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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
| Bowl ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Black Glaze Hemispherical Bowl: Stamped ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
Tiled well near the SW corner of the market square between the Southwest Fountain House and the Great Drain, three fills noted: lower fill of earth and stones with a few fragments only of coarse pottery ... 4th-2nd c. B.C.
100-70 B.C. |
Coins:
16 April 1932 #1 ... First quarter 4th. c.-2nd 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. |
| Black Glaze Hemispherical Bowl: Stamped ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Hellenistic pots ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
One-third of rim restored.
Broad, concave resting surface; slightly pointed underside. Very slightly incurved rim; lip beveled to inside. Four tiny palmettes within rouletting. Metallic black glaze.
... 150-140 |
A few chips missing, some of them restored.
Flat resting surface; convex underside. Lip beveled to inside. Shiny black glaze ... 150-140? |
Most of wall and rim restored.
Grooved resting surface; pointed underside. Plain, slightly incurved lip. Rouletting. Shiny, slightly grainy red glaze.
Similar: P 3355 (H. A. Thompson 1934, E 46, p. 396, ... 140-110 |
Half of wall and most of rim restored.
Flat resting surface; pointed underside. Very pale brown fabric (10YR 7/3) with voids, large white and black inclusions; dull tan glaze, mostly missing.
Possibly ... 110-86 |
Most of wall and rim restored.
Outer face of foot faceted; slightly concave resting surface; slightly pointed underside. Offset at base of body. Rouletting. Dull black-to-brown glaze with metallic patches ... 125-110 |
Parts of wall and rim restored.
Faceted foot; flat resting surface; convex underside. Fairly thin, brittle fabric. Thin brown-to-red glaze covering all of exterior body but only part of foot, stacking ... 110-86 |
Full profile with slightly less than half of side preserved. Restored in plaster. Ring foot; hemispherical sides with plain rim.
Gray-buff clay. Traces of dull black paint on inside and out.
Pieces of ... 9-12 February 1937 |
Broken and lacking most of the side wall. Restored in plaster. High flaring base ring. Hemispherical bowl. Lip flat on top and sloping inward. On the floor a double circle of light rouletting.
Thin fabric; ... 3-12 March 1934 |
Much of side wall missing; restored in plaster. Low base ring; side wall rising in an unbroken curve to a plain lip; the floor is drawn to a low cone both above and below; around the floor a double circle ... 3-12 March 1934 |
| Mended from several fragments; about half of the rim and a small part of the side missing. Moulded ring foot; rounding sides.
Stamped in center inside with hatched band enclosing four careless palmettes ... 22 April 1932 |
| Fragmentary deep conical bowl, restored in plaster. High ring base. Slightly ribbed near the top outside and a red disk in the center inside.
Poor brownish glaze. Cistern, depth unknown. Leica, 91-18-33 ... 1934 |
Fragment of lip and fragment of body missing; minor chips. A rather deep open bowl with plain lip and profiled ring foot. No handles.
Dull black glaze over all. Well. 714 ff. Leica ... 16 April 1932 |
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