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A 386: Cornice Fragment

Sides and back broken. From raking cornice of Stoa of Zeus. Pentelic marble. Cf. A 148, horizontal cornice. Marble dump to east of Stoa of Attalos. Leica ... 1933

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A 387: Ceiling Coffer Fragment: Painted

Red, blue and green color well preserved. Assigned to the Temple of Ares. Pentelic marble. Cf. Ptg. 329, drawing of restored ceiling coffer. Marble dump to east of Stoa of Attalos. Leica, 9-82 ... 1933

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A 388: Ceiling Beam Fragment: Painted

Part of the top preserved; back, bottom and sides broken. No color preserved on the egg and dart, but the pattern complete. Green color remains in angles at bottom between egg and darts. (A more complete ... 1933

A 389: Sima Fragment with Lion's Head Spout

Ovolo type. Pentelic marble. Marble dump to east of Stoa of Attalos. Leica ... 1933

A 390: Sima Fragment

Cavetto sima. Island marble. Same: A 1835, A 1892, A 2527, A 2995, A 3006. Cf. horizontal series A 758 etc. Marble dump behind Stoa of Attalos. Leica ... 1933

A 391: Architrave Fragments: Ionic

Two fragments. a) Broken at top, bottom, back and right end. The left end preserved, with well worked anathyrosis. b) Broken on all faces save the front. The molding consist of a cavetto above a cyma ... 1932

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A 394: Sima Fragment

Broken on right end and along inner edge. At the left end there remains a trace of a cutting for a half-housing joint. Cyma reversa type crowned with an ovolo molding. On the front a band of palmettes ... 1932

A 399: Cornice Fragment

Molding fragment from raking cornice. Broken at left end. A patch in the molding, carefully worked with joint surfaces at back and at right end. Hawk's beak of ovolo type with narrow flat fillet at lower ... 1931

A 400: Ceiling Beam Fragments: Painted

Two fragments: a) The top surface, toothed, with relieving surface, preserved. Behind, part of a circular cutting, rough-picked. On the crowning molding the marks of a painted egg and dart pattern. On ... 14 April 1934

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A 403: Altar Side Block

Preserved at the right end and broken at the left; much battered; broken also above. Along both preserved faces a series of base and crown moldings, comprising, from bottom to top, guilloche, Lesbian leaf, ... 1931

A 404: Grill Crown Fragment

Broken at right end, behind and below. Finished with toothed chisel on left end and top. An ovolo surmounted by a plain fascia. Fair work. Pentelic marble. Found in the front of the S.E. corner of the ... 12 May 1934

A 407: Molding Fragment

Perhaps part of a door jamb. The back is smooth, the front rough-picked, with a curved molding of crosses and degenerate palmettes. Byzantine. Pentelic marble. Lying on the floor in the passage of the ... Byzantine

A 408: Capital

A virtually square capital carved with seven petaled palmettes on the face and leaves at the corners. A square dowel hole irregularly placed on top. A rosette above the palmette is preserved on only one ... Byzantine

A 409: Impost Block

A square impost block, carved on the beveled edge with trefoil ornament in the corners, cross with circles in the center, with two crosses in diamonds with dotted triangles as filling ornaments on either ... Byzantine

A 410: Molding Fragment: Painted

Part of top preserved, smooth surface. At top of face, which slopes in sharply under top, a painted egg and dart. Pentelic marble. Marble dump, north central part of section. Leica ... 1934

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A 415: Roof Tile: Stamped

The lowest part of a large flat tegula; both sides and end preserved. Made of fine buff clay containing a few large particles of grit. Lightly stamped on its upper surface, the letters sunken; the stamp ... 1931

A 416: Cornice Block

Granular Poros stone. Found built into the substructure of the eastward extension of the small 'rectangular building' to the north of the Apollo temple. From the earth in which it was imbedded a few black-glazed ... 1934

A 417: Crowning Molding Fragment

One end preserved, with anathyrosis. Top toothed, with dowel cutting. Back roughly picked. Along center of front, ornamental moldings: Lesbian leaf above, then bead and reel, egg and tongue, and bead ... 4th century B.C.

A 418: Sima Fragment: Painted

A little of the original left end remains, with the joint surface. Broken at right end and behind. Ovolo type with plain fascia above and below. On soffit a band of bead and reel, in red; on lower fascia ... 31 May 1934

A 419: Sima Fragment: Inscribed

Broken both ends and behind. Plain vertical fascia. Gritty buff clay, covered with thin yellow wash. Scratched in the dry clay on its inner surface: Α Cave; from layer of burnt material on cistern floor ... 31 May 1934

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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