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| Head of a woman (?) with spiral curls around the brows, but drawn back from the center of the forehead as if in a braid.
Broken off behind and at the top of the neck; most of the face preserved.
No traces ... 5 June 1947 |
| Mended complete except for chips.
Low base and rounded body; small filling hole with groove around. Short, rather blunt nozzle; unpierced lug on one side.
Dull black glaze, much peeled, over all.
Type ... 3-4 June 1947 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Five lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in Byzantine context in the industrial area, east of the Great Drain. 4888 Leica, 89-28-20, ... 3 June 1947 |
| Side A: the letter alpha (A) enclosed in a circle.
Side B: standing draped figure, left, holding uncertain object (spindle or thyrsos ?) in raised right hand. East of Roman bath, east of wall and floor ... 6 June 1947 |
| Body fragments, end of nozzle, and ornamental end of handle missing.
Low ring foot and deep body; voluted nozzle with relief rosette on upper face. Flat discus surrounded by ring of dots, and grooves ... 5 June 1947 |
| The nozzle and lug at one side broken off; no handle; groove around filling hole; base concave beaneath.
The wall was never pierced through for the wick, at the point where the nozzle joined.
Inside unglazed ... 5 June 1947 |
| Complete except for round holes in shoulder front and back. Typical shape and ribbing.
Incised under the handle:
Micaceous red clay. Well, box 15. 4546 Leica, LXIX-54 DA 15172 ... 3 June 1947 |
| Joins P 17971. Rim fragment of a black glazed mug(?).
Incised outside:
Good glaze.
Cf. Agora XII, no. 195, p. 250. Clearing over ostrakon fill. 4940 Leica PD 1133-18(F 78), DA 15242 ... 5 June 1947 |
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