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| Intact but somewhat chipped.
Head of a girl with hair done in a bow on top of head.
Prominent round earrings.
Traces of red on hair.
Pale yellow clay. From dump from South Stoa II. Context of 1st.-2nd ... 3 August 1960 |
| Fragment of mask, preserving left eye and part of grotesque upper lip.
No remains of color.
Orange-buff clay. "Courtyard well", container 71. 1921, 1925 Leica ... July 1957 |
| A single fragment preserves part of the back of the head.
No trace of added color.
Brownsih clay. Early Roman fill. 643 Leica ... 27 May 1938 |
| Broken at neck; a broad fresh gash has removed most of the left cheek and some of the forehead and hair above. Features badly rubbed.
On top of the head is some sort of elaborate crown.
Clay pinkish to ... 11-17 May 1938 |
| A knee and part of both thighs of a seated (?) figure.
Broken all around.
Drapery covers the whole.
Traces of added white. Well.
350-325 B.C. 449 Leica, 80-10-25 ... 11-17 May 1938 |
| A left hand and drapery.
Broken all around.
Traces of white. Well. 449 Leica ... 11-17 May 1938 |
| One end broken away.
A plain shaft with a simple "cap" or "base" in two degrees at one end.
Traces of white on surface.
Pinkish to buff clay. Well.
350-320 B.C. 449 Leica, 81-34-34 ... 11-17 May 1938 |
| Fragment of right shoulder, with drapery fastened with large button.
Brownish clay. Well. Container 36. Leica ... 15 June 1938 |
| Fragment of torso.
Broken all around.
Hard red clay; red to buff surface. Well. Container 37. Leica ... 15 June 1938 |
| Broken away below.
Small votive figure with pinched face and stubby outstreched arms.
Traces of white paint.
Buff clay.
Primitive. Well. 387 Leica, VII-94 ... 19 April 1938 |
| Part of a right arm bent at the elbow.
Fingers missing; surface damaged.
Traces of white paint.
Brownish clay. Well. 387 Leica, VII-94 ... 19 April 1938 |
| Torso and stubs of neck, legs and tail preserved.
Traces of white paint.
Dark buff clay. Well. 387 Leica, VII-94 ... 19 April 1938 |
| Broken off at neck.
Mold made front and back and stuck together. Unglazed.
Red clay. Roman Building.
Red Hellenistic and Late Roman fill. Leica ... 25 February 1938 |
| Part of one edge preserved.
Uncertain representation: extended arm with drapery behind (?).
Clay buff with coarse pink particles.
ADDENDA: Animal combat. Surface. Leica ... 7 April 1938 |
| Corner fragment from a large mould, with a heavy frame around the relief surface.
Possibly scene with shield. Context unknown. Leica ... 1950 |
| Girl, "Tanagra" type, wrapped tightly in her himation that she pulls tight to a "chou" fold with her left hand against her breast.
Delicate modelling.
Buff clay. Catalogued 23 July 1966. Container B 236 ... |
| Part of rim preserved.
Head right, within ivy wreath. Dip: traces of red colour(VG)*Par: see Pnyx 1956, AH nrs 47, 48, 155,
(from Assembly Place, Fillings of Period III)(VG)* Well, upper fill. head r ... 19 April 1938 |
| Cinnamon clay with many tiny crystals of mica; light buff slip.
Stamped on one half of handle.
Cf. SS 592. Corpus no. 31. Pit. Ἀναξαγόρα 434, 1005 Leica ... 6 May 1938 |
| Device. Rdg: dev in outline, more or less circ(VG)* Finished Late Roman fill. [Κάδμ]ο̣υ
device
[Θ]ασίων Leica ... 20 May 1938 |
| Curve fragment.
Mask. Cxt: Area Q 19(VG)* Finished Red Hellenistic and late Roman fill in Roman Building. Θασίων
mask
[ Ἀρ]ιστοφάν(ης) Leica ... 340-330 B.C. |
| Rather broad handle.
