[Agora Deposit] E 14:3: Drawshaft, "Kybele Cistern"

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

[Agora Deposit] M 20:1: Cistern

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.

[Agora Deposit] M 20:1.2: Middle fill

Dump, Sullen clean-up. Coins: 9 February 1937 #6-#10 10 February 1937 #11-#13 11 February 1937 #16-#20 ... First quarter 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:3.2: Middle fill

Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 20:4: Mask Cistern

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.

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[Agora Deposit] M 21:1: Komos Cistern

Komos Cistern at 66/Κ, on the north slope of the Areopagus. Homogeneous fill. Thirty-four stamped amphora handles. Eight Histiaian tetrobols, dating 170-160 at the earliest, found near top, possibly an ... Last quarter of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd century B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] N 19:1: Cistern

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.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:4: Drawshaft

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

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[Agora Deposit] H 16:4: Pithos

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.

[Agora Deposit] H-K 12-14: Middle Stoa Building Fill

Middle Stoa Building Fill (with filling to S) (See also Κ: H-I-J 14-15 and Λ: K-M 13-14) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... To ca. 180 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:4.3: Lower fill

Coins: 10 March 1936 #1-#2 11 March 1936 #1 ... 200 to late 1st c.

[Agora Deposit] D 12:2: Drawshaft

Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ. The filling of the 46/ΙΑ cistern shaft, with the exception of a little Roman at the top, was the same as the bottom fill of 44/ΙΓ - late Hellenistic, running ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P-R 6-12: Stoa Construction Fill

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.

[Agora Deposit] E 15:3: Cistern

Cistern 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 off the ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C.-86 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F 15:2: Cistern

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.

[Agora Deposit] F 19:3: Well

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.

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[Agora Image] 2012.56.0588 (82-572)

Drawings of Hellenistic pottery ... PD 1091-126 PD 1091-124 AMS Horizontal (normal)

[Agora Deposit] Q 9:4: Foundation of South Stylobate of Square Building

Trench for foundation of south stylobate of Square Building (between Piers 12-13) ... Late 3rd-early 2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] M-N 15:1: South Stoa II: Building Fill

South Stoa II Construction Fill. About 85 stamped amphora handles, many with parallels in building fills of Middle Stoa and Stoa of Attalos. Fragments of long-petal bowls confirm date after mid-2nd c ... To ca. 140 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 19:1.1: Upper fill

Baskets 1-21 (containers 1-20). The following objects, although listed in deposit notebook as being from level .1, are from depths within the .2 range: MC 318, MC 433-MC 437, T 1309, T 1394, T 1396, IL ... 110 to early 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] N 19:1.2: Middle fill

Baskets 22-53 (containers 21-47). Abandonment of cistern. Includes finds from NW channel leading out of 84/ΝΣΤ (containers 50-51). The following objects, although listed in deposit notebook as being from ... 125-86 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 17:7: Cistern with Cesspool in Ψ

Cistern and drawshaft connected by tunnel; used in modern times as cesspool. No stratigraphy noted, but pottery from first five boxes excavated is later than that from boxes 6-18. 11 stamped amphora handles ... Hellenistic and Late Hellenistic

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[Agora Drawing] PD 1091-123 (DA 8273)

Profiles of Hellenistic Pottery for Roger Edwards. 1958-1959. Series [see also PD #901] ... Hero Athanassiades ... 82-573 82-573 ... 1958 1959

[Agora Drawing] PD 1091-125 (DA 8464)

Profiles of Hellenistic Pottery for Roger Edwards. 1958-1959. Series [see also PD #901] ... Hero Athanassiades ... 82-574 82-574 ... 1958 1959

[Agora Deposit] D 11:1: Well

Well-shaft abandoned before use because of crumbling of rock. From top to 15.00m. a dumped fill predominantly early Roman but containing material of late 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D. A rock filled shaft ... 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern 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 off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1.2: Lower Hellenistic fill

Cumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F 13:3: Well 9

Well near southwest corner of market square; successive use fillings, and dumped filling. Lower use filling, second half of 4th century B.C. Main use filling, second quarter of 2nd century B.C. to shortly ... 10 April-31 May 1935

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[Agora Image] 2012.23.0096 (4-328)

Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

[Agora Deposit] R 21:2: Cistern at 37/ΛΒ

Cistern on the lower Acropolis slopes, west of Panathenaic Way; dumped filling of 1st century B.C. Bottom diameter 3.90m. Cistern with connecting draw-shaft and a dead end tunnel dates from Late Hellenistic ... 1st century B.C.

[Agora Deposit] K-L 18-20:1: Drain System

Accumulated fillings in a system of underground drains at west end of section ΔΔ with northward continuation into and across Section Υ. The filling in the "underground passages" in section ΔΔ appears to ... 3rd c. B.C. 2nd c A.D.

