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| Eugene Vanderpool ... After some years of excavations in the area around the Tholos and the Metroon, this report outlines the development and the history of this part of the Agora. Only the notebook pages from the 1938 excavation ... 1 Mar-6 Jul 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 |
| 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. |
Fragments missing from disk, including most of edge.
Hollow axle.
The metal in very poor condition. 24.10-25.50m. i.e. bottom Agora sample no. 381. Well in cistern to west of Tholos.
Roman, 500-525 A.D ... 10 June 1937 |
Intact (?). Upper half of blade missing; barb on socket broken off but preserved.
Two bladed, socketed; barbed. Inside Tholos, cellar cut, martyra, III layer to west of rectangular structure. 2415 Leica, ... 16 June 1937 |
| Apparently a solid sphere of bronze.
Slightly irregular in outline.
Ball for use in Kleroterion? Tholos Trench B, layer V, late Roman disturbance in classical levels. 2291 Leica, 91-16-16 ... 12 May 1937 |
| Intact.
Three fluked; socketted. Filling of south roasting pit beneath north annex of Tholos.
Archaic - 470 B.C. 2557 Leica, IX-68 ... 19 April 1938 |
| A fragment broken all around, from the wall or perhaps from the bottom of a large vessel.
The glass was blown into a mold which left on the outside a petal pattern in high relief.
Translucent, with a blue ... 8 June 1937 |
| Fragments of an opisthographic stele.
"POLETAI" record.
Archonship of Aristodemos and Thoudemos.
Fragment Β 494 (a), part of one side, the right side of face A, is preserved, tooth chisseled; otherwise ... 353/2 B.C., and 352/1 B.C. |
Inscribed fragment.
Upper right corner of a plain base.
Two lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 101. Found in late Roman context, in a well in the floor ... 27 May 1937 |
Inscribed fragment.
Fragment from an unfluted column, its surface finished with the toothed chisel; broken all around.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. I 1362 (OE 17). Found in modern context, in Porch of the New ... 188/9 A.D. |
| Inscribed fragments.
Two fragments, both from the right side apparently of the same large stele. The stele had in late times been carefully cut up into small brick-like pieces of which these are two.
Since ... 1st. century B.C. |
| Fragments missing from base and from tip of nozzle.
A negroid figure in short cloak crouches, clasping in front of him the large nozzle. The filling hole opens in a protuberance on his back; the pierced ... 9 April 1937 |
Intact.
Discus plain. Rim, herring bone. Handle grooved, unpierced. Underside, numerous concentric grooves.
Red clay; thin red wash.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection.
Cf. Corinth IV, ii, pp. 102-114, ... 300-350 A.D. |
Intact.
Discus, a brace of fish. Rim panelled, double-spirals with dots between. Handle semi-pierced, grooved. Underside, two concentric grooves.
Clay light red, unglazed.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... Late 3rd c. -325 A.D. |
Tip of one nozzle broken away.
Two-nozzled suspension lamp. Rim lightly panelled; two filling holes; three air holes in each throat. Low base ring.
Greenish yellow clay, unglazed.
Type XXVIII of Corinth ... Mid 3rd. c.A.D. |
Intact.
Discus with rays. On rim vine leaves and clusters. Handle grooved and pierced. Underside, ivy-leaf in relief.
Clay buff, unglazed.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
Cf. Corinth IV, ii, pp. 90-102, ... 250-275 A.D. |
Intact.
Discus, Eros to right, with double flutes. Rim, a spray of leaves broken by panels. Handle, grooved and pierced. Underside, within a low base ring traces of signature: Π Ρ Ε Ι
Μ Ο Υ
Type XXVII ... 3rd-early 4th c. A.D. |
| Part of infundibulum broken away.
A wild boar couchant, rests on a high base. A pierced suspension lug rises from his shoulders; in his back is the filling hole.
Pale yellow clay covered with dull red ... 200-250 A.D. |
Nozzle broken away.
On the discus, a square with concave sides in low relief. Rim, plain panelled. Handle, grooved above and below; pierced. Underside, single groove; traces of inscription.
Clay buff, ... Early 3rd c. A.D. |
Two nozzles, and the left hand of a supporting figure remain. The lamp has been damaged by fire.
