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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
1988 |
| From the shoulder of a large vase.
Dipinto in thinned black paint:
Pinkish buff clay; white slip outside. Disturbed black fill to west of 'Roman' floor. Leica PD 1133-55(L 35) ... 13 March 1934 |
Wall fragment, broken all around.
Scratched on outside, seven letters:
Micaceous brown clay with traces of a darker brown to red wash. Road filling. Leica PD 1133-55(L 36) ... 24 April 1936 |
From a stamnos? Full height of neck preserved with beginning of flaring shoulder and a horizontal rim with band of piecrust decoration on lower sides.
Inscription written while clay still soft, in two ... 20 May 1936 |
Elongated ovoid body with ring foot; narrow neck, slightly tapering and projecting rounded lip. Grooved band handles to below the lip.
On the shoulder, in black:
Highly micaceous buff clay, unglazed ... 17 February 1938 |
Piece of rim missing. Low base ring; angular shoulder; neck comes out slightly to gently flaring rim. Irregular shallow wheel grooves on sides and neck.
Dipinto on shoulder in red:
Light brown micaceous ... 2 April 1938 |
Single fragment preserves one handle, half of mouth and some of shoulder. From a small, broad-shouldered amphora with plain thickened lip and short neck.
On shoulder, a black dipinto: Previously North ... 21 May 1938 |
Fragment of a coarse pot.
Letters incised outside:
Light red clay, buff surface. Early Roman fill over floor west of terrace. Leica PD 1133-55(L 40) ... 11 April 1939 |
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