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S 1939: Votive Relief

Broken at right, setting tongue preserved. Five figures enclosed by plain border. In center one figure kneels before a standing god and goddess, at the right. At the left of the kneeling figure a standing ... 19 April 1956

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SS 14083: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Rectangular stamp, almost square, containing combination of letters. Class: "unknown origin (cf Bon 2210)" on file card(AZ)* Mixed fill. ΦΡ (Φ,Ρ lig) Leica ... 25 February 1956

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SS 14126: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Shield. Finished Chiefly Byzantine fill near Byzantine houses. Θασ̣ίω̣ν̣ shield [---] Leica ... 18 May 1956

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I 6742: Base Fragment

Inscribed fragment of base for statuette. Part of an upper corner preserved. Broken below. Part of rectangular cutting in top. Inscribed on two adjacent faces. Hymettian marble. Found in marble dump, from ... 25 February 1956

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I 6743: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Parts of four lines of the inscription preserved, and traces of fifth above; stoichedon. Pentelic marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the ... 3 March 1956

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I 6744: Epitaph Fragment

Inscribed fragment of Christian Epitaph (?). Back original. Broken all around. Parts of four lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes ... 24 March 1956

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I 6750: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Hymettian marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes of the hill of Nymphes. Leica ... 16 April 1956

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I 6752: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Back roughly picked. Hymettian marble. Found in mixed fill among marbles, from the lower slopes of the hill of Nymphes. Leica, 98-54-14, 98-54-15 ... 24 April 1956

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MC 1011: Plaque

Tapers slightly toward top, which is broken off. Two under edges are bevelled. There is a graffito: Ι Ν Ι Κ Ι. Irregular daub of clay impressed by fingers (whose prints can still be seen) on to the preserved ... 30 March 1956

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L 5266: Lamp Fragment

About half of the top with handle attachment preserved. On discus, an Eros playing a syrinx. His wings are open to fill the disc. 4th. century. From destruction fill of South House, Room 24. 2250 Leica ... 2 April 1956

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L 5267: Lamp

Globule-and-volute lamp; handle, non-joining, grooved and pierced. Soft light buff clay. Mid. 3rd. century. Dark red fill of South House, Room 23. 2244 ff. Leica ... 4 April 1956

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L 5268: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Four joining fragments, lacks nozzle. Rim, panelled; handle, grooved and pierced. Discus plain; signed on base. Unglazed. Buff clay. Mixed fill from Soutrh House, Room 26. 2278 Leica ... 12 April 1956

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L 5272: Lamp

Complete. Globules around rim, bull's head on discus. Five concentric circles incised in bottom. Handle not pierced through. Pink unglazed clay. Late Roman fill under Byzantine House A. Leica ... 18 May 1956

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G 541: Bowl Fragment

Four joining fragments (a-d) preserve nearly half of the floor, with part of the low ring foot; two fragments (e-f) give a little of the plain rim and gently curving wall. A fourth fragment (g) appears ... 24 March 1956

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G 542: Plate

Several joining fragments give part of rim and floor of a large plate or platter. Projecting rim thickened at inner and outer edges. Pale green, almost colorless glass. South House, room 24, destruction ... 2 April 1956

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A 2620: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Top missing and cover tile. Volutes to either side of pendent lotus. Reddish clay; light slip. Signed: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Surface. Leica ... 1 June 1956

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A 2624: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Top broken off, and cover tile. Design of diamond-shaped lozenge with pendent lotus; volutes to either side. Red clay; light buff slip. Signed: ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ. Marble dump. Leica ... 13 June 1956

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A 2629: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Lower left corner preserved with start of name: ΑΙΓ. Buff, unglazed clay. Built into wall between Rooms 2 and 3 of Greek House. Leica ... 23 June 1956

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P 25609: Moldmade Vessel Fragment with Gouged Decoration

Moldmade with gouged details. One fully curled ram's horn, an eyebrow and most of a human eye preserved. Brown clay with thin black wash over, worn. ADDENDA Knidian or Coan - jug in form of a ram [JWH] ... 27 April 1956

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G 675: Bowl Fragment

Two joining fragments of bowl, each with part of wall and cut design. Floral design with stem and leaf ornaments. Two posts at right angles. Wall of clear glass, now decayed with thick silvery weathering ... 14 May 1956

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G 676: Bottle Fragment

Several fragments of lower part of square bottle mended; 15 other fragments not mended. Sides slightly indented. Out-turned wide rim. On bottom, molded pattern of a swastika enclosed within a triangle, ... 14 May 1956