A shell-shaped infundibulum with originally probably three nozzles, an Amazon 's shield on top at the preserved ... Late 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D. |
Part of right edge remains.
From the handle-shield of a large lamp.
Hollow, its front face moulded in relief: an elaborate floral design which apparently included a figure, whose left hand remains. Incised ... 50-100 A.D. |
Nozzle and many fragments missing.
On rim vine leaves and clusters. On discus rays. Handle pierced. On underside an ivy leaf in relief.
Fine buff clay, unglazed.
Type XXVII of Corinth collection.
Cf ... 250-275 A.D. |
Base from a moulded lamp.
Low base ring. On underside, in raised characters the letters: "A E".
Thin brown glaze.
Signed Bases type of Agora collection.
Late Hellenistic. North of Tholos, west area, ... 4 March 1938 |
| Obverse: eagle standing left, head thrown back.
In field to right, a draped female figure erect, Demeter or Artemis (?), a tall torch (?) in either hand. In field to left, a branch and an inscription ... 18 June 1937 |
| (See revision below under ADDENDA.)
Mended from many fragments which make up into two principal groups. These two groups include all the figured fragments, save two, and even these can be assigned with ... 8 May 1934, 1937 |
Broken away close to lip. Upper part of handle zone preserved.
Head of a horse, right. Before him, the head and shoulder of a man(?). Red for mane and hair. Incision. Interior, black glaze, slightly metallic ... 8 May 1934 |
| Intact. Ovoid body, broader below; short vertical neck-mouth; ear-like handles set on shoulders. Wall covered with horizontal ribbing. Traces of decoration in white paint on the wall; groups of vertical ... 19 May 1937 |
One handle and part of mouth missing. Slender body with square shoulder; tall contracting neck with ridge near mouth; heavy neck-to-shoulder handle, rising above the mouth.
Coarse red clay, unglazed ... 4 June 1937 |
Mouth and handle broken away.
Flat bottom; cylindrical body with rounded shoulder. Grooves at base of neck, at shoulder, and at lower handle attachment.
Between the grooves, scratched on shoulder in dry ... 5 June 1937 |
The fragment preserves a little of the periphery and of the vertical projecting part below. On the top, a lion moving left, but looking back; in front, a duck; in the field, solid rosettes. Hasty incision; ... 17 June 1937 |
Two non-joining fragments from neck and shoulder. Wall lightly corrugated horizontally.
Inscribed on a: , on b)
Buff clay, unglazed. Well in cistern to west of Tholos. Leica PD 1133-29(F 291) ... 8 June 1937 |
Base fragment from a large partly-glazed krater.
Incised on under side:
Glaze red inside; brown band on foot. Tholos Trench J, layer III. Ca. second quarter of 5th. c.; some late intrusions. 2409 Leica ... 18 June 1937 |
| Wall fragment from a thin-walled closed vase; broken all around. Male figure standing to right, kithara in hand. An upright object in the background.
Hasty incision; applied white for the suspension cord ... 18 June 1937 |
a) Black glaze on inside and on top; three shallow grooves on outside.
b) Fragment from lower wall; black glazed on inside, reserved on outside with at least three shallow grooves toward the bottom. In ... 17 June 1937 |
| Wall fragment from a sizable open vase. A warrior standing right with outstretched arms, wearing helmet, cuirass and sword.
Metallic brown glaze; careful incision. Inside Tholos, cellar cut, martyra, ... 16 June 1937 |
| Base, half of one handle and many wall fragments are missing. A deep cup with slightly flaring lip. Interior: the medallion is completely broken away, but must have been very small; around the lip a reserved ... 1933, 1937 |
| Base, handles and many wall fragments are missing. A deep cup with slightly flaring lip. Interior: large, reserved medallion, its middle broken away; around the lip a reserved band. A broad handle band ... 1933, 1937 |
| Base and lower body missing. Piriform body; flaring neck; thickened lip with vertical face; strap handle lip to shoulder with imitations of rivet heads at points of attachment; raised ring at junction ... 27 May 1937 |
Mouth, one handle and part of shoulder and wall remain. Plain amphora with bulging cylindrical neck and strap handles; projecting rounded lip. Body slightly wheel ridged.
On one side, between the handles, ... 3 June 1937 |
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