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A 420: Capital Fragments: Ionic: Painted

a) A fragment from the lower edge of the echinus, broken both sides and behind. The underside was finished with a toothed chisel. The egg and dart ornament was incised and painted. Of the paint only the ... 1931

A 426: Eaves Tile Fragment: Painted

A guilloche pattern on the edge, colors red and black on buff slip. On under surface is a red line then the buff slip. A lead dowel (?) is preserved. Pinkish buff clay with red particles. Tile dump of ... April 1934

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A 428: Trough Tile Fragment

A trough tile with a large hole (only partly preserved) surrounded by a rim to prevent water from running in. The rim is pointed at one end. Buff clay with red particles. Dull red glaze, much flaked, on ... April 1934

A 429: Trough Tile Fragment

A non-joining corner fragment of a trough tile with a large hole, of which about half is preserved forming nearly a half circle, surrounded by a rim as Α 428 (Β 966). One corner of the tile is preserved, ... April 1934

A 432: Trough Tile Fragments with Dipinto

A trough tile mended from many pieces; one corner is preserved. A fragment, b), with another corner does not join. Coarse pinkish buff clay with bits. A thin streaked wash, dark brown to red, on the top; ... January 1935

A 433: Cover Tile Fragments: Painted

Three non-joining fragments of a cover tile. A part of an edge is preserved on fragment a). Coarse pinkish buff clay covered on the top with a thick shiny paint, dark red to brown. Traces of painted letters; ... 1935

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A 434: Cover Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of a curved cover tile with thickened edge. Very coarse pale pink clay, glazed black on outside. Stamped on the inside. To -4.20m. Mixed fill in drain. Leica, color slide ... 2 May 1934

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A 439: Sima Fragments

a) Broken behind and at the right end. Traces of painted palmette on concave face. b) The right end. Pentelic marble. From the Temple of Hephaistos (earlier assigned to the Temple of Ares). a) Marble ... 31 January 1935 17 March 1952

A 451: Pan Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment of pan tile with stamp on upper surface. Broken all around. Stepped inward on one side to fit over the next tile. Coarse red clay, slipped on upper surface. Cf. A 1058 (ΒΒ 412) for detail of stamp ... 21 February 1935

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A 471: Capital: Corinthian

Parts of smooth picked upper and lower surfaces preserved, but all edges broken. Short acanthus leaves, parts of four preserved (probably originally eight), rise to ca. one half of the capital. From and ... 28 February 1935

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A 472: Roof Tile

Broken across into two pieces. Minor fractures, otherwise intact. Across one end a rounded raised ridge. No corresponding groove on bottom. Surface finished on all sides. Cf. A 473 (Ο 292). Assigned to ... 28 February 1935

A 473: Roof Tile

Broken lengthwise into two pieces; minor fractures, otherwise complete. Across left end a rounded raised ridge; corresponding groove across bottom at other end. The surface roughly finished on all sides ... 28 February 1935

A 478: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

The letters in a rectangular depression. Series as A 415 (Ε 438): ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ (retrograde). Trench of inner foundation of burnt building. Leica ... 28 February 1935

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A 479: Antefix: Plastic

Fragment missing from top. Most of cover tile behind broken away. Otherwise intact. The palmette and the design beneath it in low relief. Rather coarse red clay. Debris of burnt building. Leica, XXVI-85, ... 2 March 1935

A 498: Roof Tile Fragment

Much of one side missing, and one end broken away, leaving however part of the channel on the under side. Possible to restore length from corresponding channel of companion piece. Top surface enclosed ... 23 February 1935

A 499: Roof Tile Fragment

Upper part and one side broken away. But the edge of a channel along the broken side remains. If the channel on the side were of the same width as that across the lower end, the restored width of the tile ... 23 February 1935

A 504: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Large rectangular stamp. The letters shallow, irregularly spaced and carelessly cut. ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 27 March 1935

