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S 1307: Portrait Head of Boy

Broken off at base of neck; nose and chin battered; surface somewhat chipped. Head of a small boy, life-size, wearing a wreath. The hair close-cropped except for a scalp lock at the back. Pentelic marble, ... 2nd quarter of 3rd c. A.D.

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S 1260: Head of a Cock

Comb and beak chipped. At neckline, a somewhat rough-finished surface at obtuse angel with head, and a small hole for attachment, suggesting that the head was part of a group, and faced somewhat left ... 500-480 B.C (?).

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L 4274: Lamp Fragment

About two-thirds of the disk and rim preserved, mended from several pieces; with the handle, from a large lamp. Panelled rim with dotted running spiral between bands. Discus: two divinities in front of ... 2 July 1947

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L 4280: Lamp

Vertical strap handle missing; otherwise intact. Low ring base; large wick-hole; plain flat top sunken slightly below top of wall; lug to either side. Black glaze, much worn. Brownish-buff clay; may be ... 9 July 1947

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L 4157: Lamp

Intact save for chips from one side and from discus. Imitation of type XX: globules on body; volutes beside nozzle. Grooved pirced hand. Light buff clay. Type XXVII Variant of Corinth collection. Red ... 2 April 1947

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L 4158: Lamp

Handle missing; single row of dots on narrow rim; crescent on discus. Concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Light buff clay. Type XXVII Variant of Corinth collection. Red fill in trench. Leica ... 2 April 1947

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L 4183: Lamp

Intact save for strap handle. Flat bottom, straight sides with collar around edge of flat top; square ended nozzle. No glaze. Gretty red-brown clay. Type XVI of Corinth collection, type 35D of Agora collection ... 25 April 1947

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L 4482: Plastic Lamp Fragment: Signed

Fragment from top of lamp, with the heads of two figures side by side, their arms around each other's shoulders. Both have heavy curling locks falling to the shoulders, large wreaths and pierced eyes ... 24 April 1948

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L 4501: Lamp with Central Tube

One nozzle and about half of rim and body missing. Shape fabric and decoration as the L 4500 (OO 739). Type IV (early fifth century group) of Corinth collection, type 22B of Agora collection. Stony fill ... 1947

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L 4401: Stand of Lamp

An oval tube with bit of original flat surface-perhaps joint surface with separate base piece (?)-preserved at bottom. Broken at top, where bit of lower part of irregularly shaped lamp or dish preserved ... 28 April 1947

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SS 9046: Stamped Amphora Handle: Thasian

Rectangular stamp; dolphin(?). Finished Brown silted fill; Byzantine. unread 1696 Leica ... 19 May 1939

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P 20662: Red Figure Stemless Cup Fragment

Part of medallion: upper part of body frontal, and head to right of youth; white wreath. Reserved band on underside. Partial relief contour. Ring foot broken off. Provenience unknown. Leica ... 1949

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P 23688: Red Figure Bobbin Fragment

From edge of one-half of a double disk or bobbin(?). Around outside, a branch with berries in added red. Within part of uncertain scene. Underside reserved, reddened. Relief contour. Either near Civic ... December 1953

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P 20365: Inkwell: West Slope

Three joining fragments preserve the top, and part of the wall. Small deep pot with domed top and steep walls. Around the mouth a flat reserved band set off by a miltos groove. On the top, wreath of oak ... 24 October 1949

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P 20417: Red Figure Kantharos Fragment

Broken all around. Some of the high offset rim and a bit of the lower wall preserved. On rim, a satyr running to left, carrying a wine skin; one leg, the tip of his tail and the lower part of the wine ... 11 November 1949

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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

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P 23076: Red Figure Lekanis Lid Fragment

Head and shoulders of woman, right; peplos, earring, necklace, knitted(?) sakkos. No relief contour. Added clay for ornaments; white for flesh; the dress once painted in an added color. Pinkish-buff ... (1953)

