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Light weight stone with one smooth curved surface on which are darkened areas, perhaps from polishing burned surface (casting skin) of bronze. Bronze-casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
Flattened on several sides by wear.
Small stone, one of four or five similar ones found in the pit. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica ... 24 October 1956 |
Small light stone with many small flattened surfaces and one shallow channel. Casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 PD 2249-4 ... April-May 1956 |
Fragment of a sizable mould, preserving part of a body and some flowing drapery.
Broken all around. Embedded in floor of South Stoa II. Leica ... 4 January 1956 |
Fragment preserves left leg and foot to knee, clothed in greave, and short boot reaching to ankle.
Hard clay, with impurities; light yellow-buff surface. Context unknown. Leica ... 1956 |
Male bust (head broken off) and circular pedestal, with collared rim on top, torus molding at bottom.
Presence of pellets inside hollow bust suggest use as rattle.
Buff surfacing, worn.
Soft red clay ... 1956 |
Part of mold of left foot for large figure, broken off at ankle.
Foot finely modelled, with long toes.
Dark red micaceous clay, gray at core as if from burning.
ADDENDA C. G: Suggests from metal original ... 1956 |
Head and part of neck preserved.
Large earrings, high coiffure. Features blurred.
Light incision on hair and headdress.
Hard red clay. Mixed fill. Leica ... 25 February 1956 |
Upper (?) part of corner preserved.
On adjacent faces parts of garlands; one half preserved on each side.
Thick white paint decorated with red. Late Roman House, northeast corner, black earth. 328 Leica ... 16 July 1956 |
| Preserved in front from waist down, in back from shoulders down. Attachment cone for neck can be seen.
Chiton and himation. Himation worn tightly wrapped around figure.
Red preserved over white on chiton; ... 4 April 1956 |
| Male figure seated on a rock; preserved from right shoulder to bottom; most of left side missing above knee.
One non-joining fragment preserves part of drapery at front; another part of the rock, a third ... 4 April 1956 |
Three non-joining fragments of a mold for a "maenad" relief.
Fragment a), bottom of flowing drapery and foot on tip toe. A rim 0.028m. wide runs the width and almost the length of the fragment, forming ... 16 April 1956 |
| About half preserved, mended from several fragments.
Large figurine of a soldier or warrior wearing a tunic, a cloak and high-laced sandals. He holds a shield (strap only preserved).
Dark reddish clay ... 27 April 1956 |
One leg of object: couch, throne or stand?
Preserved to finished top of seat; projecting sides broken off.
Lion-paw leg with horizontal grooves extending also along cross bar at top. Back of object incised ... 1956 |
Broken behind and at neck.
High headdress.
Note heavy water deposit inside. Inside water channel 2 B. Leica ... 30 July 1956 |
Finger of a small life-sized statue.
Preserved from below second joint.
Pinkish-buff clay, micaceous, fired light at surface. Loose fill along Panathenaic Way. Leica ... 3 August 1956 |
Right side of head preserved.
Type of seated Maltese puppy, wears a collar.
Pinkish-buff clay, red-orange paint on face. No context. Leica ... October 1956 |
Silen in a fur suit, wearing a fillet, sitting cross-legged, drinks from kantharos held in both hands.
Remains of white, pink and red paint. No context. Leica ... October 1956 |
Small rectangular block, worn, one corner badly chipped. Surface of figures battered, especially the heads.
Two figures on plinth. Male, 3/4 view at left, embraces or carries off female, full front view ... Late Roman. |
| Sandaled right foot on plinth, preserved from instep to first joint of toes, with sandal strap across them.
Flat bottom surface finely picked.
Archaic.
Island marble. Demoliton of House 639/17. Leica ... Ca. 520-510 B.C. |
| Upper part of stele with part of molding at top preserved.
Original surface preserved along right edge. Dowel hole in back at lower right.
Upper part of standing, draped female figure, much battered.
