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[Agora Object] A 1372: Cornice Fragment: Doric

Broken at back and sides; edges of molding broken away. Top much worn: tramped on in some reuse. One original edge of mutule preserved, and approximately full depth, with three row of guttae, of which ... 22 April 1948

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[Agora Object] J 106: Gold Earring

A double-volute top with flat pear-shaped drop, attached to a heavy wire which forms a single loop. Thin sheet of gold. It seems unbroken but would be upside down if worn with present loop. Deposit of ... 8 April 1948

[Agora Object] J 107: Stone Piece from Earring

A pear-shaped drop of semi-precious stone (flawed ruby or garnet), pierced lengthwise to take a turned gold wire which ends in a small round suspension loop. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath ... 8 April 1948

[Agora Object] J 108: Jewelry Fragment

Seed pearl cluster strung on thin gold wire. The cluster formed by four small strands, wound together at one end, and finished with an added piece of gold leaf at the other. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust ... 8 April 1948

[Agora Object] J 109: Glass Bead

Polygonal bead with diamond shaped facets. Pierced lengthwise. Dark glass, heavily oxidized. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath to east of Poros Building. Found with coins nos. 12-47, for the ... 8 April 1948

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[Agora Object] J 112: Stone or Glass Part of Ring

Oval inset from bezel of ring. Thick seal, the sides vertical, bevelled to the obverse. Nude male figure standing right, carrying a pair of scales over left shoulder, and a small bag in his right hand ... 8 April 1948

[Agora Object] I 6091: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken top, bottom and left. The back preserved, rough picked, and the right side with a bevelled edge along the inscribed face. Nine lines of the inscription preserved, with thirty-eight ... 1 April 1948

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[Agora Object] IL 1032: Lead Seal

Seal attached to pot. Part of a wall and lower half of the vertical handle of a pitcher. Thin slightly gritty fabric; red brown at core, gray brown at surface. A band of lead encircles the handle and the ... 1947

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[Agora Object] J 110: Carnelian Part of Ring

Oval inset (seal) from bezel, bevelled. Intaglio; bearded head, left, resting on birds' legs and provided cap, finished with a horse 's head at the top, the horse holding a wreath in its mouth. Symbols ... 8 April 1948

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[Agora Object] J 111: Carnelian Part of Ring

Oval inset (seal) from bezel, bevelled. Similar to J 110, but slightly smaller. Chip missing from lower left. Intaglio: standing semi-draped female figure (Aphrodite) left, seen from three-quarters near ... 8 April 1948

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[Agora Object] BI 616: Bone Cylinder

Hollow cylinder with straight sides, the ends very slightly tapered inward. Decorated with pairs of closely spaced incised grooves around the outside at each end, and a more widely spaced pair of grooves ... 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 20079: Miniature Jug

Squat body, wide neck flaring slightly up to plain round mouth; flat base. Handle, rim to shoulder. Neck and shoulder, groups of three glaze bands alternating with dots; body, glaze bands. Handle, horizontal ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 20082: Miniature Kantharos

Flat bottom, slightly flaring rim; high-swung band handles, rim to shoulder. Shoulder, reserved panel front and back, divided into two metopes: side A) one bird, two birds; B) birds(?) or boats(?). Below ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 20084: Bowl

Flat bottom, slight shoulder, straight vertical rim; rolled handles with out-turned ends. In panel between handles wavy glaze line bordered by dots; dot-rosettes as filling ornament below, two stripes ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] S 1268: Portrait Head of Female Figure

Broken off at neck, chipped at nose, mouth and chin, and considerably battered. Small female head, less than half life-size, her hair arranged in an elaborate Flavian style, made up of braids giving a ... Period of Trajan.

[Agora Object] I 6107: Mortgage Stone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at bottom and left. Rough picked top; sloping right side; back has center cut back lower than edge and with deeper cutting along line of break at bottom, contemporary with or ... 21 April 1948

[Agora Object] L 4627: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and part of rim preserved. Ovel leaf pattern stamped on rim. Firm purplish-red glaze. Light buff clay. Type XXV of Corinth collection. ADDENDA Coins 1-2 for 26 April 1949, from same fill. No sherds ... 26 April 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19248: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Four fragments, together making up most of the upper wall, mouth, and handle of a pitcher with vertical handle, round mouth with plain rim, and probably convex bottom. Thick fabric, apparently wheel ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] J 115: Pair of Gold Earrings

Identical originally; but one bent and partially fused by fire, and lacking one loop. Double rings formed by looping fine wire around twice to make a double spiral, triple for about one third of the circumference ... 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 20080: Aryballos

