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Corinth ... Ti. Claudius Optatus, C. Iulius Polyaenus
Amandry, pp. 211--213, no. XXI.1--18; RPC I, 1201.
[Amandry, no. XXI.5:a-a6:2 (L 19:2)] Coin no. 1. Third triangle, SW extension. Red fill. NERO CL-CAES G
Head ... Ti. Claudius Optatus, C. Iulius Polyaenus, A.D. 57/58 or 58/59 |
"Red Fill" (extending to bedrock or near, over most of area). Mainly first century after Christ with later disturbance. Coins:
17 April 1936 #10-#13
18 April 1936 #1
20 April 1936 #13-#17
21 April 1936 ... 1st-2nd c. A.D. |
It seems likely that the well was never used due to poor quality of rock. Uniform fill of collapsed bedrock ... 650-625 B.C. |
| Cuttings in the bedrock west of the Odeion and south of the apse of the Late Roman Complex ... east 1922 ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Apse of the Late Roman Complex before the removal of the interior wall and the south martyra ... south 1687 ... April 1952 |
| Apse of the Late Roman Complex before removal of interior wall and south martyra ... 1685 ... April 1952 |
| Apse of the Late Roman Complex as cleared, after the removal of the south martyra and before refilling ... south 1694 ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Apse of the Late Roman Complex before the removal of the interior wall and the south martyra ... AMS south 1687 Horizontal (normal) ... April 1952 |
| Apse of the Late Roman Complex before removal of interior wall and south martyra ... AMS 1685 Horizontal (normal) ... April 1952 |
| Cuttings in the bedrock west of the Odeion and south of the apse of the Late Roman Complex ... AMS east 1922 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Unfinished chamber tomb to the west of the Odeion. Deposit J 10:1 ... (chamber tomb) south 1816 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Apse of the Late Roman Complex as cleared, after the removal of the south martyra and before refilling ... AMS south 1694 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Unfinished chamber tomb to the west of the Odeion. Deposit J 10:1 ... (chamber tomb) northeast 1818 Horizontal (normal) ... 25 Apr 1952 |
| View showing the covering of Drain W with reused blocks and inscriptions. I 6506 is first on line followed by I 6507. Cf. 1997.09.0174 for closer view of the inscriptions ... AMS east 1849 Horizontal (normal) ... 26 Apr 1952 |
| View showing detail of inscriptions I 6506 (below) and I 6507 (above) as found over the drain ... AMS south 1853 Horizontal (normal) ... 26 Apr 1952 |
| North monument base and Byzantine tomb, immediately north of the apse of the Late Roman Complex ... AMS northeast 1915 Horizontal (normal) ... 2 May 1952 |
| Our Foremen, Sophokles Lekkas and Zacharias Nikolaou. From east ... Scanned 2005 for the 75th anniversary exhibition and publication. 1860 Horizontal (normal) ... 2 May 1952 |
| Unfinished chamber tomb to the west of the Odeion. Deposit J 10:1 ... (chamber tomb) south 1816 ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Unfinished chamber tomb to the west of the Odeion. Deposit J 10:1 ... (chamber tomb) northeast 1818 ... 25 Apr 1952 |
| North monument base and Byzantine tomb, immediately north of the apse of the Late Roman Complex ... northeast 1915 ... 2 May 1952 |
| View showing the covering of Drain W with reused blocks and inscriptions. I 6506 is first on line followed by I 6507. Cf. 1997.09.0174 for closer view of the inscriptions ... east 1849 ... 26 Apr 1952 |
| View showing detail of inscriptions I 6506 (below) and I 6507 (above) as found over the drain ... south 1853 ... 26 Apr 1952 |
| Plundered Chamber Tomb. (Tomb XII). A few meters SE of the great white marble altar. The chamber is an irregular rectangle, oriented roughly N-S, with dromos leading in at a very gentle slope from the ... LH III A |
| Nose chipped; otherwise intact except for minor chips. Portrait of middle-aged man with close-trimmed beard and mustache. Hair simply treated and cap-like except for locks falling over forehead. Eyes have ... Late 3rd c. or early 4th c. A.D. |
| Broken above and on right.
