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[Deposit] D 17:6: Filling

Hole at 57/ΛΣΤ = Pottery Dump at 57/ΛΣΤ. May well have accumulated on the spot where it was found, its fragmentary state being attributable to the later rubble wall laid over it. Cf. also P 19982 (ΟΟ ... Ca. 400-375 B.C.

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[Deposit] D 17:7: Disturbed Pyre

Pyre /Burial (?) disturbed, in the area of the Poros Building west of the Areopagus. In northeast corner of room 4 west. Concentration of artifacts, tiny slivers of bone, and burning in a layer of fill ... Early 4th c. B.C.

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[Deposit] D 17:8: Sacrificial Pyre in Poros Building, Northwest Room

Sacrificial pyre in Poros Building, NW Room (RSY= Pyre 1). Against east wall of room 5 west. artifacts, bone, carbon and ash in pit in floor sequence. the pyre lay below a floor covered with marble dust, ... Middle of 4th c. B.C.

[Deposit] D 17:9: Well

An unfinished well in the northwest room of the Poros Building, west of the Areopagus. Dumped filling. Chips from marble-working, variety of plain and figured wares ... Ca. 400-385 B.C.

[Deposit] D 17:10: Well

Well under Poros Building Drain at 62/ΛΣΤ, west of the Areopagus. Digging abandoned at 6.10m due to a collapse of the soft bedrock at the west. Small amount of supplementary filling was added in the upper ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Deposit] D 17:11: Well

Upper fill early Roman. Lower fill latest Hellenistic. No house walls clearly associated with it, and apparently no attempt made to assign it to any particular house. Subdivisions: .1=Upper fill .2=Lower ... Late Hellenistic-Early Roman

[Deposit] D 17:11.1: Well

Containers 1-3. Coins: 27 September 1947 #1-#2 ... Early Roman

[Deposit] D 17:11.2: Well

Containers 6-12 ... Latest Hellenistic

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[Deposit] D 17:13: Pocket with burning

Pocket with burning at 60/ΚΗ. "Is this perhaps a disturbed pyre burial." [Nbp. 2928]. Identified as pyre by SIR. Near north end of corridor, beside its west wall. Concentration of artifacts, tiny scraps ... 4th c. B.C.

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[Deposit] D 17:14: Disturbed Pyre

Disturbed Pyre at 59/ΚΗ (ΚΖ), in the area of the Poros Building west of the Areopagus. Against east wall of room 5 west. concentration of artifacts, ash, carbon and a few bones in stratum, no pit discerned ... 3rd c. B.C.

[Deposit] D 17:16: Pithos

Pithos in NW corner (room) of Poros Building. Marble chips ... Mid-4th c.?

[Deposit] D 17:17: Pit

Shallow pit in bedrock. NB fragment found in gravel to south of pit (ΟΟ 399=P18633) ... Second quarter 5th c. B.C.

[Deposit] D 17:18: Drainin Corridor of Poros Building

Drain in corridor of Poros Building. Deposit is from the period of use of the drain. Cf. also containers 140 and 602 ... Late 5th-early 4th c. B.C.

[Deposit] D 18:5: Well

Unfinished well in corridor of Poros Building ... Third quarter 5th c. B.C.

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[Image] 1997.18.0187 (XXXVI-93)

Pottery dumb beside wall of the Poros Building. Deposit D 17:6 ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 14 Jun 1949

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[Image] 1997.18.0188 (XXXVI-94)

South central area, showing pit with pottery dumb at lower left. Deposit D 17:6 ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 14 Jun 1949

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[Image] 1997.18.0240 (85-625)

Mosaic hall (Room A2) ... north 4329 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jul 1968

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[Image] 1997.18.0297 (XXXII-20)

Large courtyard in center with well, "kitchen" (Room 3) at right center and "dining room" (Room 2) in right background where the two marble busts (S 1299, S 1319) were found ... Cf. "Excavation summary 1948" for miscellaneous name of South House in notebooks. (SD) southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 24 March 1948

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[Monument] State Prison

Civic, Possibly Commercial Unknown Limestone Poor, foundations and lines of walls ... Mid 5th B.C.