Pentelic ... March 1956 |
| Small Zeus-Asklepios type head.
Part of neck preserved.
Wears fillet, incised to indicate rolled material. Hair on crown of head carelessly carved, and battered.
Pentelic marble. Mixed fill. Leica ... 12 April 1956 |
| Broken at right, setting tongue preserved.
Five figures enclosed by plain border. In center one figure kneels before a standing god and goddess, at the right. At the left of the kneeling figure a standing ... 19 April 1956 |
| Preserved to just below neck.
Features blurred, but eyes and mustache still distinguishable. Lower part of beard broken off. Surface badly battered; fillet on head barely distinguishable.
Hermes Propylaios ... 24 April 1956 |
| Part of the mouth and nose have been broken off as has the left ear.
The neck is sufficiently preserved to show that the head is turning left. The roughly chiseled back may be original and the head perhaps ... 500-450 B.C. (?). |
| Fully preserved.
Roughly oblong chunk of marble with two herms, one above the other incised in it. Lower herm ithyphallic, upper not.
Very crudely done.
Pentelic marble. From dump of earth from cistern ... 12 May 1956 |
Head of bearded man of which third of head at back, nose and parts of beard chipped off.
Archaistic curls at brow line.
Pentelic marble. Stony Byzantine fill. Leica ... Presumably Roman. |
| Mended from two pieces. Broken all around.
Above a smooth band, which projects 0.014m. beyond the background of the relief, the legs of small figure, nude or in short chiton, striding left and turning ... 4th c. B.C. (?). |
| Rough-picked back, otherwise broken all around.
In low relief a youth with himation over left torso facing, head turned right. Weathered.
Good work.
Pentelic marble. From marble pile, some of the material ... Late 5th c. B.C. |
| A left foot wearing sandal, broken of through instep. End of big toe broken. Heavy weathering on proper left side next to break.
Finished smooth underneath. No trace of drapery.
Altar of Ares series ... 23 July 1956 |
Broken all around.
Flat folds (of chiton?) converging upward in front and downward in back, below a thicker garment (himation?) with wavy surface.
Perhaps from the right thigh of a small kore.
Island marble ... Last quarter of 6th c. B.C. |
| Two groups of joining fragments and three non-joining belonging to the right half of a small pediment in high relief representing a lion attacking a bull. Presumably the other half contained another lion ... Ca. 500-490 B.C. (?) |
Rectangular stamp, almost square, containing combination of letters. Class: "unknown origin (cf Bon 2210)" on file card(AZ)* Mixed fill. ΦΡ (Φ,Ρ lig) Leica ... 25 February 1956 |
| Most of neck, rim, with one handle and part of the other preserved.
Mask. Finished Pit; box 1. Θασίων
mask
Ἀριστοφ̣[άν(ης)] Leica ... 1 April 1956 |
| Retrograde.
Early Thasian. Finished Bronze-casting workshop, red fill; 4th century B.C. Ἡρ[ακ | Ἀ]ρ̣ι̣σ̣[το] (retr)
vaseVI Leica ... 19 April 1956 |
| Retrograde.
Early Thasian. Finished Bronze-casting workshop, red fill; 4th century B.C. Ἡρακ̣[ | Ἀρ]ιστ̣ο̣[---] (retr)
vaseVI Leica ... 19 April 1956 |
| Shield. Finished Chiefly Byzantine fill near Byzantine houses. Θασ̣ίω̣ν̣
shield
[---] Leica ... 18 May 1956 |
| Whole jar, missing chip from rim.
Capacity: (poly, 12.vi.78) 27.280; Capacity: (wheat, VG 11.xii.86) 29.700.
Stamp on one handle. Prof: PD 1454-92*
Dim: H 0.793, Dmax 0.348, HH 0.27-from record of Roll ... May 1956 |
Stamp very faint; two gouges have destroyed part. Cistern. [ Ἐπὶ Ἀριστοκ]λ̣εῦς
[ Ἀπολ bouk λωνί]ου
[ Κνίδι ranion ον]
(Σ lunate, Α broken-barred) 2305-2310 Leica ... May 1956 |
Small curved piece.
