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| A: deer standing right.
Cf. IL 1422.
B: prow of ship (?) right; small square in field above.
All in border of dots.
Cf. IL 272. From uncatalogued lead objects from section. Leica ... 1935 or 1936 ... From uncatalogued lead objects from section. |
| A number of fragments of coil rings, the bands flat in section; some with remains of bones inside.
One at least is a triple coil. Grave 15, no. 10. in specially padded Ethafoam box with lid to protect ... 28 February 1936 ... in specially padded Ethafoam box with lid to protect objects from breakage during handling/moving.
Avoid handling the metal objects directly since they are very fragile. Wear gloves when handling the objects. |
| Unfinished.
Roughly blocked out. Mouth polygonal, neck partly smoothed to roughly cylindrical form; body rough picked to crude cylinder.
On upper surface, beggining of hole for mouth.
Pentelic marble ... 7 July 1949 ... Box 471 for other objects from "rubbish pit". |
| Fragment from wall, broken all around.
Running spiral design with crosses in angles. Heavy projecting molding above.
Russet micaceous clay.
Note: the general context was late 4th c. B.C., but it included ... 25 August 1953 ... Fragment from wall, broken all around.
... Other objects from here listed p. 2626 (XIV). |
Apparently complete in a single letter: A; np letters to either side. Upside down to vessel.
Single alphas are often found on objects dedicated to Athena, undoubtedly as abbreviations of the goddess' ... Single alphas are often found on objects dedicated to Athena, undoubtedly as abbreviations of the goddess' name (cf., for example, those from the sanctuary of Athena on the acropolis of Sparta: B.S.A. 30, 1928-1930, p. 251, fig. 6, nos. 1-11, 14, 22). ... VII, Small Objects from the Pnyx: I, 1943, p. 29. The significance, if any, of single alpha from Hymettos is unknown. |
| Probab y from a kylix with hollow ring base. In center of floor, between two indeterminable objects, a large kantharos on a column-like stand, a garland hanging from each handle.
Attic. Alley between ... 10 April 1934 ... Probab y from a kylix with hollow ring base. In center of floor, between two indeterminable objects, a large kantharos on a column-like stand, a garland hanging from each handle.
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| Wall fragment from a sizable Pergamene bowl.
Decoration in low relief; a figure standing right, holding two objects. Classical to late Roman context. Leica, 93-45-33 ... 24 June 1933 ... Wall fragment from a sizable Pergamene bowl.
Decoration in low relief; a figure standing right, holding two objects. |
| From a situla. Part of head in relief. Dionysos(?) crowned with garland. Above, two round objects broken off: handles(?).
Pinkish-buff clay with buff surface; unglazed. Probably projecting edge from ... 3 March 1936 ... From a situla. Part of head in relief. ... Above, two round objects broken off: handles(?).
... Probably projecting edge from side of pot. |
| Intact. Fragment from the wall of a large closed Geometric pot with dull black glaze on the outside. Crudely cut into the shape of a human torso: stubs of neck and arms; waist indicated. Cut off straight ... 6 July 1951 |
| Chips from rim, one handle and body missing, and moulded foot. Fully restored in plaster. Thickened lip, projecting outwards, offset inside.
Good black glaze. Red clay.
Cf. Agora XII, no. 621. Well, ... 26 July 1973 ... Chips from rim, one handle and body missing, and moulded foot. ... It must be made sure that whenever handling the objects they are fully supported from all sides; the absence of restoration makes them more prone to breakage if handled carelessly. |
| a) Five joining pieces from the body preserve part of the egg ground line, and a nude silen running right, carrying a table, with cakes(?).
b) Fragment from lower body preserving one end of ground line ... 17-24 May 1940 ... a) Five joining pieces from the body preserve part of the egg ground line, and a nude silen running right, carrying a table, with cakes(?).
b) Fragment from lower body preserving one end of ground line.
Added white for various objects on table. |
| Handle and part of top preserved.
Rim, plain.
On discus, figure of large amphora, preserved only from the top to the middle of the body, with two indeterminate objects projecting above its mouth.
Thin ... 25 June 1931 ... On discus, figure of large amphora, preserved only from the top to the middle of the body, with two indeterminate objects projecting above its mouth.
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Heavy round-topped rim; shallow spout; reel lugs ribbed vertically. Corinthian tile fabric, mouldmade.
Several others may have come from the same shop, e.g. P 11012 B 15:1 Hesperia, XVIII, 1949, pl. 96, ... Context ca. 450-425 B.C ... Several others may have come from the same shop, e.g. ... One such, P 8310 C 12:2, from a context of the mid-4th century, indicates the long life possible for durable objects. |
| Part of flat-floored Western Sigillata dish with vertical rim; applied objects (animal?) on rim.
