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| Very coarse red clay with red bits; fine cream slip on soffit, face, and front part of top.
On the face a very elaborated guilloche with central palmettes, painted in black, with accessory red, on the ... 18 May 1933 |
| Head missing. Stubs of arms preserved. Right leg broken below knee; left leg above knee.
Torso of a standing youth, about half life-size, the weight on the right leg. The upper left arm is set back a little; ... 19 March 1948 |
| Much weathered. Rough-picked beneath, with surface cut off by drill holes. Broken at back.
A female right foot, with drapery hanging down beside it.
Possibly a pedimental piece from the Temple of Hephaistos ... 28 April 1936 |
| From a lateral horizontal cornice, a cyma reversa soffit molding with a vertical fascia high above it. The nosing molding is much battered; possibly an ovolo. In the top two rafter cuttings, and at each ... 10 May 1937 |
| Right end broken; a part of a curved joint surface at the other end. Underside worked to be visible. In underside toward end with curved joint surface a cutting and part of the iron of a Π-clamp. Outside ... 1933 |
| Fragmentary wall block of Tholos. One end only remains.
Traces of stucco over inner face; outer face dressed fairly smooth, with a drafted band along the top. Deep anathyrosis band on end. Cutting for ... 15 May 1939 |
| Fragment of flank sima, broken away at right end, and broken off close behind.
Cyma reversa profile with half round at top edge. A half-housing joint at the left end with a tongue. Traces of a palmette ... 8 June 1939 |
| Corner block with triglyphs on both faces preserved in full dimensions though broken. Inner surfaces rough-picked; top, toothed chisel.
Dowel hole and mason's marks very carefully cut (se drawing) on top ... 27 July 1931 |
| Upper, right hand front corner remains, preserving width of one glyph and cutting for headband of metope.
From the Stoa of Zeus.
Granular Aeginetan poros, retaining traces of the paint. Clearing east foundation ... 1934 |
| Fragment from upper left corner only; the face plain.
Good workmanship.
Pentelic marble.
ADDENDA Published as a piece from the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios. Initially though to be from the Royal Stoa. Found ... 1936 |
| Four non-joining fragments, not necessarily from the same capital.
a) Preserves the lower edge of the abacus and the upper edge of the echinus.
b) Show the tops of flutes and one annulet.
c) Tops of flutes ... 1936 |
| Corner sima, cut in one piece with the extremities of both the horizontal and raking sima. The sinking for the statue plinth has a curved outline. Beside the main sinking are two drilled hole perhaps intended ... 11 March 1937 |
| 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 |
| Two large fragments, which together give the full length and width.
One end is finished with a toothed chisel to be visible, the other end has anathyrosis. The inner face is smooth-dressed with the tooth ... 1934 |
| Broken in two large and several small pieces. The inside edge and both ends are missing. The outer face is lightly stippled with at smoothed band along top and bottom. The under surface was rough-picked ... 1938 |
| 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 |
| Preservation: Fragment includes small ovolo, taenia, regula and three guttae. The top and right side are preserved, dressed surfaces.
Moldings: (from top to bottom)
Small ovolo, H. 0.016m.
Taenia, H. 0.044m ... 18 June 1931 |
| Cornice block from inside corner. Preserved in all dimensions; two sides with anathyrosis at right angles to each other; on the two sides without anathyrosis the stone is cut away, perhaps for lightening, ... 14 July 1931 |
| From inside corner. Length and depth fully preserved; moldings partly preserved. Fasciae worked with toothed chisel and drafted smooth at top and bottom.
Anathyrosis on end splay to receive another corner ... 7 March 1932 |
| Corner block. The face is picked, and shows no drafting at foot of step. The working of the anathyrosis band is not very smooth, but rather picked. At edge of joint is a smooth worked surface, not sunk ... 1933 |
| Top surface shows practically no wear but bottom is badly worn by reuse as a paving block.
