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Broken above and behind. Chipped.
Palmette and volutes in low relief; signature, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ, in raised letters across bottom.
Coarse red clay; remains of buff slip. Demolition fill in modern cellar. Leica ... 24 March 1937 |
Broken all around. Unglazed.
On concave side, two letters, sunken.
Late Roman fill. Leica ... 27 March 1937 |
Broken off above and behind.
Spring of palmette preserved, above volutes.
Across bottom: Α Θ Η Ν Α Ι Ο [Σ] In late Roman fill. Leica ... 2 April 1937 |
| Broken at bottom and both ends.
Flat top and arched opening, made in one piece. Tile pierced at either side of top of arch.
Coarse red clay.
A similar piece, 0.066m. thick, but of different series, found ... 27 March 1937 |
| Left end bit with fasciae at top and bottom, ovolo between.
Top: maeander with cross; ovolo: lotus and palmette; bottom: running spiral.
Painted decoration in dark and dilute brown.
Red clay; yellowish ... 20 April 1937 |
Small fragment of thin flat tile, stamped on upper surface [ΟΙ].
Tholos Trench B, from a late pit, completely disturbed. Leica ... 14 May 1937 |
About one half the tile remains, preserving its full width but neither end.
A heavy flat tegula with high side flanges.
Stamped in middle of upper surface.
Gritty buff clay.
In late Roman filling on ... 11 May 1937 |
Broken off behind. Conventional palmette. Red gritty clay; traces of slip.
Letters across bottom: Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε Ι Δ Ο Υ.
Two more antefixes from the same series added under this number: b) and c). Basket ... 15 May 1937 |
| Two non-joining fragments. On outer face an elaborate guilloche in purple and black with palmettes at the mid line. On the soffit, a band of astragal between two purple bands; on the top, along the outer ... 5 June 1937 |
Fragment of a large flat tegula, preserving part of one edge. Gritty brown clay surfaced with fine yellow; traces of painted pattern on face (?)
Lightly scratched letters in upper surface.
Tholos Trench ... 7 June 1937 |
| Simple relief palmette. Bottom broken away.
Coarse red clay, buff slip. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III in Agora V), 1st-2nd century A.D. Leica, LIX-65 ... 8 April 1937 |
| Dull impression of preceding type, A 803 (ΛΛ 1176).
Full height probably preserved; scrolls below palmette. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III in Agora V), 1st-2nd century A.D. Leica, LIX-65 ... 8 April 1937 |
Lower part only, showing carefully stamped volutes, and start of palmette with diamond center.
Part of signature preserved: Α Π [Ο Λ Λ Ω Ν Ι ] Ο Υ
Red clay, pale buff slip. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III ... 9 April 1937 |
| Part of circular tile for a column.
Coarse buff clay, traces of cement.
Finger prints.
Cf. A 652.
ADDENDA Hypocaust pillar tile. Cistern, Layer II. Leica, LIX-85 ... 16 April 1937 |
Broken behind and at one side and slightly above and below.
Relief palmette above scrolls.
At bottom, part of the makers' name is preserved:
[Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε] Ι Δ Ο [Υ] (?). Well, container 45. Leica, LIX-64 ... 5 April 1937 |
| Left side preserved.
Flat fillet across the top decorated with key-pattern; the squares between the keys painted purple. Below, decorating the curved molding and the flat band, large lotus and palmette ... 25 February 1938 |
Fragment of a convex cover tile with thin brown glaze on outside.
Stamped on inside: an eight-petalled rosette, from a defective stamp (?). Great Drain, West Branch, clearing east side, Layer XII. 2197 ... 1 March 1938 |
No original edge preserved.
Upper left half of circular stamp with winged figure, probably an eagle.
ADDENDA Provenience open to question: possibly from well at 55/ΝΕ. Well, fill III. Leica ... 1 April 1938 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points missing.
A symmetrical diamond, its obtuse angels truncated. Its lower part is flat above, channeled below so as to serve as a covering tile; its upper part is ... 7 June 1937 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points and one of the lateral angles missing.
Restored in plaster.
Similar to A 856 (Ζ 1532) in shape and fabric. Tholos Trench F, Kitchen Dump. 1863 Leica, XVI-94, 83-7-33, ... 7 June 1937 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both lateral angles and several other fragments missing.