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[Object] A 1342: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken at top and back. Palmette with volutes and tendrils. Gritty red clay; traces of white stucco. Signature along lower edge in raised letters: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Cf. A 1347 (ΟΟ 469). In late wall over D 1 ... 18 March 1948

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[Object] A 1472: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Small piece, broken all around, from a thin nearly flat tile. Inside covered with thin black glaze wash; outside unglazed. On outside, circular stamp with anchor. Gritty light yellowish buff clay. Well ... May-June 1949

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[Object] BI 636: Bone Figurine

Intact. Standing draped female figure. Hole in bottom for attachment. No visible arms unless they are conceived as held close to the sides, and folded across the front, concealed by and holding up the ... 3 June 1949

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[Object] BI 638: Bone Bead

Globular bead with very large perforation; possibly intended for use around a shaft of pin or the like rather than as a bead. Bone well polished or worn; stained brown. Pocket with burning. 4th c. B.C ... 4 June 1949

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[Object] BI 639: Bone Button

Circular disk pierced in center. Above marble chips. A pocket with burning at 60/ΚΗ. 4th c. B.C. 2929 Leica ... 8 June 1949

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[Object] G 261: Bowl Fragment

Plain rim fragment of shallow bowl. Two shallow grooves on outside of rim; cluster of dots in relief on side. Mold made (?) Light green glaze; dots blue (?) Dirt fill. Late Roman. Leica, XXXIII-24 PD 505 ... 2 May 1947

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[Object] G 276: Bowl Fragment

Fragment from near lower part of wall. Incised decoration of rather large pentagons and hexagons, each with a double outline. Silvery iridescent glass. Mud brick layer south of Roman house B, room 1. 6th ... 25 June 1947

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[Object] G 277: Fragmentary Cup

Mended from two pieces. About half the body and base preserved; the rim broken away, also the lower edge of the foot. Small high flaring base, reverse-curved, set off from wall by a moulded ring. Deep ... 24 June 1947

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[Object] G 281: Bowl Fragment

From rim and wall of a fairly large bowl, moulded. Bowl with plain slightly out-turned rim. Two grooves around the rim. On the wall a scale pattern formed of oval depressions. Colorless glass. Agora sample ... 9 July 1947

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[Object] G 295: Bowl Fragment

Rim fragment from a heavy bowl with plain vertical lip. A groove below the lip inside. Dark brown glass. Building H, above floor. Destruction debris. 5th-6th c. A.D. 527 Leica, XXXIII-23 PD 505 ... 30 July 1947

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[Object] G 296: Bowl Fragment

Rim fragment with straight wall and slightly out-turned lip. A groove below the lip outside, and several grooves further down on the wall. Deep iridescent purplish-green glass. Building H, above floor ... 30 July 1947

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[Object] G 297: Bowl Fragment

The base with rounding walls preserved. The ring foot formed by a series of small irregular projections. Colorless glass. Similar to G 300. Roman House B, room 6. Destruction debris of 5th or 6th c. A.D ... 31 July 1947

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[Object] G 299: Fragment

A nearly flat fragment, turning down along the curved (broken) edge. Decorated by light incision: along the edge, alternating long and short lines; further in a branch of herringbone pattern. Nearly colorless ... 31 July 1947

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[Object] G 300: Bowl Fragment

The bottom of a small bowl with rounding walls preserved. The ring foot formed by a series of small irregular projections. Colorless glass. Similat to G 297. Roman House B, room 8, at the floor. Found ... 4 August 1947

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[Object] G 301: Fragment

Piece of dark brown glass with creamy striations. North-South Trench VII, north-east corner of latrine. 4th c. B.C. fill. 562, 1042 Leica ... 4 August 1947

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[Object] G 322: Jug Fragment

