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[Object]  L 3496: Base Fragment of Lamp with Graffito

Fragment of base and wall. Raised base, slightly concave; rounded wall. Good black glaze; underside reserved except around edge. Incised on underside. Type IV (later 5th. century group) of Corinth collection, ... 1 June 1938

[Object]  L 2265: Base Fragment of Lamp: Inscribed

About half of bottom preserved. Within a low base ring, an almost illegible inscription. Traces of red to brown glaze. Buff clay. Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Clearing strosis no. 2. Leica ... 9 April 1936

[Object]  L 1407: Base Fragment of Lamp: Maker's Mark

From the bottom, with the lower part of the nozzle, of a mold made lamp as type XVIII of Corinth collection. Simulated ring foot. Part of signature preserved, in relief. Red glaze. Signed Bases type of ... 31 March 1934

[Object]  L 1408: Base Fragment of Lamp: Maker's Mark

From the bottom, with the lower part of the nozzle, of a mold made lamp, as type XVIII of Corinth collection. Simulated flat base, with part of a signature in relief: "CUΠA". Red glaze. Signed Bases type ... 31 March 1934

[Object]  L 1970: Base of Lamp with Graffito

Lower part only preserved, with a sharply defined base. The bottom is unglazed, and on it is scratched a "Λ". Good black glaze. Pinkish-buff clay. Type VIIA (?) of Corinth collection, type 25A of Agora ... 5 February 1936

[Object]  L 4915: Base of Lamp: Maker's Mark

Broken all around. Raised base and a little of wall of a mold made lamp. Signature incised in the unbaked clay. Thin red to brown glaze. Buff clay. Signed Bases type of Agora collection. Cf. Type 50B ... 8 April 1952

[Object]  L 5065: Base of Lamp: Maker's Mark

Lower half of body with root of handle preserved. Relief signature. Dull red glaze, much flaked. Buff clay. Signed Bases type of Agora collection. ADDENDA Monogram of "ΑΚΡΑΤΟΣ" (?). Cf. L 2086, for clay, ... 25 April 1953

[Object]  L 4038: Basket-Handle Lamp

Back half of body missing. Concave top with high-swung basket-handle over it. Double-convex body. Long nozzle, fluked. Unpierced knob at side. Very flaky black glaze. Type XII of Corinth collection, type ... May 1940

[Object]  L 3093: Bowl Fragment of Lamp

Above half, back part, preserved. Flat bottom, low side wall, plain rim, and horizontal handle at the rim. Somewhat peeled brownish glaze inside only. The bowl of an early open lamp (?). ADDENDA Joins ... 23-29 April 1937

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[Deposit]  H 6:4: Bronze Head Well

A well behind the Stoa of Zeus. Noted as the finding place of the bronze head of Nike, B 30 ... 260-210 B.C.

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[Deposit]  B 22:3: Burned Deposit

Burned deposit: Middle Terrace, south of Archaic cemetery. RSY: Pyre 10 ... Ca. 300 B.C.

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[Deposit]  H 6:9: Cave Cistern

Two chambers connected by a tunnel, each with two fills. Lower fill in south chamber contemporary with upper fill in north chamber, at the end of the 4th c. B.C. Objects T 122, T 145, L 453 and L 454 ... Ca. 375-160 B.C.

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[Deposit]  G 11:5: 'Cellar Cut' inside Tholos. Layer IV.

Exploration over bedrock inside the Tholos; levels of 6th c. B.C ... 6th c. B.C.

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[Deposit]  A 18:1: Cistern

Cistern in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of the Nymphs. Coins: 6 May 1947 #6-#7 Dump Subdivisions: .1=Fill 1, Early Roman. .2=Fill 2 .3=Fill 3, 2nd. c. B.C ... 25-30 April 1947

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[Deposit]  B 14:3: Cistern

Cistern on the lower south slope of Kolonos Agoraios; dumped filling, second half of first century after Christ. Coins: 9 June 1937 #3 11 June 1937 #1-#8 ... 50-100 A.D.

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[Deposit]  D 15:3: Cistern

A small flask-shaped cistern lined with hydraulic cement and containing a large quantity of glazed table ware and a fair amount of coarse ware; a homogeneous fill with joins at all levels. Coins: 20 June ... Ca. 375-300 B.C.

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[Deposit]  D 17:3: Cistern

Cistern at 65/ΚΗ (and Channel). Cistern in the northeast room of the annex to the Poros Building west of the Areopagus. Part of the same system as D 17:4 and D 17:5, the chambers connected by long tunnels ... 300-250 B.C.

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[Deposit]  D 17:5: Cistern

Part of same system as D 17:3 and D 17:4. Object B 874 is from the top fill but not related to the upper or lower fills proper; no subdivision. Neither the upper nor the lower fill had the characteristics ... 225-100 B.C.

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[Deposit]  E 3:1: Cistern

Cistern with considerable dumped fill. It may have been abandoned ca. 295-295 B.C.; it will have been filled by 280 B.C. Coins: 31 March 1936 #8 1 April 1936 #23-#24 2 April 1936 #15-#19 3 April 1936 #15-#18 ... Ca. 325-250 B.C.

