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[Agora Report] 1971 ΒΔ: Excavation Summary Section ΒΔ: 1971

Stephen G. Miller ... This season's work in Section ΒΔ was confined to the eastern half of the section. The area was somehow disturbed, partly by a trench dug by Koumanoudes in 1890. Remains of roads, drains and buildings were ... 22 Mar-21 Sep 1971

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[Agora Object] A 638: Entablature for Circular Building

a) Intact. Ancient crack mended by two dowels before block was in position. From a building or monument about 6.00m. in diameter. The block has dentils at the bottom, then a coarsely cut bead and reel; ... 12 March 1936, 13 March 1936, 13 June 1936

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[Agora Object] A 4284: Cornice Fragment

Left end of block with "anathyrosis" on left end. Top and back rough-picked. Top seems to slope down toward pear from a point ca. 0.30m. from front. At this point the top is cut down to form a channel ... 12 June 1971

[Agora Object] B 1379: Ball

Heayv essentially round ball. North Area. Layer 2, east aisle. (Foundation trench Soft Yellow Poros East Wall). 1621 Leica ... 22 June 1971

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[Agora Object] G 612: Bottle Fragment

Mouth preserved, broken at neck. Mouth flares out and is then rolled inward. Applied spiral glass decoration on neck. Greenish iridescent glass. Zig-zag drain, layer 2. 1615 Leica ... 14 June 1971

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[Agora Object] G 613: Vessel or Lamp Fragment

Stem broken above base. Hollow stem ending in base which rounds up to form closed shape. Stem would have been inside this vessel. Silvery iridescent glass. Cf. Agora V, no. M 309. "According to Mrs ... 14 June 1971

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[Agora Object] G 614: Bottle Fragment

Mouth of bottle broken just below base of neck. Simple flaring mouth tapering down to slender neck, then spreading out for nearly horizontal shoulder. Iridescent greenish-yellow glass. Fill of drain. 1611 ... 12 June 1971

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[Agora Object] G 616: Drinking Glass

Mended from three pieces. About one-third of rim and body missing. Heavy straight walled. Side has from top: wavy white line; straight white line; band of painted floral design in white, yellow, brown, ... 29 June 1971

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[Agora Object] G 617: Vessel Fragment

Base preserved. Broken above around base. Heavy flaring ring foot below a thin floor of what appears to have been open shape. Koumanoudes' well. Roman House ε. 1763, 1819 Leica ... 6 August 1971

[Agora Object] I 7345: Honorary Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken all around. Fragmentary. Blue Humettian marble. Found in painted room of the Roman House e, in layer 4a in wall. 1682 Leica ... 6 July 1971

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[Agora Object] J 158: Gold Button or Earring

Complete except for broken hollow wire at bottom. Bottom is hollow plain hemisphere with hollow wire leading out. Top made of separate piece folded over bottom piece with seam below corner. Top has projecting ... 5 July 1971

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[Agora Object] L 5667: Lamp

Mended from three pieces. Top of handle missing. Raised concave base, vertical strap handle, moulded rays on concave top. Rosette at base of nozzle. Solid lug on one side. Flaking black glaze inside and ... 15 June 1971

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[Agora Object] L 5713: Lamp

Complete except for chips missing from raised ridge on top. Raised disk base, concave below, no handle, semi-pierced lug on left side. Flat top sunken below lamp side wall. Metallic black glaze flaking ... 1 July 1971

[Agora Object] L 5714: Lamp

Complete except for chips off at end of nozzle. Raised disk base, slightly concave. No handle, pierced lug on left side. Broad raised band around filling hole, rim has moulded broad leaves with diamond ... 1 July 1971

[Agora Object] L 5717: Lamp

Mended from many pieces. Missing handle, end of nozzle, fragments from body. Base slightly raised, has sloppy relief "alpha" within irregular circle of globules. Red glaze over red clay. Plaster dump ... 7 July 1971

[Agora Object] L 5718: Lamp

Complete except for handle. On base, within double raised circle, relief "aplha" surrounted by globules. Brown-black to red glaze over red clay. Plaster dump. Layer 5 wall painted Room, Roman House ε ... 7 July 1971

