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The left hand (fingers broken off) and part of the back of a plaque with projecting head and hand.
Original surfaces preserved at bottom, back and left side.
Traces of white and red over.
Pinkish clay ... 17 May 1939 |
Broken away below.
Bearded head. A rough knob (polos ?) on top of head.
Face red; eyes white, traces of grayish-blue on the polos.
ADDENDA: Same mold as T 482. Well. West end of section, late Roman hole ... 15 May 1939 |
Broken away behind and at neck.
Head of a child with hair curly at the side, braided at the top, forming a central ridge with herringbone. Eyes drilled.
No remains of color or glaze.
Pinkish-buff clay ... 15 May 1939 |
First interpretation: female head.
Broken behind and at neck.
Head with lightly gouged pompadour. Faint traces of white.
Dark red clay. Near drain. Leica ... 15 May 1939 |
Broken on all sides; back rough.
Head and upper body of a woman, facing, who clutches with both hands at the huge snake which coils about her.
Remains of white for background, red spots on body of snake; ... 16 May 1939 |
First interpretation: child 's face.
Fat woman 's face, broken off at neck and behind.
Traces of red glaze and of white in eyes.
Red clay. Brown fill and sand over red.
Hellenistic and late Roman. 1680 ... 15 May 1939 |
| Figure wearing chiton and himation and holding child in her arms.
Head missing, and chip from lower part behind, and left foot.
Open beneath; the back only rouhgly blocked out.
No color.
Pinkish-buff ... 16 May 1939 |
| The upper part of a mold for a bearded figure with mask-like head, wearing a speckled garment (Papposilenus).
He is bending forward and clasping some object (wine-skin ?).
Careful work.
Fine pinkish clay ... Publication: before 350 B.C. |
| Neck complete with beginning of handles.
Early Roman amphora.
Two stamps on rim, upside down to each other. Class: ERom amph* Finished Brown fill in drain A. a) MANTA[---]
b) FAB 1077 Leica ... 16 May 1939 |
| Rectangular stamp well down on curve; two lines; symbol (thyrsos?) across centre. Finished Late brownish-red fill. Θασί[ων]
thyrsos l.
Ἡροφάντου̣ 1467 Leica ... 16 May 1939 |
Long curve fragment.
Narrow rectangular stamp; one line. Cxt: A-B 19-20 : 1(VG)* Great Drain south, Hellenistic sand fill. MAARCI (retr) Leica ... 17 May 1939 |
| Curve fragment.
Rectangular stamp; kantharos(?) and kyathos. Rdg: dev: vase(AB)* Finished Cleaning late brown fill. Θασίων
ladle
device
[ Ἀ]ρι[στο]κλῆς 1733 Leica ... 17 May 1939 |
Cylindrical grinder; sides slightly concave; ends convex and somewhat polished from grinding.
White marble veined with purple.
Early Helladic (?).
Cf. ST 309 (NN 752), and ST 662. Excavation day is questionable ... 15 May 1939 |
| Plain double-conical.
Pierced through center; hole much larger and slightly off-center at one side. The edges of the hole at its larger opening, show signs of wear.
Greenish-blue glass. Geometric grave ... 16 May 1939 |
| Pierced through lengthwise, close to base. Incised on base an ibex (?).
Blue faience. Geometric grave 3. 1233-1235 Leica, XVIII-93, XX-50, 81-281, 79-11-34, 79-11-35, 79-11-36, 79-16-21, 79-16-22, 79-16-23, ... 17 May 1939 |
| Inscribed fragments.
Fragment Π 151 a), inscribed face only preserved; left side may represent original.
Fragment ΖΖ 57 b), inscribed face only preserved.
Seven lines of the inscription preserved.
Pentelic ... Ca. 400-390 B.C. |
| Fragmentary wall block of Tholos. One end only remains.
Traces of stucco over inner face; outer face dressed fairly smooth, with a drafted band along the top. Deep anathyrosis band on end. Cutting for ... 15 May 1939 |
| A rectangular half-housing joint at either end; closed with fine hard white lime cement. Buff clay; unglazed. Lime deposit on inside Not found during June 2001 flood, must have been left in situ.