Both ends show clamp position scratched on, and further back the clamps as executed.
Same workmanship and series ... 1933 |
| Corner. The shorter face of the block is less well finished than the longer, hence probably faced side of building. Rectangular dowels with pour channels for column base whose diameter was about 0.56m ... 1933 |
Rectangular dowel in bottom.
Rectangular dowels for column base in top, with pour channels. Lower part of back of block projects irregularly, showing how deep paving slabs were, ca. 0.20-0.25m.
Blue Hymettian ... 1933 |
A 138 (Ζ 30) - A 144 (Ζ 36) are from the same series.
Right end of this block probably joins A 144.
Blue Hymettian marble.
Found at G/15-12/17 (Fall 2016). Pre-excavation, demolition of house 632β/16 ... 1933 |
Dowel in right end for course above still retains head. Iron hard to trace. The clamp at this end also retains some lead, both being worn down with surface of block by reuse.
Blue Hymettian marble.
A 138 ... 1933 |
| Preserved along one side, which has a raised edge nearly to one end. Other edges broken.
Coarse brick red clay, with buff slip (?).
Near the edge, the mark of the paw of an animal, made in the soft clay ... 3 April 1933 |
| Depth and width preserved.
One end, and part of the corona, broken.
Cuttings in back for wooden beams, spaced ca. 0.385m. clear dimension.
Anathyrosis on one end, which also bears a dowel cutting on the ... 27 January 1934 |
| Full height preserved, one end and back broken away; anathyrosis on preserved end. Evidence of clamp-cuttings on top. 0.350m. back from the front horizontal cornice, the top is finished at an angle to ... 27 January 1934 |
| Fragment of upper left corner remains. Excellent workmanship.
Island marble.
The three fragments A 2682, A 2683 and A 2684 may be assigned with certainty to the same roof because of their complete congruity ... 3 April 1957 |
Heavily weathered on top. Fragment preserving one lateral edge and a little of the ridge.
Excellent work.
Island marble.
The three fragments A 2682, A 2683 and A 2684 may be assigned with certainty to ... 3 April 1957 |
Fragment from upper end of a tile, the weathering indicates an overlap of ca. 0.045m.
Island marble.
The three fragments A 2682, A 2683 and A 2684 may be assigned with certainty to the same roof because ... 3 April 1957 |
| Corner block. All surfaces partly preserved; fasciae on interior as well as exterior. Underside finished with anathyrosis and a relieving surface (?).
Top surface worked with tooth chisel; bears both pry ... 23 January 1934 |
| Lower jaw and muzzle broken away and the whole head torn from the sima. Hair of crown schematically rendered by pyramidal tufts placed on checkerboard arrangement.
Assigned to either the Temple of Ares ... 5 February 1934 |
| Lateral geison with hawk's beak crowning molding.
Right end preserved and finished with good anathyrosis.
Ovolo type, with deep incision on fascia at spring of molding.
From the Stoa of Zeus.
Pentelic ... 1933 |
| Front horizontal cornice with hawk's beak crowning molding.
From the left hand corner of the pediment of the Stoa of Zeus. The superimposed first block of the raking geison was cut in a separate piece; ... 1933 |
| Raking cornice with hawk's beak crowning molding, from the Stoa of Zeus.
Profile similar to A 367 (Η' 705).
Doric leaf pattern with some of the red color preserved on the leaf.
Pentelic marble. Found ... 1933 |
| Only fragment from the middle of the front face remains. Broken below.
Crowned by a half round; ovolo hawk's beak.
From the Stoa of Zeus.
Pentelic marble. Found in clearing east front of Stoa. Leica, 6-36 ... 1933 |
Broken both ends and below.
The back is rough-picked: original working suggesting that the pieces is a patch. Most of the beak is broken away. Spacing of ornament 0.033m.
From the Stoa of Zeus.
Pentelic ... 1933 |
| Broken on right end and along inner edge.