A 507: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Part one edge and channel at one end of bottom preserved. ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 27 March 1935

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A 536: Capital Fragment: Corinthian

Fragment of the lower part of a Corinthian capital. Part of the bottom surface is preserved, and most of two of the acanthus leaves. Broken away above. Belongs to the same series as A 471 (Ο 290). Cf ... 2 April 1935

A 540: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Two joining fragments; the stamp retrograde. ΜΗΔΕΙΟΥ series. Cf. neg. no. XXXIV-23. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 3 April 1935

A 541: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Fragment from the corner, preserving part of one end with groove on bottom and part of adjacent side. Stamp retrograde. ΑΙΓΙΠΥΡΟΥ series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 3 April 1935

A 544: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Two joining fragments. The letters large, neat and deep. Pinkish to buff clay with particles. The stamp is retrograde. ΜΗΔΕΙΟΥ series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 4 April 1935

A 545: Roof Tile Fragment: Stamped

Metroon series. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica ... 4 April 1935

A 546: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Corner volute of a corner Ionic capital. Upper and lower bearing surfaces preserved. A small raised knob at the center of each volute; otherwise the volutes are not rendered, having been painted possibly ... 5 April 1935

A 547: Capital Fragment: Ionic

One quarter of an Ionic capital preserving a volute, part of the egg and dart echinus and parts of the upper and lower bearing surfaces. Pentelic marble. Cf. A 50. In modern cistern. Leica, 90-23-10, 90-23-11 ... 6 March 1935

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A 552: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Back and stamped face preserved; possibly ΑΔ series. Stamped: Α ΔΙΟΔWΡ.[ΟΥ]. Compact red earth over burnt layer. Leica, 88-14-4, 88-14-11, color slide ... 16 April 1935

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A 553: Antefix Fragment

Only the upper portion with the top of a simple palmette in low relief is preserved. Pentelic marble. Odeion series. Previously dug. Leica, XXIX-54, XXIX-55, XXXV-99, K-49-231 ... 20 April 1935

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A 554: Sima Fragment: Plastic

The left half of a terracotta sima, preserved to full height. Trace of lion's head spout at right. A goodly amount of tile preserved behind. On front in relief an ornate floral design. Red color on flat ... 24 April 1935

A 555: Sima Fragment: Plastic

Fragment of upper left corner of a sima similar to A 554. Cf. A 1131 (ΚΤΛ 219). From near S.E. corner of Burnt Building but not certainly from debris. Leica 1422 ... 24 April 1935

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A 562: Antefix and Cover Tile: Plastic

Three joining fragments preserve a complete antefix and cover tile. Lower face of antefix damaged. Minor fractures. Traces of thick white paint. Debris of Burnt Building. Leica, XXVI-85, K-49-233 ... 7 May 1935

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A 586: Sima Fragments

Fragments of marble sima of so-called "Megarian" type: reversed palmette and lotus in relief. The entire height, (a) 0.144m., of the upper convex section is preserved, of the lower flat fascia, only 0.103m ... 3 June 1935

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A 594: Monument Base Fragments

Four pieces; the original bottom is preserved on a); b) (mended from two pieces) is a corner piece; otherwise the decorated surfaces only preserved, nothing of the top. Alternating pattern of a narrow ... 24 June 1935

A 597: Cover Tile Fragment with Dipinto

Fragment from convex cover tile, broken all around. Gritty yellow clay, with brown wash on outside. Inscribed ΔΗΜ]ΟΣ[ΙΟΝ. Well to west of Tholos. Leica ... 27-28 June 1935

A 598: Cover Tile Fragment with Dipinto

Fragment from convex cover tile, broken all around. Gritty yellow clay, with brown wash on outside. Inscribed ΔΗΜ]ΟΣ[ΙΟΝ. Well to west of Tholos. Leica ... 27-28 June 1935

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A 599: Anta Capital Fragment: Corinthian