[Agora Object] L 5723: Lamp

Complete. On base, slightly raised ring, plain within. Handle, grooved and pierced, ends in heart-shaped relief ivy leaf. On disc, rays within two rings. On rim, vine pattern of six grape clusters, four ... 6 August 1971

[Agora Object] MC 1193: Loom Weight

Complete. Pyramidal, stamped. Plain on bottom, stamped with three rosettes on each of three sides, two rosettes on fourth side, one rosette on top. Slightly gritty brown-beige clay. Roman House ε, room ... 21 July 1971

[Agora Object] MC 1194: Kiln Support

Complete. Wedge shaped flat clay turned up at wide end. Clay gray to black and partially vitrified. Cf. AAA (1970), p. 429. Peristyle, south of Roman House ε, layer 4 a. 1753 Leica, 90-10-6, 90-10-9 ... 23 July 1971

[Agora Object] P 20690: Jug

About half of rim and body, handle and bottom preserved; restored in plaster. Body tapers to small flat foot; round mouth; vertical band handle from rim. Dull streaky black glaze outside, and inside mouth ... 2 May 1950

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[Agora Object] P 28470: Lid Fragment with Dipinto

Mended from ten pieces. Preserved is handle, about 0.055m. of edge, and about one-fourth of lid. Simple lid with handmade knob handle at center top. Rounded edge. Top painted with letters with parts of ... 14 May 1971

[Agora Object] P 28471: Bank

Mended from many pieces. About one-fourth of body wall missing. Egg-shaped body with plain flat base and irregular knob at top. Knob slightly undercut, perhaps for a string to be tied around it. At height ... 17 May 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28557: Cup Kantharos with Rouletting

Mended from many pieces. Small chips missing including one corner of one handle. Squat rim type. Moulded foot, concave inside, scraped groove on resting surface. Scraped groove at juncture of body with ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28558: Plate

Plate with ribbon handles. Mended from several pieces. Complete except for chips. Plain plate with disk foot. Strap handles pinched close and set vertically (in section) to rim. Dip glazed at handles with ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28559: Plate

Plate with ribbon handles. Mended from several pieces. Complete. Plain plate with disk foot. Strap handles pinched close and set vertically (in section) to rim. Dip glazed at handles with one dribble ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28560: Lopadion with Lid

a) Mended from twelve pieces. Complete. Lopadion with rounded bottom, small loop handle. b) Mended from seven pieces. Complete except for two chips. Domed lid with flat knob handle. Buff clay. Pyre ... 10 June 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28561: Lopadion with Lid

a) Mended from 15 pieces. Complete except for one small fragment. Lopadion with rounded bottom, small loop handle. Traces of paint near and on handle, inside and out. b) Mended from 8 pieces. One-third ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28562: Black Glaze Bowl with Lid

a) Mended from eight pieces. Chips missing. Conical bowl with raised disk foot. Lip flares inward with outer flange for lid. b) Mended from seven pieces. Small chips missing from edge. Convex domed lid ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28563: Chytridion

Mended from 24 pieces. Complete except for chips. Discolored in areas by fire. Small flattened area on bottom. Flaring rim, rising handle from belly to lip. Some glaze near handle. Pinkish-buff clay, ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28564: Chytridion

Mended from 24 pieces. Complete except for chips. Discolored by fire in some areas. Round bottom, flaring rim. Rising handle from belly to rim. Iron residue in one spot below handle on exterior. Gray ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28565: Miniature Saucer

Mended from nine pieces. Missing chips from rim and bottom. Some fragments discolored by fire. Roughly wheelmade unglazed saucer with flat base. Gray to buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28566: Miniature Saucer

Mended from two pieces. Fragment missing from rim. Discolored by fire. Roughly wheelmade unglazed saucer with flat base. Pinkish-buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28567: Miniature Saucer

Mended from five pieces. Complete. Discolored by fire in palces. Roughly wheelmade unglazed saucer with flat base. Buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica, 91-35-29 PD 2611-36 ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28568: Miniature Saucer

Mended from five pieces. Missing piece from rim. Some fragments discolored by fire. Roughly wheelmade unglazed saucer with flat base. Pinkish-buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28569: Miniature Saucer

