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IL 1443: Lead Token

Chip missing from top. A: cart and horse right, seated figure (Dionysos ?) in cart, with large thyrsos (?) in front of figure. Dots below ground line may have been letters. Surface bad and details far ... 24 May 1951

IL 1444: Lead Token

A: cuirass in incuse circular stamp. B: plain. Cf. IL 903, 831 etc. Entered as coin no. 27. Martyr over steps at S.W. corner of Middle Stoa. 1886 Leica ... 24 April 1948

IL 1445: Lead Token

A: head of horse, right, on column. B: plain. Cf. IL 838. Dealer 's dump. 752 Leica ... 13 June 1938

IL 1447: Lead Token

A: rose (?) B: plain. Central house, room XI, east side, strosis 5. 1526 Leica ... 7 May 1958

IL 1448: Lead Token

A: cicada. B: plain. Dump; probably Central House, room X, strosis 9. Leica ... May 1958

IL 1451: Lead Token

A: ship with mast and oars. B: plain. Cf. IL 656. Entered as coin, no. 36. Catalogued 1959. Late Roman. Leica ... 31 May 1951

IL 1452: Lead Token

A: Janiform masks with letters to left. Reading from bottom to top: Ε Ρ Α Τ Ο . B: cithara. Cf. IL 985 and IL 1142 for similar device. Catalogued 1959. Pit in drain. Leica ... 23 May 1939

IL 1453: Lead Token

A: monogram. B: plain. Catalogued 1959. Pit in drain. Leica ... 23 May 1939

IL 1454: Lead Token

A: seated figure left, with branch in left arm, right outstretched. Snake or tree (?) in front. Crescent in field upper left. All in border of dots. Possibly Demeter left, in serpent car. B: bumpy, no ... 16 May 1947

IL 1455: Lead Token

A: seated figure left, with branch in left arm, right outstretched. Snake or tree (?) in front. Crescent in field upper left. All in border of dots. Possibly Demeter left, in serpent car. B: bumpy, no ... 16 May 1947

IL 1456: Lead Token

A: deep incuse stamp of boukranion. B: plain. Picked up on roman house wall, house C, room 3. Leica ... 1 July 1947

IL 1457: Lead Weight

No visible design. Slight depression on one side. Between cracks of paving blocks A of Panathenaic Way. 278 Leica ... 18 March 1959

IL 1458: Lead Token

A: snake. B: plain. Surface. Leica ... 1959

IL 1459: Lead Token

Intact. Obverse: The letters pi (Π) and theta (Θ). Reverse: plain. Areopagus Street, south cut I, in south trench cutting. 806 Leica ... 29 April 1959

IL 1463: Lead Token

Obverse: in relief, letter A and inset in low relief oval beside it, a winged caduceus. Reverse: very dull head of helmeted Athena. Cf. IL 57. Similar illegible examples (miscellaneous) in box. Panathenaic ... 27 May 1959

IL 1466: Lead Token

A: stamped circle with relief of a hanging wreath. B: plain. Panathenaic Way, cut II, strosis 5, over aqueduct slabs. 5th c. B.C. to Hellenistic. 850 Leica ... 6 May 1959

IL 1467: Lead Token

Obverse: kneeling winged Eros, cock feeding from his hand. Star in field upper right. Border of dots. Reverse: two snakes facing, rearing; star between. Border of dots. Cf. IL 695. Room 11, on uppermost ... 1959

IL 1468: Lead Token

A: winged caduceus. B: plain. North house, west part, cleaning house floor. 1361 Leica ... 7 August 1959

MC 48: Gem Impression

A clay disk has been stamped with an oval seal. Obverse: bust of Athena right, wearing a Corinthian helmet and aegis, long curls. Reverse: plain convex back with finger print. Pale pinkish buff clay. West ... 1 June 1933

MC 81: Token

Apparently made in two halves. Obverse: the letter A enclosed in circle. Reverse: standing figure. Red glaze, rather worn. Well. Leica ... 13 April 1934

MC 87: Token

Obverse: an eagle left. In field right a standing draped figure with two torches (Artemis or Demeter ?); in field left, an inscription. Reverse: plain. Black to reddish glaze, worn. Well, in passage near ... 16 April 1934

MC 88: Token

Partly broken away behind. Obverse: an eagle left, head turned right. In field right a standing draped figure with two torches (Artemis or Demeter ?); in field left, an inscription. Reverse: plain. Glazed ... 17 April 1934

