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[Agora Publication] Greek Lamps and Their Survivals

Howland, R. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The author has used the trustworthy chronological data supplied by the scientific excavation of “closed deposits” at the Athenian Agora to build a continuous series of lamp types from the 7th century B.C ... 1958

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[Agora Publication] Graffiti and Dipinti

Lang, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 3,000 informal inscriptions scratched or painted on pottery, lamps, or other clay fragments have been found in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In this volume, 859 of these graffiti and dipinti ... 1976

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Moldmade Bowls

Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume is the first of two to present the Hellenistic fine ware from the excavations in the Athenian Agora. Its scope is restricted to the moldmade hemispherical bowls manufactured from the late 3rd ... 1982

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related Material

Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and ... 1997

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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares

Rotroff, S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This manuscript represents the third and final volume in the publication of the Hellenistic pottery unearthed by the American excavations in the Athenian Agora. The first installment (Agora XXII) was devoted ... 2008

[Agora Publication] The Agora Bone Well

Liston, Maria A. Rotroff, Susan I. Snider, Lynn M. Contribution by Stewart, Andrew ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 50 978-0-87661-550-8 ... 2018

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[Agora Report] 1938 Ω: Section Ω 1938

M. Crosby ... Section Ω lies in the east end of the north slope of the Areopagus, well to the southeast of the market square proper. Excavation showed, as expected, that the area was a residential district throughout ... 16 Jan-17 Jun 1938

[Agora Object] L 3292: Lamp

Handle, and tip of nozzle missing. Low base ring, angular side, depression around filling hole, groove at top of sides. Pierced knob on one side. Black glaze that has peeled badly. Wheel made. Yellow-buff ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] L 3293: Lamp Fragment with Graffito

Flat bottom, false base ring. Three letters scratched through glaze. Black glaze inside and out. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XVIII (?) of Corinth collection, type 43C of Agora collection. Cistern. Leica ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] L 3298: Lamp Fragment

Back half of top with handle attachments. On either side of handle around filling hole a satyr in high relief; of one, legs only preserved; of another, legs, back, tail and arm. A tendril pattern at edge ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12012: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

About one-third of rim and side wall down to tip of leaf of bottom medallion preserved. Slightly out-turned rim with deep groove scratched through clay just below. Restored in plaster. Relief decoration: ... 18 February 1938

[Agora Object] P 12054: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Part of bottom and lower side wall. Restored in plaster. Relief decoration: two grooves and three ridges, then a single row of pointed leaves, separate bottom medallion from side. In the medallion, a head ... 1 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12056: Black Glaze Fish Plate

Full profile preserved, most of rim missing. Base ring, down-turned rim, small central depression; groove around depression and at top of rim. Glaze fired red-brown on floor and bottom due to stacking ... 1 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12057: Black Glaze Plate

Full profile preserved, pieces of side and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Small, rather deep plate on base ring; broad projecting rim, sloping down. Yellow to pinkish-buff clay. Poor black to red-brown ... 1 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12059: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Full profile preserved, but only a small portion of wall. Restored in plaster. Small deep bowl. Relief decoration: rosette in bottom medallion surrounded by a row of large leaves, with gaps at top and ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12060: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Profile from rim to edge of bottom medallion and one-quarter to one-third of side preserved. Out-turned lip with groove scratched through glaze on underside. Relief decoration: the bottom, on which there ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12062: Moldmade Bowl Fragments

The bottom with a piece of the wall and a non-joining wall fragment preserved; lip entirely missing. Restored in plaster. Relief decoration: bottom medallion consists of a large central disk with rayed ... 2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 12064: Handle with Plastic Attachment: Head

Probably from pitcher with trefoil lip. Head in high relief on surface facing in. The head, with flowing locks, is turned slightly to the right. Knob on outer surface of band handle. Pinkish-buff clay ... 2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 12065: Beehive Lid Fragment

Rim piece with not quite half of diameter. Broad wheel grooves on top surface. Two holes near rim with flange beside them. Coarse red to buff clay. Yellow slip. ADDENDA Small piece added from sherds ... 2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 12067: Bowl with Rouletting: Stamped

About one-third of rim and small part of foot and floor preserved. Restored in plaster. Shallow bowl on high base ring; lip thickened on inside. Circle of rouletting around floor, with one small stamp ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 12068: Moldmade Bowl

