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| Dark green stone in fresh condition.
Steatite. From the dump of the dromos of the Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under the Middle Stoa terrace east end. 1992 Leica, 84-441 ... 23 July 1965 ... From the dump of the dromos of the Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under the Middle Stoa terrace east end. |
| In three joining pieces. Rough trapezoid of river conglomerate, probably an older grave marker broken and reused in door packing. Stoa Terrace Chamber Tomb; removed from the door packing. Leica, 84-434 ... 13 August 1965 ... Stoa Terrace Chamber Tomb; removed from the door packing. |
Slightly broken. Surface pitted.
Large hole through the center.
White paste.
Late Helladic III A-B. Mycenaean chamber tomb, main chamber, pocket in floor at west side. 4698 Leica ... 9 July 1951 ... Large hole through the center.
White paste.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb, main chamber, pocket in floor at west side. |
A crumpled piece possibly from an ivy-leaf ornament, and a small belonging scrap, both pierced for attachment. Finished Mycenaean chamber Tomb; N.W. part, close above floor of chamber and not far from ... 2 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber Tomb; N.W. part, close above floor of chamber and not far from the group J 65.
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The lower part of a flat handle with some of the adjacent pot wall. Two joining fragments.
"Silver" glaze inside and out. Removed from box 6, 1963. Mycenaean chamber tomb, from N.E. part of chamber below ... May-June 1939 ... The lower part of a flat handle with some of the adjacent pot wall. ... Mycenaean chamber tomb, from N.E. part of chamber below level of bench. |
Complete disk, but slightly crumpled.
A plain thin disk, with a single piercing near one edge. ca. 0.40m. below the top of ledge Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. corner of chamber, ca. 0.40m. below ... 2 June 1939 ... ca. 0.40m. below the top of ledge ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. corner of chamber, ca. 0.40m. below the top of ledge (same general level as last J 62); found by shovel man.
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| The tip only preserved, with a heavy rib. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb at north side of Temple of Ares. 1459, 1475 Leica, XLVI-89, LV-88, LVII-53 336 ... 8 May 1951 ... The tip only preserved, with a heavy rib ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb at north side of Temple of Ares. |
| Fifty-nine spherical beads, generally well preserved, but five have friable surfaces.
Pierced through the center.
Creamy yellow glass paste. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Very fragile. Do not handle ... 24 July 1998 ... Pierced through the center.
Creamy yellow glass paste ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| A small section missing.
Plain thin as a paper, disk.
A single hole for attachment. No decoration. in front of west ledge and ca. 0.30m. below the top Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber ... 1 June 1939 ... in front of west ledge and ca. 0.30m. below the top ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber just in front of west ledge and ca. 0.30m. below the top; ca. 0.50m. from north wall. |
| A plain disk of bronze, broken and much corroded.
The edges are chipped. Χάλκινο κάτοπτρο. Αποτελείται από ένα δίσκο χαλκού αρκετά διαβρωμένο. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb, lying on floor of chamber ca. 0.40 ... 2 June 1939 ... A plain disk of bronze, broken and much corroded.
The edges are chipped ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb, lying on floor of chamber ca. 0.40 m. from south wall, at about at its mid-point. |
Small piece probably from a rosette of the type of J 65 (drop-shaped, ornamented with ivy-leaf design). Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.E. corner of chamber, near floor. Exact location uncertain, found ... 2 June 1939 ... Small piece probably from a rosette of the type of J 65 (drop-shaped, ornamented with ivy-leaf design) ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.E. corner of chamber, near floor. |
| Complete save minor chips. An open bowl with plain rim and small flat foot.
Pinkish clay; the surface flaked inside; unglazed. ’ωτο κυάθιο, χωρίς γάνωμα. Λείπουν θραύσματα από το χείλος του αγγείου ... 9 May 1947 ... Pinkish clay; the surface flaked inside; unglazed ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; just inside chamber near west side of dromos. |
| Seventeen small beads. Four are intact. Twelve others are friable and iridescent. The smallest one was broken during handling.
Roundish beads, some more flattened than others, pierced through the center ... 24 July 1998 ... Twelve others are friable and iridescent. The smallest one was broken during handling.
Roundish beads, some more flattened than others, pierced through the center.
White creamy glass paste ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| Worn.
Cylindrical bead, pierced for suspension; hole larger on one face than the other.
Pink stone with white veins. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. From sieving. in ziplock polyethylene bag inside a plastic box ... July 1998 ... Cylindrical bead, pierced for suspension; hole larger on one face than the other.
Pink stone with white veins ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. From sieving. |
A rosette and a disk.
The rosette slightly broken at one point, pierced with holes.
The plain disk pierced with holes. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb, dump, earth from near floor in south central part ... 16 June 1939 ... A rosette and a disk.
The rosette slightly broken at one point, pierced with holes.
The plain disk pierced with holes ... Mycenaean chamber tomb, dump, earth from near floor in south central part of chamber, area where small ivory pyxis (BI 315) was found.