Light cinnamon clay; good red glaze. Martyra by Wall B, from pocket of black earth in strosis. 2206 Leica, ... 20 June 1951 ... Part of flat-floored Western Sigillata dish with vertical rim; applied objects (animal?) on rim.
... Martyra by Wall B, from pocket of black earth in strosis. |
Fragment from lower wall; part of egg-pattern border below (possibly from a pelike? good glaze inside).
The lower part of a standing figure, wearing an himation and boots tied with cords, facing. At right ... 8 January 1931 ... Fragment from lower wall; part of egg-pattern border below (possibly from a pelike? ... At right and left, uncertain objects.
Relief contour for the figure, and for the object at the left. |
| Fragment from upper wall; narrow reserved band, below rim, at top.
A female figure, seated left, looking right, holds her cloak out behind her shoulders. From the left, two hands offer her a phiale, or ... 17 March 1931 ... Fragment from upper wall; narrow reserved band, below rim, at top.
A female figure, seated left, looking right, holds her cloak out behind her shoulders. From the left, two hands offer her a phiale, or tray, on which there are two round objects. ... White for the woman's flesh, and for her chiton, with diluted glaze over-painting for details; white (faded) for her hair-ornaments, and the objects on the tray.
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| Fragment a): the lower edge is preserved; otherwise broken.
A kantharos can be made out among a number of long narrow objects.
Fragment b): is a fragment from the corner, with part of the high side preserved ... 20 March 1933 ... A kantharos can be made out among a number of long narrow objects.
Fragment b): is a fragment from the corner, with part of the high side preserved. |
| Fragment from the neck and shoulder of a small oinochoe. There remains the upper part of a human head, facing left and the tip of a wing(?) in front of it. Around the neck of the pot a line from which ... 28 February 1934 ... Fragment from the neck and shoulder of a small oinochoe. ... Around the neck of the pot a line from which various things are suspended. This line, the suspended objects, the wing, three tips, perhaps from a rayed headdress to the left of the wing, and the headband of the figure, were done in thinned clay, gilded.
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| Small piece with sharp horizontal curves; probably from neck of pot; inside glazed. Parts of two dancing male figures carrying objects, like wheels with broken rims, in each hand. They wear short tunics ... 9 June 1939 ... Small piece with sharp horizontal curves; probably from neck of pot; inside glazed. Parts of two dancing male figures carrying objects, like wheels with broken rims, in each hand. |
| Wall fragment from a small thin-walled pot. From a thin ground line springs a tall curving stem tipped with an ivy leaf; to either side, parts of uncertain objects. All in added clay with red wash over ... 12 May 1951 ... Wall fragment from a small thin-walled pot. From a thin ground line springs a tall curving stem tipped with an ivy leaf; to either side, parts of uncertain objects. |
| Fragment from the side of a bowl. Eros in relief facing right between and slightly above two other objects, now mostly broken away.
Red-brown clay and glaze.
Arretine.
ADENDA Picked out by Mr. Woodward ... 14 April 1937 ... Fragment from the side of a bowl. Eros in relief facing right between and slightly above two other objects, now mostly broken away.
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Left to right. -ΑΕ
Perhaps a ligature combining alpha and epsilon.
For graffito ligatures in general, see Karl Lehmann, Samothrace 2, II, The inscriptions on Ceramics and Minor Objects, New York, 1960, ... For graffito ligatures in general, see Karl Lehmann, Samothrace 2, II, The inscriptions on Ceramics and Minor Objects, New York, 1960, p.30, note 18. Although they occur from the Archaic period onward, graffito ligatures are not common until the Hellenistic period. |
| From near the bottom. Tall fronds above medallion, then a zone of chariots, with Eros as charioteer; above, the lower part of a draped standing female figure, and traces of other objects.
Good pinkish-buff ... 8 July 1954 ... From near the bottom. Tall fronds above medallion, then a zone of chariots, with Eros as charioteer; above, the lower part of a draped standing female figure, and traces of other objects.
Good pinkish-buff clay. |
| Wall fragment from a large open pot; column krater?
Part of charioteer, mounting chariot, to right; rail, wheel, pole and tail of one horse remain. Uncertain objects at left.
A little of the white of ... 17 April 1951 ... Wall fragment from a large open pot; column krater?
... Uncertain objects at left.
A little of the white of the charioteer's garment remains; coarse incision.
