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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