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Rosette of the larger type.
The edges somewhat bent. Pierced. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; close above floor under northern of two small slabs off east corner of large slab.
Cf. J 46. Stoa Gallery ... 5 June 1939 ... Rosette of the larger type.
The edges somewhat bent. ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; close above floor under northern of two small slabs off east corner of large slab.
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Base and fragment of side wall remain.
Coarse ash-colored clay. Covered with thin lustreless brown paint.
Late Helladic III. North end of Stoa Terrace, from a level near bedrock; perhaps to be associated ... 10 August 1953 ... North end of Stoa Terrace, from a level near bedrock; perhaps to be associated with the dromos of a Mycenaean chamber tomb(?) |
A long piece, bent and much crumpled;
no decoration visible. ca. 0.40m. below the top of ledge Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb, N.W. quarter of chamber, 0.20m. from north wall, 0.85m. from face of ledge, ... 2 June 1939 ... ca. 0.40m. below the top of ledge ... Mycenaean chamber tomb, N.W. quarter of chamber, 0.20m. from north wall, 0.85m. from face of ledge, and ca. 0.40m. below its top.
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| Seventeen beads: eight appear to be complete; the other nine are partially truncated.
Long tear drop shape with vertical grooves, pierced through center.
White creamy glass paste. Finished Mycenaean ... 24 July 1998 ... Seventeen beads: eight appear to be complete; the other nine are partially truncated.
... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
Several joining fragments preserve lower part, and a little of the rim. False ring foot, flaring lower wall; offset rim concave in profile; plain lip.
Coarse pinkish clay, buff at the surfaces. Carelessly ... 22 April 1952 ... Several joining fragments preserve lower part, and a little of the rim. False ring foot, flaring lower wall; offset rim concave in profile; plain lip.
Coarse pinkish clay, buff at the surfaces. Carelessly made ... Plundered chamber tomb. |
| Small irregular chunk of bronze with gold-leaf disk attached to it.
(Probably one of the rivets from the sword, B 778, with rivet-head covering in place; the rivet heavily corroded ?) Έντεκα κεφαλές χάλκινων ... 5 May 1947 ... (Probably one of the rivets from the sword, B 778, with rivet-head covering in place; the rivet heavily corroded ?) ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. On floor of chamber near east end, ca. 0.10m. from left elbow of skeleton. |
Thick disk pierced through center.
One side flat, the other roughly bevelled.
Translucent stone, (quartz?). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under ... 7 January 1954 ... One side flat, the other roughly bevelled.
... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under skeleton 4. |
| Two crumpled bits of thin gold, perhaps with some trace of relief decoration. The smaler has piercing which may be original. Συλλογή από χρυσά κοσμήματα ενδύματος. Αποτελείται από 19,1/2 κισσόσχημα κοσμήματα ... 29 May 1939 ... Two crumpled bits of thin gold, perhaps with some trace of relief decoration. The smaler has piercing which may be original ... depth 2.35m. below highest preserved point of bedrock on the north side of the chamber ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber, close to north side, 1.00m. east of N.W. corner; depth 2.35m. below highest preserved point of bedrock on the north side of the chamber.
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A rosette and a disk.
Rosette of the larger size, practically complete.
Pierced for attachment.
Plain disk slightly broken.
Single piercing. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb, general dump.
Cf. J 46. Stoa ... 19 June 1939 ... Rosette of the larger size, practically complete.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb, general dump.
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| Badly bent and corroded but largely complete.
Apparently an open bowl with rounded bottom and put-turned lip.
One horizontal handle is preserved, attached below the lip. Apparently disintegrated while ... 9 May 1947 ... One horizontal handle is preserved, attached below the lip ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. S.E. part of chamber. |
Complete save minor chips. Horizontal ribbon handles below rim; small flat foot. Similar to P 17759 (ΔΔ 191) but slightly larger.
Dark pink to buff clay. Unglazed.
ADDENDA P 17759: Two horizontal ribbon ... 9 May 1947 ... ADDENDA P 17759: Two horizontal ribbon handles below rim; small flat foot. The rim flat on top ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber. |
| Ten beads: five are complete, three are cracking and peeling, and the other two have lost about half of their volume. The surface in general is very friable.
Spherical beads pierced through the center ... 24 July 1998 ... The surface in general is very friable.
Spherical beads pierced through the center.
White creamy glass paste ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
About half the rosette is preserved.
Pierced. 1.60m. above north wall Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb. Not far from floor, 1.60m. above north wall, 1.40m. from face of ledge.
Cf. J 46. Stoa Gallery Leica, ... 5 June 1939 ... About half the rosette is preserved.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb. Not far from floor, 1.60m. above north wall, 1.40m. from face of ledge.
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Four rosettes and a leaf surrounding outside another rosette (?). Also four small fragments.
Ivory inlays, probably from the table near which they were found.
