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Cistern on lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Two Hellenistic fills with late Hellenistic to Roman fill above.
Use fill characterized by broken water jars (lower fill); contemporary dump (middle fill); ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
Top fill to 1.00m. = dump of late Hellenistic ware mixed with some Roman of 2nd c. to early 3rd. c. Intermediate fill 1.20-2.00m. = dump with tiles and stucco, almost no sherds. Coins:
6 February 1937 ... 2nd-3rd c. A.D. |
Dump, Sullen clean-up. Coins:
9 February 1937 #6-#10
10 February 1937 #11-#13
11 February 1937 #16-#20 ... First quarter 1st c. B.C. |
"Not much earlier than middle fill" Coins:
12 February 1937 #5-#7 ... Fourth quarter of 2nd c. B.C. |
Corinth ... BMC 423--471.
[(BMC 441)]
Corinth.
Obv. Pegasus left.
Rev. Trident upward, in field right racetorch. Coin no. 10. Cistern at 75/ΟΑ. below Pegasos flying l. Trident upward; at r., race torch. 98, 188 ... late 5th--3rd century B.C. |
| The seal is attached to the wall of a plain flat bottomed bowl, P 14431 (X 988), rivetted through the clay just below the rim.
A seated figure (Dionysos ?) facing right; a high back to throne, and apparently ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| Rectangular.
A slight depression in one side. Cistern, middle fill.
1st c. B.C. Leica, XVIII-95 ... 10 February 1937 |
| Square. Cistern, middle fill.
1st c. B.C. Leica ... 11 February 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed on rough surface, no original edge preserved. Back preserved (?).
Four lines of the inscription preserved and traces of fifth.
Hymettian marble. Found in the wall modern house ... 25 January 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face, original left edge and perhaps right preserved.
Surface and back worn.
Seven lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon.
Pentelic marble. Found in marble pile, on ... 2 February 1937 |
| Inscribed fragment of base.
Bottom and left side preserved; a wreath on the left face.
Honorary base with list of names by tribe and deme; Ephebes of the tribe Demetrias.
Six lines of the inscription preserved ... 3rd. century B.C. |
| Inscribed fragment of stele; res sacrae.
Back, rough picked and right margin, picked smooth, preserved.
Seven lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in the wall of the modern house ... 7 January 1937 |
| From a flat roof tile.
Part of a swastika-like stamp preserved on the unglazed under surface. Black glaze on the upper surface.
Coarse red clay. Cistern, top fill. Leica, color slide ... 6-9 February 1937 |
a) Top fill selected; piece of water pipe [as late as early 3rd c. A.D. Herulian destruction ?]
b) Middle fill
c) Coarse selected Resorted 1997, by SIR. |
a) Fragments of lamps, unguentaria, gray ware, blister ware.
b) West Slope, Pergamene.
c) Black glazed plates, rims, bases.
d) Black glazed jugs etc..
e) Loom weights, terra-cottas. Fragments of two unguentaria ... |
a) White ground lagynoi (middle and bottom fill).
b) Megarian bowls (middle and bottom fill).
c) Fragments of coarse painted ware (middle fill).
d) Fragments of bronze, lead etc. (middle and bottom fill) ... |
Almost complete pots:
a) Amphora rather like Χ 139,except for tapering body, no rim, no foot.
b) Black glazed oinochoe, like Χ 135 (P 8944); no lip.
c) Black glazed pyxis, like Χ 975.
d) West Slope neck ... |
Transport amphora fragments. Resorted by SIR, 1997. |
Transport amphora fragments, one with collar rim. Resorted by SIR, 1997. |
Transport amphora fragments, including large piece of cylindrical like Χ 140. Resorted by SIR, 1997. |
Selected coarse wares: water-jars, lagynoi, bases. Resorted by SIR, 1997. |
Selected coarse wares: lekanai, storage, kraters. Resorted by SIR, 1997. |
Fragments of braziers and cooking pots; cooking ware. Resorted by SIR, 1997. |
a) All glazed sherds, including lamps and unguentaria.
b) Coarse selected. Resorted 1997, by SIR.
AS-993 taken July 1997 by SIR. |
Stucco fragments and window tiles, from layer between top and middle fill. |
Selected tiles. [Except for two pieces of heavy Roman bricks, all look early like middle fill.] |
Selected tiles. [Except for two pieces of heavy Roman bricks, all look early like middle fill.] |
| Oval bowl with central rib. Shaft ending above in a drop.
Rather well preserved.
Decorative rings around the part where bowl and shaft meet.
Cf. Corinth XII, pp. 132-134, pl. 82. In front of late Roman ... 8 May 1947 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved; much worn.
Traces of at least seven lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found among marbles from the demolition of modern houses, at ... 20 February 1939 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Part of moulding at bottom of inscribed face preserved; otherwise broken.
Three lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic marble. Found in modern wall, in the area of the north foot ... 9 March 1939 |
| Small fragment from shoulder.
Head of Athena to right; tongues. Landscaping operations in the excavations; exact provenience unknown. Leica ... January 1955 |
| Broken all around. Unidentified representation from reverse of Panathenaic amphora. Agora excavations. Leica ... 5 February 1962 |
| From the floor of a heavy plate. Head and shoulders of draped figure right. Very poor condition; added white practically disappeared from face and part of clothes. Agora area, context unknown. Leica ... (February 1957) |
| Single fragment preserving handle, part of rim, neck and trace of body. Flaring body; convex neck; offset vertical rim; thickened lip, flat on top. Horizontal handle, round in section, attached at rim, ... February 1937 |
| Single fragment of floor, wall and rim, preserving complete profile of pan. Uneven disk base; flaring straight wall, offset (on the exterior) and curving at rim. Rough groove on exterior of rim and in ... February 1937 |
| Single fragment of one handle, rim and neck, with start of shoulder.
Flat shoulder; vertical, slightly concave, neck; thickened rim with interior offset; one vertical loop handle, round in section, projecting ... February 1937 |
| Orlo Bifido pan fragment; single rim fragment. Nearly vertical wall with trace of flat bottom preserved.
Grooved rim.
Hard, gritty fabric with sparking inclusions. Light red (10R 6/6) inside or in break, ... February 1937 |
| Full profile preserved, but only about one-quarter of rim. Restored in plaster. Broad flat rim offset from floor and thickened at edge; ring foot, grooved beneath. Band of poor rouletting on floor.
Metallic ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; missing pieces of rim and floor restored in plaster. High ring foot; flaring floor; low nearly vertical rim. Band of rouletting on floor.
Glaze fired irregularly red, black and ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| Full profile preserved; about half of rim missing. Restored in plaster. Low nearly vertical lip; ring foot. Shape similar to P 14402 (Χ 959), but much smaller.
Glaze dull black to brown.
ADDENDA P 14402: ... 9-12 February 1937 |
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