Green surface from contact with bronze. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
Part of small curved horn, preserved from tip with green surface from contact with bronze. Burned patches on convex side towards base of horn. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
| Bearded head wearing wreath.
Complete except for chips from nose, wreath and beard.
Two holes in forehead, and one in beard for attachment of head to a box or piece of furniture. Face is cut at edge to ... 9 May 1956 |
| Found stamped into the earth in a very ruined condition.
A rectangular frame of ivory can be seen which was filled with squares of ivory.
Around this inner frame would have gone another rectangle (of which ... 2 June 1956 |
| Four joining fragments (a-d) preserve nearly half of the floor, with part of the low ring foot; two fragments (e-f) give a little of the plain rim and gently curving wall. A fourth fragment (g) appears ... 24 March 1956 |
| Several joining fragments give part of rim and floor of a large plate or platter.
Projecting rim thickened at inner and outer edges.
Pale green, almost colorless glass. South House, room 24, destruction ... 2 April 1956 |
| Four large fragments, mended from many, preserve parts of the rim and wall of a deep millefiori bowl; nothing of the foot preserved. Many additional fragments do not join.
The wall shows a full rounded ... 24 April 1956 |
| A square bottle with narrow neck, flared rim and broad flat handle.
Broken into many fragments, but apparently complete as it lay.
Glass light green to clear. For context see Hesp. 26 (1957), p. 101. South ... 9 May 1956 |
| Rim chipped, otherwise complete.
Body square. Round mouth with flaring rim opens directly out of body.
Light bluish green glass. Υάλινο αγγείο, με τετράγωνο σώμα. Σχεδόν ακέραιο. For context see Hesp ... 24 May 1956 |
| Fragments of at least three bowls of clear glass with small out-turned rims are included here, also various decorative elements, including a blown glass bird attached to a wall fragment, and with the details ... 9, 26 May 1956 |
| Two joining fragments of bowl, each with part of wall and cut design.
Floral design with stem and leaf ornaments. Two posts at right angles.
Wall of clear glass, now decayed with thick silvery weathering ... 14 May 1956 |
| Several fragments of lower part of square bottle mended; 15 other fragments not mended.
Sides slightly indented. Out-turned wide rim. On bottom, molded pattern of a swastika enclosed within a triangle, ... 14 May 1956 |
| Mended from many fragments, few chips missing. Standard archaic water pipe with short tongue and flat-topped flange at upper end, long tongue and open flange at lower end. Carefully cut oval setting hole ... March 1956 |
Dipinti; graffiti on flanges. Archaic.
Same series as A 2600 (Τ 3586).
For discussion of dipinti and graffiti see notebook p. 6157.
Finished Found in position in the archaic pipe line that fed the Southeast ... March 1956 |
Top missing and cover tile. Volutes to either side of pendent lotus.
Reddish clay; light slip.
Signed: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Surface. Leica ... 1 June 1956 |
Top broken off, and cover tile.
Design of diamond-shaped lozenge with pendent lotus; volutes to either side. Red clay; light buff slip. Signed: ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ. Marble dump. Leica ... 13 June 1956 |
Lower left corner preserved with start of name: ΑΙΓ.
Buff, unglazed clay. Built into wall between Rooms 2 and 3 of Greek House. Leica ... 23 June 1956 |
| From the top of the block. Preserved are some of face, top and right end. Broken at left end (through clamp cutting) and below sloping to sharp edge at back. Cutting for a patch on top. Anathyrosis at ... 23 July 1956 |
| Broken below, behind and at both ends. Preserved greater part of hawk's beak (bottom missing) with taenia and ovolo (top chipped) above. Edge of hawk's beak near left edge of fragment and outside corner ... 23 July 1956 |
Broken off down center of forehead and below right eye. Battered.
