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Hellenistic pottery: profiles, wash drawings, etc ... Marian Welker ... Made for G.R. Edwards' publication. Sent to Princeton, 1991 ... 1956 |
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. |
Stoa Construction Fills (n.b. for all Stoa and pre-Stoa fills later than construction filling of Square Peristyle see P-R 6-12)
Over 100 stamped amphora handles in fill. No long-petal bowls, but one fragment ... Before ca. 150 B.C. |
| Two-Handled Cup: Gray Ware ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Two-Handled Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Two-Handled Bowl with Rouletting: Stamped ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Two-Handled Bowl with Rouletting: Stamped ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
Unfinished well, all one fill; solid bedrock at a depth of -2.47m.
It contained masses of broken rooftiles and probably was used as a refuse pit after the sack of Athens by Sulla.
Twenty-three stamped ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
| Pithos ay the bottom of the north slope of the Areopagus with single fill; Part of Hellenistic Group D.
One stamped amphora handle dates slightly after 146. Latest coin dates in first two decades of 2nd ... 160-130 B.C. |
| Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
Two-handled Cup.
Small segment of cup from rim to foot; floor missing.
Slightly micaceous, gray fabric (2.5YR 5/10), in some areas light red near surface (2.5YR 6/6); dull black glaze, heavily micaceous ... Context of before ca. 150 |
Two-handled Cup.
One handle, one-third of rim, and part of foot and floor restored.
Slightly nippled underside. Light brown fabric (7.5 YR 6/4); thin, gray glaze, orange in places.
Similar, from same ... Context of 160-130 |
Two-handled Cup.
One handle, foot, and one-third of body restored.
Brown fabric (7.5YR 5/4); thin, dull gray glaze inside, brown outside.
Similar: P 20524, from context of 1st to early 3rd century after ... Context of 115-86 |
Two-handled Cup.
Handles and about half of body restored.
Pointed underside. Three large palmettes within coarse rouletting on floor. Light brown fabric (7.5YR 6/4); dull gray glaze inside, orange on ... Context of 110-75 |
| Mended from many fragments; about one-third of the rim, with one handle, missing; restored in plaster. Small ring foot; flaring sides; high straight rim, sloping inward slightly from the sharp angle which ... 22 April 1932 |
Fragment mended from three pieces, preserving profile except center of bottom. Ring foot; straight wall; vertical rim, slightly curving in. Shape as P 11845.
Hard dark gray clay. Glazed inside; outside ... 29 May 1950 |
| About half missing, including both handles. Restored in plaster. Low base ring, sloping floor; high vertical rim, tilted in; horizontal handles turned back on themselves. Palmettes stamped on floor, inside ... 17 March 1938 |
| Foot, one handle and about half of body missing; restored in plaster. Plain low narrow ring foot, restored on analogy of P 11846. Bowl shallow with wall flaring out sharply from foot. High vertical rim ... 28 April-2 May 1939 |
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