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A 742: Cornice Block with Mason's Mark: Doric

From a lateral horizontal cornice, a cyma reversa soffit molding with a vertical fascia high above it. The nosing molding is much battered; possibly an ovolo. In the top two rafter cuttings, and at each ... 10 May 1937

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A 745: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

About one half the tile remains, preserving its full width but neither end. A heavy flat tegula with high side flanges. Stamped in middle of upper surface. Gritty buff clay. In late Roman filling on ... 11 May 1937

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S 913: Head of Male Figure

Much battered; tip of nose missing, slice off back right part. Male head with short rough-picked hair. Pentelic marble. Gray wall mortar on left cheek and ear was removed April 1955, from Valerian Wall ... 11 May 1937

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S 918: Unfinished Relief Fragment

Roughly finished nude male figure, holding a basket (?) in his right and resting his left hand on a rock or tree. Points remain on chest and knees. Pentelic marble. Room 27, strosis 3, Byzantine. Leica, ... 13 May 1937

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S 937: Statuette Fragment: Draped Standing Female

Head, forearms, hands, and legs from knees, missing. Draped standing female figure of Venus Genetrix type, wearing a thin clinging chiton, which leaves the breasts bare. A heavy himation, which covers ... 11 May 1937

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MC 368: Token

Obverse: an eagle standing left, with head turned back to right. In the field to right, a standing draped female figure (Demeter or Artemis ?) with a long torch in either hand. In the field to left an ... 13 May 1937

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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

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MC 382: Spindle Whorl

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

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SS 7549: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Very thin flat handle. Coarse brownish-red clay, slightly micaceous; unglazed. Device; inverted. Finished Late Roman road fill, with coins nos. 1-34 for the day. Πυθίω̣[ν] devices Θ̣ασίω̣ν (inv) Leica ... 12 May 1937

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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T 1504: Horse Figurine Fragment

Preserved is the very long thin neck, part of the body and of the forelegs. Front of head missing. White paint over the clay. Red stripes on the mane. Pinkish buff clay. Cf. T 1502. Well. Leica ... 13 May 1937

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T 1510: Rattle in Dog Shape

Sitting dog, wearing a collar. Hole at back. Pellet inside. Traces of white on body and pink on eyebrows. Cf. G. Roux, title yet unknown, since book still in press, section Les Romains, p. 6. Πήλινη κουδουνίστρα, ... Card: mid 3rd c.-261 A.D.

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T 1511: Head of Figurine

Face and some of chest preserved. Broken behind. Modelling rough. Some color preserved; white slip, black around eyes, yellow on chest. Red clay. Late Roman. On patch of mosaic floor. Leica ... 10 May 1937

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T 1587: Horse Figurine Fragment

Broken above; finished edge underneath. One small piece does not join. A round hole near each end. Thin fabric of micaceous warm buff clay. Probably a part of a toy horse, with wheels fixed to an axle ... 13 May 1937

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T 1512: Grotesque Figurine

Feet and right side of figurine missing. A figure in pointed cap, draped in a short straight garment and carrying an amphora set inside a pail (?). On the smooth back an inscription, done before firing, ... 11 May 1937

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T 1525: Female Head

Broken away below neck. The hair parted in the middle and done in a heavy braid up the back of the head. Colors fairly well preserved. Hair black, face and front of neck red; eyebrows and outlines of eyes ... 10 May 1937