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Left end with joint preserved. Shallow cavetto. Mason's mark (?) on top: Η.
Island marble.
Fragments of several others left in marble pile in front of Library.
Probably to be associated with A 2992 (horizontal) ... 1959 ... Architecture | Building Blocks | Masons Marks ... Architecture | Simas and Lion Spouts |
Broken all around, only front and back surfaces preserved. On back, mason's mark: Α. Face much weathered.
From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Island (?) marble.
Seems to belong to same series as A ... 31 August 1951 ... Thompson in architecture store room. |
| Badly battered on volute face; rear face broken away except at right end where some of the original shows. Bolsters quite well preserved except on bottom faces where trimmed off to flatten block for reuse ... 22 May 1964 ... Architecture | Building Blocks | Masons Marks ... Architecture | Capitals | Ionic |
Complete but battered.
Lotus petals spring from a single row of acanthus. Round hole in bottom. Mason's mark on underside.
Marble pile north of the "Giants" ... 1962 ... Architecture | Building Blocks | Masons Marks ... Architecture | Capitals | Corinthian |
| Complete, except for chips. Worn. Ionic capital with slightly projecting echinus carved with egg and dart. Slight ridge between two raised bands on bolster. Apparent mason's mark Η on side, above egg and ... 17 August 1972 ... Architecture Marble |
| One corner missing, along with chips from two other volutes. Surface generally fresh. Ionic capital, projecting echinus carved with egg and dart. Slight ridge between two raised bands on bolster. Mason's ... 17 August 1972 ... Architecture Marble |
Part of left side preserved with anathyrosis; otherwise broken.
Inscribed with one letter: Α.
ADDENDA Also interpreted as fragment of an inscription. Byzantine well. Leica ... 15 April 1939 ... Architecture Marble |
| Broken above, below and to left. Preserves greater part of a relief palmette, flanked by flowers. Much weathered.
From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Island marble.
The two fragments A 1967(Ν 898) ... 14 April 1952 ... Architecture | Antefixes |
| Broken above, below and to right. Preserves greater part of palmette, with flower to left and tendrils below. Carefully worked in low relief. Severely weathered.
From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion ... 14 April 1952 ... Architecture | Antefixes |
| a) Upper part of head. Broken in front, below and to right. Preserves only small trace of lion's mane and outline of head. Much weathered.
b) Lower jaw fragment. Broken above, in front and on both sides ... 14 April 1952 ... Architecture | Simas and Lion Spouts |
Three fragments.
a) Two joining fragments giving width of coffer with borders, and very flat molding on one side. Surface very rough. Traces of paint.
b) Similar fragment of vault with part of one border ... 1953 ... Architecture Marble |
| About one quarter of the circle remains. A cylindrical base finished with fine toothed chisel. A carefully worked scamillus, a carefully scratched circle 0.025m. farther in. On outer face a lightly scratched ... 6 June 1964 ... Architecture | Monument Bases and Tops |
| Of the two adjacent preserved edges one is smooth, the other has a tongue and groove joint. Traces of hydraulic cement on both faces; but not enough remains to show water deposit. From Klepsydra.
Tan-colored ... 1961 ... Architecture | Balustrades, Fence Posts, Etc. |
| The plaster was laid on crude brick in two layers, the first containing coarse sand and brown in color, the second of white lime and marble dust, smooth polished.
In a few fragments the finishing coat ... 29 April 1953 ... Architecture | Plaster, Stucco, Faience and Cement |
| The lower part of a stele similar to I 6969.
Sunken band below 0.055m.
Hymettian marble. Found at C/18-7/5 (Fall 2016). Found at Herakleidon and Neleus Streets. Built into late wall across front of porch ... June 1958, 1963 ... Architecture | Monument Bases and Tops |
| Broken above and on one side. Some of the top surface is preserved; bolsters missing at either end. Molding at bottom.
From Sanctuary of Artemis Aristoboule.
Poros. Inventory number erased.
Not found 2016 ... June 1958, 1963 ... Architecture | Altars |
| Complete. Corner block from the plinth of a large monument. Finished on two adjacent sides with a cyma reversa. In top a shallow bedding, apparently for a colossal left foot.
Hard gray poros.
(Consider ... 2 September 1964 ... Architecture | Monument Bases and Tops |
| One corner hacked away by the house builder.
From another corner of the same monument as plinth A 3475. In this case, however, the bedding for the foot extended into a second (missing) block. Socket for ... 2 September 1964 ... Architecture Poros |
Upper part only preserved. The petals are modeled only at the edges; on the face they must have been painted.
Island marble.
Same as A 296, A 897, A 898. Found among marbles in N.W. corner of Eleusinion ... 29 April 1959 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 36/7, not found (no date) |
Full width of one section preserved with the spring of a tubular spout. Outer face plain and straight; angle between bed and face 88 degrees.