Front face: at the bottom five acanthus leaves from which rise stalks to form the volutes. Ornament in center of abacus missing. Front line of abacus concave. Back face, broken away at the top; on the ... 29 June 1935

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A 600: Capital Fragment: Doric

Broken away on all sides. Part of a very shallow echinus remains. Assigned to the Temple of Ares. Pentelic marble. Cf. series A 238. In Great hole. 1226 Leica, LIX-51 ... June 1935

A 601: Anta Capital: Doric

Top and left side preserved; elsewhere broken away. Hawk's beak preserved, with taenia and molding (broken) above. Assigned to the Temple of Ares. Pentelic marble. Cf. series A 238; also A 1135. Found ... June 1935

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A 608: Triglyph Fragment

Upper, right hand front corner remains, preserving width of one glyph and cutting for headband of metope. From the Stoa of Zeus. Granular Aeginetan poros, retaining traces of the paint. Clearing east foundation ... 1934

A 616: Capital: Ionic

Two joining fragments. Abacus, fillets, and top of volutes recut to make base for interior support of fourth period of church. Lower part of volutes cut off. Developed fifth century type egg and dart ... 18 February 1936

A 620: Euthynteria Block Fragment with Mason's Mark

From the middle of a block, with parts of top and back surfaces only preserved; broken at both ends, at front and at bottom. The top has a smooth surface finished with a chisel but not polished. On it ... 25 February 1936

A 625: Euthynteria Block with Mason's Mark

Top surface: Setting line 0.155m. from front edge; the surface in front of this polished; behind, finished with chisel. Cuttings for H-clamps at each end; a rectangular dowel hole in about center of stone; ... 25 February 1936

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A 630: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken behind; chips missing from face. Stamped in relief, beneath the palmette. ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ series. In red filling. Leica, LIX-64 ... 4 March 1936

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A 633: Eaves Tile Fragment: Painted

Broken behind. Ridges on edges of upper side for cover tile to fit over. On outer face of overhang, maeander in dark paint on light ground. On soffit, palmettes and bud ornament. Gray on white; hearts ... 5 March 1936

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A 638: Entablature for Circular Building

a) Intact. Ancient crack mended by two dowels before block was in position. From a building or monument about 6.00m. in diameter. The block has dentils at the bottom, then a coarsely cut bead and reel; ... 12 March 1936, 13 March 1936, 13 June 1936

A 642: Antefix Fragment: Plastic

Broken away above (slightly) and below. An antefix (?) in the form of a human mask, broken away below the eyes, with two long rows of curls across the forehead; eyes and eyebrows exaggeratedly large. Rather ... 16 March 1936

A 643: Eaves Tile

Left edge, part of back edge, and part of top of front missing. A large marble eaves-tile with slightly raised edges. Along the front was a high edge, ornamented with a pierced lion's head in the center ... 23 March 1936

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A 652: Hypocaust Tile

Thick circular tile with a hole through the center and four, shallow, round indentations on the upper face. Cement in the central hole. Cf. A 807. Well. Leica, LIX-85 ... 27 April 1936

A 661: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Fragment of echinus with part of volute and palmette in angle. Egg and dart painted after incision. Under surface finished with toothed chisel. Good work. ADDENDA From Stoa Poikile. From well, dump. Leica ... 21 May 1935

A 664: Capital: Doric

Hard gray poros, finished rough to receive stucco, of which a little remains. The top surface is so rough as to suggest a wooden epistyle. Note a cutting for a hook-clamp toward middle of one side. For ... 2 June 1936

A 668: Window Frame Fragments

Fragments of bottom (?) preserved, elsewhere broken. Part of a terracotta balustrade or window grill, composed of superimposed arches of terracotta, made of strips of the material. Coarse red clay, buff ... 9 June 1936

A 669: Orthostate Fragment

Broken away above and behind. One edge and one broad face as preserved are finished as exposed surfaces; the other broad face was cut with anathyrosis. Joint surfaces beneath. Good work. Perhaps to be ... 1936

