196. Context uncertain. 704, 705 ff. Leica ... 9 May 1934 |
Polished celt; broken at both ends; apparently tapered toward one end.
The bottom is approximately flat, the upper surface convex, almost hemispherical in transverse section.
Steatite. Well 13. Leica, ... 1961 |
| Dark green stone in fresh condition.
Steatite. From the dump of the dromos of the Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under the Middle Stoa terrace east end. 1992 Leica, 84-441 ... 23 July 1965 |
Minor chips at bottom edge. Some wear at top of string hole.
Conical. Pierced vertically.
Dark purple steatite. Chamber Tomb, below Middle Stoa terrace, opposite Pier 20; found 0.04m. N.W. and slightly ... 4 August 1965 |
Worn, recently broken at one end, and in mediocre condition.
Amygdaloid bead pierced longitudinally with worn string hole.
Worn on wrist or fingers of left hand.
Amber. Chamber Tomb, below Middle Stoa ... 28 August 1965 |
| Intact.
Conical shape, bevelled at base. Flat on top and bottom. Pierced through center.
Opaque quartz.
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. kept in a plastic ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact. Surface very scratched.
Conical shape, flat top and bottom. Pierced through center.
Brown stone. Steatite (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact. Surface scratched.
Conical shape, flat top and bottom. Rounded edges. Pierced through center.
Olive green stone.
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact.
Conical shape. Flat top and bottom. Rounded edges. Pierced through center.
Red stone with greenish and yellow veins; carnelian (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597). Mycenaean ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact.
Polished surface. Conical shape with flat bottom.
Rounded edges. Pierced through center.
Dark green stone.
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. kept ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact.
Polished surface. Conical shape, flat top and bottom. Pierced through center. Rounded edges.
Dark plum-colored stone; carneliam (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597). Mycenaean ... 24 July 1998 |
| Both intact.
Polished surface. Conical shape with flat bottom and rounded edges. Pierced through center.
Light greenish stone; soapstone (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, nos. XXIII-10 to XXXIII-12 (ST 595-597) ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact.
Five buttons of similar shape. Polished surface with vertical scratches. Conical shape, flat bottom. Pierced through center. Rounded edges.
Gray to black stone; steatite (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, ... 24 July 1998 |
| Three are intact. Two are chipped at base and broken off at tip.
Polished surface with scratches. "Shanked" type of button with small top, concave sides and sharply flaring base. Concave bottom (one with ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact.
Polished surface. Tall-conical shape with concave sides flaring out to flat base. Rounded edges. Pierced through center.
Steatite (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, no. III-9 (ST 59), III-23 (ST 390). Mycenaean ... 24 July 1998 |
| Intact. Polished surface with horizontal lines.
Biconical with flat top and bottom, rounded edges. Pierced through center.
Dark stone. Steatite (?).
Cf. Agora XIII, no. XXIII-13 (ST 598). Mycenaean Chamber ... 24 July 1998 |
| Nose, tail and legs missing.
The creature wears a curly topknot - a horn (?).
Bands of red glaze down middle of back, around neck, tail and start of legs.
Orange-pink clay. Earth from well 15. Leica, XVIII-29 ... 6 April 1939 |
A large crumpled sheet of lead, apparently a cover of vessel (?). Agora sample no. 227. Well 15, about end of 5th meter. Leica ... 1 April 1939 |
Roughly rectangular in section.
Now broken into four pieces and much bent. Five fragments bagged and boxed by A.P. in winter 1997. Agora sample no. 231. Mycenaean tomb to east of Stoa Shop 19. 2688 Leica ... 9 July 1953 |
A considerable lenght of thick wire in a loose coil.
Broken into many pieces, seven fragments (April 1998). With the coil is preserved a pebble and a chip of flint. Agora sample no. 230. Mycenaean Tomb ... 9 June 1954 |
Part of the neck, rim, and shoulder, with the spout, preserved. Basket handle must have been parallel to spout. Rounded shoulder, the spout set at an angle; high round neck-mouth, the lip out-turned. ... 14 April 1938 |
Body mended from many pieces; preserved to curve of shoulder; several wall fragments do not join, and one shoulder fragment preserves part of the short plain nearly vertical lip. Small flattened bottom; ... 23 May 1938 |
Three fragments.
a) Part of the rounded wall and start of the flattened bottom; at upper edge, two lugs, pierced vertically.
b) Small piece from the wall.
c) Part of the plain vertical rim.
Coarse red ... 26 May 1938 |
| Many fragments missing; restored in plaster. A squat pitcher on a slightly defined base. Cylindrical neck with plain slightly thickened lip. Round handle, lip to shoulder.
Pale buff clay containing much ... 4 April 1938 |
Broken at bottom.
Conical shape, bored longitudinally.
Gritty gray brown clay, hard surface mottled in firing.