One piece preserves two-thirds of base. Square base, rising at the center. Decorated with raised concentric rectangles. Opaque colorless glass. Agora sample no. 300. Roman House B, destruction fill. 5th-6th ... 1947

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[Object] G 328: Bowl Fragment

Fragment from plain rim of open bowl. On inside lip, bounded by two grooves, with notched ridge below lower one. Smaller sharper groove lower down. Moulded glass. For context see Hesp. 20 (1951), p. 183 ... 22 April 1948

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[Object] G 335: Bottle or Lamp Fragment

High base and part of side preserved. No pontil but roughish on bottom. Walls thin rapidly to top. Dark green glass. Bubbles and spirals. Slight iridescent; no other weathering. Fill of 5th or 6th c. A.D ... 23 April 1947

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[Object] G 373: Vase Fragments

Two fragments from a very small very thin-walled vase, mould-blown, with a pattern in low relief. Small horizontal handle (this common mould-blown type, usually has two handles, occasionally one, Stern, ... 20 April 1949

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[Object] G 394: Bottle Fragment

Narrow neck with flat lip; angular strap handle, and part of horizontal shoulder preserved. Greenish blue glass. East-west Street, road fill 4. 2nd-3rd c. A.D. 3490 Leica ... 13 October 1949

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[Object] B 848: Ring Key

Plain band with rectangular key attachment. Building P, room 7, where north floor II lacks to West. 1378 Leica, Various vii-83 ... 26 April 1948

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[Object] B 863: Dikast's Ticket

Broken into five pieces and very fragmentary. Inscribed. From the "dump". Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower. Wear cotton or latex gloves when handling. Do not bang around ... 25 October 1947

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[Object] B 887: Nail or Hook

Complete except for chip from head. Large-headed hook (if right angle in shaft is original); otherwise a nail. Head flat. Shaft rectangular in section, tapering to a point, now bent. N.W. room, Poros Building, ... 7 June 1949

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[Object] B 898: Dikast's Ticket Fragment

Right half of a dikast ticket. No trace of reuse and no symbol at right end. Punched dots at ends of hastas of letters. Last letters of name and of demotic preserved. Ca. 3 metres north of Poros Building, ... 2 November 1949

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[Object] B 786: Weight

Inscribed. Rectangular weight : half amphora. Coin no. 77 for May 24 was firmly stuck to back, apparently with circle of iron outside of coin. Accidental ? At each corner a letter : Δ, Η, Μ, Ο. ΚΒ-ΚΓ/Great ... 24 May 1947

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[Object] B 688: Weight

Squat truncated pyramid. The stub of a projecting pin (for handle or attachment ?) on the bottom. M. Farnsworth reports that although the material is bronze, it appears to contain more lead than is usual ... 15 May 1939

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[Coin] N 38427: Murād III, 1574-1595 A.D., gold

Miṣr ... Murād III ... Coin no. 11. GCM 1862 BIS. Turkish fill. C 483 ... 1574-1595 A.D.

[Coin] N 47735

Obv. Head of Athena right in Corinthian helmet. Rev. Owl standing half left in olive wreath; inscription illegible. Coin no. 8. With ashes below disturbed pyre? 2146, 2321, 3286 ... 297-255 B.C. or 339-288 B.C.

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[Object] I 5971: Mortgage Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and original top preserved. Parts of three lines of the inscription preserved. Whitish limestone. Found in Byzantine context east of the Great Drain, in the industrial ... 16 April 1947

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[Object] I 5974: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at right and back. Part of small rectangular base with rectangular cutting, rough picked in top. Left side smooth finished; bottom deeply picked. Shallow groove as frame for ... 24 April 1947

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[Object] I 5978: Dedicatory Monument

Inscribed fragment of a plaque. Preserves part of inscribed face, right side and rough picked back. Part of one line of the inscription preserved, within a wreath. White crystalline marble. Found in late ... 3 May 1947

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[Object] I 5980: Account Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Parts of five lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Finished Found in early Byzantine context, east of the Great Drain, in the industrial ... 13 May 1947