Clay dark buff, highly micaceous. Late fill. Δ (in O) Leica ... 22 March 1938 |
| Rectangular stamp. Finished Disturbed late Roman. [ Ἐπὶ Ἀρχεμ]
β̣ρότου
Παμάμου β̣ Leica ... 21 March 1938 |
| One handle and tip of foot missing; long neck, rolled rim; no groove on neck.
Capacity: (barley, Lang 1954) 23.790.
Orange-brown micaceous clay.
Stamp on neck; graffito on shoulder. Dim: LH 0.019(VG)*Class: ... 6 May 1938 |
| Rectangular stamp; early, no device.
Cf. Pridik (1917), no. 137. Dte: early Th (no dev)*Par: Pridik 1917, 137, 2; prob same,
but read =Dh[mhv]=(VG)* Finished Late Roman fill. [Δ]αμας(
Θασίω̣ν
Κίρ[ων] ... 4 June 1938 |
| Handle round in section.
Clay reddish at outside, buff at core; orange slip.
In an oval stamp, the letters “Π Ε” surrounded by an ivy leaf.
ADDENDA An amphora from this well, largely complete, with ... 11-17 May 1938 |
| Handle flat in section.
Red clay at core, dark buff and micaceous at surface.
A large “A” impressed in the soft clay.
Cf. SS 8210 (Ψ 699) and P 13570 (Ψ 688).
Cf. Hesperia 23 (1954), p. 73, n. 3. Par: ... 11-17 May 1938 |
| Upper part of torso only preserved.
Head broken away. Arms, which were attached by pins, missing.
Faint traces of added white.
Brownish to buff clay. Well. Container 19. Leica, LVII-57 ... 16 May 1938 |
| Feet and one of knobs on body missing.
The animal's quills are indicated by small rectangular knobs. Attached to his back and sides are nine (originally ten) roughly hemispherical knobs, six of them with ... 14 May 1938 |
| Broken below neck and in places behind.
High headdress with herringbone pattern at back.
Traces of black paint on hair, and red on face. Eyes white with outline in black painted over the white.
Late Roman ... 19 May 1938 |
| Votive mask.
Open behind, but edge is smooth, as if finished. Two holes in top of head, behind wreath, for suspension. Above the hair over the forehead, a wreath of ivy.
Ample traces of white on face, ... 23 May 1938 |
| Broken below neck. Chip missing from forehead and right eye.
Large tuft of hair at top of head at front. Earrings in ears.
Traces of white on face and neck; of red on tuft. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 ... 25 May 1938 |
| Broken behind and below neck.
Head bald.
Features crudely modelled. Trace of red on surface.
Orange to buff clay.
Late Roman. Late fill. Leica ... 16 April 1938 |
| One side of lower half only preserved. Well, dump. Leica, VII-94, 85-567 ... 11 April 1938 |
| Piece of curved plaque with drapery.
One edge preserved.
Gray buff clay, gray at core.
Cf. Hesperia 64 (1995), p. 419, n. 49. Agora sample no. 409. NEUT. ACT. ANAL. Brookhaven, 1978. Well, upper fill ... 18 April 1938 |
| Head and part of right shoulder preserved.
Head of man wearing a cloak and a high pointed ca p
Carefully modelled. Traces of white and pink on face.
ADDENDA: Foreigner figurine. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well ... 25 May 1938 |
| Broken below neck.
Head of woman with stephane and earrings.
Ample traces of white.
Clay buff, pinkish at core. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 B.C. Leica ... 27 May 1938 |
| Broken at neck and above knees.
Figure is wearing a high girt chiton with long overfold, and holding a bird against her breast in the left hand.
Ample traces of white. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 ... 27 May 1938 |
| Part of the torso and chin of a bearded figure enveloped in a cloak and with right arm held across chest.
Ample traces of white. Well. Dump. Hedgehog well. 350-325 B.C. Leica, 81-38-13, 93-5-4 ... 27 May 1938 |
| Back of head broken away.
A bald-headed, round faced fellow, with large ears.
