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Small curved piece.
Green surface from contact with bronze. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 ... Green surface from contact with bronze ... Bronze casting pit. |
Oxidized but complete.
Bolt with suspension loop and short stem. Bronze casting pit. Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 24 October 1956 ... Bronze casting pit. |
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 stone, one of four or five similar ones found in the pit ... Bronze casting pit. |
| Numerous fragments, mostly non-joining, from base, wall and rim for shallow bowl.
Cf. B 1599. In kiln or bronze casting pit. 5241 Leica, 87-464 PD 2249-14 ... 10 May 1954 ... In kiln or bronze casting pit. |
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 ... 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. |
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 ... 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. |
A slender instrument with a point at one end and a small spatula at the other. Burned fill of bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 18 April 1956 ... Burned fill of bronze casting pit. |
| Enough preserved to recover profile. Restored in plaster. Connected palmettes radiating out from center; circled by broad band of rouletting and incised line.
Graffito in bottom of base:
Glaze in excellent ... 24 October 1956 ... Bronze-casting pit. |
The front part of the upper body preserved, with the start of the nozzle.
Mold made; concave top; on the upper body and side of the nozzle, maeander in relief.
Traces of black glaze.
Gray clay.
Type XII ... 6-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, Room 13: Hellenistic fill, 2nd. century B.C. |
Front part of body and nozzle missing.
Watch-shaped lamp with ribbed upper body, cornucopia-shaped lug, not pierced, on left side; vertical strap handle, set crooked. Low ring foot.
Black glaze, much worn ... 9-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, Room 13: Hellenistic fill, 2nd. century B.C. |
| Part of the top and vertical wall preserved; moulded rim projecting slightly beyond wall. On top, part of a woman's head; on the side, a seated cloaked figure, right. Behind him, part of a column; in front ... 9-13 August 1947 ... Bronze Casting Pit, in House H, room 13, Hellenistic fill, 2nd. c. |
| Concave widely marked strand surface.
Many cracks, all filled with bronze.
Blackening. Broken all around. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 ... Many cracks, all filled with bronze.
Blackening. ... Casting pit. |
| 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 ... Bronze casting pit. |
Broken all around.
Preserves black vitrified surface and contains drops of bronze.
Cf. B 1529 and tin 902. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015 Leica ... 14 August 1947 ... Preserves black vitrified surface and contains drops of bronze.
Cf. B 1529 and tin 902 ... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
| 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 ... Blackening and bronze bits. Layering unclear ... Casting pit. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Made of heavy bronze wire (?).
One end flattened like the blunt end of a stilus; the other pointed, but bent over and curled round into a spiral.
A tool for bronze working ? Casting pit, house H, room ... Card: late 2nd c. B.C ... Made of heavy bronze wire (?).
One end flattened like the blunt end of a stilus; the other pointed, but bent over and curled round into a spiral.
A tool for bronze working ? ... Casting pit, house H, room 13.
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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 |
Powdery red clay exterior.
Hard blackened concave interior with strand surface. Layering uncertain. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947 |
Heavy green to brown and black glassy bubbly mass. Catalogued 21 April 1973. Similar pieces in tin 902. Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica ... 14 August 1947 |
| Complete.
Flat head. Curved, round in section, tapering towards tip which is flatened. Catalogued 21 April 1973 Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. 6015-6027 Leica, 79-4-8 ... 14 August 1947 |
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 mended from six pieces, preserving blackened interior, with mostly pulled away surface, most of which is flat, with sharply curving edge on one side, forming almost perpendicular.
Outer surface ... 20 March 1936 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
Channel mouth or covering for channel mouth fluid vitrified black over exterior ending in drip.
Black with green traces of bronze. Reddish clay.
From bellows(?)
Cf. B 1527 Catalogued 21 April 1973. Other ... 14 August 1947 ... Black with green traces of bronze. Reddish clay.
... Casting pit on west slope of Areopagus, room 13, house H. |
| 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 ... Large hunk of poured bronze adheres to junction of two gates. Other traces of bronze within preserved gate.
... Casting pit. |
Mold fragment with oval collar mouth with raised lip, and oval pour channel.
Below a curved surface with flat edge.
Mold for a bowl (?)
Light yellow clay, burnt black in some parts. Burnt layers above ... 9 June 1936 |
Broken all around.
Coarse red crumbly clay around finer blackened inner layers.
Preserves narrow blackened gate, nearly plugged with bronze at one end, thickly wrapped with outer clay, more at one side ... 11 March 1936 ... Preserves narrow blackened gate, nearly plugged with bronze at one end, thickly wrapped with outer clay, more at one side perhaps for attachment to body of mould ... Casting pit (f) in bedrock between Temple of Apollo Patroos and Metroon. |
| One fragment preserving part of lip and sloping walls of funnel, curving inwards towards bottom.
(Funnel or vent opening)
Fine pinkish clay with uncertain layers mostly blackened from burning.
Cf. B 1487 ... 20 March 1936 |
| Corner of mold for small rectangular object.
Note the raised bar in center, which ould look like a large indented Iota on the positive.
Thin yellow to red fabric.
Sherds from same fill in Box 200 C. Workshop ... 9 June 1936 |
One fragment, broken on all but one edge, preserving one surface that is gray very hard, and cracked with highly vitrified reddish traces.
Marks of fingers used to mold this surface roughly, also preserved ... 20 March 1936 |
| 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 |
| One fragment mended from six pieces, broken all around, preserving large undulating inner mold surface mostly pulled over undoubtedly for large-scale drapery folds.
Rectangular hole on ridge of one fold ... 20 March 1936 |
| Brown to black vitrified flat piece of clay, forming large drip at one end.
Broken at one side.
It was attached to flat object (now lost).
Clay covering for inner faces of bricks in a furnace(?)
Cf ... 14 August 1947 |
| 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 ... Coarse exterior partial blackening on fine undulating or folding inner strand surface.
Bronze fills cracks. ... Casting pit. |
| Broken all around.
Red clay unbaked but mostly vitrified.
Preserves end of channel or channel covering, rounded in section, formed of unbaked clay, vitrified towards end and on exterior.
Vitrified area ... 10 March 1936 ... Vitrified area very bubbly, black and with traces of bronze ... Casting pit (f) in bedrock between Temple of Apollo Patroos and Metroon. |
| Mended from two pieces.
Coarse red crumbly clay.
Preserves up and part of blackened bowl, sloping down for 0.035-0.040 before setback of ca. 0.004 in lower bowl, preserved for distance of 0.022.
Funnel ... 11 March 1936 |
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