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Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Rust-stained.
Six lines of the inscription preserved.
Gray marble. Found at surface near Mycenaean well 15, on the north slope of the Acropolis. Leica ... 15 April 1939 ... Found at surface near Mycenaean well 15, on the north slope of the Acropolis. |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken behind and below; much worn.
Four lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in late wall over a Mycenaean well, on the north slope of the Acropolis. Leica, ... 28 March 1939 ... Found in late wall over a Mycenaean well, on the north slope of the Acropolis. |
Chipped at lower edge.
A squat cone, vertically pierced, of polished black stone. Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 29 March-3 April 1939 ... Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. |
The end of an axe or hammer, bored vertically for a handle.
Hard gray stone, highly polished. Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. Leica ... 29 March-3 April 1939 ... Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. |
Inscribed fragment of letter.
Inscribed face and smooth dressed back preserved; the surface much worn.
Parts of nine lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble.
Cf. I 1417, I 4083, I 4457. Found ... 28 March 1939 ... Found in late wall over a Mycenaean well, on the north slope of the Acropolis. |
High-swung handle from a large goblet.
Deep buff clay, traces of buff slip. Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
| Piece of rim.
White clay with dots and octopus design. Sample taken 25/6/1979 by Richard Jones. Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 4.
Well M, 4.10-6m. 149 ... 20 May 1937 |
One corner of thin rectangular slab of stone.
Sides and bottom worked smooth, the top deeply worn.
Light grayish-yellow sandstone (?). Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15; late Mycenaean. |
Two joining fragments from wall of a pithos or other heavy pot. Wide horizontal ladder ornament in relief.
Coarse gritty brown clay; unglazed Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Fragment from the center of a slightly domed lid with attachments for small loop handle. Lid pierced with holes.
Gritty reddish-brown clay; unglazed. Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Fragment of rim and wall.
Micaceous brownish-buff clay; red glaze much worn for a broad band below lip and linked spirals below. Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica, 83-513 ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
| A few fragments missing. Flat base, long ovoid body, small mouth with splayed and bevelled lip; two horizontal handles.
Gritty pinkish clay; unglazed. Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica, 83-578 ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
About a quarter of the shallow bowl preserved, with rounded sides, plain lip and flat bottom. The inside much worn.
Gray volcanic stone. Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15; late Mycenaean. |
| Mycenaean sherd of light clay with black dots and piece of figure. Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 4.
Well M, 3.10-4.10m. 144 ... 18 May 1937 ... Mycenaean sherd of light clay with black dots and piece of figure ... No. 4.
Well M, 3.10-4.10m. |
From the wall of a large heavy vessel. Flat-topped base with low concave sides, the top decorated with incised radial lines.
Gritty brown clay, gray at core. Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
| Complete dagger. Well preserved, with slight corrosion. Three bronze rivets preserved along handle with three studs still in place, and three rivets on top area of blade.
Five loose studs. (Also12 more ... 24 July 1998 ... Complete dagger. Well preserved, with slight corrosion. ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
Fragment preserving stump of spout. Decoration in black-brown glaze; solid band around base of spout, traces of circle or spiral on shoulder.
Dark buff clay with grit. Well 15, late Mycenaean. 1746 ff ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Fragment preserving part of rim and wall. Thick wall tapering to plain thin lip.
Fine gritty pinkish-buff clay, gray at core; wall outside covered with vertical wavy lines in red glaze. Well 15, late ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Fragment from rim and wall. Splayed rim with plain lip.
Buff clay; pale buff slip. Black glaze for two narrow bands inside lip, one on edge of lip and zigzag between two vertical lines on wall. Well ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
| Intact, slightly chipped at base but very well preserved. Surface slightly scratched.
Truncated conical shape; flattened bottom and top. Pierced through center.
Smooth dark blue-black stone, probable ... Mycenaean ... Intact, slightly chipped at base but very well preserved. Surface slightly scratched.
... Smooth dark blue-black stone, probable steatite.
Mycenaean.