Similar in shape to A 857 (Ζ1533). The tempering material includes much coarse grit. The surfacing is light green ... 7 June 1937 |
| A diamond shaped Tholos tile, both points are missing. Similar in shape and fabric to A 858 (Ζ 1534). Cf. neg. XVI-94. Tholos Trench L, Layer III. 2038 Leica ... 15 February 1938 |
| A Tholos eaves tile, fragmentary but complete save for the tip, which has been restored on the evidence of A 864 (Ζ 1540). A triangular rain tile, its sides equipped with heavy flanges below, with light ... 15 February 1938 |
| A triangular rain tile from Tholos, its upper edge concave and provided with a low ridge on top; its lateral edges deeply channeled on underside; the spring of an antefix on the fragment nearest the apex ... 23 March 1938 |
Part of an edge preserved, otherwise broken.
Some of the petals of the palmette of an antefix.
Coarse pink to buff clay. Late Roman Fill in S.W. corner of section. Leica ... 20 April 1938 |
| Lower part of Tholos antefix and much of the carrying tile remain; the whole restored in plaster on the model of A 865 (Ζ 1541).
The tile is large and flat, expanding rapidly toward the back , channeled ... 22 April 1938 |
| A finished edge at left.
Right eye, forehead, and part of beard (?) preserved; also, a little above forehead, over which something was perhaps applied.
Traces of red on "beard". Yellowish buff rather brittle ... 20 May 1938 |
Top of palmette antefix missing. Minor fractures. Cover tile completely broken off.
Coarse red clay with bits; coating of white on surface. Well, container 31. Leica ... 20 May 1938 |
| From a raking cornice; the full width preserved at the front, and the full height of the sima; much of the tile remains behind, with part of the right edge, but not the full depth.
Broad red band on soffit ... 20 May 1938 |
The palmette antefix intact save minor fractures; cover-tile broken behind.
In raised letters across bottom: Μ Α Ξ Ι Μ Ο Υ
Coarse reddish clay; abundant traces of thick white.
Well, container 33. Leica ... 21 May 1938 |
Piece of flat tile with one edge preserved.
On upper surface a circular stamp with rosette in relief, partly preserved. On lower surface, part of a similar circular stamp with no decoration in it so far ... 23 May 1938 |
| The nose and lower jaw broken away and it is otherwise much battered. The sima is broken close all around.
Vigorously modeled in style of late fourth century B.C.
The inner core is made of pale yellow ... 1938 |
Fragment of rain tile; broken all around.
Coarse clay, buff inside, yellow on surface.
Mother of the Gods series; the stamp is faint.
South of Building C; disturbed earth round late Roman terracotta ... 14 May 1938 |
Broken all around.
Fragment from a large probably concave rain tile covered on top with thin brown glaze.
Deeply stamped in its upper surface.
Middle Drain to north of Building C, loose gravely filling ... 25 May 1938 |
Fragment from upper right corner of a large flat rain tile with high, curved lateral flange and a low half-round flange across the top.
Buff clay tempered with coarse brown and white grit, yellow on surface ... 23 May 1938 |
Fragment from lower part.
Plastic volutes. Signed in raised letters across lower edge of face: ΑΘΗΝ]ΑΙΟΥ
Pale yellow clay, much grit; traces of white engobe. Leica ... 12 June 1931 |
| Dimensions fully preserved; much of one side, and middle, missing; made up in plaster. Laconian type.
Coarse pinkish-brown clay; red to black glaze wash on concave face. Surface to 20.00m. Well. Handle ... June 1937, June 1938 |
Broken at back, lower right corner and part of palmette missing.
Relief palmette above spirals, letter in relief below: ΑΘΗ[ΝΑΙΟΥ.
Coarse red clay; light slip. Cistern, Strosis IV. 1422, 1803 Leica ... 16-17 June 1938 |
Broken at back, and top chipped.
Relief palmettes above grooved volutes, letter in relief below, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ.
Coarse red clay; light slip. Cistern, Strosis IV. 1422, 1803 Leica ... 16-17 June 1938 |
| Parts of rim and nearly a quarter of wall missing; restored in plaster.
A cylindrical drum, tapering around top. Heavy rim, flat on top and sharply profiled; lower wall thickened to form heavy collar ... 28 May-16 June 1938 |
| Lid and about a quarter to a third of stand preserved; restored in plaster.
This curious object consists of an umbrella-like cover, with a wide vertical rim which overhangs the bluntly conical stand attached ... 28 May-16 June 1938 |
A single fragment preserves a corner and parts of six holes.