Not found, ... 15 May 1939 |
Squat truncated pyramid.
The stub of a projecting pin (for handle or attachment ?) on the bottom. M. Farnsworth reports that although the material is bronze, it appears to contain more lead than is usual ... 15 May 1939 |
| Each is somewhat oval in shape and each is made of a single piece of heavy bronze wire so bent that the two ends overlap at the joint.
One (a) is of slightly thicker wire than the other. Geometric grave ... 17 May 1939 |
| Inscribed fragments.
"POLETAI" record.
Confiscated property of those who profaned the Mysteries.
Fragment ΙΙ 2 a), inscribed face only preserved.
Thirteen lines of the inscription preserved.
Belongs to ... 414 B.C. |
Inscribed fragment.
Part of left edge and rough picked back preserved.
Nine lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon.
Space between lines, five including: 0.051m.
Space between lines, five including: ... 16 May 1939 |
| Long and narrow blade with pointed tang for insertion into handle. Geometric grave 3. 1233-1235 Leica, XVIII-93, 81-281 ... 17 May 1939 |
| Two fragments.
The object consists of two long narrow plates held together by two pins, set into the ends of the plates. Around one of the pins and on the two plates, near it, are traces of the presence ... 17 May 1939 |
| From the shoulder of a small closed pot, probably an oinochoe. Glazed outside and decorated with a wreath and jewelled pendents in thinned clay paint.
Inscribed: Α Φ Ρ Cistern, 6th.-1st c. B.C. fill ... 15-17 May 1939 |
| Missing fragments, including tip of spout, restored; also handle, on the analogy of another similar piece. High ring foot, moulded; squat rounded body, the upper half (made in a Megarian bowl mould?) covered ... 15-17 May 1939 |
From a closed pot; part of flat base with straight side and of widely flaring wall preserved.
Pinkish clay, buff at core and on outer surface; a band of dark brown paint around base.
Middle Helladic ... 15 May 1939 |
Fragment from wall, with short vertical handle round in section. Beginning of spring for rim preserved at edge of break above handle.
Rather thin clean fabric, yellow brown at core, light buff on surface ... 15 May 1939 |
Six joining fragments from rim and floor of a Western Sigillata bowl. Flat bottom; straight side wall, outward tilted, with slightly projecting thickened rim.
Orange-red clay; red glaze. Late Hellenistic ... 15-16 May 1939 |
A single fragment preserves part of plain slightly thickened rim and vertical side. In low relief on exterior, some figures in violent action.
Dull brownish glaze of various shades.
ADDENDA At the ... 15 May 1939 |
A single fragment preserves some of lower part of wall close to bottom. Exterior reserved; at bottom, a raised band with grooves spaced to form ridges alternately broad and narrow.
Interior, lustrous ... 15 May 1939 |
| Mended from many pieces; some of center of floor and chips from rim missing. Restored in plaster. Rounded rim; ring foot; on floor, stamped palmettes surrounded by several circles of rouletting.
Glaze ... 240-215 |
| Three joining fragments preserve part of a hollow stand, probably from a shape such as P 15163 (ΕΕ 196). In relief on wall, lower part of seated figure, right, then a nude figure, left, and a heavy-armed ... 15 May 1939 |
One handle missing and minor chips. Restored in plaster. Slightly in-turned rim. Heavy flaring foot with flat bottom. The whole rather coarsely made, and the handles, square-ended, flaring sharply from ... 15 May 1939 |
| Two fragments from the neck of a large vase: high slightly concave side and flaring rim; neck glazed inside, and around upper part of outside, with two miltos grooves. Glaze band at junction of neck and ... 15 May 1939 |
Pear-shaped object, apparently complete, but perhaps chipped at top. Hollow and with a small hole in the top; bottom rounded.
Fine fabric of pinkish-brown clay; smoothly surfaced, perhaps with thin laquer(?); ... 15 May 1939 |
| Base of bowl with flaring ring foot, grooved beneath.