Cf. Agora XIII, pl. 77, no. ... Mycenaean Tomb J 1:10. |
Fragment from shoulder with stump of one handle. Decoration in red glaze; narrow horizontal lines, flanked by broad red bands on shoulder; above, traces of a pattern with wavy lines; below, double hooks ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
| Fifty-nine spherical beads, generally well preserved, but five have friable surfaces.
Pierced through the center.
Creamy yellow glass paste. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Very fragile. Do not handle ... 24 July 1998 ... Fifty-nine spherical beads, generally well preserved, but five have friable surfaces.
... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
Fragment preserving part of shoulder and start of neck. Decoration in red glaze: a guilloche-like pattern of wavy lines enclosing a row of dots, and narrow triangular object with reserved center.
Pinkish-buff ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Fragment of rim and wall. Rim very slightly splayed with rolled lip.
Buff clay; black glaze covers the inside, the lip, and a broad band below it, outside; below is a panel of vertical lines, with the ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
From wall of small fairly straight-sided pot. Conical rhyton? On outside, in red glaze, below two horizontal bands, a pattern of elongated hatched triangles and curving lines, probably floral.
Fine hard ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
a) Wall fragment preserving one handle, probably from a three-handled amphora. Decoration in flaky black glaze: net pattern, very fine, in handle zone; above and below, the wall is covered with horizontal ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
a) About one-third of mouth and shoulder.
b) About half of base and lower wall; seven small non-joining fragments.
Flat base; wide mouth with high slightly splayed rim.
Coarse ruddy brown clay, dark ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Mended from many pieces, complete except for chips. Disk foot, concave at center below; tall slender stem; lip sharply out-turned; small band handles from lip to well down on wall.
Pink clay; smooth ... 9 May 1952 ... Disk foot, concave at center below; tall slender stem; lip sharply out-turned; small band handles from lip to well down on wall.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb. |
| Mouth, much of shoulder, and handles missing (attachments preserved for two, not set directly opposite each other). Bottom slightly convex with small flattened central part, sides slightly concave; sloping ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
| Preserved is a large piece of wall with one horizontal handle, giving nearly half the circumference at the handle zone, and many non-joining fragments; nothing of rim or base remains.
Gritty orange-buff ... 28 March-3 April 1939 ... Well 15, late Mycenaean. |
Shoulder fragment of a large closed pot, probably an amphora or three-handler.
Pinkish-buff clay with white slip on outside; three horizontal bands of black glaze. Well 23, Late Mycenean, containers ... May 1939 |
Neck, rim and shoulder fragments, non-joining but put together with plaster. Short straight neck, slightly grooved, and rounded rim. No trace of handles preserved.
Buff clay, unglazed. Well 23, Late ... May 1939 |
| Fragment of an irregular shape from a closed pot, evidently not wheelmade, the fragment apparently coming from the junction of two parts of the pot. On the outside, running dog pattern, and part of a large ... April 1939 ... Well 19, latest Mycenaean, fill 1, container 4. |
Small fragment from wall.
Typical murex pattern.
Hard creamy-buff clay. Lustrous brown glaze.
ADDENDA Agora sample no. 324. Well by Pier VIII. Leica, 83-497 ... 12 April 1951 |
Most of stem, foot, one handle and body fragments missing; restored in plaster. Rather pointed body with plain rim and vertical handles.
Buff clay, unglazed and undecorated; traces of white slip. Well ... May 1939 |
Yellow Minyan. Broken all around. From side of cup or goblet with stump of arched handle, set horizontally.
Light buff clay. Creamy polished slip in and outside.
ADDENDA Not real Yellow Minyan. Possibly ... 24 March 1952 |
Neck fragment of a pot similar in shape to P 17299 (ΟΑ 1087), but with plain rim. Stump of one vertical handle, at middle of neck.
Pinkish clay with white slip; black glaze bands outside. Well 23, Late ... May 1939 |
| Base and about one-half of upper wall with one handle preserved. Large deep cup with plain nearly straight lip. Ring foot. Horizontal handle, tilted upward.