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P 19205: Oinochoe Fragment

Two joining fragments give half the circumference of the rim with part of the neck and the flat shoulder. Heavy rolled rim; a moulded ring about the middle of the neck. Lip, ridge and shoulder set off ... 1948

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P 19345: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

From wall of a bell krater. Torso of nude male, holding a spear or a spit, diagonally in front of him. Uncertain object at left, perhaps a phiale held out by another figure. No relief contour. Glaze wash ... 16 April 1948

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P 18432: Jug Fragment with Graffito

Single fragment preserves mouth, handle and part of upper body. Graffito at base of handle: Micaceous gray-black clay. Well, container 18. 1080 Leica DA 15174 ... July 1947

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P 18434: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto

A single fragment, broken all around, probably from the shoulder of a large amphora. Dipinto in black: Dark red clay. Previously North Basement-Jar Fragments, Block VIII (Late 1st.-2nd. c. A.D.). Well, ... July 1947

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P 18435: Amphora Fragment with Dipinto

A single large fragment preserves the neck and shoulder, with one handle and the stubs of the other. Tall lightly wheel-ridged neck; rolled rim; sloping shoulder. Handles from well below rim to top of ... July 1947

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P 18437: Two-Handled Bowl

Four joining fragments preserve the profile complete, with about half the rim and all of the foot. Restored in plaster. Open bowl with ring foot, sloping floor and plain rim, nearly vertical. Two horizontal ... July 1947

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P 18499: Krater Fragment with Graffito

Fragment from rim and wall of a semi-glazed krater. Thin black glaze inside and on rim; a thin red band outside above the handle attachment. Inscribed on the wall inside, in two lines, the first erased: ... 9 August 1947

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P 18505: Stemless Cup

Three joining fragments preserve about half, including one handle and all of foot. Low disk foot with a depression at its center; vertical rim, inset. Black for the rim, on the outside of the handle, and ... 8 August 1947

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P 18565: Vessel Fragments with Dipinto: Official Measure

Two wall fragments from an oinochoe, shape III(?). a) Mended from two, preserves the start of the neck and a trace of the handle attachment. To the right of the handle, the letters Δ Ε, in much faded purple ... 23 September 1947

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P 17527: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration

Small piece from the side of a Western Sigillata bowl. Preserved are the head and arms of a bearded man, reclining right, his arms crossed in front of him on a cushion. Further right, another cushion? ... 28 March 1947

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P 20048: Red Figure Plate Fragment

Rim fragment from a large plate, neatly moulded. Part of ring foot with flat resting surface reserved. On rim, between reserved bands, ivy wreath, the leaves reserved, the stems and berries white. Late ... 1949

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P 20049: Red Figure Fish Plate Fragment

Single fragment preserving part of foot and floor. Thick high moulded ring foot with broad flat resting surface; the foot glazed inside and out, the resting surface reserved. On the floor, towards the ... 1949

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P 20661: Red Figure Cup Fragment

Joins P 19126. Fragment of a red figure kylix mended from five pieces. Outside: Komos. Two youths to right; both have loose himatia, the left one a stick. Head, neck, shoulders, arms, feet of first youth ... 1949

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P 20465: Red Figure Krater Fragment

Small piece from wall of calyx krater. Shoulder and back of head of maenad, moving right, thyrsos over her shoulder. Relief lines; hair-ribbon in added red. ADDENDA (Sept. 2020), according to Agora XXX, ... 16 June 1949

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P 20892: Black Figure Amphora Fragment

Broken all around; wall fragment from an amphora. Man riding a horse; the horse's mane between his hands; a rein in his right hand. Dull glaze; buff clay. Some resemblance to P 18567, but that is glazed ... 1951

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P 14559: Pyxis Lid: West Slope

Fragment of pyxis lid(?); domed top decorated with a rinceau in thin clay paint. The edge of the broad projecting flange reserved and stamped with an egg pattern. Good black glaze inside and out; brownish ... 14 March 1939

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P 17053: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Two joining fragments from upper wall of bell krater. Preserved: upper half of draped female figure, right, face missing; edge of egg band around handle attachment. Stray; picked up in section. Leica, ... 16 August 1941

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P 17008: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Small fragment from shoulder and neck of an oinochoe. Around neck, a wreath in thinned clay paint. Below, a head, to left, wearing a large flat hat and facing a torch. The torch and outline of hat in thinned ... About 400 B.C.