Two grooves around stamp at center of floor. Square stamp: Kalikia fill with coarse Byz. 1694 Leica, 93-30-11 PD 1172-5 ... 16 May 1939 |
| One handle and chips missing. Squat type with spurred vertical handles and small doubled rim. Moulded base with miltos groove around outer face and beneath. Rouletting and four stamped palmettes at center ... 16 May 1939 |
| Much of one side, and chip from rim opoposite, missing; restored in plaster.
Small deep Subgeometric skyphos with sharply tapering wall and flaring lip. Flat bottom; rather heavy handles. Glazed inside ... 17 May 1939 |
Handle, part of one side and chips missing; restored in plaster. Small deep Subgeometric cup with somewhat angular wall and out-turned lip. Band handle, from lip to well down on wall. Flat bottom.
Thin ... 17 May 1939 |
Handle, most of neck and lip and part of wall missing; restored in plaster. Small flat-bottomed Subgeometric jug or olpe; short neck, forming continuous curve with shoulder; round mouth.
Thin streaky ... 17 May 1939 |
| Two non-joining fragments of a closed pot, mended from five.
a) Draped woman right, following another draped figure; much scratched. Relief Eros in added clay hovering between. The woman holds a string ... 17 May 1939 |
| Fragment from floor, with start of ring foot; neat moulded ring just inside foot, set off by a scraped groove; space inside ring reserved, with a glazed circle. Scraped groove around wall just above foot ... 17 May 1939 |
| Mended from several pieces; complete except for small bits. Round-bodied jug on slightly concave bottom; narrow straight neck, trefoil lip, with rolled handle from lip.
Body solid glazed except for a ... 17 May 1939 |
Mended from three pieces; complete except for small chips. Broad body on low raised base; broad vertical band handles rising above vertical lip, attached at lip and shoulder. Shoulder and upper body reserved ... 17 May 1939 |
| Mended from several pieces; complete except for chips. Similar in shape and decoration to P 15123 (ΓΓ 330), but somewhat deeper-bodied. On shoulder and upper wall, band of vertical leaves, separated by ... 17 May 1939 |
| Mended from several pieces; complete except for chips. Small squat skyphos on low raised base; lip nearly vertical. Handle zone reserved and decorated with short broad-hatched leaves in vertical panels; ... 17 May 1939 |
Mended from many pieces; a number of small chips missing. Skyphos with rather marked shoulder; flat bottom, handles only slightly up-tilted; rim high, slightly flaring. Panel decoration in handle zone ... 17 May 1939 |
Neck and part of one side missing. Restored in plaster. Body and preserved start of neck solid-glazed, shoulder reserved with several narrow glaze bands in the reserved strip. Narrow reserved band above ... 17 May 1939 |
Base, neck and handle missing. On shoulder, double row of rays; around upper edge of wall checker-board pattern; below, chariot scene; lower part of body solidly glazed. Liberal use of added white and ... 17 May 1939 |
| Three fragments preserve part of rim and wall; nothing of medallion.
a) Bearded saytr with one leg raised, stands left, left hand on hip, right hand extended. Trace of another figure behind him; in front ... 17 May 1939 |
| Six joining pieces give part of wall of medium sized jug. Brown wash inside; egg and dot border below scene. Standing draped female figure holding a looped fillet in front of her, facing left toward a ... 17 May 1939 |
| Wall fragment from a large pot; glazed inside. Preserved are parts of two draped female figures. One to the left, perhaps seated, wears a thin-sleeved chiton and over it a heavier garment fastened on the ... 17 May 1939 |
| A single large fragment broken all around preserves part of the wall of a large closed vase, unglazed inside. At top: trace of handle attachments with the end of a band of egg pattern at the line of the ... 17 May 1939 |
Half preserved, mended from two pieces. Hollow plate on ring foot; rim very slightly down-turned. Reserved groove on rim; another on floor over foot. Floral decoration on floor in added white and yellow; ... 17 May 1939 |
Only face of bear preserved.