Late Neolithic. Well 17. Leica, 83-505 ... 1961 |
Fragment from rim and wall of a large open vessel with mouth curving slightly in. Flat slightly projecting lip.
Gritty buff or pinkish-buff clay; buff slip with horizontal bands and cross-hatchings in ... 23 May-3 June 1938 |
| Fragment from the rim and wall of a small round-bodied bowl with plain rim, drawing in toward top.
Brown clay fired gray almost throughout; burnished technical slip, largely fired black. Well P. Leica, ... 3-4 June 1938 |
| From a large dish or plate, with thickened rim pinched up into a low horn. Pierced below horn at junction of wall and rim.
Gritty clay, brown to gray; highly burnished slip, black to gray. Απότμημα χείλους ... 3-4 June 1938 |
| A handle from a large closed pot, probably a biconical jar. A short wide vertical ribbon handle, developed from a lug.
Gritty brown clay, gray at core; red technical slip outside, largely worn away ... 3-4 June 1938 |
| From the wall of a vase(?). The fragment has a very slight curve. Decorated outside with diagonal lines carefully incised.
Clay brown to buff at surface, partly fired gray at core. Traces of red slip ... 3-4 June 1938 |
| From the wall of a large heavy vase. Relief decoration outside in linear pattern.
Coarse clay, pinkish to gray, unglazed. Well P. Leica, 83-504 ... 3-4 June 1938 |
| Small fragment from plain lip and wall. Inside, well below rim, a good sized hole has been partially bored through the wall.
Brown clay, gray at core; dull, pale reddish slip, burnished. Well P. Leica, ... 3-4 June 1938 |
| Three fragments, mended from many. The shape is probably biconical.
a) Most of the base and lower wall.
b) Part of the upper wall with one handle.
c) Part of the wall.
Other non-joining fragments, perhaps ... 10-15 June 1937 |
| Apparently from the wall of a round-bodied bowl.
Gritty brown clay, largely fired gray; burnished slip, eggplant purple outside with striped decoration; black and inferior inside. Απότμημα Νεολιθικού ... 10-15 June 1937 |
The wall, so far as preserved, nearly straight, plain lip slightly flattened on top. On outside, a high ridge, nearly vertical and ending in a slight bump at rim, appears to be part of an inverted tailed ... 10-15 June 1937 |
From the wall of a large open vessel. The careful rectangular shape and the wear on the edges show that the fragment has been deliberately cut down and used, perhaps as a burnisher.
Gritty brownish-buff ... 10-15 June 1937 |
A curious fragment perhaps from rim of a large pot with flange for a lid.
Gritty coarse pink clay, gray at core; white slip inside and out, with horizontal bands of reddish paint outside, and traces ... 10-15 June 1937 |
| From the wall of a large open(?) vase. Outside, parallel ridges with thumb impressions.
Gritty clay, dark brown to gray; unglazed. Well V, green fill below brown and above -4.00m. Leica, 83-495 ... 10-15 June 1937 |
| Fragment preserves full width of a broad arched handle, decorated with high rounded ribs, lengthwise, separated by narrow grooves.
Coarse gritty clay, dark brown; gray at core. Well V, green fill below ... 10-15 June 1937 |
Handle and fragment of wall from a closed pot. Small handle, nearly round in cross-section with straight legs and crossbar, projecting at an angle from the wall. The curve and thickening of the wall suggest ... 10-15 June 1937 |
| Handle with part of rim and wall from a large open pot. The vertical strap handle is attached at top to the slightly flaring rim, and ends below its lower attachment in a tongue-like horn, projecting slightly ... 10-15 June 1937 |
| From rim and upper wall of a shallow bowl with a low, nearly vertical rim.
Gritty clay, brown to gray. Well V, green fill below brown and above -4.00m. Leica, 83-499 PD 1200-20 ... 10-15 June 1937 |
| From the rim of a very shallow plate with plain rim. Near the rim as preserved two (and part of a third) string holes. That the inside is smoothed and not the outside suggests that this is part of a dish ... 10-15 June 1937 |
Apparently from near the base of a large open(?) pot, with a short heavy projecting knob, conceivably a leg.
Gritty brownish clay, gray at core; the outside with a suggestion of slip, mottled red to ... 10-15 June 1937 |
About one-half of rim and body preserved with one handle but none of the base. Squat sharp-shouldered body; plain low vertical rim; short vertical ribbon handle, lip to just below rim.
Gritty brown clay, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
About one-third of body preserved, without base and only the start of rim. Inverted U-lug, doubly pierced.
Gritty brown clay, largely fired gray; red burnished slip outside, much worn and partly fired ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Base, about half of rim, both handles and much of upper wall preserved, in four non-joining fragments. Restored in plaster. Slightly raised base, concave below; low horizontally pierced lugs, one above ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| Fragment preserving rim, wall to shoulder, and horizontally pierced lug just below rim.
Gritty clay fired gray almost throughout; burnished slip, pale gray doubtless through firing.
