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[Object]  I 4712: Dedication

Inscribed base. Hymettian marble. Found built into the late Roman Fortification, just south of the Eleusinion. Leica 12 April 1937 ... 13 Apr 1937 ... Found built into the late Roman Fortification, just south of the Eleusinion.

[Object]  BI 778: Bone Stylus

Broad, flat erasing end only preserved, along with stub of shaft. North of Eleusinion, loose fill within building. Leica 24 June 1959 ... 24 Jun 1959 ... North of Eleusinion, loose fill within building.

[Object]  I 4141: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument. Top preserved. Two lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Found in modern wall, over the Eleusinion. Leica 16 May 1936 ... 16 May 1936 ... Found in modern wall, over the Eleusinion.

[Object]  I 4800: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face and rough picked bottom preserved. Three letters remain. Pentelic marble. Found in modern wall, south of the Eleusinion. Leica 6 May 1937 ... 7 May 1937 ... Found in modern wall, south of the Eleusinion.

[Object]  I 5181: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Three lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon. Pentelic marble. Found in Byzantine context, south of the Eleusinion. Leica 3 February 1938 ... 5th. century B.C ... Found in Byzantine context, south of the Eleusinion.

[Object]  I 6806: Tombstone Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Probably broken below. Surface much damaged. Pentelic marble. Found in marble pile on Panathenaic Way, south of the Eleusinion. Leica 30 April 1958 ... 30 Apr 1958 ... Found in marble pile on Panathenaic Way, south of the Eleusinion.

[Object]  P 26534: Black Figure Amphora Fragment

Part of flaring rim. On upper surface, goose to right. Outlines incised. North of Eleusinion, loose fill within building. Leica 24 June 1959 ... 24 Jun 1959 ... North of Eleusinion, loose fill within building.

[Object]  P 26636: Black Figure Amphora Fragment

Three joining fragments of rim, neck and upper body of amphora. Stub of handle at left. Offset, flaring rim. Part of large horse's head to right. Panel narrow, set very high. Red for mane and pupil. Cleaning ... 1959 ... Eleusinion, late Roman context ... tins: north of Eleusinion

[Object]  I 3316: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of columnar grave monument. Inscribed surface, and full diameter preserved. Part of two lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Found in a modern house wall, over the Eleusinion ... 6 Feb 1936 ... Found in a modern house wall, over the Eleusinion.

[Object]  I 3614: Grave Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment of grave monument. Broken at top. At least seventeen letters remain. Hymettian marble. Found in a modern context outside the Market Square to the southeast, in the area north of Eleusinion ... 1st.-2nd. centuries A.D ... Eleusinion.

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