[Agora Deposit] M 18:2: Fill

Hellenistic Fill at 70/ΛΣΤ. Fill in irregular hollow. Pottery resembles Sullan debris, but lack of late duoviri handles suggests deposit slightly predates the sack. Coins 6 March 1937 #1-#4 ... Late 2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 20:6: Cistern at 60/ΙΕ

Cistern at 60/ΙΕ; bell-shaped cistern with a channel 1.65m high and 4.60m long, leading to a dead end against bedrock. This channel runs north with a slight curve to the east and looks as though it was ... Second half of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 20:7: Cistern at 67/ΙΗ

At 67/ΙΗ, at the northeast slope of the Areopagus. Cistern with drawshaft, 4.60m deep. The drawshaft had been cleared to bottom in the eighteenth or nineteenth century, and some of the fill in the main ... Most second half of 3rd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 21:4: Satyr Cistern

Cistern with two tunnels, the one entering its neck cut off by an early Roman well, the other, at the bottom not excavated. Chamber conical in shape, with a depressed draw basin in the center of the floor ... Early Roman-3rd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 21:4.3: Lower fill

'Lower fill' on deposit list. Containers 8-33, (34 mouth of lower passage). Coins: 9 May 1939 #1-#3, #5, #7, #9 10 May 1939 #1 11 May 1939 #1-#2 12 May 1939 #1-#2 13 May 1939 #2-#3(?) 15 May 1939 #1-#6 ... Ca. 250-215 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] O 17:5: Phaidon Street Cistern: North Chamber

Phaidon Street Cistern: North Chamber Sullan destruction debris. One of two chambers connected by tunnel. Two latest coins date to 87/86. Gray ware lamp of first quarter of 1st c. A.D. indicates disturbance ... 2nd c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] O 17:6: Phaidon Street Cistern: South Chamber

Phaidon Street Cistern: South Chamber. Connected by tunnel to O 17:5. Knidian stamped amphora handle; fragments of five long-petal bowls, one made in worn mold. Type 35 A lamp. Coins 9 August 1957 #1-#3 ... Late 2nd c. B.C.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 1133-25 (DA 5543)

Graffiti for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... Owner's Marks. Plate 21. Dirty Heavy Tracing Paper Drafting Ink ... 1960

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[Agora Drawing] PD 1091-124 (DA 8279)

Profiles of Hellenistic Pottery for Roger Edwards. 1958-1959. Series [see also PD #901] ... Hero Athanassiades ... 1958 1959

[Agora Drawing] PD 1194-7 (DA 8303)

Hellenistic profiles for G.R. Edwards ... C.H. Polycarpou ... Special number given for series made by C.H. Polycarpou ... 1962

[Agora Drawing] PD 2611-37 (DA 8373)

Hellenistic pottery for Susan Rotroff ... Tina Najbjerg ... 1989

[Agora Drawing] PD 2611-35 (DA 8412)

Hellenistic pottery for Susan Rotroff ... Tina Najbjerg ... 1989

[Agora Drawing] PD 2611-25 (DA 8470)

Hellenistic pottery for Susan Rotroff ... Tina Najbjerg ... 1989

[Agora Drawing] PD 2611-37 (DA 8500)

Hellenistic pottery for Susan Rotroff ... Tina Najbjerg ... 1989

[Agora Drawing] PD 2611-35 (DA 8746)

Hellenistic pottery for Susan Rotroff ... Tina Najbjerg ... (Was 901-263) ... 1989

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[Agora Image] 2000.02.0444 (Slide Sheet: 09:20)

Lagynoi. Left to right, P 3188 with a band of red slip, P 7041 with black glaze and P 3375 with painted decoration ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jun 2000

[Agora Deposit] C 10:1: Manhole, Channel Mouth 1

Water channel in north part of section, giving access to water system. Channel Mouth 1. Six stamped amphora handles; two-thirds of bowls long-petal ... Late 2nd century-Early 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:4.2: Middle fill

Brown earth with occasiional small stones, quite distinct from upper and lower fills. Pottery mostly Hellenistic with an occasional late Roman sherd scattered through it at all levels. [nbp. 3112] Coins: ... Mostly 1st c. with some Roman.