ADDENDA Fehlbrand ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Rim fragment from small vessel with wide mouth and low rounded rim, nearly vertical.
Gritty brown clay, gray core; much flaked burnished red slip. Well U, upper fill. Leica, 83-528 ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| Rim fragment, probably from a biconical jar. The plain vertical rim decorated with incised chevrons and horizontal lines.
Gritty brown clay, gray core; traces of red slip (originally burnished?). Well ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Fragment from rim and shoulder. Low slightly flaring rim, well marked off from shoulder; horizontally pierced lug at shoulder.
Gritty brown clay; red slip inside and out, probably originally burnished ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Fragment of plain lip and straight wall.
Gritty brown clay largely fired gray; burnished slip, dull red to black with a pattern of vertical and horizontal stripes outside. Well U, upper fill. Leica, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| From a high-shouldered jar with a high collar-like rim. On the body neat diagonal ribs suggestive of metalwork.
Gritty gray clay; gray burnished slip (the color is certainly intentional). Απότμημα νεολιθικού ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Two joining fragments from shoulder, preserving start of neck.
Gritty clay, brownish to gray; burnished gray slip.
Cf. P 13907 and P 13942, with somewhat similar decoration. Well U, upper fill. Leica, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| Broken at both sides (or top and bottom). A very wide thin object beginning to curve sharply at one end. The stump of a small strut on underside. Probably a handle but perhaps a tripod support.
Gritty ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Broken below. Vertical ribbon handle widening toward the top, where the shallow central groove which widens with the handle is broken by a small bump. The wall is nearly straight in profile so far as preserved ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Small arc of base and the start of the wall of a closed pot. The base is raised high, with flaring profile, and was apparently concave below. A string hole pierced through one edge.
Gritty brown clay; ... 16-17 June 1937 |
One-third to one-quarter of foot ring and bottom of a closed pot. The foot ring, high and thin, is nearly straight in profile.
Gritty brown clay, grayish at core; burnished red slip, outside and below ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| Fragment apparently preserves the full height of a high foot ring or stand. Two horizontal grooves around outside.
Gritty brown clay, gray at core; burnished red slip outside. Well U, upper fill. Leica, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Fragment apparently from a small fairly high flaring foot, preserving lower edge.
Orange-brown clay, fairly fine with little grit; traces of lustrous creamy slip or glaze above and below. Outside decorated ... 16-17 June 1937 |
From wall of a large closed(?) pot, preserving all but the extremities of the ledge handle, doubly pierced.
Gritty brownish clay, graying toward core and outer surface; traces of reddish slip outside ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Narrow ribbon handle, low arched. Wall of vase as preserved has no visible curve either horizontal or vertical; at top where handle joins, it begins to curve sharply toward the inside.
Dark brown gritty ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| From rim and upper wall of a large open vessel with plain rim. Close beneath rim a lug in form of inverted U, its legs decorated with thumb impressions.
Very gritty brown clay; unglazed. Well U, upper ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Fragment from plain lip and wall of open bowl, the wall decorated with diagonal incisions fading out toward top.
Brown clay, largely fired gray; there is certainly brownish red slip inside, probably ... 16-17 June 1937 |
From the shoulder of a closed pot. On shoulder, two horizontal rows of very short vertical incised lines, scarcely more than dots.
Gritty clay, dark brown to gray; unglazed. Well U, upper fill. Leica, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
From the wall of a large vessel, perhaps a pithos. Around body a broad raised band with incised pattern of opposed diagonal lines.
Soft clay, brownish-buff at surfaces, gray at core; unglazed. Well U, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
From the wall of a large vessel, perhaps a pithos. Fire-(?) blackened inside. Decoration of broad rounded grooves and ridges.
Gritty brown clay; no slip. Well U, upper fill. Leica, 83-509 ... 16-17 June 1937 |
| One projecting end preserved, the opposite end broken and the third projecting member broken at end and back. From a handle(?), stand(?), or figurine(?).
Gritty pinkish clay, gray at core; traces of ... 16-17 June 1937 |
Small plaque, broken at both ends; from one of the edges of the long sides, two attachments have been broken away. The back is quite rough; the face decorated with a pattern of incised lines.
Brown clay, ... 16-17 June 1937 |
At top(?) and at one side are preserved edges of openings communicating with the roughly finished interior.
Pink clay, gray at core; incised lines outside.
ADDENDA Almost certainly part of top of wide ... 16-17 June 1937 |
A long, nearly cone-shaped object, with a cup-like hollow in broad end, probably broken at small end. A thick coil of clay extends about two-thirds the way around the middle.
Gritty clay, dark brown to ... 16-17 June 1937 |
From rim and wall of open bowl; rim and one of broken edges are much worn.
Gritty reddish clay, gray at core; exceptionally lustrous burnished red slip, possibly a real glaze(?). Well K, upper filling ... 24-26 April 1937 |
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