Red glaze; red wash inside. Eyes lightly pierced.
Orange-buff clay. Third cut; Byzantine fill below layer 8. Leica, LXIX-25 ... 17 May 1939 |
A single fragment preserves part of flat bottom to rim, including part of one side of nozzle.
Angular wall, narrow lip flat on top and slightly projecting. On inside of lip a projecting knob partly closes ... 15 May 1939 |
Fragment from the back, preserving part of the raised base, of the wall, and of the raised edge which surrounded the top.
On the concave bottom, in raised letters, the signature.
Dull black glaze, worn ... 17 May 1939 |
Complete except for chips.
On discus, rosette; on rim, wavy lines; handle unpierced above, single below; on reverse, two almond-shaped grooves enclosing a leaf; impressed circles at tips of grooves.
Unglazed ... 17 May 1939 |
Broken; much of top missing.
On discus, jewelled cross; on rim, herringbone pattern; nozzle connected with discus by channel; handle, four pairs of concentric circles on top, unpierced; base, elongated ... 17 May 1939 |
Mended from several pieces; end of nozzle and fragments of body missing.
Broad rim, with groove around inner and outer edge, sloping gently into central filling hole. On either side, a lug, the left-hand ... 15 May 1939 |
Intact except for chip from discus.
Double grooved handle, semi-pierced. Wavy pattern on rim; winged Eros, right, before altar on discus. Palm leaf inside double almond-shaped grooves on bottom.
Unglazed ... 15 May 1939 |
Complete, except for hole in side.
Double grooved handle, pierced. Egg pattern on rim, ribs on discus. Reverse outlined by double concentric groove.
Unglazed. From a very worn mould.
Thin fabric; buff ... 16 May 1939 |
Complete except for chips.
Fairly deep body, the upper and lower halves meeting at an angle; ring foot; slightly sunken top, marked off by a scraped line. Five nozzles, slightly fluked.
Black glaze, very ... 16 May 1939 |
Complete save for chip from top surface.
Rows of raised globules on body and rim; plain sunken discus set off by grooves; pierced handle, triple grooved above and below; volutes either side of nozzle ... 16 May 1939 |
Intact except for small piece of bottom.
Double grooved handle, unpierced; plain rim with single groove; rosette with swirling leaves on discus. On reverse, three roughly concentric grooves and a central ... 17 May 1939 |
| Complete loose base (a) in one fragment and one handle (b) appears to belong. Loose: two body fragments with belly-groove (c, d) and two scraps (bagged).
Thin-walled beaker, two-handled. Cylindrical, ... 15 May 1939 |
| Rim sherd of a plate, with a scrap of hanging flange.
On outside of flange, stamped ovolo pattern (units: egg with spathate dart on right, with fine notching at lip; flat top of rim plain apart from a ... 15 May 1939 |
| Rim fragment of jar/beaker.
Rounded body; high, slightly tilted rim. Grooves at lip, at junction of rim and body, and above belly. No handle(s) visible.
Fine micaceous clay. Drab brown, fired reddish ... 15 May 1939 |
| Belly fragment of shallow cup.
Horizontal "thorn" motif on belly, ribbing below.
Light brown ware with grayish tint; clean breaks. Possibly from Rome region.
Date of context: ca. 50-20 B.C. Found with ... 15 May 1939 |
| Fragment of wall and rim (two joining sherds).
Near-cylindrical, curving slightly to a plain rim. Undecorated.
Light gray to brownish exterior, interior fairly light brown, clear fabric (virtually no ... 15-16 May 1939 |
| Almost half, lacking base: six joining pieces of rim and wall (a), two-joining wall sherds (b) and two loose fragments (c-d).
Elongated ovoid form, incurved at top; plain rim. A deep groove below mid-height; ... 15-16 May 1939 |
| Base, perhaps belonging to P 35030 or P 35031 (or to a similar vessel).