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G 545: Bottle

A square bottle with narrow neck, flared rim and broad flat handle. Broken into many fragments, but apparently complete as it lay. Glass light green to clear. For context see Hesp. 26 (1957), p. 101. South ... 9 May 1956

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G 546: Jar

Rim chipped, otherwise complete. Body square. Round mouth with flaring rim opens directly out of body. Light bluish green glass. Υάλινο αγγείο, με τετράγωνο σώμα. Σχεδόν ακέραιο. For context see Hesp ... 24 May 1956

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G 547: Bowl Fragments

Fragments of at least three bowls of clear glass with small out-turned rims are included here, also various decorative elements, including a blown glass bird attached to a wall fragment, and with the details ... 9, 26 May 1956

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BI 752: Ivory Relief

Bearded head wearing wreath. Complete except for chips from nose, wreath and beard. Two holes in forehead, and one in beard for attachment of head to a box or piece of furniture. Face is cut at edge to ... 9 May 1956

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BI 753: Ivory Veneer

Found stamped into the earth in a very ruined condition. A rectangular frame of ivory can be seen which was filled with squares of ivory. Around this inner frame would have gone another rectangle (of which ... 2 June 1956

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BI 910: Bone Fragment

Small curved piece. Green surface from contact with bronze. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956

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BI 911: Horn Fragment

Part of small curved horn, preserved from tip with green surface from contact with bronze. Burned patches on convex side towards base of horn. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956

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G 543: Bowl Fragments

Four large fragments, mended from many, preserve parts of the rim and wall of a deep millefiori bowl; nothing of the foot preserved. Many additional fragments do not join. The wall shows a full rounded ... 24 April 1956

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B 1454: Fragment of Funnel with "y" Gate

Layer of coarse red clay surrounds funnel of roughly modelled finer blackened clay ridged at opening to gate. Smooth gate, oval in section, is made of still finer, blackened clay. Part of second oval "Y" ... April, May 1956

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B 1456: Funnel Fragment

Mended from two pieces preserving part of up and ovoid bowl. Coarse red clay around inner layer of gray clay, coated inside with fine red slip, blackened towards base of bowl. Cf. B 1446, similar type ... April, May 1956

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B 1458: Mold Support

Almost complete support. Made of coarse red clay, irregularly flattened at both ends, and higher at one side than at the other. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956

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B 1460: Mold Support Fragment

Fragment of large mold support. Roughly triangular in section, flat on bottom, sloped to base on exterior and hollowed out on inner face to hold base of mold upright during pouring. Four similar pieces ... April, May 1956

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B 1461: Mold Support

Flattened resting surface and part of diagonal large support roughly triangular in section crudely formed in coarse red clay. Impressions of finger tips that smoothed outer surface. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956

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B 1462: Fragment of Funnel and Gate

One fragment preserving profile of funnel and part of gate. Coarse outer layer of red clay folded over two inner layers of finer blackened clay. Central layer forms rounded gate. Thin layer of fine slip ... April, May 1956

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B 1464: Mold Fragment

Fragment lacks inner surface, but has its curved contour. Heavy blackening. Coarse red clay of outer layer has on it joining straight lines that were irregularly scratched in wet clay with narrow blunt ... April, May 1956

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B 1467: Mold Fragment with Iron

One fragment broken all around. Coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds finer blackened clay. Inner surface lost. At break at one side is badly corroded bit of iron that may be remains of chaplet ... April, May 1956

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B 1468: Mold Fragment

Large fragment perhaps of drapery, broken all around. Coarse exterior partial blackening on fine undulating or folding inner strand surface. Bronze fills cracks. Rest of inner surface is pulled away. At ... April, May 1956

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B 1469: Mold Fragment

One fragment mended from three pieces. Layer of coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds inner layer of finer blackened clay. Large slightly concave strand surface with bits of bronze adhering ... April, May 1956

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B 1474: Mold Fragment

One fragment mended from two pieces, broken all around. On exterior parallel marks of tined tool. On interior, concave cross-hatched strand surface, clearly marked. Blackening and bronze bits. Layering ... April, May 1956

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B 1475: Mold Fragment

One fragment broken all around. On interior, flat crossed strand surface, well marked, and preserving ends of strands. Blackening layering unclear. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956

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B 1476: Mold Fragment

Concave widely marked strand surface. Many cracks, all filled with bronze. Blackening. Broken all around. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956

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IL 1414: Lead Tool

A slender instrument with a point at one end and a small spatula at the other. Burned fill of bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 18 April 1956

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IL 1420: Iron Suspension Loop

Oxidized but complete. Bolt with suspension loop and short stem. Bronze casting pit. Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 24 October 1956