A 670: Stylobate Fragment

A fragment from the middle of the top block. An arc of a setting line for an Ionic base is preserved on top. Close behind the line of the base, a cutting for a rectangular post. The cutting, broken away ... 1936

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A 671: Cornice Fragment

One end missing and most of the corona broken off. From a horizontal, lateral cornice. Cyma reversa bed mold. Cutting for rafter in top. Cutting for hook clamp in one end of top. Pentelic marble. Propylon ... 1933

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A 672: Metope Fragment

Fragment from upper left corner only; the face plain. Good workmanship. Pentelic marble. ADDENDA Published as a piece from the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios. Initially though to be from the Royal Stoa. Found ... 1936

A 673: Column Fragments: Ionic

Fragment a) comes from the base of the shaft; fragment b) from the top, preserving about one third of the periphery. Excellent workmanship. From Propylon of Bouleuterion. Pentelic marble. Found in late ... 1933

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A 674: Capital Fragment: Doric

Four non-joining fragments, not necessarily from the same capital. a) Preserves the lower edge of the abacus and the upper edge of the echinus. b) Show the tops of flutes and one annulet. c) Tops of flutes ... 1936

A 678: Bracket Fragment

Preserved in three joining fragments is the upper right hand corner, except the top, the face entire and the whole lower part. The head, with hair parted and waved, crowned with a diadem and bunches of ... May-June 1936

A 679: Bracket Fragment

Fragment of lower right corner of a bracket like A 678 ( Ι 907), from the same mold. Clay is the same, but fired pinker. Great Drain. Leica ... May-June 1936

A 680: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

All the upper projecting part of the palmette is missing, and only a small bit of the cover tile remains. Across the face, below the palmette, in relief: ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ Coarse orange clay, full of impurities ... May-June 1936

A 681: Water Pipe Section

Appears to have fallen into the drain from above, after the drain was filled up. Hence need not to be contemporary. Most of lip gone at one end. Simple tongue joint; broad shallow corrugation, more marked ... May-June 1936

A 698: Mutule Fragment

Portions of bottom, with one guttae, and of the right side preserved. Ample remains of blue coloring, and some red at edges, which were preserved when the fragment was found, and were washed off through ... 2 March 1937

A 699: Wall Block Fragment with Mason's Mark

Wall block, left edge preserved, and dressed face, with the letter Δ. Series of A 238; from the same building. Assigned to the Temple of Ares. Pentelic marble. Cleaning under late wall. Leica ... 2 March 1937

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A 700: Lion's Head Spout

Nose and mouth missing and tips of ears. Full thickness of sima preserved at back. Mane rendered on two rows of rather flat stylized tufts except over forehead where there is a third row of small tufts ... 18 April 1932

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A 701: Sima and Akroterion Base Fragment

Corner sima, cut in one piece with the extremities of both the horizontal and raking sima. The sinking for the statue plinth has a curved outline. Beside the main sinking are two drilled hole perhaps intended ... 11 March 1937

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A 702: Epikranitis Fragment: Doric

Top preserved; broken at bottom, sides and back. A Doric crowning molding, consisting of a vertical face above a hawk's beak, below which are a groove and then a flat band 0.007m. above the surface below ... 9 March 1937

A 704: Orthostate Block

Top half of block broken off; elsewhere all faces preserved. A regulation orthostate with carefully worked anathyrosis at the ends. A dowel cutting at each junction of the bottom and sides. The bottom ... 10 March 1937

A 705: Ceiling Beam

Both ends broken off; elsewhere all faces preserved. A ceiling beam designed to be the end of a series, as only one side (and the bottom) is carefully worked. Bottom plain, face plain, with a simple cove-molding ... 11 March 1937

A 707: Working Chips from Column

Two fragments, each preserving part of the periphery and a rough-picked end. Of a) the edge has been beveled, and both beveled edge and periphery have been worked with a toothed chisel. On the periphery ... 13 March 1937