"Raised" type, with a groove/offset under edge creating a slight foot; lower part of wall rounded. Ware as P 35031: light gray, with ... 15-16 May 1939 |
| Part of a rim and wall (three joining fragments=a), and part of wall (b).
Slender cylindrical form with plain lip. Two grooves and a carination at bottom (base missing).
Drab brown to light gray ware, ... 15-16 May 1939 |
| Broken all around.
Veiled woman seated sideways on horse or donkey. She is clothed in chiton and himation, the himation pulled up behind and over the head.
Incised into the background between the legs ... 16 May 1939 |
| Part of top, right edge and back preserved.
Forepart of prancing horse, with right leg of nude rider preserved.
In front of the horse, a hole pierced through the plaque, for attachment?
Pentelic marble ... 16 May 1939 |
| Broken on both sides and at bottom.
The preserved top edge shows one antefix of an architectural (roof) molding for the relief, similar to the "hero" reliefs.
Preserved is a bearded head, facing, with ... 16 May 1939 |
Made up from many pieces; restored in plaster. Small flat bottom from which the sides rise straight before flaring out into plump body; straight neck, flaring trefoil lip; rolled handle from lip.
Very ... 15 May 1939 |
| Piece from upper left corner of panel; part of maeander above, dotted border at right. From a pelike. Panel depicts head of bearded man in profile to right; cloak drawn up over back of head. He wears a ... 16 May 1939 |
Wall fragment preserving part of a raised band decorated with arched grooves and vertical lines of small incised circles.
Heavy fabric of red clay with brown surface. 831 Leica, 81-601 ... 17 May 1939 |
Geometric horse, probably from a pyxis lid. Front leg and left hind leg broken near body. Bands of glaze paint on one side, on head and on tail; the other side glazed plain. Found in earlier exploration ... 15 May 1939 |
| Foot of black glazed one-handler?
Incised in reserved central circle on bottom: Small early house walls, north rectangular pit. Leica PD 1153-8h, PD 1190-24 ... 15 May 1939 |
| Neck and one handle preserved. Thick neck, rather short, flaring at shoulder, bulbous at top; plain rolled rim. Mouth oval, the sides pressed in by the attachment of the handles.
Incised on one side ... 15 May 1939 |
| Broken but complete. Deep skyphos on flat bottom, slightly projecting; out-turned lip. Bottom, handle zone and top of lip reserved.
Reddish-brown glaze inside and out; groups of cross-strokes on lip ... 16 May 1939 |
Fragment of base of bowl, floor broken off all around on the exterior line of the plain ring foot.
Incised through black glaze on bottom: Green earth, container 1, layer VI. 1155-1156 Leica PD 1133-23(F ... 17 May 1939 |
| Intact save minor chips. Moderately plump fusiform body. A white line at lower part of neck and one on shoulder.
ADDENDA Solid foot, white stripes, poorly smoothed. Cistern, lower fill. 734 ff. Leica, ... 15 May 1939 |
Curve piece.
Stamp not fully struck; large letters; retrograde.
Late Knidian. Red fill on floor. [---]αδ[---]
[--]με
(retr) Leica ... 16 May 1939 |
| Part of rim preserved; low rim flat on top.
Very gritty, reddish-buff clay.
Stamp set diagonally on top; winged object at centre. Finished Sandy late Roman fill. Νύμφων̣ Θα̣ | [σι] | ον Λεωφάν | ης (last ... 15 May 1939 |
| Rectangular stamp; caduceus.
Cf. Nilsson (1909), p. 90. Par: Nilsson 1909, p90 for name(VG)* Finished Trial 2 east of Valerian Wall; layer 12; Roman (3rd century B.C. or later). Εὐίου
caduceus r. Leica ... 16 May 1939 |
| Micaceous clay.
Rectangular stamp; star with dot at centre. Rdg: the present rdg to be revised, do not believe in this
name(VG 6.i.53)*Publ: Bon publ w/ rdg = `Hro"stratov= prob
wrong(VG)*Rdg: prhps =Bi"wn=?, ... 15 May 1939 |
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