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[Agora Publication] Hellenistic Pottery Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related Material

Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and ... 1997

[Agora Object] P 19354: Kantharos: West Slope

Missing two-thirds of the rim and wall, half of one handle and all but the roots of the other. Restored in plaster. Cylindrical type; plain spreading foot with scraped groove on resting surface. Strap ... 7-8 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19355: Kantharos: West Slope

Handleless kantharos. Mended from many pieces. Missing all of the rim, most of the upper wall and much of the lower. Restored in plaster. High flaring upper wall, inset, separated by a moulding from the ... 7-8 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19356: Askos: West Slope

Missing mouth and most of neck, fragments of upper wall, most of handle, most of lower wall and base. Domed upper wall; sharply angular shoulder; base rising conically below. Vertical quadruple ring handle; ... 7-8 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19358: Black Glaze Salt Cellar

Nearly half of rim and base and part of wall missing. Slightly flaring walls; base and rim set on at a right angle; widely projecting; rim rather rounded on top. Glazed over all, good but rather chipped ... 7-8 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19360: Black Glaze Bowl with Rouletting: Type C and Stamped

Fragments of rim, wall and base missing. Incurved rim, shallow body, rather high ring foot. Within, five stamped palmettes; around them, rouletting. Rather metallic glaze over all, save on resting surface ... 7-8 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19362: Black Glaze Bowl: Type C

Intact but for chips from base. Convex side wall; ring foot with grooved resting surface. Glazed over all save for flat part of resting surface. Glaze fired red and gray in places. Cf. Agora XII, no ... 7-8 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19364: Plate: Type E

Intact but for minor chips. Rim horizontal, with two grooves. Two deep grooves in outer surface of wall. Plain ring foot, unfinished beneath. Reddish glaze wash on floor only. Cistern A. 4th. c. B.C ... 7-8 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19365: Jug

Mended from many pieces; fragments of lip, neck and wall missing. Ovoid body; spreading ring foot; grooved trefoil mouth; rather straight neck; band handle. Four broad glazed bands around the body. Pinkish ... 7-8 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19369: Black Glaze Inkwell

Much chipped around the edges. Walls concave, spreading above and below to form broad flat projecting rim and ring foot, respectively. Groove around inner edge of rim, separating it from top, which curves ... 22 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19377: Kantharos Fragment with Paint and Molded Decoration

Several joining fragments preserve part of the wall, shoulder, neck and rim. The lower part mold made; the rounded shoulder, neck and rim wheel made. Short wide neck with round mouth; flaring rim grooved ... 21 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19430: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

One fragment preserves center of floor and much of the high flaring foot. Moulded rosette surrounded by a ring of beads on underside within foot. The beginnings of the outside wall show petals. Megarian ... March 1948

[Agora Object] P 19442: Black Glaze Reversible Lekanis Lid

About one-third missing and chips. High ring foot, grooved around top outside; shallow body with plain low upturned rim. Fairly good glaze, black to red. House N, Room 4; Pit through layers 5-6; late ... 14 October 1947

[Agora Object] P 19449: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration

Wall fragment; a horizontal groove, unglazed, inside. In relief, a male figure (bearded?), nude except for a cloak over his shoulder, riding right on a quadruped. Herakles? Below the figure, the tip of ... 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19450: Inkwell Fragment

The sunken top preserved, with a groove around the outer edge, and the round hole with collar below leading to the well. Rather coarse pale brown-buff clay; traces of red glaze outside; stained grayish ... 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19462: Cup Kantharos Fragment with Plastic Attachment: Head

Fragment of the lower body and bottom. A miltos groove around the concavity at the bottom outside; the body outside grooved horizontally. Inside plain with a plastic head (negroid?) at the center of the ... 7 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19468: Bowl with Lid

Pieces missing from both pyxis and lid. Deep pyxis on ring foot flanged at rim to receive convex lid with downturned edges. Pointed and moulded knob handle at center of lid. Dull black glaze, somewhat ... 29 April 1947

[Agora Object] P 19472: Lagynos

The handle and small fragments missing. Low ring foot; broad shoulder; rounded flaring rim. Grayish clay with coarse white grits, unglazed; traces of glaze bands at edge of shoulder and on rim. Well, ... 11 July 1947

[Agora Object] P 19474: Black Glaze Mug

The vertical double handle partly missing; its upper attachments prolonged against the lip. Sack-shaped mug with flat bottom; plain flaring rim. Dull brownish glaze, worn and mottled. Well, Hellenistic, ... 11 July 1947

[Agora Object] P 19511: Vessel Fragment with Incised and Paint Decoration

Two joining fragments from the shoulder of a closed pot. Glazed dark red, streaked with black and decorated with incised wheel-spokes, outlined by rows of white-painted dots. Hard purplish-red clay ... 13 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19515: Black Glaze Plate