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P 19368: Red Figure Stemless Cup Fragment

Fragment from center of floor of small cup, stemless. At center beneath, a neatly moulded glazed ring; within it, a second ring, surface broken. Glaze on the wall outside with a reserved band between it ... 1947

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P 19369: Black Glaze Inkwell

Much chipped around the edges. Walls concave, spreading above and below to form broad flat projecting rim and ring foot, respectively. Groove around inner edge of rim, separating it from top, which curves ... 22 April 1948

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P 19405: Black Glaze Stemless Cup

The foot, both handles and more than half the rim preserved, but no join between them. Restored in plaster. Lip concave on outside, offset inside. Heavy ring foot, flat on top and projecting; grooved around ... 1947

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P 19407: Black Glaze Stemless Cup

Part of one handle and fragments of body missing. Shape similar to P 19405 (ΟΟ 725) but smaller and the foot less projecting. Resting surface reserved and space within foot, with small central circle ... 1947

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P 19410: Stemless Cup

One handle and about half the rim and body missing. Plain rim; rounded ring foot. Glaze fired red; resting surface and bottom reserved with dot and circle. Cf. Agora XXXII, p. 1, n. 2. Stony fill in ... 1947

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P 19412: Black Glaze Bowl

About half of rim and body missing. Small open bowl of heavy fabric; ring foot. Plain heavily thickened rim, rounded on top. Lustrous black glaze; the resting surface and the space within the foot reserved ... 1947

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P 19416: Lekanis

Fragments of rim and foot missing; restored in plaster. A deep bowl, slightly more than a hemisphere. Narrow out-turned rim, flat on top. Rounded ring foot. Mastoid protuberances beside handles, which ... 1947

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P 19447: Red Figure Column Krater or Amphora Fragment

Shoulder fragment from a large vase, probably an amphora.Tongue pattern above. Below, part of a head left, garlanded with a wreath of added purple. Rectangular object in field to left. Little or no relief ... 1947

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P 19449: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration

Wall fragment; a horizontal groove, unglazed, inside. In relief, a male figure (bearded?), nude except for a cloak over his shoulder, riding right on a quadruped. Herakles? Below the figure, the tip of ... 1947

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P 19450: Inkwell Fragment

The sunken top preserved, with a groove around the outer edge, and the round hole with collar below leading to the well. Rather coarse pale brown-buff clay; traces of red glaze outside; stained grayish ... 1947

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P 21140: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Wall fragment. Head and shoulders of a satyr; body in front view, head profile to right; left hand rests on the head. White fillet round the head. Other white fillets in the background. No relief outline ... October 1950

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P 15180: Black Figure Volute Krater Fragments

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

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P 15182: Bowl Fragment with Maker's Stamp

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

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P 15353: Black Figure Lekanis Fragment

Six joining fragments preserve part of rim and wall to base of figured zone. Angular wall, flat-topped slightly projecting rim. On the wall, most of a large sphinx, seated right. Incised blob rosettes ... 31 May 1939

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P 15371: Red Figure Lekanis Lid Fragment

From a lekanis lid; glazed inside. Egg and dot band around handle. Head of woman left, one hand raised; she wears necklace and bracelet, in added clay. The back of the head of another woman at left of ... 2 June 1939

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P 15435: Lekythos Fragment

Shoulders and chest of nude(?) male figure; arms and neck broken off. Black glazed lekythos neck sprouts from back; white on the figure; black glaze on the neck. North of Roman bath, brown fill with Byz ... 7 June 1939

