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[Agora Report] 1947 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ: 1947

Rodney S. Young ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. Because of the unforeseen depth of filling, the area remained unfinished. Several features were dug and examined ... 10 Mar-3 Nov 1947

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

Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939

[Agora Object] A 1319: Cover Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of a plain curved cover tile, glazed outside. On the rough inside face, part of a stamp with an elaborate palmette ornament. Cf. A 1320 (ΝΝ 3833). Gravel fill of ostrakon deposit. 4324 Leica, ... 24 April 1947

[Agora Object] A 1320: Cover Tile Fragment: Stamped

From a roof tile similar to A 1319 (ΝΝ 3832). Inside the corner, part of a stamp with the letter Λ preserved. Gravel fill of ostrakon deposit. 4324 Leica ... 24 April 1947

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[Agora Object] A 1323: Cover Tile

Two corners restored. Long cover tile of Attic type similar to A 1322 (ΝΝ 3938); slightly tapering; the wider end flanged. Dull red glaze on outer face. Over House R: Tile Drains and Basins: 'Latrine'; ... 20 September 1947

[Agora Object] B 787: Weight

Block of bronze shaped like a truncated pyramid. All faces plain. Possibly a weight. House N, room 2, layer 7 c. Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower. Wear cotton or latex ... 2 October 1947

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[Agora Object] B 822: Dikast's Ticket

Broken off at the right. Very thin. Inscribed in punched letters. Eνεπίγραφο δικαστικό πινάκιο. Φέρει αποκρούσεις στη μία του πλευρά. House C, room 4, layer 5. Metals Room 90-28, Nov. 24, 2003-April 15, ... 13 October 1947

[Agora Object] I 6078: Boundary Stone

Inscribed boundary stone. Rectangular slab, broken off at top and bottom; roughly finished. The inscription on the upper part of the front face; the beginning broken off. Limestone. Found in water channel ... 13 October 1947

[Agora Object] IL 972: Lead Weight : Mina

Inscribed. Nearly square. Diagonally across the top, a dolphin. Above in relief the letters: M N A, below the letters: M E T P O At the Cycladic Museum Oct. 2017 to May 2018. Roman bath: brown Hellenistic ... 2 October 1947

[Agora Object] IL 974: Lead Token

Obverse: the letter B. Reverse: plain. Roman Bath, sand deposit in floor of tile drain underneath. 6880 Leica ... 27 October 1947

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[Agora Object] IL 976: Lead Curse Tablet (Defixio)

Originally one piece, folded in three; the small lower fold now broken away. Cistern. Early Roman. 1121, 1135 Leica DA 13710 ... June 1939

[Agora Object] L 4225: Lamp

Horizontal band handle at back, and end of nozzle missing. Ring foot; two ridges on the down-sloping top. Black glaze inside only. Type V (third Variety) of Corinth collection, type 24A' of Agora collection ... 10 June 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4354: Lamp

Small fragments of wall and most of lug restored. Raised base, lug, ball-shaped body, grooves around rim, no handle. The outside unglazed; grayed from burning; a tricle of the glaze from the inside runs ... 29 September 1947

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[Agora Object] L 4355: Lamp

Complete. Low base and flat rim grooved around outer edge. Pierced lug at one side; no handle. Black glaze inside only. Surface much burned. Type VIIIB of Corinth collection, type 25D of Agora collection ... 29 September 1947

[Agora Object] L 4356: Lamp

Complete except for vertical ring handle at back. Jewelled ribs on upper body; parallel grooves and ridges on nozzle. Torch-shaped lug on left side. Raised base, concave beaneath. Raised band, jewelled, ... 20 October 1947

[Agora Object] L 4381: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Part of the bottom and lower body of a lamp. Moulded signature on the bottom. Dull red glaze outside. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Koukla factory fill; mixed ... 3-4 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4382: Lamp

Small fragment of the body, and most of the strap handle at the back missing. Small lamp; inside glazed; outside unglazed except for nozzle, handle, and bands at the rim. No base; the floor rises to a ... 10-12 June 1947

[Agora Object] L 4384: Lamp

Nearly half the floor and a small part of the rim preserved. Large lamp with collar through center; ring foot or base around the opening at the bottom. Broad rim, curving sharply inward. Glaze black to ... 10-12 June 1947

[Agora Object] L 4385: Lamp

Mended complete except for chips. Low base and rounded body; small filling hole with groove around. Short, rather blunt nozzle; unpierced lug on one side. Dull black glaze, much peeled, over all. Type ... 3-4 June 1947

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[Agora Object] MC 727: Token

Thin disk of clay. A: an eagle, right, the head turned back. B: flat, plain. House N, room 2 at north, layer 4. 4th c. B.C. 6136 Leica ... 26 September 1947