Fragments of rim and body missing. Restored in plaster. Thickened rolled rim, sloping floor, ring foot. Buff clay; dull black glaze, somewhat flaked, over all. Cf. P 29126. Well in road west of Middle ... 26 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19516: Black Glaze Two-Handled Bowl

Fragmentary; restored in plaster. The foot and lower body, both handles and some of the rim preserved; no direct join between top and bottom, but relationship indicated by grooves. Vertical rim; deep bowl; ... 26 April 1948

[Agora Object] P 19526: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration: Gray Ware

From a large bowl? On outside, band of bead and reel and egg pattern in relief. Gray clay; gray to black glaze; much flaked on inside. Heavy fabric. Provenience unknown. Leica ... August 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19535: Thymiaterion Base

Tall base with three disk flanges. Top missing. Soft buff fabric, like kernoi. Cistern; coroplasts' dump. Context ca. 350-320 B.C. Leica, XXXIV-81, 92-9-12 ... April 1938

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[Agora Object] P 19657: Bowl Fragment: West Slope

Four joining fragments give a small part of the keeled rim of a large bowl. Scraped groove below top of lip. Row of vertical tear-shaped paint strokes alternately yellow and white between keel and lip ... 28 July 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19658: Plate Fragment: West Slope

Five joining fragments preserve the base and a bit of the adjoining wall. Rosette of thin paint strokes alternately yellow and white on the underside of the base. Two grooves encircle lower wall with row ... 28 July 1948

[Agora Object] P 19660: Lagynos Fragment

Several joining fragments give part of the wall and shoulder curve of a round-bodied lagynos. Wide horizontal band of thin red-brown glaze with two narrow lines above and below, on the shoulder, and traces ... 28 July 1948

[Agora Object] P 19701: Askos

Large part of body missing; restored in plaster. Round mouth with thin flaring lip, arched handle longitudinally placed on top. Squat body; very low plain base. Dark buff slightly micaceous clay. Interior ... 31 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 19709: Black Glaze Cup

Much of rim and body missing; restored in plaster. Lip flares slightly with pronounced ridge below. Globular body and thin, slightly spreading ring foot. Ring handles with pronounced spurs. Dark buff ... 28 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 19710: Black Glaze Bowl

Most of lip and small bit of floor missing. Lip and floor form continuous reverse curve. Heavy ring foot slightly convex in profile. Buff clay, worn black glaze overall, except on resting surface of ... 28 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 19711: Black Glaze Cup

Handles, half of lip and much of body missing; restored in plaster. Plain lip, slightly concave in profile terminating below in pronounced ridge. Ovoid body. Heavy ring foot with straight profile; groove ... 28 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 19712: Black Glaze Kantharos

One handle and much of wall missing; restored in plaster. Ivy leaf thumb grip. Necklace in applied white in band formed by two heavy grooves below lip. Body widest below middle. Plain, heavy, slightly ... 28 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 19718: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration and Maker's Stamp

From below rim of bowl. Moulded designs above, cable pattern with row of closely spaced rosettes below it. Next a line of raised dots. Raised vine pattern at bottom. Below line of dots, part of stamp: ... 28 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 19724: Biconical Vessel Fragment with Rouletting

Mended from three pieces. Wall fragment of a biconical pot, a projecting keel at the middle, and the upper (or lower) part with a double wall. The edge of a handle (or spout) broken off near one extremity ... 1948

[Agora Object] P 19727: Oinochoe with Glaze Decoration

Front of trefoil mouth missing, and chips from foot; otherwise intact. Ring foot, very coarsely made; tall body; band handle from rim. Decorated with a wreath of ivy leaves and berries added in dark red ... 31 July-2 August 1947

[Agora Object] P 19759: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Rim fragment. Two broad grooves below lip. Upper terminal band: closely spaced conventionalized ivy leaves. Hard gray clay. Worn dull black glaze. Non-Attic. Trial Trench I, Stoa fill. Leica PD 901-274, ... 10-13 February 1936

[Agora Object] P 19771: Bowl: West Slope

Profile preserved. Made up in plaster. Exterior: horizontal grooving to within 0.03m. of rim. Interior: in center a large asterisk in white encircled by an incised groove painted red. On wall, a necklace ... 11-14 March 1936

[Agora Object] P 19772: Bowl Fragment: West Slope

Wall fragment from large bowl. Exterior: two grooved horizontal lines above, widely spaced; below, a horizontal wreath with tear-shaped leaves in yellow, bordered above and below by a line of white dots, ... 7 March 1936

[Agora Object] P 19773: Vessel Fragment: West Slope

Base and part of wall preserved. Base concave underneath, stepped profile. Interior: medallion of four white petals each with yellow line between. Hard gray clay. Dull black glaze. Trial Trench I, Extension, ... 11-14 March 1936