[Agora Deposit] D 17:11: Well

Upper fill early Roman. Lower fill latest Hellenistic. No house walls clearly associated with it, and apparently no attempt made to assign it to any particular house. Subdivisions: .1=Upper fill .2=Lower ... Late Hellenistic-Early Roman

[Agora Deposit] D 17:11.2: Well

Containers 6-12 ... Latest Hellenistic

[Agora Deposit] E 6:1: East Chamber at 69/Λ

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.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:3.1: Upper fill

Late Roman (3rd c. A.D) with some Hellenistic

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[Agora Image] 2012.78.1390 (92-8-9)

Lagynos Fragments ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.78.1431 (92-9-13)

Lagynos Fragments ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2010.01.0451

P 17989, left, P 9815 and P 5815, upper right corner, and P 6313 ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 13 Apr 2009

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[Agora Image] 2011.04.0310

Upper row: P 26037, P 31967, P 26034, P 26036. Middle row: P 26042, P 26043, P 26045. Front row: P 26039, P 26038 ... Craig Mauzy ... For Susan Rotroff Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jul 2011

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[Agora Image] 2009.01.0535

P 17989, left, P 28098 and P 16652, upper row, P 9815, middle, P 6313 and P 599, bottom row ... Craig Mauzy ... For Susan Rotroff April 2009. Horizontal (normal) ... 13 Apr 2009

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[Agora Image] 2012.56.0586 (82-570)

Drawings of Hellenistic pottery ... PD 1091-122 PD 1091-118 AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.22.0393 (4-225)

Two lagynoi ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.23.0095 (4-327)

Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.23.0104 (4-336)

Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal)

[Agora Lot] Φ 183: Phaidon Street Cistern; South

Black glaze and coarse ... Late 2nd B.C.

[Agora Lot] Ω 164: Cistern at 60/ΙΕ

a) Upper fill. Selected finer fabric; West Slope; unguentaria fragments etc. b-f) Lower fill. Selected fine. b) Lamp fragments, West Slope, Megarian bowls (note non with petals). c) Larger fragments, black ... 2nd half of 3rd-Early 2nd A.D.

[Agora Lot] Ω 172: Cistern at 74/Η

Selected: fine fabric. a) Lamp; terra-cotta fragments. b) Megarian bowls. c) West Slope; white paint. d) Brittle ware; Pergamene. e) Miscellaneous black glazed ... 4-17 March 1938

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1504

P 10900 a Neck and about half of shoulder preserved; partiallyrestored. Convex shoulder with smooth transition to long, cylindrical neck. Torus rim. Decoration in brown glaze: band on rim and at base ... 1st-century context

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1521

Wall Fragment. P 10900 b Two fragments preserve part of shoulder. Very convex, therefore probably part of round-bodied lagynos. Decoration in brown glaze: syrinx, with trace of wreath tied with square ... 1st-century context

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[Agora Object] P 10900: Lagynos Fragments

a) Long straight neck, with rounded lip, and part of the shoulder preserved at one point to its edge. Bands of black glaze around lip and base of neck; on shoulder, hanging from the band, bows and wreaths; ... 25-29 February 1936

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[Agora Drawing] DA 12982

Hellenistic relief krater ... Piet de Jong ... Cf. Hesperia 3 (1934), pp. 422-423, pl. III. Exhibited at the Benaki Museum, 15 November 2006 to 7 January 2007. Photo 2008.03.0309.

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[Agora Drawing] DA 12993

Lagynos ... Piet de Jong ... Cf. Hesperia 3 (1934), p. 404, fig. 92. Exhibited at the Benaki Museum, 15 November 2006 to 7 January 2007.

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[Agora Drawing] DA 13001

Hadra hydria ... Piet de Jong ... Cf. Hesperia 5 (1936), p. 37, fig. 37. Exhibited at the Benaki Museum, 15 November 2006 to 7 January 2007. 5-349 5-349

[Agora Drawing] PD 1231-16 (DA 12005)

Hellenistic profiles for G.R. Edwards ... Hero Athanassiades ... Dirty Xerox Printing Ink ... 1963

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[Agora Drawing] DA 10535

Hellenistic lagynos ... Piet de Jong ... Cf. Hesperia 3 (1934), p. 405. Fragile Watercolor Paper Watercolor

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[Agora Drawing] DA 10653

Hellenistic pyxis ... Piet de Jong ... 7-330 7-330 Fragile Watercolor Paper Watercolor

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[Agora Drawing] DA 10654

Hadra hydria. Imported from Egypt 3rd c. B.C ... Piet de Jong ... 6-338 6-338 Fragile Watercolor Paper Watercolor

[Agora Deposit] O 20:2: Cistern at 70/ΛΣΤ

Cistern at 70/ΛΣΤ in the northeast slope of the Areopagus. Part of system with two chambers and well. Homogeneous fill. 13 stamped amphora handles. Latest lamp type 46 B. N 72206 (Ω-344), picked up near ... Second half of 3rd c. - Early 2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 20:3: Well at 67/ΛΓ

Well at 67/ΛΓ on the northeast slope of the Areopagus. Connected with the same cistern system as O 20:2. Dug as several fills but probably a continuous accumulation Coin 28 May 1938 #1 (?) Illegible N ... 300-250 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 22:1: Cistern at 31/ΚΑ

Unfinished cistern at 31/ΚΑ ... Ca. 360-325 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O-R 7-10: Construction Fill

Square Peristyle (Square Building) Constructions fill + other (square peristyle area); fragmentary and with some earlier material but in the main, where undisturbed, a homogenous deposit. Coins: 26 May ... Βefore 300 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 21:4: Cistern at 53/NE

Cistern at 53/ΝΕ, bottle-shaped, stucco-lined, in the east aisle of the peristyle of Roman House H (courtyard of Greek House G, just west of andron). Lower diameter 2.73m. Homogenous fill all apparently ... Into early 2nd century B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 12:1: Well by Stoa Pier 3.