Preserves lower left corner of slab, with elaborate interlace design beginning 0.185m. from bottom, 0.065m. from left.
Traces of cement show reuse in wall.
White marble. Marble ... 7 April 1952 |
| Mended from three pieces. Broken above waist and above ankles; drapery broken left and right. Preserves lower part of figure of the type of the Aphrodite of Frejus.
Very highly polished surface, fresh ... 15 April 1952, 30 April 1952 |
| Handle chipped, otherwise intact.
Square discus surrounded by wave pattern.
Rim, herringbone. Solid handle, grooved. On bottom in a leaf framed by a double groove, a branch and the letters "KY".
Dark red ... 31 March 1952 |
| Intact.
Square discus with scalloped edge, flanked left and right, by herringbone. On rim, concentric circles and grooves. On bottom, leaf design with branch in it. Solid handle, grooved.
Dark red glaze ... 2 April 1952 |
| Intact.
Round discus with rosette. On rim, wave pattern.
Underneath, branch in circle, with below a "X". Solid handle, grooved.
Dark red glaze wash.
Orange-brown clay.
Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 2 April 1952 |
| Handle broken away, otherwise complete except for chips.
Plain discus, nodules on rim and body, simple volutes on nozzle; remains of applied handle. On bottom, within single ridge, raised "alpha".
Thin ... 8 April 1952 |
| Ring handle missing, chip out of discus; nozzle much burnt.
Plain discus. Grooves on rim run out to nozzle as volutes. On each side a wavy band attached as a lug. On base, signature: raised "alpha".
Thin ... 8 April 1952 |
| Broken all around.
Raised base and a little of wall of a mold made lamp.
Signature incised in the unbaked clay.
Thin red to brown glaze.
Buff clay.
Signed Bases type of Agora collection.
Cf. Type 50B ... 8 April 1952 |
| Preserves about one third of mold for lower part of lamp.
On outside, incised letters.
Thick pale buff clay.
Type XXVIII (?) of Corinth collection. South of Gymnasium Apse, layer II North; Red fill. 1705, ... 10 April 1952 |
| Basket handle missing, otherwise intact.
Plain discus; nodules on rim and body; sloppy volutes at joining of nozzle and rim. On bottom within two ridges, raised "alpha".
Orange-red to black glaze.
Brownish ... 25 April 1952 |
| Nozzle and handle broken off.
Plain discus surrounted by three raised rings. Nodules on rim and body. Volutes at join of nozzle and body. On bottom, within a single circle, raised "alpha".
Dark purplish-brown ... 30 April 1952 |
| Handle missing, otherwise intact.
Plain discus; nodules on rim and body; volutes join body to nozzle. On bottom, in double circle, "alpha" in relief.
Red to black rather metallic looking glaze.
Bright ... 29 April 1952 |
| Handle missing; otherwise intact.
Plain discus; nodules on rim and body; volutes join body and nozzle. On bottom, in double circle "alpha", in relief.
Thin purplish-brown glaze wash.
Brown clay.
Type ... 29 April 1952 |
| Rectangular stamp; double headed axe. Finished Surface. Θασίων
double axe
[Βου]λ̣ή̣[κριτ]ος Leica ... 15 April 1952 |
| Mended from many pieces; base and handles missing but one handle attachment remains. Restored in plaster. Lower part reserved with a pattern of broad rays; a single glazed line above the rays. Dull black ... 25 April 1952 |
| Many fragments, precariously joined, preserve part of shoulder and walls of a large round-bodied pot.
Very elaborate incised decoration on shoulder and start of neck; one plastic bump on shoulder.
... 25 April 1952 |
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