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[Agora Object] AP 2536: Pithos: Impressed or Incised Decoration

Fragments were found a little above and below this depth, but most came from it. Solid foot. Few bands of decoration; one lotus at neck, two incised lines and stamped decoration on body. Clay reddish ... 13 May 1938

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1506

Upper part only. Below the shoulder-ridge a band of running spirals; on the wall two zones of noughts and crosses. For the shape see the Kerameikos and North Slope pithoi, p. 193, note 4 and 1507. For ... Context to ca. 500 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1507

One-piece pithos. Below the shoulder-ridge a zone of lotus flowers, set end-to-end in pairs; on the wall, two zones of noughts and crosses. Another, fragmentary, also from the Acropolis North Slope, Athens, ... Context ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1508

Neck and wall fragment. From a one-piece pithos. A nought-and-cross band below the shoulder-ridge, a second further down the wall; no impressed patterns ... Context ca. 575-535 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1509

Neck and shoulder fragment. Pronounced shoulder angle; probably from a neck-pithos. Below the shoulder-ridge a band of tightly wound spirals separated by pairs of drops. For the shape see p. 194, note ... Context ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1510

Shoulder fragment. Below the ridge a zone of running spirals loosely wound and separated above and below by small x's. A closely similar piece, P 25001, comes from Q 13:5, context of ca. 575-540 B.C ... Context ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1511

Handle fragment. At the base of the handle a stamped rectangle enclosing a pair of spirals. Thin pithos fabric; from an amphora? ... Context ca. 575-535 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1512

Handle fragment. At the base a stamped meander. Thin pithos fabric; from an amphora? ... Context, late archaic accumulation, to ca. 450 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1513

Shoulder fragment. Below the ridge a triple guilloche, the middle cable squared off to form a zone of lozenges; raised dots in the loops or squares. For the same scheme in Siphnos see B.S.A., XLIV, 1949, ... Context, late archaic accumulation deposited ca. 460-450 B.C., or later.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1514

Shoulder fragment. Three double guilloche strands with dots in the loops. Sketchy work. Close, possibly from the same pot, P 20876 D 17:10. The guilloche patterns on Attic pithoi may vary widely, as ... Context 475-450 B.C. or later.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1515

Shoulder fragment. Below the ridge, a band of reversing lotuses, a bud at the base of each flower. The stamp was too wide for the band so that the downwards flower was sheared off at the calyx. From ... Context ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1516

Shoulder fragment. From a closed pot of moderate size. At the base of the neck, hanging palmettes stamped one by one. Corinthian tile fabric; smooth creamy slip. For palmettes on Corinthian relief ware ... Context ca. 600-550 B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1517

Neck and shoulder fragment. Upper wall at an angle to lower, and shoulder-ridge squared off; probably from a neck-pithos. Below the ridge, a sunken band with a row of framed rosettes; the rosette at ... late archaic accumulation deposited ca. 450 B.C. See p. 25, note 56.

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[Agora Object] P 5351: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Perhaps from upper shoulder of a large pithos, just below the neck. Below the neck, a raised moulding with a band of guilloche in relief below. Gritty micaceous pink clay; slipped outside. B' building ... 9 April 1935

[Agora Object] P 16832: Pithos Fragment with Impressed Decoration

Fragment preserving part of neck and shoulder of large pithos. Raised band at junction of neck and shoulder. Below this, a band of rosettes in relief. Then a smaller raised band. Clay dark buff at surface, ... 1932

[Agora Object] P 12520: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

A running spiral pattern in relief on a slightly raised band; stars as filling ornament. Clay red at core, gray at surface. Well, upper fill. Leica, 82-534 ... 28 April 1938

[Agora Object] P 20434: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Broken all around. Fragment from side with guilloche pattern in relief. Thick fabric, red at core, light brown and highly micaceous on surface. Sherds from same fill in B 654. Poros Building floor, second ... 11 June 1949

[Agora Object] P 20875: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Cracked from shoulder; raised ridge at top of piece, probably at the junction of neck. Below the ridge, lotus chain in low relief, the flowers alternately upright and reversed. Micaceous, porous red ... 24 June 1950

[Agora Object] P 19596: Pithos Fragment with Impressed Decoration

The base of the vertical band handle of a coarseware pot. Maze pattern stamped at base of handle. Highly micaceous red clay with white grits. Ostrakon fill. Context, late archaic accumulation, to ca ... 24 April-13 June 1947

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[Agora Object] P 11959: Pithos Fragments with Stamped Decoration

A number of joining fragments preserve part of the body of a large pithos around which run two slightly raised bands averaging about 0.04m. wide. The bands are decorated with a geometric pattern of impressed ... September 1932