At the left end there remains a trace of a cutting for a half-housing joint.
Cyma reversa type crowned with an ovolo molding. On the front a band of palmettes ... 1932 |
| a) A fragment from the lower edge of the echinus, broken both sides and behind. The underside was finished with a toothed chisel. The egg and dart ornament was incised and painted. Of the paint only the ... 1931 |
| About two-thirds of body preserved; broken at bottom, and both arms missing. The right arm broken off just below the shoulder, the left ends in a smooth-cut surface just above the elbow, with a hole for ... 28 April 1947 |
| Part of hoof of a horse (probably left), uncertain whether front or back. Lower part broken off all around. Seems more weathered on proper right side.
Wall mortar.
Similar in size and finish to S 785 (ΚΚ ... October 1954 |
| A group of two girls, one carrying the other.
Missing, the carrier's head, body below the waist, left upper arm, left breast; of the carried, the head, left forearm, the legs from near the knees.
The ... 23 February 1934 |
| Broken off at neck; nose damaged. Woman's head bent sharply back, hair wrapped tight in handkerchief (?). Mouth partly open showing teeth; lips broken.
Probably the head of the carrying figure of S 429 ... 6 June 1936 |
| The life-sized hoof of a horse, that stood originally on its tip.
Fine surface and careful work.
Pentelic or Parian marble. Finished Cistern, black earth, 2nd century B.C. Leica, LXXVIII-42, XXI-13 ... 8 June 1936 |
| Roof tile fragment from the Temple of Hephaistos with water-cub, anathyrosis and end of two dowel-cuttings. Anathyrosis very similar to that on sima blocks. Dowel cutting 0.063-0.074m. from edge. Cement ... September 1974 |
| Roof tile fragment with water curb and anathyrosis. Cement adhering.
Pentelic marble.
From the Temple of Hephaistos. Probably pulled out of Byzantine barrel-vault. Collected from roof of temple. Leica ... September 1974 |
| Roof tile fragment from back of tile showing upper tile overlap of 0.049-0.05m. by strong weathering line. Cement adhering.
Pentelic marble. Probably pulled out of Byzantine barrel-vault. Collected from ... September 1974 |
| Broken away on all sides.
Part of a very shallow echinus remains.
Assigned to the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. series A 238. In Great hole. 1226 Leica, LIX-51 PD 733, DA 12321 ... June 1935 |
| One end missing and most of the corona broken off.
From a horizontal, lateral cornice.
Cyma reversa bed mold. Cutting for rafter in top. Cutting for hook clamp in one end of top.
Pentelic marble. Found ... 1933 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Fragment of raking sima, broken away toward upper end and close behind.
On lower end, traces of a half-housing joint. Profile and decoration as of A 1094 (ΚΚ 1249).
Curious undercutting on underside of ... 8 June 1939 |
| Fragment of raking sima, broken away at upper ends, and back.
Of same scheme as A 1095 (ΚΚ 1250). Traces of half-housing joint at lower end.
Similar undercutting on underside of lower end.
Pentelic marble ... 8 June 1939 |
| Broken away at back, bottom and left.
From top down: ovolo, fillet, beak. One end mitered for inside corner.
Considerably weathered; color gone. Like Theseion anta cap, but larger. Fifth century finish ... 16 July 1946 |
| Cover tile, broken at one end.
Preserved end cut back on inside for a width of 0.09m., to overlap next tile.
Inside rough-picked.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. A 1227 ( ΟΟ 174). Byzantine fill. Leica PD 2279 ... 1 June 1947 |
| One end and part of one end preserved, but corner between these two missing. Underside rough-picked with wide raised band near end, set in 0.03m. from end.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble. From ... 17 June 1950 |
| Small piece from top of top drum.
Relieving surface. Flutes beginning to curve slightly outward at top. Two flutes and one arris preserved.
Temple of Ares series.