Dark buff clay; streaky matte blackish glaze ... 13 May 1939 |
Stem fragments of 6 goblets. Bases and bowls broken off. Unglazed. Geometric well. Leica ... March 1938 |
Neck, rim and shoulder fragment of a small closed pot. Short straight neck and projecting rim. Neck glazed inside, banded outside; rim decorated on top with arcs. On shoulder, traces of spirals between ... May 1939 |
| Nose, tail and legs missing.
The creature wears a curly topknot - a horn (?).
Bands of red glaze down middle of back, around neck, tail and start of legs.
Orange-pink clay. Earth from well 15. Leica, XVIII-29, ... 6 April 1939 |
| Six joining fragments preserve most of rim and neck and about half the upper part of the body, including all one handle and the beginning of the root of another. Body tapers sharply downward. Rounded sloping ... May-June 1951 ... Fallen into well from Mycenaean grave at 44/Ζ most probably ... Well, boxes 18, 20, 24, 25, 34, 58. |
| From the wall of a small krater with narrow splayed rim.
Buff clay with grit; hard pale buff slip; good brownish glaze on inside and outside of rim, for marine ornament(?), and three horizontal bands ... 30 March 1939 |
From the wall of a krater similar to P 14684 (ΟΑ 938); one small fragment (b) does not join. Trace of handle to left on larger fragment. Two rows of running spirals below a horizontal band. Glaze bands ... 30 March 1939 |
Broken but lacks only small fragments of one handle and wall. Completely restored. Very irregular in shape.
Coarse clay; unglazed. Burial in the mouth of a well near the S.E. corner of the South Square ... 16 July 1965 |
| Intact except for chips from lip, and one handle. Flat projecting lip; bottom slightly concave.
Neck and lip glazed inside and out; below, a zone of scale pattern, reaching well down on lower wall; below ... 9 January 1954 ... Neck and lip glazed inside and out; below, a zone of scale pattern, reaching well down on lower wall; below this, narrow bands, and broader band just above bottom.
... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch. |
| Part of the shoulder and upper body, with one vertical handle. A wide glazed zone, bordered above and below by triple bands, below the handle attachments. On the handle, a St. Andrew's cross; its lower ... April 1939 ... Well 19, latest Mycenaean, fill 2, containers 18-19. |
Floor and ring foot of a bowl or skyphos.
Buff clay. Two bands of matte red glaze around floor.
ADDENDA Agora sample no. 325. Tumble in well; Hellenistic fill. South Stoa II Building Fill. 3291 Leica ... 9 March 1953 |
| Profile complete; both handles and about two-thirds of body restored. Conical base; rolled horizontal handles; plain rim.
Buff clay with fine buff surface. Thick streaky glaze, black to brown and reddish, ... July 1946 ... Thick streaky glaze, black to brown and reddish, overall inside, and to below handle attachments outside.
Sub-Mycenaean? ... Protogeometric well below west part of Odeion Cavea. |
Probably the base of a three-handled jar. Flat bottom; spreading wall.
Decoration in brown glaze: a broad band, with a narrow above, around the base; a second broad band higher up the wall.
Brownish ... 16 April 1951 |
| Intact. Flat bottom; globular body; trough spout; ridged strap handle with a pronounced boss at the base of the handle.
On the shoulder, three concentric spirals; tails hang from handle attachment; bands ... 5 September 1953 ... Light yellow clay, well smoothed. Red to brown glaze ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19 (ΣΑ 7); N.W. corner on chamber floor. |
| Three joining pieces preserve the cup complete. Deep cup on low ring foot, plain slightly flaring lip, narrow ribbon handle from lip.
Fine pinkish-buff clay, buff at surface; traces of buff slip. Inside ... 13 May 1939 |
| Small fragments of body restored. Flat base and squat round body; narrow neck and round mouth drawn out to a spout in front; vertical handle.