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[Object] I 5981: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of grave stele. Upper left half of stele with pediment top; broken at bottom and right, and acroterion at left broken off. Rough picked back. Two lines of the inscription preserved ... 15 May 1947

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[Object] I 6047: Base Fragments

Inscribed fragments of statue (?) base. Fragment ΠΠ 108 a), possible traces of original surface on the under side. Top, sides and recut, with evidence of more than one reuse. Fragment ΠΠ 108 b), preserves ... a) (ΠΠ 108) 3 July 1947 b) (ΠΠ 108) 10 October 1947

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[Object] I 6048: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Original back, rough picked, preserved, and part of one side, at an angle of 45° to the preserved inscription, at the right. Letters roughly cut and spaced. Hymettian marble. Found ... 10 July 1947

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[Object] I 6060: Prytany Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Part of right side and rough picked back preserved. Fifteen lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. ADDENDA Belongs to I 764; joined to IG II2, no. 915. Cf. Hesperia ... 203/2 B.C.

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[Object] I 6077: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of grave stele. The upper part of a grave stele with rounded top. On the stele proper, the head and shoulders of a draped man, left. Above him the inscription. Part of one line of the ... 19 September 1947

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[Object] I 6092: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at bottom and back. Front and sides smooth-finished. Top smooth-finished only along front; picked behind. Four lines of the inscription preserved; complete. Hymettian marble ... 2 April 1948

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[Object] I 6103: Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and back surface preserved, with part of the pedimental top. Remains of five lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Found in Turkish context in the industrial ... 12 April 1948

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[Object] I 6108: Honorary Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at right, bottom and back. Upper left corner of a stele with pedimental top and part of a central rosette in relief. Decree of some religious organization having an Alexandrian ... 111/0 B.C.

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[Object] I 6110: Weight

Inscribed weight. Intact but worn at all corners. Slight depressing in center top and bottom. Possibly cut down and reused; inscribed face more smoothly worked. Inscribed along one side. Pentelic marble ... 26 April 1948

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[Object] I 6152: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. About half the circumference preserved of a small round column with mouldings (chipped away) below the flat top. On top part of the round dowel hole is preserved. Letters below the ... 5 May 1949

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[Object] I 6153: Grave Stone

Inscribed family grave stone. The top broken off. Tapering stele with a projection (now worn away) across the bottom. The letters at the right side preserved where they were covered; worn farther to ... 6 May 1949

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[Object] I 6205: Grave Monument

Inscribed grave stele. Complete stele, mended from two pieces. The relief, a female figure seated left in a naiskos, holding a pyxis (?), and the moulding at the top, chiseled away before reuse. Two lines ... 25 June 1949

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[Object] I 5805: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Top and bottom, roughly dressed preserved, and smooth dressed back; broken at left; right side chipped along face but original edge probably preserved at back. Shallow frame, within ... 5 May 1939

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[Object] I 3772: Marble Fragments: List of Names

Inscribed fragments. From a marble tablet. Fragment Γ 2168 a), left edge and back preserved, back bevelled at edge. Mouldings around sunken tablet. Fragment ΝΝ 413 b), left edge and back preserved; flat ... 17 March 1936 26 April 1939

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[Object] IL 1195: Lead Token

A: a twisting snake (?) Letters in field giota (Γ) and alpha (Α) at top, sigma (Σ) to right. B: plain. Entered as coin, no. 8, for the day. Red fill (1). With coin no. 9. Leica ... 14 May 1947

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[Object] IL 1454: Lead Token

A: seated figure left, with branch in left arm, right outstretched. Snake or tree (?) in front. Crescent in field upper left. All in border of dots. Possibly Demeter left, in serpent car. B: bumpy, no ... 16 May 1947

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[Object] IL 1455: Lead Token

A: seated figure left, with branch in left arm, right outstretched. Snake or tree (?) in front. Crescent in field upper left. All in border of dots. Possibly Demeter left, in serpent car. B: bumpy, no ... 16 May 1947