Painting of François S. Fauvel's house showing the collector on his balcony; the dome of the Holy Apostles to right of center. Photograph of the painting by L. Dupré.
Middle Tower in the Stoa of Attalos, Piers 10-11. From a drawing made at the beginning of the 19th century for Edward Dodwell and published in his "Classical and Topographical Tour through Greece", 1819, vol. I, p. 370. Labelled as what was thought to be the "Gymnasium of Ptolemy". Cf. Agora XXIV, pl. 5, Tower W6.
Calotype photograph by John Shaw Smith. Taken looking from the Temple of Hephaistos, toward the Acropolis. The houses on the north slope that covered the ancient Agora and the Frankish tower are clearly visible.
"Modern town of Athens with Acropolis at the back and Mars Hill or Areopagus on right. Athens Oct. 21, 1851" - annotation on the back of the original print by John Shaw Smith, our great-grandfather. Signed by Basil Megan, Sept. 29 1993 and Peter (A.H.S.) Megan, Nov. 5, 1993. See 2010.01.0357.
Perspective drawing of the Klepsydra Spring House. Breton's sketch of the well house, made in 1859 (or earlier) while the frescoes were yet visible on the walls.
View from the Hill of the Nymphs; rephotographed from two joining prints from the collection of the University Museum, Philadelphia. The Frankish tower still stands on the Acropolis (destroyed around 1874).
View showing part of the north tower of the Late Roman Fortification Wall. Cf. Agora XXIV, pl. 5, Tower W 7. Photograph of a print in the Gennadius Library.
Perspective drawing of the Agora. Photographed from "Ancient Greece, 8 Engravings", published by Lydia Kerofilas, 1969. (English captions). Drawing by J. Bühlmann.
Plan of the areas of Vlassarou and St. Philip, on which the course of the railroad was drawn in 1890. Rephotographed from the Gennadius Library Album 1969.
Section of the railroad cut at the corner of Adrianou and Eurysakeiou Streets. Adrianou Street is seen from the west, with the Library of Hadrian in background. Rephotographed from the Gennadius Library Album 1969.
View of the Giant and Tritons before the excavation as installed by the Greek Archaeological Society and usually called the "Stoa of the Giants." The statues were uncovered by the Greek Archaeological Society in 1859 and 1871.
Terracotta pipe from the lesser Peisistratean pipeline between the Areopagus and the Pnyx. Excerpt from notebook in the Deutches Archeologishes Institut.
Photograph taken at time of first stage of excavation by the German Institute as reported in Athenische Mitteilungen, 1896, p. 108 and Athenische Mitteilungen, 1897, p. 225. No pictures available of building as completely cleared in 1897. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1472.
Photograph taken at time of first stage of excavation by the German Institute as reported in Athenische Mitteilungen, 1896. View of the Temple. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis, (Index) #1470. Cf. AB 126.
Photograph taken at time of first stage of excavation by the German Institute as reported in Athenische Mitteilungen, 1896. Northeast corner of cella. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index) #1473. Cf. AB 126.
Photograph taken at time of first stage of excavation by the German Institute as reported in Athenische Mitteilungen, 1896. View northwest corner of the Temple. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index) #1471. Cf. AB 126.
Excavation of the Agora to the southwest of the Hephaisteion. Second room from the south of the Hellenistic Metroon. Cf. Athenische Mitteilungen, 1896, 108, plan and Athenische Mitteilungen, 1897, pp. 478-9 and photographs of Dromos excavation. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1474.
Excavation of the Dromos. Steps of the stoa on the road from the Agora to the Dipylon. Propably in the Phinopoulos lot, no. 3 Adrianou Street. For Dörpfeld publications cf. Athenische Mitteilungen, XXII, 1897, pp. 478-9 and Antike Denkmäler, II, 1899-1901, text to pl. 37, p. 1, squares C1-C2. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1476.
Excavation of the Dromos. Steps of Stoa. Certainly Phinopoulos lot, Adrianou Street no. 3. The houses in the background are on the north side of the blind alley off Theseion Street at the back of the lot and are still standing (1956). For the Phinopoulos lot cf. Hesperia 28 (1959), p. 294. For Dörpfeld publications cf. Athenische Mitteilungen, XXII, 1897, pp. 478-9 and Antike Denkmäler, II, 1899-1901, text to pl. 37, p. 1, squares C1-C2. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1477.
Excavation of the Dromos. The back part of Phinopoulos lot, no. 3 Adrianou Street. For the house at the upper right, cf. 1997.01.0295. The other houses no longer exist (1956). For Dörpfeld publications cf. Athenische Mitteilungen, XXII, 1897, pp. 478-9 and Antike Denkmäler, II, 1899-1901, text to pl. 37, p. 1, squares C1-C2. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1478.
Excavation between the Phinopoulos lot (no. 3 Adrianou St.) and the Piraeus railroad. Looking eastward along Adrianou St. See also AB 158. For Dörpfeld publications cf. Athenische Mitteilungen, XXII, 1897, pp. 478-9 and Antike Denkmäler, II, 1899-1901, text to pl. 37, p. 1, squares C1-C2. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1480.
Excavation of the Dromos. Layers of the ancient road in Phinopoulos lot (no. 3 Adrianou Street) and foundations of building bordering the road. For Dörpfeld publications cf. Athenische Mitteilungen, XXII, 1897, pp. 478-9 and Antike Denkmäler, II, 1899-1901, text to pl. 37, p. 1, squares C1-C2. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1479.
South part of the Stoa. Photograph taken about 1901 (perhaps at same time as AB 173), and certainly before 1903 when extensive conservation was done on this part of the building by Balanos (Cf. Praktika 1903, 62). Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1142.
Photograph taken in 1901 as it can be deduced from the reports of Mylonas' excavations in the Praktika for 1899-1902. Margarete Bieber, Verzeichnis (Index), #1140.
Pentelic marble statue of Apollo. View of cutting for head. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Pentelic marble statue of Apollo. Bottom view. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Detail of drapery and sandal at lower right front, close up. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Detail of drapery and sandal at lower right front. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Pentelic marble statue of Apollo Patroos. Back view. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Pentelic marble statue of Apollo Patroos. Three-quarter right view. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Pentelic marble statue of Apollo Patroos. Three-quarter left view. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Pentelic marble statue of Apollo Patroos. Front view. National Museum in Athens #3573. Found in 1907 in the excavations of the Greek Archeological Society on the west side of the Agora.
Sculptured fragments in the Stoa area. In the background, the Late Roman Fortification Wall running eastward from the northern end of the Stoa. The head is now Agora S 1367a and the leg is S 1375b.
Comparative material: Ionic column capital with painted decoration; light greyish blue marble. Now in the National Museum in Athens. Originally from Athena's Temple at Sounion, possibly later reused in the Southeast Temple of the Agora. Four views: face and bolster. Probably found in the Greek Excavations of the Stoa of Attalos. Cf. Orlandos, Αρχαιολογικη Εφημερις, 1917, p. 184.
Comparative material: Ionic column capital with painted decoration; light greyish-blue marble. Athens National Museum. Originally from Athena's Temple at Sounion, possibly later reused in the Southeast Temple of the Agora. Four views. Cf. Orlandos, Αρχαιολογικη Εφημερις, 1917, p. 184, figs. E, Z, H.
City plan as 1-104a, but including area to east and to east end of Roman Market. Dots indicate location and direction of photographs taken in 1930-1931 by Messinesi before the demolition of the houses in the Agora area.