Body squat, biconical; short narrow neck; mouth, funnel-shaped; handle, rim to shoulder. Neck, row of dots between glaze bands. Shoulder reserved, three dot rosettes, one in front, one on each side; three ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 20081: Miniature Skyphos

Flat bottom; body, slight widening at level of handles, flaring rim. Handles low-set on body. Reserved panel between handles, front and back, divided by vertical lines into two metopes; in each a bird, ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 20083: Skyphos

Flat bottom, tiny plain foot, sides relatively steep curving gently out to plain rim. Body reserved; glaze band at foot; below handles, three glaze bands; below rim, wide glaze band. At center between ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 20086: Oinochoe

Flat bottom, globular body; neck flaring out to simple round mouth. Rolled handle mid-neck to shoulder. On neck, wavy line bordered by dots; in waves, dot rosettes. Shoulder reserved and undecorated. Below ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19238: Oinochoe

Profile complete to near top of shoulder; most of the body restored in plaster. Low ring foot and rounded body. Glazed, with a reserved band above the foot, to the shoulder. Two glaze lines below the shoulder ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] IL 1011: Iron Knife

Mended from four pieces; the point broken off. Straight blade, triangular in section, with one sharp edge; one end pointed; the blade widening to the shaft which curves slightly and is flat to fit into ... 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19236: Oinochoe

Mouth, handle, and most of the body missing; profile complete to near top of neck. Low ring foot and squat body with level of greatest diameter low and long sloping shoulder, barely convex. Long narrow ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19237: Oinochoe

Most of the body missing; profile complete. Restored in plaster. Low ring foot and plump rounded body with sloping shoulder; narrow neck with shallow trefoil mouth, band handle. Glazed to shoulder, with ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora 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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[Agora Object] P 20085: Bowl

Low ring foot; low, pronounced shoulder sloping up to high straight vertical rim; rolled handles, tilted upwards. On rim, front and back, two metopes, each containing plump goose with scored body. Above ... 27 June 1949

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[Agora Object] P 19233: Oinochoe

The body preserved, with gaps, to the base of the narrow neck; neck, mouth and handle missing. Low base, slightly concave underneath, with flaring edge; plump body with widest point fairly low, and rather ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] B 840: Pin Fragments

This and the following number are assigned to the many burned fragments which cannot be joined, and which preserve parts of at least two long pins with flat disk heads and large spheres of bronze on their ... Card: 900 B.C.

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[Agora Object] S 1232: Torso of Athena

About two-thirds of body preserved; broken at bottom, and both arms missing. The right arm broken off just below the shoulder, the left ends in a smooth-cut surface just above the elbow, with a hole for ... 28 April 1947

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[Agora Object] P 19243: Skyphos

Four fragments of the rim, of which one does not join, and one handle of a goblet with horizontal rolled handles and very slightly flared rim. The handle zone reserved and decorated to each side apparently ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] B 841: Pin Fragments

Fragments of a pin with disk head and ball on shaft. Less of the shaft preserved (three fragments) than for B 740. The ball somewhat less corroded. Cf. B 840 (OO 619) Geometric Grave. Found with bones ... Card: 900 B.C.

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[Agora Object] B 842: Fibula Fragments

Part of the bow of one fibula is clear, consisting of two rounded masses of bronze set at an angle to each other. Probably a third made up the bow. One fragment seems to show the spiral spring at the inner ... Card: 900 B.C.

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[Agora Object] MC 760: Whorl

Nearly spherical, flattened above and below and pierced vertically; the sides grooved. Unglazed. Buff clay. Πήλινο σφαιρικό σφονδύλιο. Finished Geometric grave; pottery from the funeral pyre. Dec.1, 2003- ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

[Agora Object] B 843: Fibula Fragment

A large fragment probably from the center of the bow of a similar fibula. Cf. B 842 (OO 621). Geometric Grave. Found with bones inside burial amphora P 19, 228 (OO 594). nestled in ethafoam to prevent ... Card: 900 B.C.

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[Agora Object] P 19230: Oinochoe

Mended from many pieces, some burned and some not. Most of the body and about half the neck missing, but the profile complete. Restored in plaster. Low ring foot, slightly flaring; plump ovoid body and ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19244: Kantharos

Large part of body, rim and foot restored; also both handles, except for stumps. High flaring ring foot and deep rather pointed body with short rim, nearly straight, and vertical band handles. Thick rather ... 8-10, 12 April 1948

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[Agora Object] P 19245: Kantharos

Mended from many pieces, some burned and some not. Profile complete with one vertical handle; but most of body at one side, and of foot missing. High flaring ring foot, deep rather pointed body; short ... 8-10, 12 April 1948