Pinkish-buff clay; the dull black glaze almost entirely peeled ... April 1939 ... Well 19, latest Mycenaean, fill 2, containers 20-22. |
| Complete but for chips from wall; mended from sixteen pieces. Same type as P 27448, but two vertical strap handles from rim to belly, faint ring foot nicely profiled, body well articulated. Paint all over ... 10-11 August 1965 |
| Small fragments of body and rim restored. Round-bodied pot on ring foot; two lug handles, pierced by string holes, at the rim. The body grooved vertically, from foot to shoulder, on the shoulder, incised ... 29 April 1939 ... Lid catalogued at time of finding, pot after going through well, February 1947 ... Cleaning earth from Well 19, Sub-Mycenaean. |
| Intact save for missing chip from foot, and piece of rim; mended. Broad body with sharp taper to rather broad offset foot, concave beneath. Wide mouth, flat straight-edged rim, short neck forming continuous ... LH III A (?) ... Wide mouth, flat straight-edged rim, short neck forming continuous curve with rim and shoulder; vertical ribbon handles set well down.
Buff clay, lighter buff slip; undecorated ... Mycenaean chamber tomb at north side of Temple of Ares. |
Intact except fragment mended on lip and a small one missing. Broad mouth, thickened rim, short neck-outline curve unbroken, narrow bottom not well stabilized. Flat handles from rim to body. Once covered ... 26 June 1951 ... Broad mouth, thickened rim, short neck-outline curve unbroken, narrow bottom not well stabilized. Flat handles from rim to body. ... Mycenaean tomb. Chamber at west side of dromos, upper skeleton. |
| Well preserved but for some abrasion on the surface. Surface pitted and also slightly friable.
Spherical shape. Small piercing at center.
White to brown glass paste.
For sequence amongst other beads, ... Mycenaean LH IIIA ... Well preserved but for some abrasion on the surface. ... At neck of AA 378 B in Mycenaean Chamber Tomb |
| Many fragments missing; restored in plaster. A squat pitcher on a slightly defined base. Cylindrical neck with plain slightly thickened lip. Round handle, lip to shoulder.
Pale buff clay containing much ... 4 April 1938 |
Two joining fragments. Broken above; foot chipped. Preserves most of lower end of tapering rhyton with rather swelling and irregular wall. Decorated with horizontal bands of brown-orange paint. Not smoothed ... 27 May 1952 |
False neck fragment. Irregularly flat disk on top with rough projections on both sides; cylindrical stand below. A hole made before firing is pierced through the better preserved projection.
Heavy fabric ... June 1951 |
| Preserved from lower body into shoulder with both handles; gaps filled out in plaster. Light ground; narrow-wide-narrow bands at base of shoulder, three narrow on lower body. Preserved on shoulder: part ... 29 May-1 June 1953 |
| Very well preserved. Complete but for end of spout.
Flat base slightly raised; globular shaped body; tall neck with flaring rim; high basket handle rising in loop above mouth; short, tapering spout ... Mycenaean LHIIIA2 ... Very well preserved. Complete but for end of spout.
... Fine, reddish orange fabric.
Mycenaean LHIIIA2.
Cf. ... Level 4 of southeast undercut of Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:10. |
| The lower part is cylindrical. The skirt flares to form a base concave beneath. The hands are held close to the sides; the breasts are prominent.
Drapery indicated by wavy vertical stripes of red glaze, ... 7 April 1938 |
Part of the neck, rim, and shoulder, with the spout, preserved. Basket handle must have been parallel to spout. Rounded shoulder, the spout set at an angle; high round neck-mouth, the lip out-turned. ... 14 April 1938 |
Fragmentary mycenaean cooking vessel.
Dark buff clay, fired black in places, coarse ware.
ADDENDA 2018: Seven sherds mended into a large fragment to a carinated tripod with slightly flaring collar neck, ... Fragmentary mycenaean cooking vessel.
... There are distinct burn marks on the interior from use, as well as on the exterior of the bowl and inner surface of the leg.
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Intact except for small chip from wall. Ovoid jug on raised base; neck and shoulder form continuous curve; round mouth; rolled rim slightly projecting. Handle, circular in section, from rim to middle of ... LH III e |
Mended from several fragments. Much of foot, body and rim missing, with one handle. Sloping foot, concave beneath, and with a deep central depression. Short stem spreading towards bowl. Nearly vertical ... 27 May 1952 |
| Restored in plaster; the base and lower body and most of the mouth missing. Similar in shape to P 17315 (ΟΑ 1115). Decorated with much peeled dull black glaze. Two bands below the handle zone, three above ... April 1939 ... Well 19, latest Mycenaean, fill 2, containers 13-15. |
| Complete but for two missing handles (out of three) and chipped along base. Surface spalling on lower belly.
