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Cistern on lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Two Hellenistic fills with late Hellenistic to Roman fill above.
Use fill characterized by broken water jars (lower fill); contemporary dump (middle fill); ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
Chamber of water system with one blind tunnel and two cisterns connected by tunnel. Pottery consistent throughout, late Hellenistic. Late 2nd c. B.C.
Ten stamped amphora handles. Most of bowls long-petal ... 100-75 B.C. |
| Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. |
Dumped fillings thrown in during second quarter of 1st c. B.C. containing mostly debris resulting from Sulla's sack in 86 B.C.
Agora XXIX, p. 464: Four fills distinguished during excavations ... but seemingly ... Late 2nd c. and early 1st c. B.C. POU; 110-75 B.C. |
Cistern at 72/ΛΘ. Under NW corner of Roman House H. Stucco-lined, bottle-shaped cistern, poor condition. Diameter at bottom -2m.
Two tunnels, one leading east, one west, ca. 1.65m high and 0.80m across ... 150-110 B.C. with a few earlier pieces |
Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ.
Objects with context as "cistern 44ΙΓ, mouth of 46/ΙΑ" are listed with D 12:2.
The following objects are from "earth", i.e. no context layer:
SS 5334, ... Late Hellenistic-Early Roman |
Cistern System #3: East Chamber at 69/Λ, joined by a crooked passage to 69/ΛΣΤ. Under the southwest corner of the Hellenistic Building to the north of the Temple of Hephaistos ... 175-125 B.C. |
Cistern-shaft at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.
Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just ... Upper fill, Late Roman with some Hellenistic.
Middle fill, Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C.
Lower fill, 4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment |
A cistern leading to the east of the road leading from the southwest corner of the market square. Filled all at one time, last quarter of 2nd. c. B.C. (nbp. 493).
Included are the Hellenistic finds from ... Late 2nd c. B.C. |
Filling of Middle Drain (Tr. H+F in Section Ζ). Sand and gravel filling of the old course of the west branch of the Great Drain, a large (ca. 1.00m. deep and 1.30m. wide) underground channel in the area ... 150-100 B.C. |
| Full profile preserved, about one-third of side missing. Restored in plaster. Downturned rim with groove near upper edge; small ring foot.
Glaze mostly red, much flaked.
Fragments of many similar plates ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| Rim fragments missing. Restored in plaster. High ring foot, shallow body and flat projecting rim, slanting slightly outward.
Poor glaze, red to black, and somewhat peeled. Cistern, bottom fill, 1st ... 10-11 March 1936 |
| Fragment of side wall missing. Heavy base ring; shallow bowl; flaring down-turned lip with a low ridge rising from the inner edge.
Metallic black glaze, fired red on the floor where another vase was ... 3-12 March 1934 |
Heavy base ring; shallow bowl; flaring down-turned lip with a low ridge rising from its inner edge.
Metallic black glaze. Cistern. Group E. Leica PD 346 ... 3-12 March 1934 |
| Half the ring foot and fragments from floor and rim missing. A slightly concave plate with a down-sloping rim which rises to a sharp ridge where it joins the floor.
Dull black glaze.
Cf. P 14307. Cistern ... 11 June 1936 |
Ring foot, narrow outward projecting rim tilted slightly downward and concave in profile. Restored in plaster. A neat round hole bored through center in floor.
Rather micaceous pinkish buff clay; dull ... 9-15 May 1935 |
| Similar to P 5991 (Γ 1592) in shape and fabric; the rim tilted more downward and straight in profile. Body unglazed outside, except where glaze has run down from rim.
Glaze red to black and much peeled ... 9-15 May 1935 |
| Ring base; down-turned rim.
Poor brownish-red glaze inside and out. Cistern. Leica, 90-36-22 PD 911-e ... 9 May 1934 |
Complete profile preserved, several large chips missing. Shallow bowl with high ring foot; slightly profiled walls; out-turned rim.
Light orange clay. Black glaze, peeling. Cistern. 2421 Leica ... 30 May 1970 |
Full profile preserved in a single fragment; about two-thirds of rim and sides missing. Restored in plaster. Base ring; downturned rim with deep groove on outer surface.
Inside black glazed except for ... February-April 1937 |
Single fragment preserves full profile. Base ring; projecting, downsloping rim.
Covered with black glaze, badly chipped; at center of floor and inside foot fired red from stacking in kiln. Deposit list ... February-April 1937 |
| About one-third preserved. Restored in plaster. Base ring; plain downsloping rim with ridge at inner edge.
Light yellow-brown clay. Deposit list says level .1 but depth indicates .2 Cistern. Leica, 90-36-27 ... February-April 1937 |
Mended from several pieces; a few missing. Restored in plaster. Ring foot; dropped rim.
Dull metallic black glaze, somewhat peeled, inside and out. Cistern, middle fill. 580 Leica PD 901-257 ... 9-17 March 1938 |
| Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and ... 1997 |
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