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[Agora Report] 1968 Κ: Excavation Summary Section K: 1968

S. Grobel ... Excavations in Section Κ were conducted in the Marble Worker's Establishment, a series of rooms grouped around a courtyard. A cistern-well was discovered and excavated, as was a pit and a pyre burial ... 17 Jun-17 Aug 1968

[Agora Object] BI 815: Bone Ring

Bezel intact except for some chips. Two thirds of ring band missing. Bezel shows profile bust of female, left, in relief. Hair falling in three strands gathered above nape with double band. Heavy features ... 4 July 1968

[Agora Object] BI 818: Bone Stylus

Shaft is preserved, blade broken away. Shaft is circular in section, pointed at end. Marble Worker 's House. Below floor IV, layer XVIII. 5051, 5071 Leica ... 14 August 1968

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[Agora Object] BI 819: Bone Implement

Inscribed. Broken at one end. Surface highly polished. Tool is rectangular in section, sharpened to point (probably repeatedly) at preserved end. Light incised lines separate letters. Reverse has several ... 3 August 1968

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[Agora Object] I 7012: Boundary Stone

Inscribed boundary stone. Face smooth 0.10m. down from top. Rough picked on top, sides and below 0.10m. on face. "O" for genitive "OY", "H" for aspirate; tailed "rho". Letter spacing: 0.026m. Pentelic ... 2 September 1966

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[Agora Object] IL 1507: Lead Tool

Intact. Tool of cast lead, square in section at center. Tapers to flat, circular edge at one end, shaped to point at opposite end. Trench B-C. Associated with Marble Worker 's House. Found in pit E along ... 10 July 1968

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[Agora Object] IL 1508: Lead Tool

Complete. Tool of cast lead roughly square in section at center. Tapers to rounded edge at one end. Opposite end was chiseled off to blunt end. Area B. Embedded on top of crushed bedrock layer, on top ... 2 August 1968

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[Agora Object] IL 1511: Lead Tool

Complete. Long tool square in section at center, tapering to points at both sides. Cf. IL 1507. Marble Worker 's House, area B, layer II. 5053 Leica, 97-11-30, 97-11-31 ... 2 August 1968

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[Agora Object] IL 1512: Metal Lamp Holder

Intact. Oval in shape. Base set off from wall which slopes outward. Ledge inside for supporting lamp. Open spout for supporting nozzle. Rounded handle projects high above plain rim. Lead covered by a dark ... 9 August 1968

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[Agora Object] IL 1513: Lead Tool

Broken at one end. Tool of cast lead, roughly square in section at center. Shaped to point at one end. It is bent and curved. Marble Worker 's House, west area A, layer XVI, below floor II. 5049 Leica, ... 31 July 1968

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[Agora Object] L 5517: Lamp Fragment

Rim, part of floor and nozzle missing. Only stumps of horizontal handle remain. Slightly concave bottom, unglazed. Black glaze. Type 21A of Agora collection. Section cut inside Hieron. First layer below ... 31 July 1967

[Agora Object] L 5547: Lamp

Complete except for top of lug. Globular body, thick base, added pierced lug. Base reserved. Scraped groove around filling hole. Dull black to reddish-brown glaze. Type 25B of Agora collection. Cistern ... 9 August 1968

[Agora Object] L 5548: Lamp

Intact. Raised base, concave underneath with raised disk at center. Round body, heavy interior, long flat nozzle with small wick hole. Pierced lug on left side. Strip of brown glaze at nozzle, otherwise ... 5-9 August 1968

[Agora Object] L 5554: Lamp

Missing are nozzle and handle, minor chips. Slightly concave bottom, low curving side. Rim is raised back around filling hole. Glazed inside and over the rim, also at start of nozzle and handle. Glazed ... 7 August 1968

[Agora Object] L 5555: Lamp Fragment

Preserved is most of base and ca. one-third of rim and side wall. Three joining fragments. Concave bottom leading to central tube. Concave upper and lower side walls meet at raised ridge. Flat rim banded ... 7 August 1968

[Agora Object] L 5558: Lamp

Mended from two pieces. Missing are handle and chips from rim and sides. Raised base, slightly concave, reserved underneath. Rounded walls, rim plain and sloping toward center. Short nozzle, attachment ... 14 August 1968

[Agora Object] L 5559: Lamp

Mended from two pieces. Missing are handle and about three-fourths of rim and wall, one half of nozzle. Small raised base, high curving sides with shallow grooves at junction with downward curving rim ... 14 August 1968

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[Agora Object] L 5560: Lamp on Stand

Mended from four pieces. Missing are fragments from body. Tall stand. Grooved rim, open body. Flat-topped long nozzle. Stand unglazed. Lamp has much worn black to red dull glaze. Profile close to type ... 5-9 August 1968

[Agora Object] MC 1129: Loom Weight

Chipped. Pyramidal. Four-sided with flat top and bottom. Pierced by hole 0.013 m. from top. Dull black glaze on upper two thirds. Pinkish buff clay. Beneath Byzantine floor west of Hieron, S.W. of S.W ... 6 July 1967

