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Cistern on lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Two Hellenistic fills with late Hellenistic to Roman fill above.
Use fill characterized by broken water jars (lower fill); contemporary dump (middle fill); ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
| Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. |
Dumped fillings thrown in during second quarter of 1st c. B.C. containing mostly debris resulting from Sulla's sack in 86 B.C.
Agora XXIX, p. 464: Four fills distinguished during excavations ... but seemingly ... Late 2nd c. and early 1st c. B.C. POU; 110-75 B.C. |
| Pithos ay the bottom of the north slope of the Areopagus with single fill; Part of Hellenistic Group D.
One stamped amphora handle dates slightly after 146. Latest coin dates in first two decades of 2nd ... 160-130 B.C. |
Intact. Low ring foot; sharply angular shoulder; twisted handle.
Buff clay. White slip. A broad and two narrow red bands above the shoulder angle. Cistern, middle fill. Leica PD 1091-125 ... 11 February 1937 |
| About half of lip and part of side missing. A straight-sided jar with ring foot set in from side; inset lip with ledge outside to hold cover.
White slip, dull but firm, on outside. Decoration painted ... 11 February 1937 |
| Top not preserved; many fragments missing (P.H. 0.218). High ring foot; straight sides above a wide flare just above floor line.
White slip. Decoration in matte orange to red; on the flare, a bead and ... 18 February 1937 |
| 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 |
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