From a sima with cut out top. Causally modeled head with flat locks and deep set round eye.
From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Pentelic ... July 1956 |
| Broken all around and very crumbly. Shape preserved only where stucco adheres. Shows part of channel of volute, some of lower surface of bolster and some of torus below.
Sandstone. Marble pile east of ... July 1956 |
| Complete. Ribbed outside. Orange clay. Smaller round pipeline along the Panathenaic Way (along O-Z boundary line). 935 Leica, 85-537 ... July 1956 |
| Y-shaped junction pipe uniting the eastern and western outlets of the Southeast Fountain House; larger later system. Found in situ north of the Southeast Fountain House. Removed 25 July 1956. 5821, 5823-5824, ... 25 July 1956 |
Dipinti; graffiti on flanges. Archaic.
Same series as A 2600 (Τ 3586).
Cf. picture, notebook p. 5454 (M.C. notes however that she never could see a trace of the upper half of the pipe itself.)
For discussion ... March 1956 |
| A pick-mark on back may indicate that full thickness is preserved, otherwise broken all around. Fascia projecting 0.014m. On top, relieving surface 0.019m. from front edge.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic ... 23 July 1956 |
Top cut for millstone. Bottom worn away. On top, two letters: Δ Ε.
From the Temple of Ares.
Pentelic marble. Note: This is the drum mentioned by Dinsmoor in Hesp. 9 (1940), p. 23, n. 52, as "west of the ... July 1956 |
| Head of bronze statuette; solid casting. Surface very worn due to chemical stripping of corrosion which resulted in loss of detail. Two holes in top of head perhaps for an attachment.
Golden green patina ... 1956 |
Hat-shaped ornamental nail head (?), possible cymbal.
Center concave -convex, with everted rim. South house, room 12, N.W. quadrant, strosis with burning above pebble mosaic floor. Leica ... 9 May 1956 |
| Six fragment selected from a large number (not catalogued) to show scale of figure, vents, drapery, etc.
g) mold funnel
h) Air vent
i) Air vent
j) mold fragmetn with gate.
k) mold funnel with "y" gate ... April-May 1956 |
| Layer of coarse red clay surrounds funnel of roughly modelled finer blackened clay ridged at opening to gate.
Smooth gate, oval in section, is made of still finer, blackened clay. Part of second oval "Y" ... April, May 1956 |
Mended from two pieces preserving part of up and ovoid bowl.
Coarse red clay around inner layer of gray clay, coated inside with fine red slip, blackened towards base of bowl.
Cf. B 1446, similar type ... April, May 1956 |
| Almost complete support.
Made of coarse red clay, irregularly flattened at both ends, and higher at one side than at the other. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
Fragment of large mold support.
Roughly triangular in section, flat on bottom, sloped to base on exterior and hollowed out on inner face to hold base of mold upright during pouring. Four similar pieces ... April, May 1956 |
Flattened resting surface and part of diagonal large support roughly triangular in section crudely formed in coarse red clay.
Impressions of finger tips that smoothed outer surface. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment preserving profile of funnel and part of gate.
Coarse outer layer of red clay folded over two inner layers of finer blackened clay. Central layer forms rounded gate. Thin layer of fine slip ... April, May 1956 |
Fragment lacks inner surface, but has its curved contour.
Heavy blackening.
Coarse red clay of outer layer has on it joining straight lines that were irregularly scratched in wet clay with narrow blunt ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment broken all around.
Coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds finer blackened clay.
Inner surface lost. At break at one side is badly corroded bit of iron that may be remains of chaplet ... April, May 1956 |
| Large fragment perhaps of drapery, broken all around.
Coarse exterior partial blackening on fine undulating or folding inner strand surface.
Bronze fills cracks. Rest of inner surface is pulled away. At ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment mended from three pieces.
Layer of coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds inner layer of finer blackened clay.