MC 89: Seal

Stamped. Obverse: a nude figure seated, knees drawn up, on the prow of a ship. Reverse: plain. Black glaze. Gray clay. Red Hellenistic fill. Leica ... 25 April 1934

MC 95: Token

Obverse: Herakles in relief, moving left, carrying a club (?) in his right and a tripod (?) in his left hand. Black glaze covers this side. Reverse: in relief youth with maiden seated on his lap. surface ... 2 May 1934

MC 96: Token

Obverse: in relief a seated figure on the prow of a trireme. The knees of the figure drawn up, on it. Reverse: plain. Black glazed. Red Hellinistic fill. Leica ... 9 May 1934

MC 122: Token

A small fragment missing. Otherwise intact. Obverse: an eagle (?) left, with head turned back over its shoulder. In field right, standing draped female figure with two torches (Demeter or Artemis ?) ... April 1934

MC 138: Token

Obverse: an eagle left, head turned back, standing. In field, right, woman holding two torches, Demeter or Artemis. In field left, an inscription. Reverse: plain. Thin black wash. Red fill under late ... 27 February 1935

MC 145: Token

An oval one; flat on both sides. Obverse: a man leaning over to right, possibly throwing a discus. In field club. Possibly as Herakles leaning on his club. Reverse: a right hand, palm outward, fingers ... 21 March 1935

MC 168: Token

A: in relief a nude woman right, seated on prow of a trireme. B: plain. Black glaze. Modern earth in Γ, being used in ΣΤ, for terracing. Leica ... 20 April 1935

MC 191: Token

Obverse: an eagle standing left, but with head turned back. In field right, standing female figure with two torches (Demeter or Artemis ?). In field left an inscription. Reverse: plain. Blackened by fire ... 16 April 1935

MC 192: Token

Obverse: an eagle standing left, but with head turned back. In field right, standing female figure with two torches (Demeter or Artemis ?). In field left an inscription. Reverse: flat, plain. Poor black ... 10 May 1935

MC 194: Token

Rather crude roughly circular disk, flat above and below. A: palmette. B: palmette. Black glaze. Modern fill. Leica ... 3 June 1935

MC 251: Disk

Flat and circular. In relief in the middle, gorgoneion with protruding tongue. Around the edge, a double ring of raised dots. In the back, two very small holes, for attachment, near the center; and cinsiderable ... 26 March 1936

MC 271: Token

An oval disk, slightly concave back. Obverse: a kneeling warrior with helmet, shield and spear is attacked from the left by a lion. Covered with thin black glaze, spots of glaze on back. Reverse: plain ... 21 April 1936

MC 278: Token

Obverse: a peacock on the upper face, standing left, one claw advanced, tail not spread. Reverse: flat, plain. Worn black glaze. Buff clay (?) Cf. MC 279-281, 292-293 which are from the same die as this ... 1 May 1936

MC 279: Token

Similar to MC 278, but the shape more irregular and the glaze more worn. The bird 's head and neck missing. Obverse: a peacock on the upper face, standing left, one claw advanced, tail not spread. Reverse: ... 1 May 1936

MC 280: Token

Glaze somewhat worn. Obverse: a peacock on the upper face, standing left, one claw advanced, tail not spread. Reverse: flat, plain. Similar to MC 278. Cf. MC 278-279, 281, 292-293, which are from the ... 2 May 1936

MC 281: Token

Obverse: a peacock on the upper face, standing left, one claw advanced, tail not spread. Reverse: flat, plain. Similar to MC 278. Cf. MC 278-280, 292-293, which are from the same die as this. Well. 4th ... 2 May 1936

MC 291: Token

One end broken away. Irregular clay pellet. Obverse: an eagle standing left. In field right, standing draped female figure with two torches (Demeter or Artemis ?). In field left an inscription. Reverse: ... 30 May 1936

MC 292: Token

Chipped at upper right. Obverse: a peacock left. Reverse: the letter delta (Δ) in black glaze. Cf. MC 278-281, 293 from the same die, and the same well, as this. Well, earth. Leica ... 25 May 1936

MC 293: Token

Chipped at right. Obverse: a peacock left. Reverse: flat; the letter delta (Δ) in black glaze. Gray clay. Cf. MC 278-281, 292 from the same die, and the same well, as this. Well, earth. Leica ... 26 May 1936