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[Agora Object] P 19784: Black Glaze Plate

Profile preserved. Restored in plaster. Plain slightly spreading ring foot; narrow flat rim undercut on inner edge. Buff clay. Only traces of black glaze. Cf. lists, Nb. p. 618 ff. Trial Trench I, Extension, ... 25-26 February 1936

[Agora Object] P 19792: Black Glaze Lagynos

Fragmentary; preserved from middle of shoulder to base, with missing fragments. Shoulder sharply set off from body. Stub of handle at edge of shoulder. Metallic black glaze. Pinkish-buff clay. Stoa of ... June 1933

[Agora Object] P 19806: Black Glaze Jug

Mended from several pieces. Parts of shoulder, mouth missing. Thick profiled ring foot, broad ovoid body narrow neck with band handle from base of rim to shoulder. Two grooves on top of shoulder. Glaze ... 6 May 1940

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[Agora Object] P 19822: Plate or Bowl Fragment with Maker's Stamp

From the floor of a plate or bowl; ring foot with broad resting surface. Stamp in center of floor: Reddish clay; glaze finished irregularly; exterior largely red, interior largely black. Cf. Iliffe ... 2nd. c. B.C.

[Agora Object] P 19828: Black Glaze Lagynos

Most of the neck missing, the handle and a chip from the foot. Small high ring foot roughly ridged. Steep-walled lower body meeting the domed shoulder at an angle. Scraped groove around base of neck. ... 8 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19844: Miniature Pot

Intact. Miniature closed pot; flat raised base, plump body, plain neck with slightly thickened rim. Light gray-buff clay, unglazed. Container 267. 2286 Leica, 92-6-22(23) PD 1091-119 ... 11 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19850: Vessel Fragments

Three non-joining fragments from the side of a closed pot. Decorated with bands of shallow vertical grooves. Hard buff clay, pinkish on inner surface; outside, cream-colored glaze, lustrous, like the ... 3 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19851: Pyxis Lid Fragment

Small fragment from rim and wall of a large lid with flat projecting rim, rounded wall and sunken top. On the rim a moulded garland; two grooves around the wall; bead and reel around the top. Fine light ... 15 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19857: Vessel Fragments with Incised Decoration

Two fragments preserving part of lower wall and base of a small pot apparently closed: the inside rough. Flat bottom, vertical wall. A light groove around the bottom of the wall; above, groups of broad ... 14 April, 2 May 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19860: Amphora Fragment with Relief Decoration

Part of foot and lower wall preserved. Spreading base with two grooves on upper surface, the upper glazed, the lower with miltos. Alternating stylized and naturalistic leaves on exterior of bowl. Dull ... 8 August 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19863: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Small fragments of body missing. Rounded bottom, squat body, flaring lip and round mouth. Band handle, rim to middle of body. Micaceous cooking ware fabric, red to gray; a few smears of thin wash outside ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19864: Vessel: Cooking Ware

About half of body. One non-joining fragment preserves profile of rim. Similar to P 19863 (ΠΠ 611), in shape and fabric. ADDENDA P 19863: Rounded bottom, squat body, flaring lip and round mouth. Band ... 13 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19865: Casserole with Lid

Complete except for small body fragments. Shallow bowl, round bottom and flaring rim grooved on the inside to receive lid. One small vertical handle attached to rim. Convex lid with knob handle. Brown ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19866: Lid

Intact. Small convex lid with stem handle. Similar to lid of P 19865 (ΠΠ 613). ADDENDA P 19865: Convex lid with knob handle. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19867: Black Glaze Lid

Small piece of top and about one-third of rim missing. Miniature domed lid with downturned and incurving rim; stepped knob handle. Glazed inside and out, mottled red over much of outside. Finished Pyre ... 13 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19868: Plate: Banded

Part of rim and one handle missing; one horizontal band handle preserved. Slightly sloping floor; plain rim. Brownish-red glaze on the handle, the upper face of the rim and for a band around the floor ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19869: Saucer

Complete. Flat floor with slightly raised rim, upper surface of which is flattened; exterior, slightly convex, sloping to broad flat bottom, left rough. Irregular wheelmarks everywhere visible; unglazed; ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19870: Saucer

Complete except for two chips. Similar to P 19869 (ΠΠ 617). ADDENDA P 19869: Flat floor with slightly raised rim, upper surface of which is flattened; exterior, slightly convex, sloping to broad flat ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19871: Saucer

About one-half missing. Similar to P 19869, P 19870 (ΠΠ 617, ΠΠ 618); the wall higher and the rim more rounded on top. Smears of glaze on top and bottom. ADDENDA P 19869: Flat floor with slightly raised ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19872: Miniature Saucer

Small roughly made saucer. Wheel made. Thin dull smeary glaze, mottled brown to black. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19873: Miniature Saucer