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P 15436: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment

From a small oinochoe; the upper left corner of the panel preserved with dotted egg band above and reserved line at side. Added white letters (faded) above traces of some representation (hand?): North ... 7 June 1939

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P 18337: Bowl or Cup Fragment with Graffito

Base of a small bowl or cup, presumably a one-handler; the floor, the ring foot, and the start of the walls preserved. The center of the floor reserved, with central glazed circle and dot; outside, the ... 14-15 July 1947

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P 18364: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Broken all around; fragment from wall of bell krater. A woman left (chiton and cloak), holding out a sheathed sword and a shield, which rests on the ground, towards another figure with left hand holding ... 22 July 1947

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P 18008: Panathenaic Amphora Fragments

Eleven non-joining fragments, some mended from several, preserving parts of obverse and reverse and a piece of the rim. Heavy incision; very poor glaze, black to red and much peeled, in many places leaving ... 25 June 1947

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P 19016: Red Figure Amphora Fragment

The lower attachment with a little of the wall inside preserved. Substantial band handle with convex outer face; a deep groove along the sides and around the lower end, reserved and reddened. Framed by ... 1947

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P 19017: Lebes Gamikos Fragment

From the shoulder of a large closed pot: lebes gamikos. Dull glaze on interior. On the upper part of the shoulder, tongue pattern, the outlines reserved. Dots of added clay between the tips. Below, two ... 1947

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P 19019: Krater Fragment with Molded Decoration: Gray Ware

A single fragment preserves part of the rim and upper wall with both attachments of a horizontal handle. Broad flaring rim separated from nearly vertical wall by a groove and a ridge outside. On the upper ... 1947

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P 19021: Skyphos Fragment

Part of the wall preserved at one side, down nearly to the conical foot. At right, the end of the glazed tail which decorated the handle attachment. Lower body and inside glazed; below handle, three bands ... July 1947

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P 19072: Vessel Fragment with Nicked and Incised Decoration

Shoulder fragment from sizable cup or bowl, with inset neck. Two nicked bands at shoulder; below, on side wall, ends of deeply incised lines. Thin fine fabric, red-brown at surface, gray at core; unglazed ... 5 July 1947

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P 19073: Vessel Fragment: Thorn Ware

Fragment of ring foot and lower wall of a closed pot. Of relief decoration only lower ends of roughly vertical lines in applied clay preserved. Pinkish-buff clay with traces of red wash on sides. Under ... 5 July 1947

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P 19079: Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

Small piece from shoulder preserving part of cock, left, and of spear and hand of Athena. Incision for details of cock and of hand. Hand in added white; traces of white spots on cock, and of red for his ... 1947

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P 19082: Mug: Pheidias Shape

Three joining fragments give part of neck and wall with trace of handle attachment. Nicked band at base of neck; broad grooved X's and verticals on shoulder; then a band of stamped eggs; and below, inverted ... October 1947

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P 19086: Mold Fragment for Moldmade Bowl : Signed

Lower part and section of heavy base preserved. Inside, two concentric rings, and design formed by small punchmarks. Incised on underside of foot: Ν Buff clay. Late Roman fill above Roman House B, Room ... 17 July 1947

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P 19136: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Mended from four pieces; fragment giving full height of figured zone and a little of the shoulder. Warrior standing left; crested helmet, shield, spear and greaves. Purple for helmet and greaves; white ... 16-17, 22-24 September, 24 October 1947

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P 19137: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Single fragment preserves part of shoulder and upper wall. Linked lotus pattern on shoulder. Heads and shoulders of two standing figures, left: a woman, and a youth holding a spear. White for the woman's ... 16-17, 22-24 September, 24 October 1947

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P 19144: Black Glaze One-Handler

Mended from many pieces; fragments of rim, wall and floor and foot missing. Small one-handler on rather high ring foot, its outer face slightly convex. Rim flat on top; stubby handle Firm glaze, black ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19145: Black Glaze Bowl with Glaze Decoration