Pentelic marble. In demolition of north ... 16 April 1951 |
| a) Mended from two pieces. Part of bottom surface preserved with bevel at outside joint; broken inside before relieving band. Broken above just over topmost annulet. Parts of two flutes preserved.
b) The ... 25 May 1951 |
| Broken behind; edges somewhat battered. Angular cover tile. Inside rough-picked; water stop band.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble. Marble pile north of Temple of Ares. Leica, 81-82 PD 960 ... 2 July 1951 |
| Anathyrosis band preserved at both ends, rough-picked in back, which is cut away apparently for lightening (?). Bottom resting surface smooth finished; top rough-picked, smoother on sloping portion over ... 2 July 1931 |
Both ends of the block preserved, with anathyrosis band, the lower resting surface remains to a thickness of 0.14m.; the profile under the corona is preserved, and the start of the corona, with two mutules ... 2 July 1931 |
| Top surface rough-picked to edge.
Bottom surface rough-picked, with a finished bearing surface. Beveled dowel cutting. Arrises, with a given spacing, wider at the bottom.
Pentelic marble.
Found at I/2-7/3 ... 23 March 1933 |
| Broken at both ends; the stamp impressed lengthwise of the tile on its upper flat surface.
Ν Μ Η Τ Ρ Ι Θ Ε Ω [Ν]
Σ Κ Α Ι Α Μ Μ Ω Ν [Η]
Metroon Series.
Cf. A 136, A 164 and SS 113, with the same inscription ... 28 April 1933 |
| Small fragment, all save one complete flute and the annulets, broken away.
Very good work.
Pentelic marble.
Temple of Ares.
Disturbed area above Stoa. Leica, LIX-51 PD 733, DA 12321 ... 6 April 1933 |
| From base drum of column. The midpoint of its underside is marked by the intersection of two scratched lines, each ca. 0.20m. long. Surface of underside finished throughout with a toothed chisel, save ... 16 June 1933 |
| Broken below, behind and at both ends. Preserved greater part of hawk's beak (bottom missing) with taenia and ovolo (top chipped) above. Edge of hawk's beak near left edge of fragment and outside corner ... 23 July 1956 |
| a) Lower part with fillet at bottom. Covered with doodles.
b) Upper part with torus at top and flat band below it.
From East Building.
Blue marble. Found at S/9-17/7 (Fall 2016). a) Erected from original ... 1959 |
| Much restored in cement. Upper and lower tori. Good crisp work.
The diameter is appropriate to the Ionic column drums found in the same tower, together with the painted capitals A 2972 and A 2973.
Pentelic ... June 1959 |
| Numerous fragments; missing part restored in cement.
Upper part of base preserved. Horizontal fluting.
Marble. From S.W. corner of tower of Late Roman Fortification at S.W. corner of Library of Pantainos ... July 1959 |
| Fragment of a flat tile broken on two sides, preserved on one end and bottom.
Rough-picked on side along which a ridge runs. The top is smooth, but dented.
Probably from the Temple of Hephaistos (?) ... 1 April 1932 |
| Comprised of four drums. Square empolion cuttings for all joints including top and bottom. Drums neatly lettered from top down Α - Ε. Twenty flutings. Dipinto in flute of second drum. Deep slots in second ... July 1959 |
| Chips had been knocked off by the builders of the Late Roman Fortification Wall but most were recoverable. Empolion cutting on underside 0.06m square.
Ornament painted except for palmettes which are carved ... July 1959 |
| One end is preserved, though slightly battered. At the other end the tile has been rudely cut off, probably somewhere near the middle. The underside is rough-picked, with a sort of swelling near the original ... 18 April 1934 |
| Two fragments.
a) Broken at top, bottom, back and right end. The left end preserved, with well worked anathyrosis.
b) Broken on all faces save the front.
The molding consist of a cavetto above a cyma ... 1932 |
| Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Small knob bottom; elongated cylindrical body; conical shoulder; short neck set in from shoulder with sharp cutting; rolled rim; angular double handles.