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B 1188: Nail Head or Cymbal

Hat-shaped ornamental nail head (?), possible cymbal. Center concave -convex, with everted rim. South house, room 12, N.W. quadrant, strosis with burning above pebble mosaic floor. Leica ... 9 May 1956

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B 1189: Mold Fragments of Large Bronze Statue

Six fragment selected from a large number (not catalogued) to show scale of figure, vents, drapery, etc. g) mold funnel h) Air vent i) Air vent j) mold fragmetn with gate. k) mold funnel with "y" gate ... April-May 1956

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B 1181: Statuette

Standing male figure, holding a bird in his extended right hand. Left arm raised, holding something (?). Short cloak thrown over left shoulder. Wreath on head. Left arm broken off, but statuette largely ... 9 May 1956

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B 1182: Candelabrum Top

Two pieces of upper part of a candelabrum. Topmost has leaf pattern directly below flaring rim. Below this is zone of inlaid silver leaves and stems with berrils of silver and some other inlay now missing ... 9 May 1956

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P 25744: Black Glaze Bowl with Rouletting and Graffito: Type C and Stamped

Enough preserved to recover profile. Restored in plaster. Connected palmettes radiating out from center; circled by broad band of rouletting and incised line. Graffito in bottom of base: Glaze in excellent ... 24 October 1956

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P 25746: Cup Fragment with Relief Decoration

Bit of rim of thin-walled cup. Low conical projections with stems from relief decoration below rim. Black glaze. Gray clay. ADDENDA North Italian [JWH]. Fill of deep passage leading north from rectangular ... 26 October 1956

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P 25752: Moldmade Bowl Fragment with Rouletting

Wall fragment, broken all around. Pendent egg and dart pattern below two grooves. Roulette pattern above. Fine glaze, well preserved. Clay pinkish-buff. From a classical to 3rd. c. A.D. fill. Channel ... April 1956

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P 25802: Plate Fragments with Rouletting

Three non-joining fragments. a) Part of floor. b) Wall fragment with moulded relief contour, beads of rouletting top and bottom. c) Part of floor and ring foot. Good glaze; pinkish-buff clay. Pergamene ... May 1956

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P 25686: Black Glaze Kantharos Fragments

Three fragments of which two join, giving neck and beginning of shoulder. Straight rim with ridge below on exterior. Two lightly incised lines beneath the glaze at juncture of neck and shoulder. Black ... March-April 1956

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P 25687: Black Glaze Fish Plate

Three fragments join to make plate lacking most of its rim and a piece of the center floor. Scraped groove around central depression and at outer edge of floor. Glaze once good, now much scratched and ... March-April 1956

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P 25688: Black Glaze Lekanis

Numerous fragments make up lekanis that is complete except for some chips from the rim. Broad-based foot. Resting surface of foot reserved. Bottom has reserved circle. Walls not smoothly made, perhaps ... March-April 1956

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P 25691: Lekane

Fragments make up basin complete but for one handle and fragments of wall. Restored in plaster. Steeply flaring wall; flat base; neatly rounded rim. Handle set close up under rim. Thin red glaze on rim ... March-April 1956

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P 25694: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Floor fragment of late black figured kylix, preserving beginning of stem. A satyr moving right, looks left. Part of border of tondo preserved: black line between two lines, accidentally fired red. Torso ... 23 June 1956

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P 25596: Plate Fragment with Rouletting and Glaze Decoration

Black glazed, rouletted and patterned plate fragment. Reserved band around edge on which is a vine pattern in black glaze. Rouletted zone immediately inside pattern zone. Ring foot grooved beneath. Glaze ... 5 April 1956

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P 25600: Black Figure Skyphos Fragments

Several joining fragments, mended to four, give parts of wall and rim, and part of one handle, of a large deep black figured skyphos. On rim, double row of dots. On wall, procession of rams, right. Muzzles, ... 24 April 1956

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P 25601: Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

Shoulder fragment from obverse, preserving head and shoulders of Athena left, with part of shield, spear, raised right arm, and tip of helmet crest falling in front of brow. Above at left, lower edge of ... 24 April 1956

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P 25610: Red Figure Lekythos Fragment

Three joining fragments preserve part of neck, wall and bottom of a squat lekythos. Of the scene there remains part of the figure of a cloaked youth right, seated(?). In front of him, a goal post; in ... 27 April 1956

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P 25611: Plate Fragment: Gray Ware

Rim fragment from a very large plate or platter. Low moulded rim. Thick grayish-red fabric, micaceous and highly laminated, resembling Samian. Firm glossy black glaze on top and rim (worn on rim); dull ... 30 April 1956