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[Agora Object] P 9702: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragments

Six fragments, not all certainly from the same pot. a) and b) From junction of neck and shoulder with start of trefoil mouth. Depict upper border of egg and dart in a round-ended band with a small loop ... 6 April 1937

[Agora Object] P 17945: Jug: Blister Ware

Complete except for chips from rim. Squat jug with broad flat bottom, short neck and flaring round mouth; one handle from below mouth. Body grooved and ribbed vertically. Clay gray at the surface and ... 10 June 1947

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[Agora Object] P 17946: Red Figure Lebes Gamikos

Part of the body and shoulder preserved with one rising horizontal handle. Restored in plaster. On the shoulder, tongue pattern; below, a draped woman right, holding an alabastron in one hand, facing a ... 10 June 1947

[Agora Object] P 17961: Bolsal with Graffito

Complete except for one handle. Restored in plaster. Ring foot; space inside foot reserved, and decorated with glaze rings and dot. Incised beneath, inside foot: Good glaze, black outside, brownish ... 12 June 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18273: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Probably from a mug: oinochoe shape VIII. At the left, the legs of a seated youth, semi-draped. In front of him, a standing youth wearing a cloak buckled at the neck and heavy high laced sandals. In his ... 30 June 1947

[Agora Object] P 18274: Red Figure Bell Krater

Mended from several pieces; chip from rim, end of handle and small chips missing. A) Woman running right, looking back towards flying Eros; between them a spiral plant. b) Cloaked youth left, holding out ... 30 June 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18279: Red Figure Calyx Krater Fragment

Mended from three pieces; from the wall of a calyx krater; firm black inside. Part of a draped standing male figure, right, holding a lyre. In front of him the arm and hand of one holding a drawn sword ... 2 July 1947

[Agora Object] P 18280: Miniature Plate

Roughly made on the wheel; fish plate-like depression at the center of floor. Much peeled black glaze. 5th. c. fill between drain and ΚΗ wall. 5155 Leica, 82-529 ... 2 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18281: Red Figure Cup Fragments

Three joining fragments give part of wall and rim with one handle attachment; a non-joining piece from the wall preserves part of a handle palmette. Nothing of the medallion preserved; inside the lip, ... 3 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18282: Red Figure Skyphos Fragment: Inscribed

Rim fragment from a heavy-walled skyphos. A woman in profile left; most of her head and a bit of her drapery preserved. A folded band around her hair. Relief contour for the profile. In the field above, ... 3 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18283: Red Figure Epinetron Fragment

Mended from three pieces. Part of one side preserved, with the finished edge at the bottom and part of the curved end. Next to the end, a band of slanting palmettes. Along the side, domestic scene: a woman ... 3 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18285: Red Figure Skyphos

Mended from several pieces; the ring foot preserved, and about half the wall, with part of the rim and the vertical handle. Typical owl between olive sprays; the body in profile, the head facing. Two reserved ... 5 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18286: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Fragment from shoulder, giving upper left corner of panel; egg pattern above. The head of a boy, with drapery over his shoulder, left. On the wall in front of him, a writing tablet with the stylus stuck ... 7 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18287: Loutrophoros Fragment

Fragment from lower wall of a large amphora. Parts of two standing figures; at the left one facing, carrying a shield; a bordered cloak falls to his knees. At the right, another, right; the corner of his ... 7 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18288: Black Glaze Mug: Pheidias Shape

Mended from several pieces. About two-thirds of the lip missing, also small pieces of the walls, and the handle all but the lower attachment. Very low ring foot; wall petal-ribbed all around; nicked ridge ... 7 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18290: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Small fragment from the upper wall of an oinochoe. Head and shoulder of a woman, right, her right arm outstretched. Green 5th. c. fill. 5420 Leica ... 8 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18344: Red Figure Pyxis Lid

From a straight-walled pyxis, the lid of which fitted down over the box; most of the vertical sides of the lid broken away; remains of black-patterned decoration of zigzags. The top of the lid complete ... 24 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18347: Kados

Intact except for three small holes. Plump body rounding in to short neck; narrow projecting rim flat on top; rolled handles on the shoulder. Very low ring foot, not sufficient to keep the rounded bottom ... 24 July 1947

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[Agora Object] P 18348: Black Figure Neck Amphora

Mended from several pieces; complete except for fragment of neck and rim, and minor chips. Echinus foot, plump ovoid body; neck concave in profile; rim rounded, projecting, flat on top. Rolled handles, ... 24 July 1947

[Agora Object] P 18350: Black Glaze Mug: Pheidias Shape

The handle broken off, and the adjacent part of the rim; otherwise intact. Low ring foot; rim rather broad, sharply out-turned, flat on top. Broad ribbing; nicked ridge at junction with neck. Blue-black ... 26 July 1947