Buff clay. Well, bottom, dump. Lower fill. Leica ... 23 May 1938 |
| Face only preserved.
A thin faced fellow.
Remains of dark red wash.
Light red clay.
Probably a plastic lamp.
Cf. other lamps from this well. Well, bottom, dump. Lower fill. Leica, LXIX-22 ... 23 May 1938 |
| Left edge preserved; broken at top, bottom and right.
Figure moving right, preserved from waist to knee.
Gray buff clay.
Cf. Hesperia 64 (1995), p. 450, n. 208; p. 459, n. 248. Agora sample no. 416. ... 27 May 1938 |
| Early(?) Thasian. Finished Modern fill under Aeropagus Street. [---]
lance head
[---] Θασι̣
(retr) Leica ... 16 April 1957 |
The pottery of the first six meters (containers 1-3 of 117 containers total) contains a good deal of unglazed early Byzantine along with very late Roman. Below this begins a great mass of Roman pottery ... 4th-6th c. A.D. POU |
A small square well at 37/ΚΑ (about 0.60x0.70m), on the north slope of the Areopagus. Curbed with rough stones.
Filling of a small shallow well which contained nothing from the POU and since no water was ... Ca. 350-320 B.C. |
Filling over bedrock. Coins:
26 May 1938 #7-#10
27 May 1938 #1
28 May 1938 #1 ... 1st-early 2nd c. A.D. |
Pit at 36/ΙΖ ... Late Hellenistic to Early Roman |
Coins:
19 May 1938 #1 (illegible)
20 May 1938 #3-#5, #12-#20 (Dump) ... 4th-6th c. A.D. |
| Cistern at 53/ΚΓ and channels. The pottery in the cistern and in the two channels was a thoroughly mixed lot of broken material from 5th c. B.C. to 4th c. A.D. and all seemed the same except the bottom ... 5th c. B.C.-4th c. A.D. |
Pit at 57/ΚΑ; small pit on the lower north slope of the Areopagus, measuring 1.05x0.80mx0.80m deep. There were traces of burning and a few bones in it, since none of them are recognizably human it is probably ... 480 - 470 B.C. |
Well at 55/ΚΕ
Period of Use dated to the last quarter of 5th c. B.C., Upper fill dated to the same (deposited later) in Agora XXX. Coins
1 April 1938 #10 ... Last quarter of 5th c. B.C. |
Well at 56/ΚΖ, just south of the south wall of the northern Late Roman Building ... Second half of 2nd c. - early 3rd c. A.D. |
| Roman Pithos at 38/ΛΔ. Cf. also Ψ734 (P 14037) from late pit at 41/ΛΓ ... Early to Middle Roman |
Deposit at 42/ΙΕ beside rubble wall under modern cellar wall ... 5th c. B.C. |
Manhole at 55/ΚΔ (Same system as O 19:2) ... 8 April 1938 |
Destruction debris in Late Roman Buildings on Lower N slope of Areopagus (see summaries under M-Q 17-21).
Over 130 coins came from this filling, of which some 51 survived in a condition to permit accurate ... 6th c. A.D. |
| Southeast corner of the Aiakeion after removal of the Hellenistic fill. Front foundation of the South Stoa II in lower left ... south 3424 Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jul 1960 |
| West side of the building. Modern masonry supports remains of the aqueduct (marked "XX") ... northeast 3436 Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jul 1960 |
| Poros Aqueduct at the southwest corner of the "Heliaia" (now identified as the Aiakeion). Foundation for south wall of the "Heliaia" in middle right ... southwest 3447 Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jul 1960 |
| Late Roman Fortification Wall overlying the foundations of the Propylon. Arrows mark the corners of the Propylon. A) Fragment (I 4720m) from the Bouleutic list of 304/3; B) Dedicatory statue base, I 4850; ... I 4850 and I 4713 were found in section ΘΘ. (SD) east 227 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Jun 1959 |
| Statue as found in south channel of cistern. Deposit O 19:2 ... 571 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Apr 1938 |
| Statue as found in south channel of cistern. Deposit O 19:2 ... 572 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Apr 1938 |
| Roman pithoi at 38/ΛΔ and 38/ΛΓ (Deposit O 19:6). Looking almost sraight down (south at the top) ... 350 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Apr 1938 |
It may perhaps be assumed that in the 5th c. the Romans cleaned the well to 25.30m., thus removing 2nd c. and subsequent fill, and then began to reuse the shaft. Coins
20 May 1938 #6
21 May 1938 #1
25 ... POU 1st c. and 5th-6th c. A.D. |
Containers 1-52. Top to 20.00m. = modern fill.
