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[Agora Report] 1946 Χ: Section X Miscellaneous Notes Compiled in Summer of 1946

Margaret Crosby ... This report is a summary of the excavations taken place in 1937 as well as in 1946. Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries ... 27 May-21 Jun 1946

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[Agora Report] 1937 Χ: Section Χ 1937

Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937

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[Agora Object] G 398: Bottle-stopper

Intact. Mushroom shaped. The domed knob depressed at the center, the long stopper tapering towards the bottom. Thick pale green glass. Cistern on lower north slope of Areopagus. Leica PD 2023-7 ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] G 399: Cup or Beaker Fragment

Wall fragment from a steep-walled cup or beaker. Horizontal thin ridges at intervals of 0.01m.; decoration in white along and between three of the ribs at one side. Thin yellow glass. Cf. P 7643. Cistern ... 6 February 1937

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[Agora Object] G 400: Bowl Fragments

Two non-joining fragments (a, b) preserving rim and wall of an open bowl. On interior of both fragments two horizontal grooves at intervals of 0.015m. Molded glass, nearly colorless. Agora sample no. 304 ... 4 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 8938: Basin

Large vat. b) Fragment of lower wall. c) Fragment of support for shelf. d) Fragment of support for shelf, corner piece. About one-quarter of rim, over half of floor, considerable part of wall and half(?) ... 11 February 1937

[Agora Object] P 8939: Miniature Jug

Part of lip missing; restored in plaster. Miniature one-handled jug with pear-shaped body on high base, left rough; flaring lip; handles, from lip to shoulder. Light red clay. Deposit list says level ... 12 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 8940: Miniature Pot

Vertical handle missing. Miniature round-bodied flat-bottomed pot with flaring lip and one handle, from lip to shoulder. Bottom left rough. Buff clay. Unglazed. Deposit list says level .1 but depth indicates ... 12 February 1937

[Agora Object] P 8941: Bowl

Flat floor; steep sides; flaring lip. Heavy fabric. Coarse clay, burned red to black. ADDENDA Wheelmade. Exterior slightly smoothed. Calcite temper. Eg. Epirus?/W. Greece? (JWH). Deposit list says level ... 12 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9033: Black Glaze Plate with Graffito

Fragment from center of heavy plate; ring foot preserved, nothing of rim [Max. Dim. 0.18]. Two broad shallow concentric grooves at center and another, marked by sharp narrow grooves, further out. Traces ... 17 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9034: Bowl with Graffito

Base ring and more than half of the wall preserved; full profile preserved; restored in plaster. Graffito on bottom: Glaze badly flaked. Pergamene Ware. Cistern. Leica, LXI-12, 94-43-21a PD 1171-173 ... 17 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9069: Bowl with Paint Decoration

High base ring and steep flaring sides; inturned lip, making an angle with the sides. Decoration in thinned clay and white paint: a cross on the underside of the foot; band of bead and reel just above ... 22 February 1937

[Agora Object] P 9514: Moldmade Bowl

Eight fragments, preserving much of the medallion and parts of the walls and rim. Restored in plaster. Rosette of grooved leaves on the medallion; above, two rows of such leaves, then a band of draped ... 22 March 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9515: White Ground Pyxis

Full height preserved; walls fragmentary. Restored in plaster. High plain base ring, separated from vertical sides by projecting flange. Decoration in brown: on flange, crosshatching; above this, garlands ... 22 March 1937

[Agora Object] P 9530: Miniature Jug

Fusiform body, broken at bottom. Round mouth; one broad handle, ridged. Pinkish-buff clay. Unglazed. Handmade. Cistern. Leica DA 12957 ... 23 March 1937

[Agora Object] P 9540: Bowl Fragment with Nicked Decoration

Small flaring base ring and lower part of sides only preserved. About floor a band of fine nicked rouletting. Light red clay. Thin black glaze on outside, red on outside. Deposit list says level .1 but ... 26 March 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9667: Bowl Fragment with Rouletting: Stamped

Base ring; incurved lip. Groove scratched through glaze at top of base ring. On floor, palmette stamps inside two lines of rouletting. Light warm buff clay. Slightly mottled brown-red to red glaze. Pergamene ... 29 March 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9669: Guttus

Shoulder piece with part of lower wall at sharp angle to shoulder and bit of flaring neck. On shoulder, a lion's head spout, crudely made, and a vertical round handle, fully pierced, triply grooved on ... 29 March 1937

[Agora Object] P 11813: Black Glaze Fish Plate

Restored in plaster; there is no direct join between the rim and base fragments, and the plate as restored may be somewhat too deep. Heavy base ring; downturned rim with scraped groove on underside and ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11814: Black Glaze Plate with Rouletting

Fragments of floor, base and rim restored in plaster. Moulded base ring with groove on bottom of ring; upturned rim. Rouletted circle on floor. Metallic black glaze except for red-brown on floor and bottom ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11824: Black Glaze Plate Fragment

Single fragment preserves full profile. Base ring; projecting, downsloping rim. Covered with black glaze, badly chipped; at center of floor and inside foot fired red from stacking in kiln. Deposit list ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11825: Fish Plate

More than half the rim and part of floor and foot restored in plaster. High base ring; slightly downcurved rim; shallow groove around central depression and inner edge of rim. Orange-buff clay. Outside ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11826: Saucer

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Base ring; rather broad, downturned rim with two shallow grooves. Badly flaked red to black glaze on floor; outside and rim unglazed. Deposit list says level .1 ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11827: Saucer