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P 25612: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Small fragment from upper wall. Head of youth right, arm outstretched. Small cluster(?) above. No relief contour. White for fillet and cluster. Roman fill of western cut. 2299 Leica ... 30 April 1956

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P 25614: Bowl Fragments with Relief Decoration

Five fragments make up to three and give some of upper wall. Battle scene? a) Falling figure with shield(?) at left, a tree, and rider at right, facing left. b) Two riders, birds in field. c) Tree, drapery(?) ... 9 May 1956

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P 25616: Amphora with Dipinti

Mended from many fragments and partially restored in plaster. Many fragments missing. Globular wheel-ridged amphora ending abruptly in narrow toe. Short straight neck with rolled lip. Large red dipinti ... 9 May 1956

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P 25617: Amphora

Mended from fragments. Missing toe, part of neck. Globular amphora with conical neck, everted rim, and pointed foot. Grooves around body. Thin brownish glaze, dull. Clay hard, orange, often gray at surface ... 9 May 1956

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P 25618: Amphora

Ovoid wheel ridged amphora mended from many fragments. Missing parts of wall, neck, and part of one handle. Short conical neck, deep everted rim. Clay buff with white particles. South House, room 12, ... 9 May 1956

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P 25621: Cup Fragment with Graffito and Maker's Stamp

Foot and some of lower wall of a deep cup. Outside of cup has been lightly grooved on the wheel. Stamp signature on floor: Graffito on underside: Cf. IIliffe I, p. 46. Sigillata ware. Cistern, dump ... 12 May 1956

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P 25665: Red Figure Lekythos Fragment

Wall fragment of small closed pot: squat lekythos. Head, torso and bit of wing of Eros, right. Right arm extended. Clay pinkish-buff. From a layer of 4th. c. B.C. with Geometric and protogeometric sherds ... 14 May 1956

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P 25668: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Fragment from upper wall, broken all around. Head of satyr right, wreathed, fluting. Relief contour except around beard and on lower part of flutes. Over forehead traces of white berries of wreath. ... 17 May 1956

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P 25669: Mold Fragment for Moldmade Bowl

Wall fragment to just below rim, broken all around. Rim zone: horses(?) and grape cluster within two horizontal lines. Wall: male and female figures on either side of naiskos. Below this, two running ... 17 May 1956

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P 25679: Black Glaze Kantharos

Mended from several fragments. Complete except for about three-fourths of rim and small piece of wall. Incised grooves just under handles, at junction of body and foot, on moulding of foot, and on resting ... March-April 1956

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P 25681: Black Glaze Plate with Graffito

Plate complete except for small chip from rim. Rolled rim, ring foot. Within foot: Glazed over all, badly worn on top surface, scratched on both sides. Pit. Leica ... March-April 1956

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P 25684: Amphora Fragments

a) Mended from three fragments preserving part of neck, rim and beginning of shoulder. Exterior: cream slip. Heavy black band immediately below rim. Around middle of neck three red lines. At beginning ... March-April 1956

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P 25685: Black Glaze Salt Cellar

Small bowl with inturned rim and ring foot, complete. Metallic black glaze, mottled red in places. Clay pink. Cf. P 7345. Pit. Leica ... March-April 1956

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L 5273: Lamp Fragment: Maker's Mark

Most of the bottom and part of the wall preserved. Two concentric incised circles on bottom enclosing signature: "Z". Unglazed. Reddish clay. Post-Herulian fill below the floor level of Byzantine House ... 26 May 1956

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L 5274: Lamp

Complete. Disc plain, rim has bunches of grapes. Handle pierced. Unglazed. Buff clay. Cf. Hesperia 26 (1957), p. 101. Cf. Agora XXXII, no. 1686 (P 25614). Earth floor of South House Room 12, under Turkish ... 29 May 1956

L 5276: Lamp

Discus, handle, part of rim and wall preserved. Discus decorated with rays; on rim, ovules; on handle on top, two incised lines. Pierced. Buff clay. Roman Drain. Leica ... 23 June 1956

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L 5280: Lamp

Two joining fragments make up more than half the lamp, but handle mostly broken off. Fragmentary Handle pierced. Globules and bars on rim. Disc decorated with two warriors. From fill of deep passage leading ... 26 October 1956

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L 5262: Lamp

Almost complete. Some of top and most of nozzle missing, also top of handle. Roughly boat-shaped with knob handle and large flat almond-shaped bottom. Unglazed and undecorated. Charred at nozzle, handle ... 4 March 1956

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S 1929: Weight with Relief

Small rectangular block, worn, one corner badly chipped. Surface of figures battered, especially the heads. Two figures on plinth. Male, 3/4 view at left, embraces or carries off female, full front view ... Late Roman.