Clay pinkish-buff ... February-April 1937 |
Inscribed fragment.
Front and top only preserved.
Single line of lettering at lower edge of moulded crown of massive block.
Hymettian marble. Found in marble pile, behind the Stoa of Attalos. Leica PD ... 30 May 1959 |
| a) From neck of a geometric amphora. Part of one metope panel, bounded by triple lines on all sides. On it, head and front legs of a grazing horse, right. Between legs, tree; between front leg and head, ... 8 February 1935 |
| Mended from many fragments; pieces of wall missing. Tall irregularly cylindrical body with pointed toe; sloping shoulder, tapering neck with thick rolled lip; handles from shoulder to below lip.
Pinkish ... 29 March 1939 |
| One handle missing. Shape much like P 8105 (ΠΘ 1731) but with more sloping shoulder and thickened lip.
Micaceous pink clay with white grits. No slip.
ADDENDA P 8105: Shoulder nearly flat; long narrow ... January-Feb 1936 |
| Split off from background roughly on the plane of contact. Head, both arms and both legs broken off. Front of torso and breaks except those of back much weathered.
Nude male torso in more or less frontal ... March 1954 |
| Broken just above start of buttocks and below knee.
Thigh and knee from right leg of standing nude male figure, life-size or slightly under.
Front surface weathered, back fresh. Carefully modeled and ... March 1954 |
| Broken off at crotch and above knee.
Part of thigh from right leg of a striding (?) figure.
Part of scrotum attached to leg. Scale and finish same as S 1835 (ΟΕ 276) and S 1837 (ΟΕ 278).
Considerably ... March 1954 |
| Fragment of left leg broken off above and below knee.
The knee appears to be bent at a right angle, and is deeply hollowed underneath. Something , which is broken off (the right knee?), crosses the top ... May 1955 |
| Forepart of small foot, first and fifth toes partially broken. Heavy plinth preserved beneath foot, roughly tooled beneath and on proper left side. Plinth in back and on right. Original surface preserved ... 1933 |
| Upper part of torso of a muscular male figure a little under life-size.
Upper part of chest preserved with front starts of neck and left arm, and 0.02m. or 0.03m. of right arm.
Head was inclined to lifted ... 1931 |
| Missing: head, right arm just below shoulder, left arm, right leg from immediately above knee, left leg from immediately above ankle; parts of the cloak at the back gone, also the fragments of drapery ... 21 March 1933 |
| a) The torso from just above the waist to the shoulder is preserved. The right arm and shoulder are missing; the left shoulder and part of the upper arm is intact. The head is missing, but the beginning ... a) (Ξ 28) 27 October 1934
b) (Ο 1077) July 1956 |
| Whole jar; same as SS 7318 (X 518).
Capacity: (water) 28.510.
Stamp on shoulder; incuse letters.
Cf. SS 7004, SS 7930, SS 7318, SS 7367, SS 11094-SS 11106. Prof: PD 1120-18, 19*
Par: SS 07318, SS 07004, ... 2 April 1937 |
| Put together from many pieces; most of the legs, much of the hips, part of the back, and a fragment of the chin and mouth, remain, together with many non-joining fragments.
A standing male figure, about ... 11 March 1936 |
| As mended, there are five fragments, giving much of both sides of the face, most of the mouth, lower part of the nose, one eye, one ear and half of the other, and part of the wavy locks above the brows ... 25 May 1936 |
| Four fragments of statue.
Fragment a) broken all around. Part of a human body with something in contact with it.
Greenish yellow clay containing dark grit, surfaced with a film of firm clay, the surface ... 14 June 1936 |
| Inscribed stele.
Intact, the top front edge slightly worn by traffic.
The top is crowned by a simple angular moulding; the bottom 0.08m. of the front face is finished only with the toothed chisel; the ... 367/6 B.C. |
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