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[Agora Report] 1947 ΟΟ: Section ΟΟ: Preliminary Summary 1947

Margaret Crosby, Eugene Vanderpool ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building ... 17 Mar-14 Aug 1947

[Agora Object] A 1205: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Fragment from lower left part; bottom and side preserved; broken elsewhere. Relief decoration on front much worn, but enough of tendrial and three letters in relief below remain to assign the fragment ... 3 April 1947

[Agora Object] A 1217: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken at back; top of palmette chipped off at front. Below, letters in relief: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Red clay with white bits; light buff slip. Roman destruction debris. 101 Leica ... 21 April 1947

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[Agora Object] G 261: Bowl Fragment

Plain rim fragment of shallow bowl. Two shallow grooves on outside of rim; cluster of dots in relief on side. Mold made (?) Light green glaze; dots blue (?) Dirt fill. Late Roman. Leica, XXXIII-24 PD 505 ... 2 May 1947

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[Agora Object] G 335: Bottle or Lamp Fragment

High base and part of side preserved. No pontil but roughish on bottom. Walls thin rapidly to top. Dark green glass. Bubbles and spirals. Slight iridescent; no other weathering. Fill of 5th or 6th c. A.D ... 23 April 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5968: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment of plaque. Broken at right and bottom. In sunken panel, of which bottom edge is preserved, an eye carved in relief. Inscribed along the top on the raised frame of the panel. Almost certainly ... 221/0 B.C.

[Agora Object] I 5971: Mortgage Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and original top preserved. Parts of three lines of the inscription preserved. Whitish limestone. Found in Byzantine context east of the Great Drain, in the industrial ... 16 April 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5974: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at right and back. Part of small rectangular base with rectangular cutting, rough picked in top. Left side smooth finished; bottom deeply picked. Shallow groove as frame for ... 24 April 1947

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[Agora Object] I 5978: Dedicatory Monument

Inscribed fragment of a plaque. Preserves part of inscribed face, right side and rough picked back. Part of one line of the inscription preserved, within a wreath. White crystalline marble. Found in late ... 3 May 1947

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[Agora Object] IL 1192: Lead Token

A: standing draped male figure (Asklepios ?), facing, head turned to left. Serpent staff in field at left. B: illegible. Fill a. 111 Leica ... 23 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4157: Lamp

Intact save for chips from one side and from discus. Imitation of type XX: globules on body; volutes beside nozzle. Grooved pirced hand. Light buff clay. Type XXVII Variant of Corinth collection. Red ... 2 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4158: Lamp

Handle missing; single row of dots on narrow rim; crescent on discus. Concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Light buff clay. Type XXVII Variant of Corinth collection. Red fill in trench. Leica ... 2 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4161: Mold Fragment for Lamp

Fragment from mold for upper half of a lamp, preserving the end for the nozzle and part of the herringbone pattern on the rim. Gritty red-buff clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection, type 28 of Agora ... 8 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4180: Multiple Nozzle Lamp Fragment

One nozzle, parts of two others, and bit of bottom preserved in four joining pieces. Triangular-ended nozzle, with a small grooved circle on either side. Ring foot. A groove preserved on the top suggests ... 21 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4181: Lamp

Intact save for chip from nozzle. Reverse, leaf in relief; handle, grooved, partly pierced. Rim, panelled, with single row of dots. Discus, man and bear. Light greenish-buff clay. Type XXVII of Corinth ... 22 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4182: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Small piece from base; letters incised within two grooves. No glaze. Light red clay. Type XXVII of Corinth collection, type 28 of Agora collection. Latest Roman fill. Leica PD 1020, 1471 ... 19 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4187: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Mended from several pieces; top of nozzle missing. Grapevine on rim; rays on discus; handle grooved, not pierced through. Reverse, two circular grooves, enclosing the signature, incised: "E Y". Unglazed ... 6 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4401: Stand of Lamp

An oval tube with bit of original flat surface-perhaps joint surface with separate base piece (?)-preserved at bottom. Broken at top, where bit of lower part of irregularly shaped lamp or dish preserved ... 28 April 1947

[Agora Object] L 4403: Lamp

Most of top preserved and part of back; end of nozzle and upper half of handle missing. Spirals on rim; relief on discus: Poseidon, right, trident in right hand, dolphin perched on left hand; cloak wrapped ... 6 May 1947

[Agora Object] L 4404: Lamp Fragment

Small piece from back of large lamp. Set on the rim, two small grooved vertical "handles". Broken off behind, a large pierced handle. The projections are each pierced horizontally with a small hole, neatly ... 1947