Note a strong presence of W. Asia Minor (non-export-type) closed vessels here - did owner perhaps come from there? [JWH] Coins:
25 May 1938 #1-#2 ... Late Roman 5th-7th c. A.D. |
Containers 53 (transitional)-69. Coins:
20 May 1938 #6
21 May 1938 #1
26 May 1938 #1-#2 ... Early Roman 1st c. A.D. |
Well at 30/ΛΣΤ Coins (none useful)
25 May 1938 #3-#6
26 May 1938 #3-#4 ... Early 3rd cent and of 4th-6th cent. A.D. |
Tile well at 52/ΛΣΤ, in the northern late Roman building in the room with the apse. The top was covered by a large stone, and the well had never been filled after the last period of use. water stood to ... Late 1st (?) cent.-early 3rd to 6th cent. |
Well at 19/ΝΒ, on the lower north slope of the Areopagus ... 550-525 B.C. |
Well at 15/ΝΒ Coin
18 April 1938 #1 ... 18-20 April 1938 |
Stone-curbed well at NE corner of 18/ΞΓ ... 2nd c., at least as late as ca. 140 B.C. |
East (service) courtyard. A break ca. 540 was followed by an accumulation of nearly a meter of snail shells, and on top a small amount of pottery running down to the end of the 6th century. Coins(?): cf ... POU mid 3rd to late 6th c. |
Coins
20 May 1957 #1-#55
21 May 1957 #1-#79 P 26235 and P 26236 have nothing to do with the coins. Found in lower floor by pit ... Destroyed 267 A.D. |
| Most of the bottom and part of the sides preserved.
Large square-bottomed bottle, the floor rising to a high sharp point inside.
Greenish glass. Catalogued 1959. Old grid: ca. 35/ΝΗ. There are storaged ... 13 May 1957 |
| Fragment of post from the peribolos of the Eponymous heroes. Dowel cutting on top for capping block, slot on sides for wooden rails; on inner and outer faces a shallow groove at top and tapering towards ... 14 May 1957 |
| Apparently intact.
Solid hub. Mixed fill. Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower.
Wear cotton or latex gloves when handling. Leica ... 8 June 1938 |
| Fragments of an inscribed stele.
Fragment Λ 59a (a), the left hand is preserved, and on the face the first letter in each of seven lines of the inscription, with traces of a second letter in the first ... Ca. 485 B.C. |
| Inscribed fragments.
List of names; "POLETAI" record.
Fragment Ζ 331 a), inscribed fragment.
Broken on all sides.
Nine lines of the inscription preserved, with a space between the fourth and fifth.
Fragment ... First half of 4th. century B.C. |
| Lower part of small almost cylindrical vase.
Base broken away.
Yellowish green opalescent glass. Latest Roman destruction debris, white fill.
6th c. A.D. Leica ... 21 April 1938 |
| Mouth with pine cone stopper.
The mouth, narrow neck, and most of the handle are preserved.
Handle two-ribbed.
Stuck in the mouth, point downward is a small pine cone, obviously used as a stopper. The ... 20 May 1938 |
| Most of mouth, neck and handle preserved.
Broad flat handle. Well. Lower fill. Container 38. Leica ... 23 May 1938 |
| Almost flat shoulder; narrow neck flaring out to upright grooved rim; broad angular handle.
