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| Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... “Return the stamnos to Philippa’s brother Philip,” “cheap wine,” “Alkaios seems beautiful to Melis,” “Of Tharrios I am the cup.” Like fragments of overheard conversations, the thousands of informal inscriptions ... 1974
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| A single piece, preserving both handles, neck and mouth, and some of the shoulder. Neck tapers toward top. The dipinto in green. The handles ribbed.
On the neck:
On the shoulder:
Pinkish to buff ... 29 March 1934 |
| From the shoulder of an unglazed amphora.
Four-line cursive inscription in grayish paint:
Dull pinkish clay. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block IX (Late 2nd and 3rd c. AD). Well, bottom ... 21 May 1936 |
Fragments of rim and one handle missing. Ring foot formed by projection of walls; knob end with depressed center inside; flaring collar rim with ledge on inside; short lightly ridged handles.
Remains ... 19 April 1937 |
Fragments of lip and body missing; restored in plaster. Ring foot; egg-shaped body; tall neck with flaring lip; round handles from neck to shoulder.
Graffito on shoulder:
Buff clay and slip. Well, containers ... 8-14 April 1937 |
Large neckless pear-shaped body ending in a spike at the bottom. Overturned rim, slightly overhanging.
Beside one handle, in red:
And below it: Φ Ι
Buff clay, unglazed. Two amphoras of exactly the ... 17 February 1938 |
From the shoulder of a large closed pot, possibly an amphora; thin coating of resin or pitch on inside.
Dipinto in black, incomplete at right:
Yellow-brown clay.
ADDENDA Mended up to make a pot: P.H ... 9 April 1938 |
Mended from many pieces. Large pear-shaped body ending below in a spike; tapering neck, thickened projecting lip.
Dipinto in red, running down from neck:
Coarse heavy fabric of buff clay, unglazed ... 16 February 1938 |
Light collar rim; straight neck set into shoulder; double handles [P.H. 0.195; Diam. 0.076].
Dipinto in red:
Yellow-buff clay with small bits in it.
ADDENDA New pieces added. Neck with rim, one handle ... 17 June 1938 |
Rim and neck with part of shoulder and stumps of both handles.
On one side, dipinto in black on shoulder:
On other side, dipinto at base of neck:
Coarse clay, burned gray. Previously North Basement-Jar ... 8 July 1946 |
| Transportation Unknown Packed Gravel Good ... 6th B.C. to 12th A.D. |
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