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| One handle and large chips from wall missing. Mended and restored in plaster. Moulded ring foot, rim offset inside turns out slightly; groove above junction of wall and foot. Reserved: underside with glazed ... 1 August 1973 ... One handle and large chips from wall missing. ... From the general form: It must be made sure that whenever handling the objects they are fully supported from all sides; the absence of restoration makes them more prone to breakage if handled carelessly. |
| Fragment a) cubical box-like structure, open at the bottom, and with traces of attached objects on floor on top.
Fragments b) and c) Two corner fragments do not join.
Fine pink clay.
ADDENDA: Three ... March-April 1936 ... Fragment a) cubical box-like structure, open at the bottom, and with traces of attached objects on floor on top.
... Fragment a) mended from three pieces. |
| Fragment missing from top and another from base.
Pinkish buff clay with red intrusions (may be Corinthian). Well A. 498 ff. Leica, 82-59 ... 20 May 1959 |
| Four non-joining fragments from the same ring preserving about half.
a) Mended from two fragments; b) mended from five fragments; c) mended from three fragments; d) mended from six fragments.
Deeply concave ... 16 May 1936 |
| Intact except for mended handle, and chips.
Brown to black glaze for interior, rim, band around rim, nozzle and handle.
Light brown wash for the rest.
Type 20 of Agora collection. Aischines Street, cistern, ... August 1957 ... Western passage, perhaps fallen from fill above passage as it is so much earlier than other objects. |
| Worn from use.
Conical convex.
Black glazed. Well, dump. Leica ... March 1937 |
| Three joining fragments preserve part of the wall of an oinochoe (interior: above, unglazed; below, thinned glaze). A hand holding two stick-like objects, one upright and the other diagonally to the first ... 27 April 1938 ... A hand holding two stick-like objects, one upright and the other diagonally to the first. From the upright held "stick", which has a red top, something in added buff is hanging. |
Rim and wall fragment.
From a large deep basin. Plain rim, rolled horizontal handle; around wall at level of handle-attachment a sharp raised ridge. Cooking ware fired very hard and somewhat blackened ... Context ca. 575-540 B.C ... Rim and wall fragment.
From a large deep basin. ... Probably flat-bottomed; see 1742; also, from Corinth, C-37-2061: Hesperia, VII, 1938, p. 597, fig. 21, 162 and text, p. 599. A fragment catalogued here as a storage bin, 1544, Pl. 68, might come from a similar pot. |
| Mended. Stem socket and two pieces from rim are broken away.
Round with keel bottom and high straight rim.
Impressed patterns in decorative band set off rim from bowl.
Reddish brown clay and slip, burnished ... 21 April 1936 |
| Small chips missing from edges. Mended from two pieces.
Obverse: inscribed. It has three lines of text made of an ovoid seal.
Reverse: plain.
Pink clay.
Similar to MC 1174 and from seal 2-type II A.
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| Chips missing from extremities. Marks of adhesion and traces of green glaze at the tips.
Pale yellow clay.
Usual Turkish type. Removed from container of miscellaneous finds. No context. Leica, 90-10-14 ... June 1947 |
| Two joining fragments from upper wall. At right, part of the figure of Hermes with caduceus frontal, looking left. In field a small ithyphallic herm to left; white wreath. Left, altar, and below, other ... 12 April 1954 ... Two joining fragments from upper wall. At right, part of the figure of Hermes with caduceus frontal, looking left. ... Left, altar, and below, other objects. Partial relief contour.
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| Three non-joining fragments preserving about one quarter of ring.
Fragment a) mended from two fragments.
Fragment b) mended from three fragments.
Fragment c) mended from two fragments.
Interior wall, ... 16 May 1936 |
| From a large open pot. Lower part of three figures: woman seated in a chair right, standing man in boots and cloak left, and behind him part of a draped figure. Objects, perhaps two minute figures, under ... 8 April 1936 ... From a large open pot. Lower part of three figures: woman seated in a chair right, standing man in boots and cloak left, and behind him part of a draped figure. Objects, perhaps two minute figures, under the chair. |
Egg and dart down turned rim; black beneath, the edge reserved.
A woman seated on a bench, looking left. To left, a box from which hangs a long taenia, and part of a round object, and part of a round ... 13 July 1937 ... To left, a box from which hangs a long taenia, and part of a round object, and part of a round object (wedding lebes?) from which hangs a similar scarf, both these objects no doubt carried by an approaching figure, whose fingers appear to be indicated by the three strokes which appear beneath the pot.
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| Conical, stamped.
Loom weight stamp on upper wall, the inscription: Γ Λ Υ Κ on lower wall.
Buff clay.
Finished North end of terrace of Stoa of Attalos; from a disturbed area but probably from footing ... 10 August 1953 |
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