About half of wall and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Miltos groove below neatly out-rolled lip. Relief decoration: the bottom medallion, with head in center, is surrounded by rows of small veined leaves ... 2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14285: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

From lower side wall. Above a row of leaves, of which only tips preserved, three rows of shells. Buff clay. Glaze almost entirely missing. Cistern. Leica ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14287: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Fragment from lower side wall. Three bands of overlapping leaves around bottom; above, part of a hunting scene. Buff clay. Rather matte black glaze. Cistern. Leica ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14290: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Base and about one-fifth of lower side wall preserved. Double rosette in base medallion, ridges and scraped groove around; above, a double row of fronds, from which rise grape vines, probably originally ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 14291: Plate Fragment: West Slope

Fragment from side and rim of deep plate with upturned plain rim. Wall bound at top and bottom by pairs of grooves scratched through glaze; row of dots in white just below; then a large wreath; on one ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14292: Kantharos Fragment: West Slope

Piece with parts of upper and lower wall, and one handle, preserved. Vertical upper wall, with rounded lower wall, a groove scratched through glaze separates the two; a single horizontal loop handle, pressed ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14293: Unguentarium

A few missing pieces of the body restored in plaster. Plump body with well moulded base and lip. Four bands of white paint. Gray clay. Cf. N 20:7. Cistern. Leica ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14296: Black Glaze Bowl

Full profile preserved. About half the wall restored in plaster. Heavy base ring; angular side; outcurved lip. Reddish-buff clay. Metallic black glaze, over all. Cistern. Leica PD 2445-69 ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14297: Black Glaze Bowl with Graffito

Full profile preserved. Large pieces from opposite sides missing. Heavy base ring, small and high, with a shallow groove on resting surface; angular side; slightly outcurved lip. End of graffito on lower ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 14300: Two-Handled Bowl

Full profile preserved. One handle and much of wall and rim restored in plaster. Base ring; flaring lower wall, inturned shoulder; low, straight, slightly out-turned lip; horizontal rolled handles pressed ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 14304: Bowl

Full profile preserved. Most of wall and rim restored in plaster. Very low base ring set off from side by groove; steep wall, gently rounded and drawn in slightly at lip; lip thickened on inside, and groove ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14305: Bowl

Full profile preserved. Strengthened with plaster. Flat bottom; sides curve gently in at rim. Pinkish-buff clay. Covered with red glaze fired black on outside of rim. Cistern. Leica PD 1091-30 ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14306: Black Glaze Bowl

Full profile preserved, with bottom and a small part of rim and wall. Restored in plaster. Flat bottom with groove near edge; straight slightly insloping sides with groove just below lip. Reddish-buff ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 14308: Black Glaze Plate

Full profile preserved. Missing pieces of floor and rim restored in plaster. Shape as P 14307 (Ω 1091). Glaze fired irregularly dull brown to black. ADDENDA P 14307: High base ring; flat down-sloping ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 14311: Bowl

Full profile preserved. Part of wall and much of rim restored in plaster. Flat bottom; steep slightly curving wall; flat-topped projecting rim. Clay as P 14309 (Ω 1093). ADDENDA P 14309: Pinkish-buff ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 14312: Basin

The bottom and about half of sides preserved. Flat bottom; steep flaring wall; slightly thickened lip, flat on top; several ridges below rim on outside; one short vertical strap handle preserved, rising ... 15 February-2 March 1938

[Agora Object] P 14314: Lid

Few missing pieces of rim restored in plaster. Convex, with small neatly made knob on top. Gritty red-brown micaceous clay. Cistern. Leica PD 911-h ... 15 February-2 March 1938

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[Agora Object] P 32673: Chytra Fragment

Single rim fragment. Straight upper body, curving inward at junction with rim. Out-turned flaring rim, flat lip with central groove; projecting flange on interior of rim, with raised ridge for lid. Hard, ... 1938

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[Agora Object] P 32676: Chytra Fragments

Three non-joining fragments: a) 4 joining sherds preserving almost half of rim, start of shoulder and one handle; b) 2 joining body sherds; c) single rim fragment. Baggy body; slightly flaring tall rim ... 1938

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[Agora Object] P 32677: Vessel Fragment: Cooking Ware

Three joining fragments, making up about one-quarter of pot. Round bottom; wide baggy body; projecting rim with vertical lip, interior sloping inward. Two incised grooves slightly below rim. Very coarse ... 1938