Mended from three pieces. Missing chips from rim. Discolored by fire. Roughly wheelmade unglazed saucer with flat base. Buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28570: Plate

Mended from four pieces. Complete. Plain rim, no foot. Flat bottom left from wheel cut. Buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica, 91-35-27 PD 2611-3b ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28571: Miniature Plate

Mended from ten pieces. Fragment missing from rim. Some fragments discolored by fire. Roughly made unglazed plate with flat base. Same shape as P 28570. Buff clay. ADDENDA P 28570: Plain rim, no foot ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28572: Miniature Plate

Mended from seven pieces. Chip missing from rim. Slight fire discoloration. Roughly wheelmade plate with flat base. Unglazed. Buff clay. Pyre. 1377 Leica ... 10 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28573: Miniature Plate

Mended from eight pieces. Fragment missing from rim. Some fire discoloration. Roughly wheelmade unglazed plate with flat base. Same shape as P 28570 but rim slightly rolled. Pink to gray clay. ADDENDA ... 10 June 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28581: Kantharos: West Slope

Mended from 27 pieces. Missing about one-fifth of rim. Offset ring foot. Bottom rises to nipple. Strap handles from belly to below rim, with mask-applique thumb-grips. Scraped horizontal grooves at both ... 15 June 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28582: Kantharos: West Slope

Mended from about 30 pieces. Missing small area from lip. Flaring ring foot. Strap handles from belly to below lip with ivy-leaf applique thumb-grips. Scraped horizontal grooves just above point of handle ... 15 June 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28583: Plate

Mended from five pieces. Complete. Discolored by fire. Ring foot. Rilled rim with two grooves. Glaze inside of and spilling over edge of rim. Grayish-buff to reddish-buff clay. Flaking brownish-black ... 15 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28584: Plate

Mended from nine pieces. Missing two small fragments. Heavy terraces of burning. Slightly flaring ring base. Rilled rim with two grooves. Three concentric grooves on floor. Traces of glaze inside and spilling ... 15 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28924: Pilgrim Flask Fragment

Mended from six pieces. Preserved are mouth, neck, double handles, shoulder of flask. Tall neck flaring up to mouth, down-turned rim. Vertical strap handles. Worn black glaze over pink-buff clay. Pit ... 5 June 1971

[Agora Object] P 28978: Plate

Mended from many pieces, complete. Ring foot, rilled rim, fairly flat shape, exterior plain, interior has flaking red to black glaze. Buff Clay. Finished Pyre, layer 2a, Greek House δ, room 9. 1669 Leica ... 1 July 1971

[Agora Object] P 28979: Black Glaze Saucer

Mended from four pieces, lacking about one-third of rim. Ring base with central nipple. Plain rim. Black metallic glaze fired red in small area inside foot, and on floor within stacking line. Red-buff ... 1 July 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28980: Unguentarium

Complete. Fusiform shape. Fairly broad shoulder with slender neck. Three horizontal white strpes: at base of neck, on shoulder, below shoulder. Hard gray clay. Finished Pyre, layer 2a, Greek House δ, ... 1 July 1971

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[Agora Object] P 28981: Unguentarium

Complete, some burning at mouth. Fusiform shape. Fairly broad shoulder with slender neck. Two horizontal white stripes; one on neck, one on shoulder Hard gray clay. Finished Pyre, layer 2a, Greek House ... 1 July 1971

[Agora Object] P 28982: Unguentarium

Complete; mouth deformed and heavily burnt. Fusiform shape. Broad shoulder with slender neck. Two horizontal white stripes, both on shoulder. Hard gray clay. Finished Pyre, layer 2a, Greek House δ, room ... 1 July 1971

[Agora Object] P 29077: Storage Amphora

Mended from 17 pieces, missing about half of body. Slender body tapering down toward pointed toe. High vertical rolled handles. Tall neck, flattened by handle attachment, with rolled rim. Light irregular ... 6 August 1971

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[Agora Object] P 29087: Salt Cellar: West Slope

Complete except for chips, glaze badly worn. Underside recessed, concave. Foot slopes up toward interior yielding resting surface toward outside. Rim convex and drooping toward outside. Added white garland ... 13 May 1971

