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[Agora Drawing] PD 823 (DA 963)

Pnyx and Thesmophorion ... John Travlos ... Distored Dirty Repaired Cartridge Paper Drafting Ink ... 1935 ... Pnyx and Thesmophorion.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 825 (DA 965)

Pnyx and Thesmophorion ... John Travlos ... Stained Dirty Cartridge Paper Drafting Ink ... 1935 ... Pnyx and Thesmophorion.

[Agora Publication] Thompson (1936): Pnyx and Thesmophorion

Thompson, Homer A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 5.2 2 151-200 10.2307_146542 ... 1936 ... Pnyx and Thesmophorion

[Agora Publication] Broneer (1942b): The Thesmophorion in Athens

Broneer, Oscar ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 11.3 3 250-274 10.2307_146735 ... 1942 ... The Thesmophorion in Athens

[Agora Object] PNM 45: Lead Plaque

Square plaque, perfectly plain. Thesmophorion - between trenches α and γ ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - between trenches α and γ.

[Agora Object] PNM 18: Bronze Nail

Large, slightly convex head. Rectangular shank. Thesmophorion - clearing between Trenches α and γ ... October 1932 ... Thesmophorion - clearing between Trenches α and γ.

[Agora Object] PNM 22: Lead Weight (?)

Rectangular object, rather bent out of shape. Perhaps a weight. Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall ... 1931 ... Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNW 203: Clay Spindle Whorl

Top and side chipped. Clay: fine, soft grey; burned; black glaze (worn). Thesmophorion, fill behind retaining wall ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, fill behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 192: Type XXI

Handle alone preserved. The handle is in the shape of a plane leaf. Clay: fine reddish; red-brown glaze. Thesmophorion, filling behind retaining wall ... 1934 ... Thesmophorion, filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 21: Spherical Lead Weight

Nearly spherical, with slightly flattened bottom, and small knob on top. Perhaps a "sinker" for fishnets. Thesmophorion - clearing trench of city wall. Northeast corner ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - clearing trench of city wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 191: Type XXI

Fragment of handle alone preserved. Handle in shape of conventional floral design. Clay: buff; black-red glaze. Thesmophorion, clearing between trenches and A and Γ ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, clearing between trenches and A and Γ.

[Agora Object] PNW 166: Conical Loom Weight: Stamped

Stamps on side, one above, one below the beveling: ΓΛΥΚ, ΓΟΓ. Beveling rather high. Clay: buff, faint traces of mica. Thesmophorion, clearing north of terrace wall ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, clearing north of terrace wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 34: Hemispherical Lead Weight

The shape is roughly hemispherical, the bottom concave, as if cut out. A small knob at the top. Probably a "sinker". Thesmophorion - clearing city wall; Northeast corner ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - clearing city wall; Northeast corner.

[Agora Object] PNM 63: Lead Seal Impression

Disk with representation of a tripod on an omphalos. In field, right: ΓΕΝ. Reverse has something on it, but completely unintelligible - no hope. Thesmophorion - filling behind retaining wall ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 31: Conical Lead Weight

Conical shape with truncated top. Bottom uneven, with edges turned under. Single suspension hole. Thesmophorion - clearing around stele bedding at northeast corner of city wall. (Mostly IV and III B.C.) ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - clearing around stele bedding at northeast corner of city wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 47: Conical Lead Weight

The top is flat, the bottom very uneven. The sides are pressed in at the bottom and rolled under. Very small suspension hole near the top. Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 49: Lead Bar

Rectangular (square) in section, tapering slightly at one end, flattened at the other. Like a crude stylus, but could hardly have been used for this purpose. Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall ... 1932 1934 ... Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 35: Pyramidal Lead Weight

The four sides are equal, the bottom and top, flat. One small suspension hole pierced near the top, a larger one through the center of the weight. Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - fill behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 1: Type VII b

Rim chipped; base pierced by crudely cut hole. Ball shaped; rim surrounded by one deep groove and two shallower. Very heavy base. Clay: fine buff; brown glaze inside. Thesmophorion- filling behind retaining ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion- filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNM 41: Lead Strip

The strip is of varying width, unevenly cut, roughly in the shape of a blade. Perhaps the result of trimming off some larger object. Both sides perfectly flat. Thesmophorion - clearing between trenches ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - clearing between trenches α and γ.

[Agora Object] PNL 157: Type IV

Handle, large fragments of body and base missing. Shallow body, rounded rim; short, broad nozzle. Traces of horizontal band-handle. Clay: fine grey (burned); brown black glaze inside and out. Thesmophorion, ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, trench to N.E of terrace wall, from bedrock.

[Agora Object] PNL 169: Type IV

Back of body missing. Shallow body, tending slightly to the 'watch shape'. Rather long, blunt nozzle. Very low base. Clay: fine buff (slightly burned); brownish red glaze (much worn) all over, also ... 1934 ... Thesmophorion, filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 13: Type VII a

Part of back broken off. Curving sides; pierced lug on left side. Deep groove around the rim. Large wick hole. Clay: fine red, lustrous black all over, except in groove which contains miltos. Thesmophorion- ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion- fill of retaining wall, in burnt pocket.