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S 1934: Head of Male Figure

Small Zeus-Asklepios type head. Part of neck preserved. Wears fillet, incised to indicate rolled material. Hair on crown of head carelessly carved, and battered. Pentelic marble. Mixed fill. Leica ... 12 April 1956

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S 1941: Herm Head

Preserved to just below neck. Features blurred, but eyes and mustache still distinguishable. Lower part of beard broken off. Surface badly battered; fillet on head barely distinguishable. Hermes Propylaios ... 24 April 1956

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S 1942: Head Fragment of Lioness or Lion

Part of the mouth and nose have been broken off as has the left ear. The neck is sufficiently preserved to show that the head is turning left. The roughly chiseled back may be original and the head perhaps ... 500-450 B.C. (?).

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S 1945: Herms Incised on Stone

Fully preserved. Roughly oblong chunk of marble with two herms, one above the other incised in it. Lower herm ithyphallic, upper not. Very crudely done. Pentelic marble. From dump of earth from cistern ... 12 May 1956

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S 1946: Herm Head

Head of bearded man of which third of head at back, nose and parts of beard chipped off. Archaistic curls at brow line. Pentelic marble. Stony Byzantine fill. Leica ... Presumably Roman.

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SS 14096: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Thasian

Most of neck, rim, with one handle and part of the other preserved. Mask. Finished Pit; box 1. Θασίων mask Ἀριστοφ̣[άν(ης)] Leica ... 1 April 1956

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SS 14100: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Retrograde. Early Thasian. Finished Bronze-casting workshop, red fill; 4th century B.C. Ἡρ[ακ | Ἀ]ρ̣ι̣σ̣[το] (retr) vaseVI Leica ... 19 April 1956

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SS 14101: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Retrograde. Early Thasian. Finished Bronze-casting workshop, red fill; 4th century B.C. Ἡρακ̣[ | Ἀρ]ιστ̣ο̣[---] (retr) vaseVI Leica ... 19 April 1956

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SS 14142: Stamped Amphora: Knidian

Whole jar, missing chip from rim. Capacity: (poly, 12.vi.78) 27.280; Capacity: (wheat, VG 11.xii.86) 29.700. Stamp on one handle. Prof: PD 1454-92* Dim: H 0.793, Dmax 0.348, HH 0.27-from record of Roll ... May 1956

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SS 14151: Stamped Amphora Handle: Knidian

Stamp very faint; two gouges have destroyed part. Cistern. [ Ἐπὶ Ἀριστοκ]λ̣εῦς [ Ἀπολ bouk λωνί]ου [ Κνίδι ranion ον] (Σ lunate, Α broken-barred) 2305-2310 Leica ... May 1956

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ST 657: Pumice

Flattened on several sides by wear. Small stone, one of four or five similar ones found in the pit. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica ... 24 October 1956

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ST 813: Pumice

Small light stone with many small flattened surfaces and one shallow channel. Casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 PD 2249-4 ... April-May 1956

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ST 814: Pumice

Light weight stone with one smooth curved surface on which are darkened areas, perhaps from polishing burned surface (casting skin) of bronze. Bronze-casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956

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T 3471: Female Head

Head and part of neck preserved. Large earrings, high coiffure. Features blurred. Light incision on hair and headdress. Hard red clay. Mixed fill. Leica ... 25 February 1956

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T 3474: Standing Draped Female Figurine

Preserved in front from waist down, in back from shoulders down. Attachment cone for neck can be seen. Chiton and himation. Himation worn tightly wrapped around figure. Red preserved over white on chiton; ... 4 April 1956

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T 3475: Seated Male Figurine Fragment

Male figure seated on a rock; preserved from right shoulder to bottom; most of left side missing above knee. One non-joining fragment preserves part of drapery at front; another part of the rock, a third ... 4 April 1956

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T 3476: Mold Fragments for Architectural Relief: Dancing Maenad

Three non-joining fragments of a mold for a "maenad" relief. Fragment a), bottom of flowing drapery and foot on tip toe. A rim 0.028m. wide runs the width and almost the length of the fragment, forming ... 16 April 1956

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T 3478: Standing Warrior Figurine Fragments

About half preserved, mended from several fragments. Large figurine of a soldier or warrior wearing a tunic, a cloak and high-laced sandals. He holds a shield (strap only preserved). Dark reddish clay ... 27 April 1956

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T 3480: Leg

One leg of object: couch, throne or stand? Preserved to finished top of seat; projecting sides broken off. Lion-paw leg with horizontal grooves extending also along cross bar at top. Back of object incised ... 1956