Pale greenish glass. Well. Container 35. Leica PD 505 ... 15 June 1938 |
| Mended from several fragments; mouth and some of body missing.
Vertical ribbing on body. Small, high foot. Surface decorated with yellow lines.
Glass dark blue. Soft fill beside late Roman wall, outside ... 14 June 1938 |
| Fragment from side of a shallow bowl.
Broken all around.
Decoration from top to bottom: 1) Bottom of a row of hooks; four grooves as border. 2) Zone with tree and curved garland. Border of cross hatching ... 31 March 1953 |
| Base and stem preserved.
Chip missing from side of base.
Wide base with downturned edge.
Colorless glass. Trench to stone Drain at S.E. corner of section. 3357 Leica PD 2023-8 ... 31 March 1953 |
| Athens ... Sv. 80.29--32; Kroll 1972, pl. 38:15--19.
[halved (as are six others)] Coin no. 8. Stony fill to level of floor of Late Roman Building. Head of Athena Parthenos r.; border of dots. Θ//Ε at upper l.
Athena ... Mid 20's-19 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 22.64--70 Coin no. 4. Over Late Roman Building. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. A-θ Owl stg. r., facing; all in wheat wreath. 301 85-15-15 ... 284--270's B.C. |
| The Jewish War, year 2
Meshorer II, pp. 260--261, nos. 11--13
Obv. Traces of inscription. Vine-leaf with tendrils.
Rx. Chalice with broad rim and two handles; border of dots. Casts.
Coin no. 11. Destruction ... The Jewish War, year 2 = A.D. 67/8 |
| Athens ... Sv. 106.1--7; Kleiner 1976, pl. 2:43--45 (Type 5) Casts
Coin no. 5. Destruction fill (3). Head of Apollo r., laur. Α/Θ-Ε
Owl standing r.; in field r., lyre. 422, 1437 82-42-37 ... ca. 160's--150's B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 91.2--7, 9--15, 19 Casts.
Coin no. 2. Destruction fill. Head or bust of Athena r., rarely l., wearing Corinthian, Attic, or composite helmet, often highly varied in style. She occasionally wears a ... ca. A.D. 264--267 |
| Corinth ... Lucius Verus.
cf. Cop 323 (M. Aurelius)
Obv. IMP. L.AVR.VERSVS.AVG. Laureate draped bust right.
Rx. CLI COR (from right to left) Genius of Colony with cornucopiae and patera. Coin no. 1. Red fill on strosis ... 161-169 A.D. |
| Athens ... Sv. 96.15, 16
Rx. Theseus and the Minotaur. Casts
Coin no. 2. Lower red fill over Building C. Head or bust of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet (similar to Agora XXVI, nos. 248-253); border of dots ... (140's or) 150's--ca. 175 after Christ |
| Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument.
Original top and about half of column on surface only preserved.
Inscription below usual moulding.
Two lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble ... 23 February 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Four lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in modern wall outside the Market Square, on the southeast. Leica ... 26 February 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Six lines of the inscription preserved, and traces of a seventh.
Pentelic marble. Found in a modern cellar west of the Panathenaic Way, west of the Eleusinion ... 28 February 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken below; recut (?) above; at center of top a square dowel hole. At top of inscribed face, bit of moulding preserved.
A rectangular Herm-like pillar, smoothly dressed on all four ... 4 March 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face and smoothly dressed left side preserved.
Nine lines of the inscription preserved, with traces of two others, one above and below.
Pentelic marble. Finished Found in ... 7 March 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face only preserved.
Citation from decree.
Three lines of the inscription preserved within wreath; remains of another wreath with no letters visible.
Pentelic marble. Found ... 10 March 1938 |
| Inscribed mastoid weight.
Very battered, but intact.
On one of the long faces the letters: "ΛΔΚ".
Pentelic marble. Found in late context outside the Market Square, in the area south of the church of the ... 21 March 1938 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Inscribed face, back and bottom preserved.
Damaged along left and right sides; minor fractures.
Five lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian marble. Found in wall of the modern ... 22 March 1938 |
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