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[Agora Report] 1939 ΜΜ: Section ΜΜ Season of 1939

Homer A. Thompson ... Section Μ was to be refilled this year and supplementary explorations took place to resolve some remaining obscurities. The most significant discovery was a road running northwest-southeast, probably the ... 20 Feb-8 Apr 1939

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[Agora Report] 1936 ΜΜ: Section ΜΜ Summaries for 1936

Homer A. Thompson ... Three main ancient features were excavated within Section ΜΜ: the North Stoa, the South Building and the ancient East-West Street passing between the two buildings. After the destruction of the buildings, ... 10 Feb-25 May 1936

[Agora Object] A 3588: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Lower left corner broken away. Palmette and scrolls; gorgoneion at middle. In raised letters below ]ΟΑ. Brick-red clay with many white inclusions. Buff surface. Catalogued 1966. From container no. 44, ... 17-29 April 1936

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[Agora Object] B 1154: Tessera

Obverse : I Reverse : I Surface somewhat flaked on both sides. Cf. Svoronos (1923), class I, pl. 100, no 20. Originally entered as a coin no. 1. Behind the small stoa. 3rd c. B.C. Leica, 81-12-17, 81-12-18 ... 24 February 1939

[Agora Object] B 1578: Slag

Rough hemispherical piece of brown slag, probably iron bearing with some gray and some dull black. Catalogued 2 July 1973. Agora sample no. 620. Working establishment in courtyard, North-West of Agora ... 10 March 1939

[Agora Object] B 1579: Slag

Heavy fragmentary piece preserving dull black sluggish drippings. Catalogued 2 July 1973. Agora sample no. 621. Working establishment in courtyard, North-West of Agora and South of road to Agora from Dipylon ... 10 March 1939

[Agora Object] B 1581: Slag

Heavy piece of slag consisting of smooth sluggish gray to mauve drips, turning pink at ends originating at large irregular porous lump of orange to brown material which turns partly gray at base of dripped ... 10 March 1939

[Agora Object] I 5769: Base

Inscribed statue base. Broken away to left and behind; much worn by traffic on its underside, its top in its second use. Part of a plain plinth with the mark of the left foot of a life-sized bronze statue ... 31 March 1939

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[Agora Object] I 5770: Boundary Stone

Inscribed baundary stone of Kerameikos. Left in place when section was filled. A roughly-trimmed block; its front face picked to be visible in its upper part; the top of the front face dressed with a toothed ... March 1939

[Agora Object] L 3662: Lamp

Most of the left side preserved, with the nozzle; nothing of the bottom; handle broken off. Walls nearly vertical; rim slightly down sloping; long nozzle. Band handle. Fair black glaze, mottled with red ... 10 March 1939

[Agora Object] L 3665: Lamp Fragment

Fragment preserving most of right side, with a bit of the raised base, the start of the nozzle, and one attachment of horizontal band handle. Broad rounded body, wider below than above; two grooves around ... 10 March 1939

[Agora Object] L 3666: Lamp Fragment

About half preserved, with start of nozzle. Flat bottom, low bulging wall, broad nearly flat rim, widely projecting. Black glaze on rim and inside; thinned glaze on outside. Type II of Corinth collection, ... March 1939

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[Agora Object] MC 1283: Turkish Pipe

Two pieces broken from rim. It is of lily type (bowl blends imperceptibly into rim; acute angle between stem socket and bowl axis), with reinforced toe, long flaring stem socket. On front of bowl, an ... 31 March 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1284: Turkish Pipe

Rim broken away; base chipped. The bowl condensed to a wide disk with a smooth bottom. Flaring cup-like rim now largely missing. Large faceted stem socket with a large hole. Orange clay, red slip; inside ... 21 April 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1285: Turkish Pipe Fragment

Stem socket missing; about one third missing. It has keel bottom, round bowl, straight-faced rim and faceted stem-socket. Around the bowl a row of moulded and incised raised ovals; on each fact of rim, ... 19 March 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1286: Turkish Pipe

Rim broken away. It is of lily type with heavy, emphasized keel running beneath entire bowl and up front of bowl, where it becomes a decorative element. Faceted stem socket with heavy moulded stem end ... 19 March 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1287: Turkish Pipe

Rim broken away, base chipped. It has a bowl condensed to a disk; flat square foot; flaring cup-like rim now mostly missing, flaring stem socket wiht large hole. Orange clay, uneven red slip. Catalogued ... 17, 31 March 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1288: Turkish Pipe

Three-fourths of rim broken away. It is of lily type with heavy, angular keel; smooth bowl merging into flaring heavy lip; flaring stem socket with two bands of rouletting partially encircling it. Orange ... 17, 31 March 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1289: Turkish Pipe

Rim broken away. Round with keel bottom, petalled base, smooth stem and socket with moulded and stamped ornament at stem end and with a seal on right side. Suggested reading of seal (by N. Stavroulakis) ... 1 April 1936

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[Agora Object] MC 1290: Turkish Pipe Fragment

Stem socket broken away; rim chipped; bowl use-blackened inside. Bowl of a lily pipe with emphasized keel running under entire bowl and up front where it forms a decorative element. Heavy lip with vertical ... 20 April 1936