Neatly worked. Back plain. Mycenaean chamber ... 25 August 1947 ... Ivory inlays, probably from the table near which they were found.
... Mycenaean chamber Tomb.
Cleaning floor in area of table. |
| Two shell-shaped pieces.
One is slightly broken, the other is a bent mass of thin gold.
Lower edge straight, upper edge scalloped. Converging flutes running downward; small eight-petalled rosette in center ... 13 June 1939 ... One is slightly broken, the other is a bent mass of thin gold.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb, entrance passage near chamber. |
Inscribed fragment.
Broken behind, above and at right.
Left end and bottom dressed with toothed chisel. At back, the corner of a large rectangular cutting for insertion of a votive offering; the cutting ... 5th. century B.C ... At back, the corner of a large rectangular cutting for insertion of a votive offering; the cutting goes the whole height of the block, clear to the bottom.
... Two lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon.
... Found built into wall at end of southwest passage of Hellenistic cistern on the north slope of the Areopagus, at the point where it encroaches on Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. |
| Mended from many pieces; fragment from rim and walls missing. Flat rim, rising shoulder, thickened base; vertical band handles, bulge at the attachments. I
n handle zone, spirals; below bands and the ... LH III A ... Flat rim, rising shoulder, thickened base; vertical band handles, bulge at the attachments. I
n handle zone, spirals; below bands and the lower part covered with glaze. ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; main chamber, pile of bones at south. |
Two fragments.
Fragment a) oblong, narrower at one end than at the other.
Fragment b) a crumpled bit, original shape uncertain; and two tiny scraps.
No certain trace of decoration; no piercings. Finished ... 2 June 1939 ... Fragment a) oblong, narrower at one end than at the other.
Fragment b) a crumpled bit, original shape uncertain; and two tiny scraps.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.E. corner; on floor of chamber, 1.10m. from north side, 0.60m. from face of east ledge.
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| Complete.
A long piece of fine wire, now bent over double, and worn thin in places.
The wire tapers towards the ends, which are turned up in long loops or hooks; at the middle of the piece is a small rectangular ... 9 June 1939 ... A long piece of fine wire, now bent over double, and worn thin in places.
The wire tapers towards the ends, which are turned up in long loops or hooks; at the middle of the piece is a small rectangular piercing.
... Mycenaean chamber tomb, dump, earth from south central part of chamber near floor, area where small ivory pyxis (BI 315) was found.
... Direct handling removes the very loosley adhered sulphide layer. |
| Mended from many pieces; part of the base, fragments from the wall, and about half the spout missing. Broad rounded shoulder, the body tapering to a small foot. Narrow neck, set off from the shoulder by ... 2 May 1947 ... Mended from many pieces; part of the base, fragments from the wall, and about half the spout missing. Broad rounded shoulder, the body tapering to a small foot. ... Mycenaean chamber tomb. Above floor at center of west side of chamber. |
| Badly corroded; the blade preserved in several pieces, but nothing of the hilt except two small pieces which appear to be the projecting ears. To one of these a gold-leaf rivet head cover of the smaller ... 14 May 1947 ... Badly corroded; the blade preserved in several pieces, but nothing of the hilt except two small pieces which appear to be the projecting ears. To one of these a gold-leaf rivet head cover of the smaller size (J 99-2) was found adhering.
... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. S.E. part of chamber. |
One end preserved, and some fragments of the teeth.
A plain comb with teeth on one side only. Two pairs of grooves on front and back.
Late Helladic. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa pier 19 (ΣΑ ... 5 September 1953 ... One end preserved, and some fragments of the teeth.
A plain comb with teeth on one side only. ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa pier 19 (ΣΑ 7). |
| Two joining fragments appear to preserve most of a thin small sharply tapering piece, broken at the tip. The top and sides are finished smooth; the underside is rougher.
Ivory stained black throughout ... 14 June 1939 ... Two joining fragments appear to preserve most of a thin small sharply tapering piece, broken at the tip. The top and sides are finished smooth; the underside is rougher.
... Mycanaean chamber tomb, dump, earth from N.E. part of chamber, near door, close to floor, near where ladle (B 704) was found. |
| Complete save for minor chips. Tall stem; single vertical handle not rising above rim. Similar to P 17756 and P 17760.
Pinkish clay; unglazed.
ADDENDA P 17756: Tall stem; single vertical handle not rising ... 9 May 1947 ... ADDENDA P 17756: Tall stem; single vertical handle not rising above rim. The foot flat beneath with a circular depression at the center; narrow lip out-turned and offset ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber. |
An irregularly shaped fragment perhaps from one of the ivy-leaf ornaments, though no certain trace of decoration remains. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; grave cutting at S.W. corner; from N.W. corner ... 7 June 1939 ... An irregularly shaped fragment perhaps from one of the ivy-leaf ornaments, though no certain trace of decoration remains ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; grave cutting at S.W. corner; from N.W. corner of grave cutting close to bottom.
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