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Base ring; downturned rim with two shallow grooves, as P 11826 (Χ 852). Thin glaze, not completely covering inside. Cistern. Leica, 91-19-20, 90-35-17, 90-37-11 ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11832: Bowl

Full profile preserved. About two-thirds of sides and rim restored in plaster. Ring foot; rounding walls; rim flanged inside to receive cover. Glaze red to black. Deposit list says level .1 but depth ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11833: Bowl with Rouletting

Fragments of rim and floor missing. Restored in plaster. Base ring; floor sloping slightly to vertical side thickened at the rim. On the outside, two grooves below rim. Rouletting on floor. Red to dark ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11837: Loutrophoros

Full profile preserved. Many pieces, especially around shoulder, missing. Restored in plaster. Broad high hollow foot with cylindrical stem leading to ovoid body; high cylindrical neck, thickened lip, ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11838: Plate with Rouletting: Gray Ware

Full profile not quite preserved; about half restored in plaster. Base ring; sloping floor; upturned rim. Small circle of rouletting on center of floor. Gray clay. Covered with black glaze that has peeled ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11839: Pyxis Lid: West Slope

Largely restored in plaster. High convex top separated by flange from side. Grooves just below rim, on underside of flange and at top and bottom of side wall. Decoration in thinned clay and white: on ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11841: Reversible Lid: West Slope

No rim piece preserved but beginning of upward turn for it on outermost piece of side. Decoration on outside in thinned clay and white: double cross on bottom, debased ivy leaf pattern on sides, between ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11850: Plate

Most of floor and part of rim restored in plaster; nothing of foot preserved. Flat bottom; broad offset rim with thickened grooved edge. Glaze rather dull; worn on floor. Pergamene. Cistern. Leica, LIX-96 ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11851: Plate with Rouletting

Few missing fragments restored in plaster. Heavy base ring; floor nearly flat; vertical rim curving in slightly at top. Two small circles of rouletting on floor at center. Glaze slightly worn. Pergamene ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11853: Plate Fragment with Rouletting

Part of floor with broad low base ring and rim preserved. Similar in shape to P 11852 (Χ 878), except for ridge where floor and rim join. Rouletting on floor. Glaze somewhat blackened. Pergamene. Cistern ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11857: Beaker Fragments: Brittle Ware

Two small wall fragments. Decorated with small dots in relief, perhaps garland and rosette pattern. Thin red-brown micaceous clay, black on upper part outside. Fabric and shape apparently similar to ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11860: Oinochoe

Wall in part restored in plaster; rim and handle fragments do not join. Base ring; plump, broad-shouldered body; tapering neck with three grooves; strap handle, from shoulder to base of mouth; bell mouth ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 11861: Lid or Funnel Fragment

Hollow ring at center with part of widely flaring side, which is beginning to turn out still more at edge of break. Thick, pinkish-buff clay. Inside completely covered with thin black glaze, outside mostly ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11867: Plate

About one-third preserved. Restored in plaster. Base ring; plain downsloping rim with ridge at inner edge. Light yellow-brown clay. Deposit list says level .1 but depth indicates .2 Cistern. Leica, 90-36-27 ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11868: Jug Fragments

Rim piece with one handle, and non-joining base, preserved. Restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; pear-shaped body narrowing slightly below gently flaring thickened lip; vertical handle. Coarse fabric ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11869: Water Pitcher

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Rounded bottom; ovoid body; wide cylindrical neck; sharply slanting rim with handle, round in section, attached at low point, thickened lip at high point. Irregular ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11872: Hydria with Glaze Decoration

Edge of lip missing; top of vertical handle, one horizontal handle and pieces of side restored in plaster. Base ring; ovoid body; flaring lip; two horizontal handles at point of greatest diameter; double-grooved ... February-April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11876: Amphora

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Base ring; blump body; neck flares gently to plain rim; handles cylindrical in section, from well below top to shoulder. Red clay with bits in it. Yellowish slip ... February-April 1937

[Agora Object] P 20511: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Upper wall fragment mended from three. Lattice pattern on wall; upper zone consisting of raised band with small dependent leaves. Red clay. Glaze red to brown on exterior; dull brown on interior. Deposit ... 22-29 March 1937

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[Agora Notebook] Χ-5

Mixed ... Margaret Crosby ... 801 992 ... 1937

[Agora Coin] N 71137

Athens, New Style. Class XIb. Coin no. 1. Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ. 77, 848 ... 229-30 B.C.

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[Agora Coin] N 71138

Athens ... Sv. 106.23--26. [(N 19:1)] Coin no. 2. Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ. Head of Apollo r.; border of dots. Α/Θ-Ε Lyre. 77, 848 85-21-11 ... ca. 130--90 B.C.

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[Agora Coin] N 71147

Athens ... Sv. 81.45--48; Kleiner 1976, pl. 2:30--33 (Type 2k) Athens, New Style. Casts. Coin no. 8. Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet; border of dots. Α/Θ-Ε Zeus, nude, striding r., ... 87/6 B.C.

[Agora Lot] Χ 116: Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ; Upper Fill

Black glazed and unglazed fine wares.

[Agora Lot] Χ 118: Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ; Upper Fill

Coarse wares, chiefly rims and bases, except cooking pots and amphoras. Resorted by SIR 1997, p. 824.

[Agora Lot] Χ 119: Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ; Upper Fill

Cooking pots. Resorted by SIR 1997, p. 824.

[Agora Lot] Χ 120: Cistern at 84/ΝΣΤ; Upper Fill

Storage amphoras; handles, wall fragments.