[Agora Object] SS 7616: Stamped Amphora Handle: Unidentified

Pink clay with white grits. Well. Ε Leica ... 29 May 1937

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[Agora Object] SS 14740: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Shield. Finished Layer 7 of pithos probe no. 2, Greek House δ. Θασίων shield [Με]νέδημο | ς 1353 Leica ... 31 May 1971

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[Agora Object] T 1828: Mold for Female Herm

Complete. Only one of the arms is made in the mould. The head was wavy hair down back beneath a high polos. The pillar is draped to about half way down. Hard buff clay. Σύγχρονο εκμαγείο Ερμαϊκής στήλης, ... 1 June 1938

[Agora Deposit] F 11:1: Well

Well cut through the floor of a cistern. Apparently a dumped fill in an unused well. Coins: 16 March 1934 #15 (illegible) 17 March 1934 #2 19 March 1934 #1-#4 20 March 1934 #1-#3 22 March 1934 #1 23 March ... 1st-early 2nd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] O-P 6:1: Drain Fill

Area I; layer I. Soft, loose destruction fill of Street Drain in front of Greek House δ. Represents closing of drain in preparation for construction of Basilica. Top elevation 55.40m at west, 55.96m at ... 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] P 6:2: Early Roman Pit at P/3-6/6,7

Early Roman pit at P/3-6/6,7 Layer 4a in Room 6 of Greek House δ, area P/2,3-6/6,8. Pit in NW corner of Room 6 bounded by walls of Room to North and West, cut into preexisting layers to east, cutoff by ... 17 May 1971

[Agora Deposit] P 6:3: Early Roman Pit at P/7-6/4,6

Early Roman pit at P/7-6/4,6 layer Ia in Room 7 of Greek House δ. Black earth fill with much carbon. Plaster, nails, glass, bones (also bones from deposit P 6:4). Coin 5 June 1971 #395 ... Early Roman

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[Agora Deposit] P 6:4: Pyre

Pyre in layer 8a in SW corner of Room 7 of Greek House δ. Oval pyre; 0.60 (n-s)x 0.35 (e-w). The pyre was covered by the surface of layer 8 and extended slightly into layer 9 below it. Small bone fragments, ... 325-300 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] P 6:5: Pyre

Pyre in layer "9d" in SW corner of Room 6 of Greek House δ. Ashes and fragments of small bones ... Ca. 225 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] P 6:6: Pyre

Pyre in layer 2a in Room 9 SE of Greek House δ. Sand, gravel, ashes, iron nails, carbon, some bones partially cut away by foundation trench of SYPE wall. Coin 1 July 1971 #459 ... 260-200 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 6:2: Plaster Dump

Plaster dump at Q/2,5-6/7,9. Layer 5 in "Wall Painted Room" of Roman House ε. Layer resting on bedrock and covered partially by good strosis (55.26m.). Fill was red with mudbricks, tiles, much plaster ... Late 1st-early 2nd c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 6:3: Chamber Tomb in ΒΔ

Stephen G. Miller ... Irregular circular tomb (Diam. 2.20-2.60) with blocked dromos to northwest. Top of tomb lost in Archaic grading of area, center disturbed by Byzantine pit, overbuilt by northern-eastern walls of Room 3 ... LH III

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[Agora Deposit] Q 6:4: Well at Q/14-6/11

"Koumanoudes' Well. Tile-lined well (diam. 0.85m) at SE corner of courtyard of Roman House E, at top built wall of stones and mortar, bedrock at bottom. Coin 7 August 1971 #495-#500 13 August 1971 #507 ... 28 July-6 August 1971

[Agora Coin] N 7113: Coin

Athens ... Coin no. 364. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a. Found with P 28471. Head of Zeus. Head of Dionysos. 492, 644, 1399 ... 50-1 B.C.

[Agora Coin] N 7114: Coin

Athens ... Coin no. 365. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a. Found with P 28471. [Head of Parthenos] Owl on amphora; in field, cicada. 492, 644, 1399 ... 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.

[Agora Coin] N 7115: Coin

Athens ... Athens, time of Augustus. Coin no. 366. Greek House δ, Room 6, Layer 4a. Found with P 28471. [Head of Parthenos] Owl on prow. 492, 644, 1399 ... 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.