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[Agora Report] 1938 Excavations Β, ΟΕ: Area of the Tholos and Metroon Provisional Historical Sketch, June 1938

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

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[Agora Object] A 428: Trough Tile Fragment

A trough tile with a large hole (only partly preserved) surrounded by a rim to prevent water from running in. The rim is pointed at one end. Buff clay with red particles. Dull red glaze, much flaked, on ... April 1934

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[Agora Object] A 429: Trough Tile Fragment

A non-joining corner fragment of a trough tile with a large hole, of which about half is preserved forming nearly a half circle, surrounded by a rim as Α 428 (Β 966). One corner of the tile is preserved, ... April 1934

[Agora Object] A 432: Trough Tile Fragments with Dipinto

A trough tile mended from many pieces; one corner is preserved. A fragment, b), with another corner does not join. Coarse pinkish buff clay with bits. A thin streaked wash, dark brown to red, on the top; ... January 1935

[Agora Object] A 433: Cover Tile Fragments: Painted

Three non-joining fragments of a cover tile. A part of an edge is preserved on fragment a). Coarse pinkish buff clay covered on the top with a thick shiny paint, dark red to brown. Traces of painted letters; ... 1935

[Agora Object] A 597: Cover Tile Fragment with Dipinto

Fragment from convex cover tile, broken all around. Gritty yellow clay, with brown wash on outside. Inscribed ΔΗΜ]ΟΣ[ΙΟΝ. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 70, n. 56. Well to west of Tholos. Leica ... 27-28 June 1935

[Agora Object] A 598: Cover Tile Fragment with Dipinto

Fragment from convex cover tile, broken all around. Gritty yellow clay, with brown wash on outside. Inscribed ΔΗΜ]ΟΣ[ΙΟΝ. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 70, n. 56. Well to west of Tholos. Leica ... 27-28 June 1935

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[Agora Object] A 865: Roof Tile

A triangular rain tile from Tholos, its upper edge concave and provided with a low ridge on top; its lateral edges deeply channeled on underside; the spring of an antefix on the fragment nearest the apex ... 23 March 1938