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[Agora Publication] The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center

Thompson, H. A. Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from ... 1972

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[Agora Object] A 49: Cornice Block: Doric

Cornice block from inside corner. Preserved in all dimensions; two sides with anathyrosis at right angles to each other; on the two sides without anathyrosis the stone is cut away, perhaps for lightening, ... 14 July 1931

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[Agora Object] A 150: Column Drum: Doric

Top surface rough-picked to edge. Bottom surface rough-picked, with a finished bearing surface. Beveled dowel cutting. Arrises, with a given spacing, wider at the bottom. Pentelic marble. Found at I/2-7/3 ... 23 March 1933

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[Agora Object] S 373: Head Fragment of Youthful Female Figure

Only the front half of the head remain, the hair bound with a fillet passing twice round the head. The hair is heavily weathered. Pentelic marble. Cf. the statue S 312, Nike. A fragment from the lower ... 5 June 1933