A 708: Water Pipe Fragment

Only a fragment from one end. Heavy collar. Thin brown glaze on inside and in bands on outside. Storage uncertain. Perhaps Block 26/6. Not found on either shelf Dec. 2004. Marble Chips Pit. 117, 1616 ff ... 13 March 1937

A 714: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Most of one volute preserved, except for its lower edge. A part of a very large Ionic capital, with carefully carved details. Volute has solid center with traces of cement for attaching a rosette. Base ... 31 March 1937

A 717: Window Tile Fragment

Broken at bottom and both ends. Flat top and arched opening, made in one piece. Tile pierced at either side of top of arch. Coarse red clay. A similar piece, 0.066m. thick, but of different series, found ... 27 March 1937

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A 731: Sima Fragment: Painted

Left end bit with fasciae at top and bottom, ovolo between. Top: maeander with cross; ovolo: lotus and palmette; bottom: running spiral. Painted decoration in dark and dilute brown. Red clay; yellowish ... 20 April 1937

A 735: Roof Tile

Two joining fragments. Fragments missing from sides. A large concave imbrex of coarse red clay. From demolition of late Roman house, to east of Tholos, probably from the house itself. Leica ... 7 May 1937

A 736: Wall Brick

On obverse, striated with S-shaped stroke of three fingers; on reverse marked by the holes made by the tips of four fingers. Coarse red clay. From the reveal of a doorway in the late Roman house east of ... 7 May 1937

A 737: Floor Tile

In the middle of the top a small circle inscribed with the tip of a finger in the soft clay. Top and edges smooth, underside rough. Coarse brown clay. Part of the floor of the late Roman house to the ... 7 May 1937

A 738: Floor Tile

Smooth on top and sides; rougher below. Traces of hard gray cement in its underside from its bedding; slight traces of some on its top. Coarse brown clay. Part of the floor of the late Roman house to the ... 7 May 1937

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A 742: Cornice Block with Mason's Mark: Doric

From a lateral horizontal cornice, a cyma reversa soffit molding with a vertical fascia high above it. The nosing molding is much battered; possibly an ovolo. In the top two rafter cuttings, and at each ... 10 May 1937

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A 743: Architrave Block

Right end broken; a part of a curved joint surface at the other end. Underside worked to be visible. In underside toward end with curved joint surface a cutting and part of the iron of a Π-clamp. Outside ... 1933

A 744: Architrave Block Fragment

Fragment from upper left corner of a block preserving one half regula. Joint surface at end carelessly worked. Hard gray poros; stuccoed with marble dust plaster in two layers, of which slight traces remain ... 24 April 1937

A 747: Triglyph Fragment with Mason's Mark

Part of front, top, and right surface preserved. Top front edge broken away. On right side a rough-picked cutting. Fascia above triglyph. On top surface, mason's mark: Θ. Series A 238. Assigned to the ... 14 May 1937

A 749: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken off behind. Conventional palmette. Red gritty clay; traces of slip. Letters across bottom: Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε Ι Δ Ο Υ. Two more antefixes from the same series added under this number: b) and c). a) Not ... 15 May 1937

A 756: Capital: Doric

The start of the shaft, as also two sides of the abacus, with part of the echinus, had been cut away in antiquity. Wear from traffic had subsequently occurred on these cut surfaces. Profile of echinus ... May 1937

A 757: Capital: Doric

Rather less than half remains; the top of the shaft had been cut away in antiquity. The whole much worn and rubbed by traffic. Very flat echinus terminating in an almost vertical shoulder and angular neck ... May 1937

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A 758: Sima Fragment with Water Spout

Parts of top, bottom and left end preserved. Sima has straight face with no moldings or curves. A circular projecting waterspout, with most of the protruding tube broken away, begins 0.245m. from the left ... 28 May 1937