Glaze slightly chipped on rim. Paint cracking at bases of handles and at rim where paint is ... Mycenaean LHIIIA1 ... On shoulder, well preserved net pattern above three diluted lines fired orange to dark brown; on lower body, three sets of horizontal framing bands, varying in width. ... Fine, pinkish-yellow fabric.
Mycenaean LHIIIA1.
Cf. ... Level 5 of central fill of Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:10; handle found at level 4 of southeast undercut of the same tomb (Basket 35, lot BZ 2273). |
| Restored in plaster: body fragments, and most of mouth. Low base and plump round body; two rolled horizontal and one vertical band handle, shoulder to rim. Raised ridge below junction of body and neck ... April 1939 ... Well 19, latest Mycenaean, fill 2, containers 10-12. |
| Complete. Head mended. Well preserved painted decoration and surface.
Figure: Proto-Phi/Phi type, rendered separately and moulded to chair. Arms schematically rendered. Left arm slightly modelled at inside ... 24-30 July 1998 ... Head mended. Well preserved painted decoration and surface.
... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| Mended from many fragments (one loose fragment). Complete except for gaps on body. Dark brown paint well preserved, reddish where more dilute. Piriform shape with high, wide shoulder. Long tubular neck, ... 7 July 1998 ... Dark brown paint well preserved, reddish where more dilute. ... Addenda 2024: Fine light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fabric with gray core, as well as rare subangular small reddish-brown and dark gray inclusions. ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| Sub-Mycenaean neck handled amphora. Cut off at bottom of neck, and preserved below, except for a few missing sherds and both handles broken off at handle attachments. 16 non-joining sherds and many flakes ... 6 August 1993 ... Sub-Mycenaean neck handled amphora. ... Glaze not well preserved on back. |
| Mended from many pieces; preserved about half of upper part including handle and foot. Slightly out-turned rim, handle nearly round in section; spreading foot, hollow in center below. A hole below rim ... LH III A-B ... Pinkish-buff clay; brown well preserved paint ... Mycenaean deposit in front of N.E. |
| Complete, in one piece, except for chips from rim and foot. Paint well preserved. White grit encrustation on surface. Piriform shape. Wide rim, slightly sloping. Low concave neck, high shoulder. Small ... 24 July 1998 ... Complete, in one piece, except for chips from rim and foot. Paint well preserved. White grit encrustation on surface. ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| Many joining fragments preserve almost complete pot, except for one-third of rim, small chips in body, and one handle of three. Faint traces of painted decoration preserved. Very wide slightly concave ... 7 July 1998 ... Addenda 2024: Fine very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fabric with reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) core, as well as rare subangular small dark gray inclusions. ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| Complete except for chips in rim and on body surface. Mended from many fragments. One handle (out of three) missing. Painted decoration well preserved but glaze worn and cracked where thicker. Piriform; ... 24 July 1998 ... Painted decoration well preserved but glaze worn and cracked where thicker. ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb; East of Classical Building II; Geometric Fill; Layer V |
| Mycenaean, two handled cup in fragmentary condition.
Exterior decoration only, consisting of a reserved band with a red line through the middle, below the handles. The foot is also reserved.
Buff colored ... LH IIIC Middle ... Mycenaean, two handled cup in fragmentary condition.
... The exterior of the foot and the lowest portion of the bowl are reserved, as well as the underside of the base. |
| Mycenaean two-handled bowl.
Glaze band on each handle. Exterior plain.
Interior three sets of concentric rings with reserved bands in center, at the top, the center and the foot.
Buff clay.
ADDENDA 2018: ... LH IIIC Early-Middle ... Mycenaean two-handled bowl.
... The top of the handle is painted and on one there is a swatch of paint on the exterior of the handle as well.
The interior has a narrow lip band with a second narrow band running below it. |
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