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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