A 759: Cornice Fragment: Ionic

Broken at both ends, behind and below, most of the corona missing. From a horizontal geison. The top of the corona slopes gently and is stuccoed. The bearing surface of the top of the block is separated ... 28 May 1937

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A 768: Capital: Ionic

Rather more than half remains, battered but fresh. Egg and dart on echinus and abacus, the volutes, the petals of the angle flower were not carved but painted. Traces of a square cutting for the empolion, ... 26 May 1937

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A 769: Water Spouts

A tapering round tube surrounded by two raised rings and set raking. a) Probably preserved to full length of tube; broken away below. b) Broken away at inner end. c) Broken away at inner end. These spouts ... 1936

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A 772: Eaves Tile Fragments: Painted

Two non-joining fragments. On outer face an elaborate guilloche in purple and black with palmettes at the mid line. On the soffit, a band of astragal between two purple bands; on the top, along the outer ... 5 June 1937

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A 774: Altar

Badly chipped and part of volutes missing. Poros. ADDENDA Note traces of white wash or stucco on molding at one of narrow ends. Finished Built into Wall F (Byzantine); fragments of volutes found built ... 29 May 1937

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A 775: Altar

Volutes missing and a large part of one of the upper ends; much battered. Poros. Finished Built into north wall of Building A (Byzantine). Leica PD 2348 ... May 29 1937

A 782: Roof Tile Fragment with Graffito

Fragment of a large flat tegula, preserving part of one edge. Gritty brown clay surfaced with fine yellow; traces of painted pattern on face (?) Lightly scratched letters in upper surface. Tholos Trench ... 7 June 1937

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A 803: Antefix: Plastic

Simple relief palmette. Bottom broken away. Coarse red clay, buff slip. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III in Agora V), 1st-2nd century A.D. Leica, LIX-65 ... 8 April 1937

A 804: Antefix: Plastic

Dull impression of preceding type, A 803 (ΛΛ 1176). Full height probably preserved; scrolls below palmette. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III in Agora V), 1st-2nd century A.D. Leica, LIX-65 ... 8 April 1937

A 805: Antefix Fragment: Plastic and Inscribed

Lower part only, showing carefully stamped volutes, and start of palmette with diamond center. Part of signature preserved: Α Π [Ο Λ Λ Ω Ν Ι ] Ο Υ Red clay, pale buff slip. Cistern, Layer I (Layer III ... 9 April 1937

A 806: Faience Plaque Fragment

Fragment from a rectangular plaque; part of one edge preserved. Both faces finished; on one the edge is raised, and set off by two grooves; on the other the plain edge rises by a shallow molding to a raised ... 16 April 1937

A 807: Column Tile Fragment

Part of circular tile for a column. Coarse buff clay, traces of cement. Finger prints. Cf. A 652. ADDENDA Hypocaust pillar tile. Cistern, Layer II. Leica, LIX-85 ... 16 April 1937

A 808: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken behind and at one side and slightly above and below. Relief palmette above scrolls. At bottom, part of the makers' name is preserved: [Η Ρ Α Κ Λ Ε] Ι Δ Ο [Υ] (?). Well, container 45. Leica, LIX-64 ... 5 April 1937

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A 812: Lintel Fragment: Painted

Bottom preserved, otherwise broken. Fragment from lower edge of an epistyle (?) or similar beam. Bead and reel below, part of a palmette above, in blue and black. Pentelic marble. Belongs with lioness ... 17 February 1938

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A 814: Sima Fragment: Painted

Left side preserved. Flat fillet across the top decorated with key-pattern; the squares between the keys painted purple. Below, decorating the curved molding and the flat band, large lotus and palmette ... 25 February 1938

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A 818: Lintel Block Fragments: Painted

Seven fragments, making up to four: a) Two joining fragments preserve full height of block and left end of block, part of bracket and of coffer. b) Two joining fragments preserve part of fascia below face ... 10 March 1938