Small impressed circles along edge on one side.
Coarse buff to reddish clay; unglazed. Well, Container 12. 524 Leica ... 18 May 1938 |
| Broken all around.
A tile with large openings made with arch-shaped strips of clay.
Coarse reddish clay. Well, Container 32. 525 Leica, 82-65-27 ... 21 May 1938 |
Broken off at the top and behind.
Relief palmette pattern. Coarse red clay, slipped.
Across the bottom: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Modern fill at surface. Leica ... 6-11 February 1939 |
From a flat roof tile.
Part of a swastika-like stamp preserved on the unglazed under surface. Black glaze on the upper surface.
Coarse red clay. Cistern, top fill. Leica, color slide ... 6-9 February 1937 |
Tip and lower right corner missing.
In high relief on face a head of Athena in Corinthian helmet, flanked by acanthus sprays and supporting a large palmette with a small palmette at its heart and rosettes ... 20 February 1939 |
A fragment from the lower end of the tile, preserving the full width; convex tile of the Laconian type.
Pale yellow clay; fugitive brown glaze on outside.
From the same series as A 428 (B 966), A 429 (B ... 23 March 1939 |
Chip missing from lower right corner; trace of a five-pointed cover tile behind.
On the face, a flame palmette centered by a satyr head in relief. Traces of a signature in raised letters on band across ... 12 April 1939 |
| Broken, but nearly complete. One long and one short joint tongue; rectangular clean-out hole.
Pale yellow clay with coarse grit; thin brown glaze on inside only. Finished From the drain of the kitchen ... 550-525 B.C. |
| Broken but practically complete. One long joint tongue only. Oval clean-out hole.
Buff clay, unglazed inside, four brown rings outside.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 88, 90, n. 66, fig. 67. Finished ... 470 B.C. |
| Broken, but complete.
One long and one short joint tongue. Oval clean-out hole.
Buff clay; thin glaze on inside only. Finished From a drain to the S.E. of the Bouleuterion Propylon, perhaps with earliest ... 470 B.C. |
| A rectangular half-housing joint at either end; closed with fine hard white lime cement. Buff clay; unglazed. Lime deposit on inside Not found during June 2001 flood, must have been left in situ.
Not found, ... 15 May 1939 |
| Broken all sides, edge of inset on bottom for overlap.
Coarse red clay, traces of buff slip. Left end of stamp preserved, with neat letters, Α μ, in low relief.
Same series as A 451.
Well, Container 2 ... 25 May 1939 |
Part of lower edge preserved; broken at top, back and sides. Spring of cover tile remains.
At center, bearded head; raised letters on band at bottom: Α Ι Γ Ι Π Υ [ Ρ Ο Υ.
Coarse red clay, buff slip.
Cf ... 7 June 1939 |
Lower left corner is chipped away. Spring of the cover-tile only.
Palmette and tendrils in high relief. Raised letters across the bottom.
Red clay with coarse brown tempering, yellow in the surface.
Cf ... 10 June 1939 |
Broken away above and at lower right.
From the same series as A 1086 (ΩΔ 47), but a different mold.
In raised letters: Π Ρ Ο]
Coarse red clay; white paint between. Odeion Trench E, west part, Layer IX, ... 10 June 1939 |
| About a quarter of the circumference preserved at the top; the profile complete.
Part of a large cylindrical object finished at the top with a broad flat projecting rim; the bottom edges slightly thickened ... May, June 1939 |
Mended from two pieces, back of cover tile missing.
Semicircular convex tile, its top surface smoothed into four angular faces; palmette antefix. At base of antefix, the molded signature: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ ... 17 May 1940 |
| Five joining pieces preserve most of circumference of lower part. Top entirely missing.
Noticeable taper toward top. Glazed slightly raised band at bottom. Above and on interior, reserved. Orange red clay ... 3 June 1932 |
| Mended from many fragments and restored in plaster.
Projecting rim turned down on one side of wellhead, flat on other. Two circular hand-holes below rim, then three ridges. Glazed, slightly raised band ... July 1932 |
| A small fragment, broken all around, of a cover tile with dull black glaze on its outer surface.
Stamped on interior, a palmette only partially preserved. Green earth, 5th c. fill. 303 Leica, color slide ... 31 March 1932 |
Complete; cracked but glued together.