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[Agora Object] MC 1130: Wheel

Roughly cut perimeter. Hole in center has been smoothed by an axle. Traces of black glaze on both sides. Buff clay. 0.64-1.06 m. below highest point of north wall 4th layer below 5th c. B.C. Hieron floor ... 2 August 1967

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[Agora Object] P 27793: Black Glaze Mug Fragments

From wall. Vertical wall with very narrow ribbing. On a) a little of the start of plain out-turned rim. Excellent glaze inside and out. Cf. P 4876, P 23972. Fill below floor level of 5th. c. B.C. Hieron ... 1 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27794: Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

From shoulder and upper body. Head of bearded athlete in profile to right. Trace of extened arm in the attitude of a boxer or wrestler. Layer of 5th. c. B.C. road fill outside north wall of Hieron S.W ... 2 August 1967

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[Agora Object] P 27795: Clay Disk

Disc, probably jar-stop, cut from large circular painted vessel. At one point on the circumference is part of the rim of the original pot, with some of the black painted border preserved. The preserved ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27809: White Ground Lekythos

Base, shoulder, neck and handle missing. Much of body missing at back side; large chip from front. Lower body has glazed zone with one band above. Enclosing the central zone are two horizontal ladder patterns, ... 3 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27810: Black Glaze Skyphos

Only lower wall and foot remain. Low spreading foot with sharp outer edge. Reserved zone around body just above the foot, containing single rays. Also reserved, underside of floor decorated with two concentric ... 1 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27811: Red Figure Pyxis Lid Fragment

Part of top of lid and side wall remain. Top of lid slightly convex; side nearly vertical but curved slightly outward at top. Outside decoration in reserve with details in black glaze: outer zone of ovolo ... 31 July 1967

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[Agora Object] P 27812: Handle Fragment

Part of a large strap handle. Light red glaze decoration: two vertical lines on sides. Panels of X with vertical bar through center, separated by six horizontal bars. Buff clay. 0.30-0.60m. below highest ... 1 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27813: Vessel Fragment with Paint Decoration

Broken all around. Panels of horizontal zigzags separated by four vertical lines. Red painted decoration. Buff clay. 0.30-0.60m. below highest point of north wall. Second layer below 5th. c. B.C. Hieron ... 1 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27814: Vessel Fragment with Paint Decoration

From wall. Undistinguished forms separated by panels of horizontal zigzags between two vertical lines. Red painted designs. Buff clay. 0.30-0.60m. below highest point of north wall. Second layer below ... 1 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27815: Bowl Fragment

Fragment of rim and body of bowl. Rim flares out slightly at lip. Dark brown painted decorations; horizontal lines on lip and body; thick wavy line just below rim. Buff clay. 0.64-1.06m. below highest ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27816: Bowl Fragment

Two joining fragments of body and rim of large open bowl. Slightly flaring lip. Zones of solid black below lip and on body, separated by reserved zone with large wavy horizontal line. Reddish bands on ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27817: Stand Fragment with Paint Decoration

Fragment of stand preserving smooth right end. Part of lower right corner of panel of three lines. Inside panel, lower hind legs of horse with zigzags. Right side cut before firing. Buff clay with black ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27818: Vessel Fragment

Fragment of neck of vessel. Zone of six adjacent horizontal zigzags. One surviving horizontal line above; three below. Traces of three vertical lines at bottom. Buff clay; dark glaze. 0.64-1.06m. below ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27819: Krater or Basin Fragment

Fragment of krater or other large open basin. Incurving rim; part of crescent type handle. Horizontal line enclosing vertical zigzags on front of handle. On back of handles, oval with small circles in ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27820: Vessel Fragment

Inner surface completely broken off. Large horizontal bands with small horizontal lines in reserved area between. Buff clay; red-brown painted glaze design. d0.83-1.10m. below highest point of north ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27821: Clay Disk

Badly chipped; cut from decorated open vessel. Outside, pattern of cross-hatching with diamonds and dots in the interstices. Double concentric circles and center dots near one edge. Glazed inside. Buff ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27822: Clay Disk

Roughly cut. Glazed on one side with red glaze streaked with black. Buff clay. 0.64-1.06m. below highest point of north wall. Fourth layer below 5th. c. B.C. Hieron floor. Leica, 85-451 ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27823: Clay Disk

Pottery-cut disc. Buff clay, unglazed. 0.64-1.06m. below highest point of north wall. Fourth layer below 5th. c. B.C. Hieron floor. Leica, 85-451 ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27824: Clay Disk

Pottery-cut disc. Coarse reddish-brown clay, unglazed. 0.64-1.06m. below highest point of north wall. Fourth layer below 5th. c. B.C. Hieron floor. Leica, 85-451 ... 2 August 1967

[Agora Object] P 27825: Clay Disk

Pottery-cut disc. Buff clay; black glazed on outer side. 0.64-1.06m. below highest point of north wall. Fourth layer below 5th. c. B.C. Hieron floor. Leica, 85-451 ... 2 August 1967