Complete except for chip missing from rim. The base slightly raised. Similar to P 19782 (ΠΠ 620). Thin smeary glaze fired to light yellow-orange. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19874: Miniature Saucer

Complete except for chips. Roughly made on the wheel. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff. Thin dull brownish glaze. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19875: Miniature Saucer

Complete. Roughly made on wheel. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff. Thin dull glaze, brownish. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica ... 13 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19877: Miniature Saucer

Intact. Similar to P 19872 (ΠΠ 620) ff. Thin dull brownish glaze. Finished Pyre in Room 1 (= Pyre 11). Area west of street. 1502 Leica, 91-35-29 PD 2611-36 ... 13 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19886: Amphora Fragment: West Slope

Preserved from lip to shoulder; much of lip missing. Decoration in applied yellow: two-strand garland on each side of neck, with dots. Alternating checkerboard and diminishing rectangles around shoulder ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19888: Black Glaze Bowl

A few small fragments missing. Projecting rolled rim; thick spreading base. Metallic black glaze with red stacking circle in interior. Pinkish-buff clay. Cistern, containers 6 and 7, lower fill. Leica ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19889: Black Glaze Bowl

Part of lip missing. Restored in plaster. Shallow bowl on spreading foot. Inset narrow lip. Two small handles turned in on themselves. Pinkish-buff clay; pitted black glaze. Cistern, containers 6 and ... 9 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19892: Two-Handled Cup: West Slope

About one-third of body and rim missing. Broad at top, narrowing in to profiled foot. Strap handles; incised line at level of lower attachment. Buff clay, black glaze. Cistern, containers 8 and 9, lower ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19893: Plate

Small fragments of rim and floor missing. Rather deep floor; the grooved rim sharply downturned. Glaze wash, red to black and much worn, on the floor only. Cistern, containers 6 and 7, lower fill. Leica ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19894: Black Glaze Bowl

Minor fragments missing. Bowl with inturned rim; ring foot. Pinkish-buff clay; black glaze. Cistern, containers 8 and 9, lower fill. Leica PD 2445-82 ... 9 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19898: Black Glaze Plate

Minor fragments of rim and wall missing. Small plate with rather steep floor and rim sharply downturned; a ridge at junction of floor and rim. Pinkish-buff clay; dull black glaze over all. Cistern, container ... 9 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19899: Black Glaze Saucer

Small part of rim and floor missing. Saucer, or small shallow bowl on ring foot with broad resting surface. Rim sharply inturned at its edge. Pinkish-buff clay; worn black glaze. Cistern, container 6, ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19905: Vessel Fragment: Gray Ware

Irregularly shaped fragment, apparently from an attachment in high relief. Drapery and a scroll(?). Light gray clay, dull dark gray glaze. Early Roman fill on lower floor of Room F 4. 2302 Leica ... 15 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19906: Vessel Fragment with Relief Decoration

From the side of a pot with keeled rim. On the upper wall, the front part of a cow in relief, left; at the left edge, a pair of legs(?). Pinkish-buff clay, metallic brown to black glaze on outside; dull ... 15 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19912: Black Glaze Bowl with Incised Decoration

About half preserved from lip to edge of base; the profile not quite complete beneath. Plain open bowl on very small ring foot, the walls steep, drawn in slightly to plain rim Heavily incised decoration: ... 9 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19914: Bowl

Small fragment of rim missing. Open bowl on rather high ring foot, the foot lightly grooved beneath. Steep walls, turned in sharply at the top to form a narrow almost flat rim. Buff clay; glazed over ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19915: Saucer

Complete except for small bit of rim. Rather steep floor; the rim almost horizontal, and only lightly grooved. Thin orange to black glaze wash on floor, and somewhat slopped over onto rim. Cistern, container ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19916: Black Glaze Plate with Rouletting

Fragments of rim and floor missing. Narrow rim, upturned, with straight profile; ring foot. Rouletting around center of floor. Pinkish-buff clay; black glaze. Cistern, containers 1 and 2, upper fill ... 9 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19917: Bowl or Krater Fragment with Relief Decoration: Gray Ware

Wall fragment from a large bowl or krater; part of plain outcurved rim preserved, nothing of lip. Rim marked off from wall by a low raised band; below this, broad round-ended petals in relief, separated ... 6 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19929: Black Glaze Kantharos

Complete except for chips. Flaring ring foot, deep rounded body wall with groove at point of greatest diameter. High vertical rim, thickened at center. Band handles, rim to shoulder. Glaze fired unevenly, ... 20 April 1949

[Agora Object] P 19930: Black Glaze Pitcher

Handle and back of lip missing. Slender, almost cylindrical pitcher, trefoil mouth; slightly flaring false ring foot. Dull black glaze, badly peeled. Cistern, containers 4 and 5 and entrance to N.E ... 20 April 1949