Large slightly concave strand surface with bits of bronze adhering ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment mended from two pieces, broken all around.
On exterior parallel marks of tined tool.
On interior, concave cross-hatched strand surface, clearly marked.
Blackening and bronze bits. Layering ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment broken all around. On interior, flat crossed strand surface, well marked, and preserving ends of strands.
Blackening layering unclear. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| Concave widely marked strand surface.
Many cracks, all filled with bronze.
Blackening. Broken all around. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| Standing male figure, holding a bird in his extended right hand. Left arm raised, holding something (?).
Short cloak thrown over left shoulder. Wreath on head.
Left arm broken off, but statuette largely ... 9 May 1956 |
| Two pieces of upper part of a candelabrum.
Topmost has leaf pattern directly below flaring rim. Below this is zone of inlaid silver leaves and stems with berrils of silver and some other inlay now missing ... 9 May 1956 |
| Inscribed fragment of base for statuette.
Part of an upper corner preserved.
Broken below.
Part of rectangular cutting in top.
Inscribed on two adjacent faces.
Hymettian marble. Found in marble dump, from ... 25 February 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Parts of four lines of the inscription preserved, and traces of fifth above; stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the ... 3 March 1956 |
Inscribed fragment of Christian Epitaph (?).
Back original.
Broken all around.
Parts of four lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes ... 24 March 1956 |
| Inscribed fragment.
From upper part of large circular monument.
Inscribed surface only preserved.
Part of one line of the inscription preserved, under sculptured band of fruits and drain.
Pentelic marble ... January 1956 |
Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument.
Part of inscribed face and of top surface preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in demolition of the house 639/17. Leica ... January 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes of the hill of Nymphes. Leica ... 16 April 1956 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Back roughly picked.
Hymettian marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes of the hill of Nymphes. Leica, 98-54-14, 98-54-15 ... 24 April 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
Left side preserved.
Broken at right, and above, below and behind.
"POLETAI" record.
Eight lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Found among marbles, from ... 29 June 1956 |
Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Parts of five lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found among marbles, from the east central part of the Market Square. Leica ... 28 July 1956 |
Tapers slightly toward top, which is broken off.
Two under edges are bevelled. There is a graffito: Ι Ν Ι Κ Ι.
Irregular daub of clay impressed by fingers (whose prints can still be seen) on to the preserved ... 30 March 1956 |
Fragment preserves torso to waist with upper part of outstretched left arm of male figure. Interior hollow.
Thick red glaze on exterior.
Porous red clay. Context unknown. Leica ... 1956 |
| Fragment from discus of a very large lamp (?).
Part of the bust of Isis. Chiton, cross-banded, with central knot.
Pink clay, buff surface. Areopagus dump, from Agora area. Leica ... 15 February 1956 |
| Almost complete. Some of top and most of nozzle missing, also top of handle.
Roughly boat-shaped with knob handle and large flat almond-shaped bottom.
Unglazed and undecorated. Charred at nozzle, handle ... 4 March 1956 |
Part of rim and discus preserved.
Angular handle only partially preserved.
High steep rim. Tendril on rim; groups of dots on discus.
No trace of glaze.
Dirty yellow clay.
Very late Roman. Break in press ... 4 April 1956 |
About half of the top with handle attachment preserved.
On discus, an Eros playing a syrinx. His wings are open to fill the disc.
4th. century. From destruction fill of South House, Room 24. 2250 Leica ... 2 April 1956 |
Globule-and-volute lamp; handle, non-joining, grooved and pierced.
Soft light buff clay.
Mid. 3rd. century. Dark red fill of South House, Room 23. 2244 ff. Leica ... 4 April 1956 |
Four joining fragments, lacks nozzle.
Rim, panelled; handle, grooved and pierced.
Discus plain; signed on base.
Unglazed.
Buff clay.
Mixed fill from Soutrh House, Room 26. 2278 Leica ... 12 April 1956 |
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