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[Deposit]  E 14:1: Cistern

Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the course of the passage to the east and opening into ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.

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[Deposit]  E 15:3: Cistern

Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the course of the passage to the east and opening into ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C.-86 B.C.

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[Deposit]  F 5:1: Cistern

Evidence of stratification into five layers, although joins between the layers. Layer VI added when the construction of the Roman building above required it. No subdivisions assigned. Coins: 3 June 1937 ... Early 3rd-late 2nd c. B.C.

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[Deposit]  F 19:2: Cistern

Cistern with dumped fillings. Coins: 5 May 1939 #10-#12 Subdivisions: .1=Upper fill .2=Lower fill .3=Dump ... Ca. 375-275 B.C.

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[Deposit]  M 20:1: Cistern

Two Hellenistic fills with late Hellenistic to Roman fill above. Subdivisions: .1=top and intermediate fills, to 2.00m. .2=middle fill .3=bottom fill ... 6 February 1937

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[Deposit]  N 19:1: Cistern

Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. Subdivisions: .1=upper fill (Group F) .2=middle fill .3=lower fill ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C.

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[Deposit]  P 10:1: Cistern

With cistern at 17/ΟΕ-ΟΣΤ (P 10:2), two chambers connected by a passage. 18/Π went out of use first and was closed off from 17/ΟΕ-ΟΣΤ; filled up at one time with material dating between 350 and 300 B.C ... 325-285 B.C.

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[Deposit]  S 19:3: Cistern

Cistern at 17-18/ΛΑ (Coroplasts' Dump) ... to ca. 330-320 B.C.

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[Deposit]  G 6:2: Cistern East Chamber

The East Chamber of a double cistern lying between the northeast corner of the Theseion and the Annex to the Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios. ... Both chambers went out of use as water containers simultaneously ... 23 February-16 March 1932

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[Deposit]  H 16:3: Cistern System

An extensive cistern system, south chamber with blind tunnel extending further south (south tunnel); north chamber; drawshaft further north, extends to north tunnel. With exception of north tunnel (which ... Ca. 320-240 B.C.

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[Deposit]  F 16:1: Demeter Cistern

Cistern at 9/Β (10/Β on plan). Fourth century deposit overlaid by late Roman upper fill (cf. T 85, L 379, container 80, not recorded with this deposit and no subdivision given). Coins: 20 February 1931 ... Second half 4th c. B.C.

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[Deposit]  D 11:2: Drawshaft

Drawshaft of a complex cistern system. Coins: 26 March 1936 #1 ... 300-215 B.C.

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[Deposit]  D 11:4: Drawshaft

Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ. Objects with context as "cistern 44ΙΓ, mouth of 46/ΙΑ" are listed with D 12:2. The following objects are from "earth", i.e. no context layer: SS 5334, ... 29 February-11 March 1936

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[Deposit]  D 12:2: Drawshaft

Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ. The filling of the 46/ΙΑ cistern shaft, with the exception of a little Roman at the top, was the same as the bottom fill of 44/ΙΓ - late Hellenistic, running ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C.

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[Deposit]  E 14:3: Drawshaft, "Kybele cistern"

Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the course of the passage to the east and opening into ... Upper fill, Late Roman with some Hellenistic. Middle fill, Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C. Lower fill, 4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment

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[Deposit]  E 6:1: East Chamber

Cistern System #3: East Chamber at 69/Λ, joined by a crooked passage to 69/ΛΣΤ ... 175-125 B.C.

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[Deposit]  H 12:1: Fill of Early West Branch of Great Drain=Middle ...

Filling of Middle Drain (Tr. H+F in Section Ζ). Sand and gravel filling of the old course of the west branch of the Great Drain, a large (ca. 1.00m. deep and 1.30m. wide) underground channel in the area ... 150-100 B.C.

[Deposit]  H 17:5: Filling

Area in front of E-W retaining wall, just above cobble pavement, disturbed by coins and pottery as late as the 3rd c. B.C. Coins: 25 May 1932 #6-#7 26 May 1932 #1-#3 SS 367 listed on deposit list but ... 375-275 B.C.

[Object]  L 2094: Five Nozzle Lamp

Complete. Plain wheel made type, with small sunken top and high band handle, singly grooved. Bottom bearly flat, grooved to simulate ring foot. Black glaze much chipped. Type XII (late straight variety) ... 10 March 1936

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[Deposit]  E 2:3: Foundry Pit

"Foundry Pit": N-S Cut on 50m. line (area of Stoa, Layer VII, with slag). Formerly deposit no. F 2:1. Coins: 9 March 1939 #2 ... Ca. 375-350 B.C.

[Deposit]  D-E 15:1: Great Drain fillings

Great Drain: fillings in south part of section; Martyrs I, II and III, all layers (essentially no difference in the layers). Pottery sorted and recorded by H.A. Thompson 12 may 1950: "Having gone through ... Early 1st c. B.C.