[Agora Object] PNL 132: Type VIII

Half of rim and part of body alone preserved. Straight sides; flat top with groove around the edge. Very small filling hole. Pierced lug on left side. Clay: fine gray (burned); red brown glaze inside ... 1931 ... Thesmophorion- clearing course of terrace wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 189: Type XXI

Fragment of handle along preserved. The handle is double, flat on both faces, with a space between. The back is plain; the front bears a conventional leaf or flower decoration in relief. Clay: fine ... 1931 ... Thesmophorion, disturbed fill.

[Agora Object] PNL 14: Type VII a

End of nozzle, and handle gone. Curving sides; deep groove around rim. Horizontal band-handle. Slight groove around top of base. Lettering scratched onto rim. Clay: fine reddish, worn black glaze all ... 1931 ... Thesmophorion- clearing course of terrace wall.

[Agora Object] PNT 78: Seated Satyr

Upper and lower extremities missing. Seated figure, legs covered, right elbow knee, shaggy legs, grossly exaggerated membrum virile. Clay: Fine, buff, coated with no white glaze, pink-red painted applied ... Fifth century B.C ... Thesmophorion, clearing bedrock between the Long Stoa and the retaining wall

[Agora Object] PNL 3: Type VII a

Nozzle chipped. Rounded sides, with pierced lug on left side. Two deep grooves around rim. Groove around base and raised area in center of bottom. Clay: fine, buff, poor black glaze inside and out, ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion- filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNW 161: Conical Loom Weight: Stamped

Fragmentary. Stamps: above the beveling - Athena (?) with spear and shield, facing right, dressed in long chiton and wearing helmet. Below the beveling- NOH [MA. A hole was pierced in the bottom of the ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion - Filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 178: Type IX (?)

Large part of body missing. Watch-shaped body; low base. Raised flat surface around filling-hole. Pierced lug on left side. Long, straight nozzle, set off from body by a ridge. Clay: fine buff (burned); ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, filling behind retaining wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 176: Type XVIII

Watch shaped body; low base. Long narrow nozzle, decorated with ridges, herring bone ridge in center. Rays in relief around top. Lug on left side. Mould-made. Flattened ridge around filling hole. Slightly ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, deposit beneath terrace wall.

[Agora Object] PNL 199: XVIII

Fragment of discus alone preserved. The discus has two Erotes. In high relief with a sort of palmette between them. Around the edge a raised herring bone pattern. A rim around the comparatively large ... 1932 ... Thesmophorion, clearing north of terrace wall.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 269, p. 259

Thesmophorion. Vegetables. Thesmothesion. Victors. Thesmothetai. View from the Poplar. Vulcan. Thesmotheteion. Thirteenth God (Eleos). Wall. Thirty tyrants. Walls, Long. Waterworks. Tholia. Weights. Tholos ... Agora 3 259 ... Thesmophorion

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 7, s. 15, p. xiv

Thompson, H. A., "Pnyx and Thesmophorion," Hesperia, V, 1936, cf. pp. 169, 197. Agora 2. Thompson, Margaret, "Some Unpublished Bronze Money of the Early Eighth Century," Hesperia, IX, 1940, pp. 358-380 ... Agora 7 xiv ... A., "Pnyx and Thesmophorion," Hesperia, V, 1936, cf. pp. 169, 197

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 29.1, s. 31, p. xxxi

Psaropoulou, B. 1986. Last Potters of the East Aegean, Nauplion. Pulak, C. and R.F. Townsend. 1987. The Hellenistic Shipwreck at Serçe Limani, Turkey: Preliminary Report, AJA 91, pp. 31-57. Py, M. 1976 ... Agora 29 xxxi ... Le sanctuaire des dieux patrôoi et le Thesmophorion de Thasos, BCH 89, pp. 441-483

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 31, s. 14, p. xiv

Craft, F. 1974. Eleusis und die orphische Dichtung Athens in vorhellenistischer Zeit, Berlin. Graindor, P. 1927. Athènes sous Auguste, Cairo. Graindor, P. 1930. Un milliardaire antique: Hérode Atticus ... Agora 31 xiv ... Frauenfeste in Demeterheiligtümern: Das Thesmophorion von Bitalemi: Eine archäologische Fallstudie, AA, pp. 611-650

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 31, s. 18, p. xviii

Simms, R. 1990. Myesis, Telete, and Mysteria, GRBS 31, pp. 183-195. Simon, E. 1983. Festivals of Attica: an Archaeological Commentary, Madison. Sironen, E. 1994. Life and Administration of Late Roman Athens ... Agora 31 xviii ... Pnyx and Thesmophorion, Hesperia 5, pp. 151-200

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 31, s. 12, p. xii

Bookidis, N., 1990. Ritual Dining in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Corinth: Some Questions, in Sympotica, O. Murray, ed., Oxford, pp. 86-94. Bookidis, N., 1990. Ritual Dining at Corinth, in Greek ... Agora 31 xii ... The Thesmophorion in Athens, Hesperia 11, pp. 250-274

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 281, p. 256

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Temples; Early in Agora. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Tholos; Floor ... Agora 14 256 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Thesmophorion