Fragments of body, rim and foot missing. Small heavy bowl on torus ring foot. The rim thickened and flat on top. Reserved: the top of the rim, decorated with four (perhaps five) interlocking maeander hooks; ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19146: Black Glaze Pyxis Lid

Nearly half missing. Small plain flat lid with globular knob handle set on a short stem. The outer edge bevelled on the underside. Good black glaze on top only; a reserved circle around the handle attachment ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19147: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Mended from two pieces; part of rim and upper wall preserved. Sharply flaring rim, decorated on its outer face with egg and dot pattern, between grooves. Reserved line below rim inside. Eros, wreathed, ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19148: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Small chip from the wall; good black glaze inside. The head and chest of a bearded satyr, left, carrying(?) some object ornamented with dots. No relief contour. Poros enclosure, layer 2. Box 485. Leica ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19149: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Small piece from reverse; good black inside; glaze splotchy outside. Head and shoulders of a cloaked youth, left. Red wash; no relief contour. Poros enclosure, layer 2. Box 485. Leica ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19150: Red Figure Column Krater Fragment

Four joining pieces give part of the lower wall of a large partly closed pot: column krater? Glaze inside firm, but dull and streaked. Of the scene, parts of three figures remain; the border below the ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19151: Red Figure Cup Fragment

Fragment from floor, with the lower part of the medallion and part of the maeander border. Cloaked figure, moving right; trace of some object in front of it. Glaze somewhat chipped; no relief contour ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19152: Red Figure Volute Krater Fragments

Two fragments from opposite sides of the rim of a red figure volute krater. Lip flat on top, projecting; its outer face decorated with a single maeander. a) Mended from two pieces. On the top of the lip ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19155: Cup or Bowl

Three joining fragments preserve the profile complete. Small open bowl. Disk foot, left rough beneath; shallow floor; high plain rim, very slightly flaring, set off inside by a ridge. Coarse light yellow ... 3-7, 14-19 July 1947

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P 19174: Red Figure Volute Krater Fragment

Fragment from the shoulder of a column or volute krater with black tongues at top. At left, part of a cithara; center, a branch. At right, head of a woman to left wearing a triple fillet and earrings ... 8 August 1947

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P 19175: Bell Krater Fragment

Three joining fragments from the wall of a bell krater; the rim broken off along the upper edge of the fragment. Head and right shoulder and upper arm of a youth, looking left. He wears a thin chiton and ... 8 August 1947

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P 19921: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Broken all around; fragment from just below rim. Upper border, Lesbian leaf separated by drops; below, chariot race, right. Parts of two chariots preserved, with Nike as charioteer in the first. Outside ... 1949

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P 19525: Red Figure Cup Fragment

Single fragment from wall of a large cup. Exterior: lower half of draped female figure, right; to right, foot of a second figure; to left, part of floral ornament. Interior: a bit of the reserved edge ... August 1947

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P 19526: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration: Gray Ware

From a large bowl? On outside, band of bead and reel and egg pattern in relief. Gray clay; gray to black glaze; much flaked on inside. Heavy fabric. Provenience unknown. Leica ... August 1947

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P 19691: Vessel Fragment

A woman's figure in relief, preserving part of the left shoulder, breast and arm, bent at the elbow; draped. Added white on the figure; black glaze on the plain, irregular back. House H, Room 12, loose ... 4 August 1947

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P 19724: Biconical Vessel Fragment with Rouletting

Mended from three pieces. Wall fragment of a biconical pot, a projecting keel at the middle, and the upper (or lower) part with a double wall. The edge of a handle (or spout) broken off near one extremity ... 1948

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P 18623: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragment: Inscribed

Small fragment from shoulder. Upper border, encircled palmettes; below, head and wings of Nike, left, the wing tips encroaching on the border. Firm white with brown over-painting for the figure's face ... 1 October 1947

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P 18635: Panathenaic Amphora Fragment: Inscribed