Cuttings for dowel 0.14m. back from face. Bed finished with ... 1959 ... Architecture | Simas and Lion Spouts |
| One corner missing; projecting molding mostly broken off.
Poros. Finished Lying as left after earlier excavations east of Hypapanti Church. 251 Leica ... April 1959 ... Architecture Poros |
| One corner broken; moldings and one bolster damaged. Trimmed off diagonally at one end for some later reuse. Full length seems preserved. Bolster at this end missing. Traces of thin whitewash on sides ... 11 June 1959 ... Architecture Poros |
| a) Fragment from lower corner of altar similar to A 2827 an A 2828.
b) Fragment from lower corner.
c) Fragment of molding.
Moldings well preserved. Traces of thin white stucco or wash.
Poros. Area of Circular ... 11 June 1959 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 36/7 |
Part of one end preserved, but neither edge. On underside, lug for holding tile in position.
Island marble. Marble pile. Leica ... 20 June 1959 ... Architecture Marble |
Broken off down center of forehead and below right eye. Battered.
From a sima with cut out top. Causally modeled head with flat locks and deep set round eye.
From the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Pentelic ... July 1956 ... Architecture | Simas and Lion Spouts |
Vertical wavy fluting. Dead-white, fine-grained micaceous marble (Parian?).
ADDENDA Published as well head fragment with molded base. Preserved circumference at base 0.26m. Marble pile. Leica ... 1958 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 36/6 |
| Broken on three sides. Parts of two coffers preserved. Carved bead and reel runs around coffers. Coffer molding is flattened ovolo. Anathyrosis on one side.
Pentelic marble. House 653/3. 31 Leica PD 2110 ... 26 April 1971 ... Architecture | Ceilings |
| Complete except for chips. Large rectangular block with moldings at upper front edge; from top to bottom: a shallow cavetto, torus, scotia, torus and a cyma reversa. Top surface has a cutting apparently ... 21 April 1972 ... Architecture | Balustrades, Fence Posts, Etc. |
Chips missing. Cut down at one end. Straight sides canted towards flat top. No cuttings, anathyrosis on sides.
Soft yellow poros. In foundation of Late Roman Circular Building, where it crosses Enclosure ... 19 August 1971 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 39/8 |
Back cut down. Battered. Exactly half preserved. Ornamentation in two tiers: lowest tier has two eggs and a dart in center, flanked by acanthus leaves; upper tire has spiraling stalks curving out towards ... 6 April 1971 ... Architecture | Pilasters and Pilaster Capitals |
a) Preserves the false cover tile with a weathering line showing the overlap of the last cover tile 0.04m. from edge of stop tile, which ends 0.05m. from the back of the sima. A space separates the concave ... 21 August 1969 ... Architecture | Simas and Lion Spouts |
Over half preserved. Rough-picked at edge. Double upper torus, almost vertical scotia, low lower torus, and vertical plinth. Asymmetrical. Originally engaged?
Pentelic marble. Room 4, Roman House H, Layer ... 12 August 1970 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 38/6 |
Broken all around and on top. Bottom, i.e. surface to be seen from below, is slightly concave and preserves traces of incised paint guidelines. These are palmettes (four originally) enclosed in heart-shaped ... 16 July 1970 ... Architecture Marble |
| Preserved is lower part of coffered beam of type A, broken on both ends and across top.
Rear joint surface rough-picked (from anathyrosis?). Bottom surface decoration (beginning 0.91m. back from first ... 16 July 1970 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 13/4 |
| Preserved is lower part of coffered beam of type A, broken at back, top, and both ends. Decoration as on A 3890: bead and reel better preserved, ovolo not fully preserved.
From Parthenon.
Pentelic marble ... 16 July 1970 ... Architecture Marble |
| Preserved is lower surface of coffered beam of type A and joint surface with band of anathyrosis. Carved bead and reel joins joint edge at 900, then turns to border edge along joint. Only central cross ... 16 July 1970 ... Architecture Marble |
Full height may be preserved. Part of bottom and joint surface with anathyrosis preserved of coffered beam of type A. Bottom surface has bead and reel and maeander.
From Parthenon.
Pentelic marble. From ... 16 July 1970 ... Architecture | Ceilings |
| Preserved is bottom surface, lower interior fascia, and joint surface with lower band of anathyrosis of coffered beam of type A. Bottom surface has bead and reel along joint surface, turning at 90o at ... 16 July 1970 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 13/1 |
| Preserved is part of bottom and of joint surfaces of coffered beam of type A. No traces of paint. Joint surface has band of anathyrosis. Bottom has part of carved bead and reel. Incised guide lines for ... 16 July 1970 ... Architecture | Ceilings |
| Preserved is part of bottom surface of coffered beam of type A. Bead and reel, plain smooth surface for 0.12m. and tooth-chiseled resting surface for 0.18m.
From Parthenon.
Pentelic marble. From Green ... 16 July 1970 ... North Basement-Architecture, Block 13/1 |
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