Plain curved roof tile. Brick red clay with white grits; pale buff on surface.
Grave, which it covered, set in Roman fill, but burial probably dates from latest Roman ... 20 July 1946 |
| From lower end of stroter, showing channel on underside, and high lateral flanges on top.
Brown clay; coarse brown grog. From pile of tiles removed from burnt layer of Odeion, S.E. corner of cryptoporticus ... August 1946 |
| From upper end of stroter, showing drip check and lateral flanges on upper surface. Flanges cut down at upper ends.
Buff clay; buff grog. From pile of tiles removed from burnt layer of Odeion, S.E. corner ... August 1946 |
Length from top edge of tile to edge of channel on underside is 0.58m. to which is to be added normal width of remaining part, viz. 0.10m., making a total length of 0.68m.
Normal drip check and lateral ... August 1946 |
Fragment from upper end of kalypter. Note that the upper 0.135m. are slightly reduced in size to permit snugger fit.
Buff clay, coarse grog. From pile of tiles removed from burnt layer of Odeion, S.E ... August 1946 |
| Broken in two and abraded.
Flame palmette rising from acanthus in high relief.
Coarse purple clay; yellow on surface.
From Odeion. Odeion Trench E, VII Layer, burnt debris of Odeion. Leica, XXVI-85 ... 16 June 1938 |
Part of a large flat round (?) clay plaque, with a gorgoneion in relief on one side. Nose and mouth and part of one cheek preserved. Scale somewhat over life-size.
Tile fabric: coarse gravely pink clay; ... 17 April 1947 |
Fragment from lower left part; bottom and side preserved; broken elsewhere.
Relief decoration on front much worn, but enough of tendrial and three letters in relief below remain to assign the fragment ... 3 April 1947 |
Broken at back; top of palmette chipped off at front. Below, letters in relief:
ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ.
Red clay with white bits; light buff slip. Roman destruction debris. 101 Leica ... 21 April 1947 |
Small piece broken all around.
Metroon Series. In fill on west side of Eponymon Street. Leica ... 24 July 1947 |
| Broken all around. Fragment from a pan tile.
Dull red glaze on concave side. On the corner side (unglazed) part of a circular stamp, with a horse in relief: head and one foreleg preserved.
Light brown ... 30 July 1947 |
The upper part, and the cover tile, broken away.
Athena head, surrounded by scrolls in relief. Below, in raised letters, the signature: Μ Ι Κ Ι Ω Ν.
Red to buff tile fabric with buff slip and a few traces ... 4 August 1947 |
Part of the cover tile preserved; the antefix complete except for chips.
Plastic decoration like that of A 1289 (ΠΠ 249) but the whole very slightly larger, and the fabric different: red tile fabric, with ... 4 August 1947 |
Mended from two pieces; one corner of end of cover tile missing, and chips.
Nine-petalled palmette rising from diamond heart; scrolls and tendrils below. Coarse red clay, buff slip.
Along the lower edge, ... 4 August 1947 |
Drum of well tiles, intact when removed; one tile broken and repaired.
Normal type with hand-holes and thickened upper rim. Red clay.
Scratched on the top of the rim of each tile: /Α. Well; the third drum ... 11 August 1947 |
Mended from four pieces. Broken at the back, and most of the palmette missing.
Diamond-shaped heart, with scrolls below. Along the bottom in relief the signature: Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε Ι Δ Ο[Υ.
Coarse red clay; ... 13 August 1947 |
Broken at back and top and along left side.
Same series A 1299 (ΠΠ 309), but the signature, Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε Ι Δ Ο Υ, fully preserved and the buff slip in good condition. N.-S. Trench VIII, on floor of impluvium ... 13 August 1947 |
| Fragment from the lower end of a large pan tile.
Buff clay, unsurfaced.
Stamped on top surface: Α Δ Ι Ο Ν Υ Σ Ι Ο Υ Ι.
From Odeion. From burnt debris in middle of south cryptoporticus. Leica, XXXIV-23, ... August 1947 |
The antefix is complete save minor chips; two joining fragments give part of the cover tile.
Relief palmette with diamond heart; volutes below. The signature in relief letters along the bottom of the face: ... 8 October 1947 |
Two joining fragments preserve most of the antefix and the start of the cover tile. Concave-petalled palmette, with a small palmette heart; beneath, head of Athena Parthenos; volutes to either side.