Well by Stoa Pier 3. Mouth was discovered in 1950 (p. 2273). Between first and second POU; no joins between the groups, which were separated by nearly sterile fill. No apparent chronological difference ... Mid-2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 10:1: Well East of Stoa Room 11

Well East of Stoa Room 11; no appreciable change in pottery top to bottom; dumped fill of Augustan times. Coins: 4 May 1950 #1-#3 15 May 1950 #1 Estimated Grid ... Late 1st c. B.C.-early 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] T 17:3: Channel J

Channel J (in ΗΗ) Cutting that probably originally held a drain. Packed with amphoras and other coarse pottery. It tapped the poros aqueduct wall just East of our explanatory trench at the East end of ... 1st c. B.C. - early 1st. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] U 22:1

Well C - Passage, belongs with II - Brick Shaft. All dumped fills. No objects catalogued from Well C of section ΟΑ. One object (I 5422) catalogued from modern fill in shaft, one from dump (I 5545). Coins: ... 2nd c. A.D.- Byzantine

[Agora Deposit] U 22:1.2: Fill B.

Fill in shaft; upper fill in lower chamber; fill in vaulted chamber. Coins: 29 April 1937 #1-#8 5 May 1937 #1-#27 26 May 1937 #1-#12 27 May 1937 #1-#10 28 May 1937 #1-#6 24 March 1938 #3-#7 12 June 1939 ... Late 4th c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] J 5:1: Crossroads Well

Located at the bifurcation of the Panathenaic Way and West Road.Byzantine fill (9th-10th century) in upper 5.70m. with a series of Classical to Hellenistic accumulations below. Coins: 10 July 1971 #861 ... 14 June-27 July 1971

[Agora Deposit] J 5:1.4: Lower Accumulation and POU

Represents excavated levels V-IX. Coins: 5 July 1971 #857 ... Late 5th c.-300 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] J 12:3: Hole

Hole in bedrock; dumped filling used in leveling. Probably a natural water line, tending to wash out, has been cut back for various purposes, and finally all filled in to make level bedding for 4th c., ... Ca. 350-270 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] L 17:7: Aischines Street Cistern: South Chamber

Date of filling early third c. B.C. Little pottery. Seven stamped amphora handles. Latest coin dates in first third of 3rd c. One small fragment of moldmade bowl of undetermined type. Coins: 12 August ... 310-220 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] L-M 17-18:1: Southwest House and Central House (1958)

Fillings associated with early houses on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus; various levels and dates. Both houses were built in the 6th century B.C. and destroyed by the Persians; both also have ... 6rd c. B.C.-3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] M 18:1: Well

Filling of a well on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus, dug early in the 1st c. B.C. [construction fill]; in use into the the 2nd c. A.D.[well fill] (H Ms.) No apparent stratification. Hellenistic ... 2nd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] M 18:1.1: Construction fill

Hellenistic construction fill mainly of amphoras used as packing between well tiles and bedrock. Estimated Grid ... 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] M 23:1: Cistern in NW Corner of Byzantine Building

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.

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[Agora Deposit] M-N 18:1: Cistern at 75/ΜΓ

Cistern at 75/ΜΓ connected with cistern N 18:3 by tunnel. Only coin is Bioiotian dating between 220 and 197. Only indications of date are 1st c. lamps, two long-petal bowls, and fragments of early Roman ... 1st. c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 19:1.3: Lower fill

Baskets 54-56 (containers 48-49). Construction of cistern ... Early 3rd c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] N 20:2: Cistern

Construction filling of well N 20:3 which was dug through this cistern; a few later sherds at upper levels may result from late repairs to well tiling. Coins: 6 April 1938 #14-#15 8 April 1938 #4 Some ... Second half 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] N 21:9: Cistern at 61/ΙΒ

Mouth and upper part of chamber cut away in modern times; two short passages, one to SW, encroaching on Mycenaean chamber tomb; here the builders apparently found the fill too soft for tunneling, so they ... Early third quarter of 3rd c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] O 16:3: Tiled Well at South Edge of EW Road

Tiled Well at S edge of E-W Road, 73/ΜΗ. Contemporary upper and lower fills separated by layer of sterile mud. Latest coin dates ca. 200. Koan amphora handle with stamped handle dates slightly after 200 ... 210-160