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[Agora Publication] The City Eleusinion

Miles, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... An archaeological study of the City Eleusinion in Athens, the sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter and the city terminus for the annual Eleusinian Mysteries. The book presents the stratigraphical evidence from ... 1998

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[Agora Object] L 3022: Lamp

Large piece missing. Shallow open bowl with flat bottom and vertical handle attached at rim and bottom. Side curves in at edge of break for pinched-in mouth. Handmade. Gritty micaceous clay, gray at core, ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] L 3579: Lamp Fragment

Most of one side preserved. Flat-bottomed deep saucer type made of household (cooking) ware. Red to brown clay. Type 1. Agora Collection. Early Attic. Protoattic Well. Leica, VII-92 ... 10-13 May 1937

[Agora Object] MC 381: Spindle Whorl

Truncated cone. Four bands about top and sides, and a cross on bottom. Glaze badly flaked. Pinkish buff clay. Proto-Attic well. Leica ... 13 May 1937

[Agora Object] MC 382: Spindle Whorl

Conical, convex. Unglazed. Buff clay. Proto-Attic well. Leica ... 13 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10154: Hydria

Much of body and neck, one handle and all of base missing. Restored in plaster. Slender body; straight neck, outcurving rim with snakes in relief on it; one strap handle with snake, and snakes around shoulder ... 27 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10215: Bowl Fragments

Three fragments preserve nearly half of the rim and part of the bottom, not joining. Flat bottom, low base, slightly outcurving lip flat on top; at one point a shallow depression for pouring; one horizontal ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10217: Disk

Small round disk with hole pierced through center. Pinkish-buff clay. Well. Leica ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10219: Clay Disk

Unpierced disk apparently cut from the side of a handmade water jar. Micaceous red-brown clay. Well. Leica ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10220: Bowl

Piece of rim and handles missing. Flat bottom, plain rim, horizontal handles at rim. Decorated outside and inside with bands of red glaze; a row of dots around the lip outside and a few large blobs on ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10222: Two-Handled Cup

Piece of wall and rim missing; lip much chipped. Flat bottom, sharply out-turned lip; two horizontal handles at shoulder. Red glaze inside and out; bottom reserved, and handle zone, with remains of a few ... 12 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10223: Two-Handled Cup

About half of wall, with one handle, missing. Restored in plaster. Two rim fragments do not join. Flat bottom; out-turned lip. Red glaze inside and out except for reserved bottom; handle spaces and inside ... 12 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10224: Oinochoe

Mended from many pieces; base, and parts of wall and lip missing. Body black above foot, then covered with horizontal bands to base of neck. On neck, panel with plain maeander. Dots on edge of lip; crossbars ... 12 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10226: Bowl

About half missing. Flat bottom, flaring lip; hole made in bottom. No remains of handles. Restored in plaster. Soft pinkish-buff clay with white bits; traces of broad red stripes inside and out. Well ... 13 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10230: Oinochoe

Handle and most of lip missing; squat flat bottom; trefoil lip. Pinkish-buff clay, outside covered with red paint except reserved line about center, and bottom surface. Well. Leica, 82-73 ... 13 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10620: Amphora

Neck of amphora. No rim piece preserved. Edge of shoulder preserved. Neck decorated with interlocking rays, horizontal bands above and below, panels below handles plain, defined by three vertical lines ... 13 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 10627: Miniature Cup

One-half missing. Flat bottom, flaring rim. Interior except for reserved line on rim covered with dull brown-black glaze. On outside, band below rim and around bottom; wavy lines between. Pinkish-buff ... 13 May 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10628: Plate

Two non-joining pieces. Restored in plaster. Flat bottom, flaring wall, rim thickened on outer edge. Inside glazed except for reserved line just above the middle. Top of rim reserved, with stroke series ... 13 May 1937

[Agora Object] P 24806: Stemmed Bowl Fragment

Mended from two pieces; cracked. Hollow flaring base. Concave bottom of open bowl, glazed inside. Outside, broad, widely spaced bands. Pinkish-buff clay; glaze much peeled. White surface. Scratches on ... 21 June 1955

[Agora Object] T 1486: Horse Figurine Fragment

Large head, broken at base of neck. Top of forelock missing. Mane and forelock painted yellow, bridge and eyes red. Buff clay covered with white slip. Beside pithos. Early fill, disturbed. Leica, 84-59 ... 6 May 1937

[Agora Object] T 1487: Ball

A hollow slightly flattened sphere with pierced hole at one side, break at other. White ground with bands of matte red paint. Pinkish buff clay. Cf. P 25294. See also BCH 70 (1946), p. 101. Found filled ... 8 May 1937

[Agora Object] T 1499: Plaque

Large piece of one corner missing. Holes pierced at two corners, not at third. Front and edges covered with white color, over which are wavy bands in red between black lines; snakes (?). Gray buff clay ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] T 1500: Shield Fragment

Fragment of rim preserved, with part of convex top. Traces of white paint. Pinkish buff clay. Well. Leica ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] T 1501: Shield Fragment

A bit of the convex top and flat rim; no edge preserved. Traces of blue color on central part, and of red ovules (?) on rim, over white. Pink clay. Well. Leica ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] T 1502: Horse Figurine Fragment

Head, feet and three legs missing. Traces of red paint over white ground. Pinkish buff clay. Well. Leica ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Object] T 1503: Driver and Horse Figurine Fragment

Head and arms missing. A driver attached to the hind legs of his horses. No color. Pinkish buff clay. Well. Leica ... 10 May 1937

[Agora Deposit] T 19:3: Well

Well at 15/ΙΕ = Pocket in side of Turkish Pit at 15/ΙΔ. Shallow well on the lower slopes of the Acropolis, east of the Panathenaic Way, in the area later occupied by the Archaic Building. Located 3.5m ... 700-675 B.C. with intrusions