Coarse ... 8 October 1947 |
Broken above and at the left, and the face chipped at the left, but nearly the full width preserved, with the start of the cover tile.
Volute and tendrils relief decoration.
Along the lower edge of the ... 10 October 1947 |
Fragment of a plain curved cover tile, glazed outside. On the rough inside face, part of a stamp with an elaborate palmette ornament.
Cf. A 1320 (ΝΝ 3833). Gravel fill of ostrakon deposit. 4324 Leica, ... 24 April 1947 |
From a roof tile similar to A 1319 (ΝΝ 3832).
Inside the corner, part of a stamp with the letter Λ preserved. Gravel fill of ostrakon deposit. 4324 Leica ... 24 April 1947 |
| Two corners restored. Long cover tile of Attic type similar to A 1322 (ΝΝ 3938); slightly tapering; the wider end flanged.
Dull red glaze on outer face. Over House R: Tile Drains and Basins: 'Latrine'; ... 20 September 1947 |
Broken at top and back. Palmette with volutes and tendrils.
Gritty red clay; traces of white stucco. Signature along lower edge in raised letters: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ.
Cf. A 1347 (ΟΟ 469). In late wall over D 1 ... 18 March 1948 |
Small piece, broken all around, from flat tile.
Coarse red clay with bits in it; dirty buff on under surface; red on upper. Stamp incomplete at both ends: Η Θ Υ. Byzantine Kalikia fill, east of Great Drain; ... 20 March 1948 |
Cover tile broken off; lower left corner and tip of palmette chipped.
Palmette above tendrils and volutes; raised letters along lower edge.
ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ series.
Coarse red clay, remains of heavy creamy slip ... 26 March 1948 |
Single fragment, preserving one upturned edge, and the stamp complete.
ΑΔΙΟΝΙΣΙΟΥΙ series.
Coarse red clay, buff surfacing. Building P, Room 6; destruction fill. 1245 Leica ... 23 March 1948 |
Antefix complete except for chips; start of cover tile preserved at back.
Palmette above scrolls in relief; letter along lower edge: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ.
Coarse reddish clay; heavy buff slip, worn. Building P, ... 24 March 1948 |
Single fragment, preserving center of tile with stamp complete: ΑΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΥΙ.
Coarse reddish clay; buff slip. Building P, Room 6, destruction fill. Leica ... 24 March 1948 |
| The antefix complete except for top of palmette; start of cover tile preserved at back.
Relief palmette above scrolls and tendrils rising from an acanthus bed.
Signature in raised letter along lower edge: ... 31 March 1948 |
Lower left corner of antefix from same series as A 1357 (ΠΠ 432), ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series. E.-W. Trench C; modern fill. Leica ... 31 March 1948 |
Small pieces missing. Rim slightly thickened above and below.
Large square lifting hole set near one edge. Well, Fill 4, late 5th century B.C. (earliest tiled well in the Agora). 6999 Leica ... 18 October 1947 |
Small piece from curved cover tile; red brown clay with coarse bits in it.
Left end of stamp with letters in relief, preserved. Marble pile. Leica ... 23 April 1948 |
Fragment from pan tile preserving part of one lateral flange.
Buff clay, stamped ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ on upper surface, retrograde. Right end of stamp preserved.
A 415 series.
Cf. A 478, A 504, A 507, A 541, A 1385 ... 1948 |
Fragment from middle of pan tile, broken all around.
Bright buff clay. Left end of stamp preserved, ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series.
Cf. A 1384 (Ο 714)-A 1392 (Ο 722) and A 1393 (Μ 361). Found in 1935 in debris of Burned ... 1948 |
Fragment from lower right corner of a pan tile.
Buff clay with pale yellow slip. Right end of stamp preserved, ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series.
Cf. A 1384 (Ο 714)-A 1392 (Ο 722) and A 1393 (Μ 361). Found in 1935 in debris ... 1948 |
Two joining fragments of a pan tile, retaining part of the lateral flange.
Greenish buff clay. The stamp complete except for a small fragment at the center, ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series.
Cf. A 1384 (Ο 714)-A 1392 ... 1948 |
Two joining fragments from the middle of a pan tile. Warm buff clay. Right end of stamp preserved, ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series.
Cf. A 1384 (Ο 714)-A 1392 (Ο 722) and A 1393 (Μ 361). Found in 1935 in debris of Burned ... 1948 |
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