A single fragment, brοken all around. Part of one of the columns is preserved, with the inscription painted alongside it: Σ Η Late Roman fill. Leica ... October 1947

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P 18636: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Fragment from the wall of a bell krater, preserving part of a draped figure and part of a staff. The drawing glaze has fired black; the background glaze, and the glaze on the interior, red. Late Roman ... October 1947

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P 18278: Red Figure Calyx Krater Fragments

Made up from: ΝΝ 3279, ΝΝ 4482, ΠΠ 754. From the wall of a calyx krater. Preserved is part of the interior of a shield, with a tassel from the cords, and part of the arm band, this decorated with pairs ... 1 July 1947

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P 18301: Bowl Fragment with Maker's Stamp

Single fragment preserves part of center of floor and high moulded ring foot from a substantial Sigillata bowl; profile of foot not complete. Rectangular stamp in center of floor. Fine light red clay; ... 1 July 1947

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P 18302: Bowl Fragment with Maker's Stamp

A single fragment preserves the center of the floor and the high plain ring foot of a small bowl, with the start of the walls. At the center of the floor a Y-shaped stamp. Fine red-brown clay; firm ... 30 June 1947

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P 18303: Bowl Fragment

From a bowl or possibly a jug; rounded wall fragment, broken on all sides. Below, shallow wheelrun grooves; above, blobs in relief. Thin fabric of light brown clay; glaze green outside, speckled brown ... 2 July 1947

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P 17742: Plate: Stamped

Mended from several pieces; about two-thirds preserved with the full profile. Flat bottom, low flaring wall, keeled rim. On the floor, two groups of concentric grooves around an illegible stamp. Light ... 28 April 1947

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P 18243: Bowl Fragments with Relief Decoration

a) Three joining fragments preserve part of the flaring rim with moulded vertical face and of the wall of a deep bowl. Decoration from top to bottom: two light grooves; then a band of egg and dart; then ... 16 June, 5 July 1947

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P 18415: Bowl

Intact save minor chips. Small ring foot; above keel nearly vertical rim with two grooves around the plain lip. Light brownish-buff clay, apparently never glazed. Well, container 4. 1080 Leica, LXIII-72 ... 28 July 1947

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P 18416: Bowl

Chip of rim missing; otherwise unbroken. Small ring foot; plain vertical rim. Light brownish-buff clay; very thin dull red glaze wash, on inside and upper part of outside, running down onto lower part ... 28 July 1947

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P 18418: Bowl: Çandarli Ware

Complete except for chips. Ring foot with broad flat resting surface; rather low plain rim, slightly insloping, above keel. Brownish-pink clay; good red glaze inside and out, very much pitted. Well, ... 28 July 1947

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P 18423: Plate

Late Roman A plate. Mended from many pieces; about half preserved. Typical broad-floored plate. Beneath, a single very fine ring marks off the lower edge of the wall, which serves as resting surface, from ... July 1947

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T 2342: Object: Toy ?

A roughly semi-circular object with a crescent at one side. The other finished with a hoof-shaped surface. Pierced cross-wise through the hoof. Surface flaked on one side; smooth buff surface, somewhat ... 1 April 1947

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T 2351: Mold Fragment

Part of top and of side edges preserved. Perhaps from mold for situla bracket with wreathed head, rather than from curved relief (?). Uncertain representation. Part of fish and shell(?). Light buff clay ... 24 April 1947

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T 2480: Pinax: Female Figure in Relief (Spinner)

In fairly high relief, the upper part of a female figure, right, her head slightly bent, her arms outstretched from the elbows (the hands missing). She wears a thin chiton which covers her arms to the ... 19 September 1947

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SS 10307: Stamped Amphoriskos or Unguentarium Fragment

Small fragment from near toe of unguentarium or amphoriskos. Light red brown clay; traces of matt red streaked on surface. One end of a rectangular stamp preserved. Dark Age fill; Byzantine disturbance ... 19 March 1948