MC 359: Seal Impression : Dikastic Symbolon

An irregular disk with an impression from gem or metal finger ring. Side A: a positive impression of a woman 's head to right in an oval field. Side B: the letter upsilon (Y). Unglazed. Fine buff clay ... 24 April 1937

MC 367: Token

Obverse: an eagle standing left, with head turned back to right. In the field to right, a standing draped female figure (Demeter or Artemis ?) with a tall torch upright in either hand. In the field to ... 29 April 1937

MC 368: Token

Obverse: an eagle standing left, with head turned back to right. In the field to right, a standing draped female figure (Demeter or Artemis ?) with a long torch in either hand. In the field to left an ... 13 May 1937

MC 376: Token

Obverse: an eagle standing left, head turned back to right. In the field to right, a standing draped female figure (Demeter or Artemis ?) with a long torch in either hand. In the field to left an inscription ... 22 May 1937

MC 395: Seal Impression

An oval impression. A: a nude bearded male figure, right, in process of sacrificing a ram. Odysseus sacrificing a ram before his trip to the underworld (?) B: smooth. Unglazed. Pinkish clay. Clearing ... 12 June 1937

MC 396: Token

Intact except for large chip from one side. A: a lion 's head, facing in relief. Shaggy mane coming down to chin on either side of face. B: plain. Very good modelling. Half of disk dipped in black glaze ... 8 June 1937

MC 400: Token

Obverse: eagle standing left, head thrown back. In field to right, a draped female figure erect, Demeter or Artemis (?), a tall torch (?) in either hand. In field to left, a branch and an inscription ... 18 June 1937

MC 570: Resin Sealing

Small sealing with horizontal piercing for string. In relief, female bust at right, male bust at left. According to J. Unruh the material is probably resin (March, 2001). Brown late Roman fill. 1168 Leica ... 5 May 1939

MC 673: Token

Side A: cock right in relief on ground line. Side B: the letter rho (P) retrograde in double lines. No glaze. Orange buff clay. Layer III B. 4th c. B.C. 575 Leica ... 23 July 1946

MC 693: Token

Roughly circular. Side A: in relief an impression of a standing semi-draped figure, left, mantle or scarf blown above head. At right end of mantle a round disk, at left a star (?). Side B: plain. Red Hellenistic ... 9 May 1947

MC 695: Token

Side A: the letter alpha (A) enclosed in a circle. Side B: standing draped figure, left, holding uncertain object (spindle or thyrsos ?) in raised right hand. East of Roman bath, east of wall and floor ... 6 June 1947

MC 727: Token

Thin disk of clay. A: an eagle, right, the head turned back. B: flat, plain. House N, room 2 at north, layer 4. 4th c. B.C. 6136 Leica ... 26 September 1947

MC 799: Token

Obverse: two squatting figures on an altar. Rays behind the figure look like wings. Volutes on altar and wreath around it. Reverse: plain. 4th c. B.C. 2927 Leica ... 3 June 1949

MC 803: Token

Obverse: man, right, standing in naiskos. Hands extended before him, holding (?) something. Thin grayish green glaze. Reverse: smooth and unglazed. Hard-fired pinkish orange clay. New Grid: ca. D 16. Grave ... 5-7 July 1949

MC 966: Token

Side A: boukranion. Side B: plain. Buff clay. Terrace; first northern extension. Cleaning top of north-south wall west of ballot box. 4th c. B.C. 2772 Leica ... 27 November 1953

MC 986: Token

Obverse: gorgon-head front in delicate low relief. Reverse: plain. Traces of gilding. Cf. MC 251. New Grid: ca. H 13. Area of Pre-Stoa building, dump. Leica ... 20 May 1954

MC 1039: Token

Side A: the letter K in relief. Side B: crab. Traces of black glaze. New Grid: ca. S 18. Dump, from sifting out earth for garden. Leica ... 13 March 1959

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MC 1353: Token

Complete fired clay disk with irregular edges. Side A: standing Athena Parthenos with shield by her proper left side and Nike in her out-stretched hand. The accompanying serpent is displaced from its usual ... 20 July 1994

P 496: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Stamped with head of Athena in relief. Stamp, very shallow, set so that relief is slight. Coin type? (F.W.) Brown glaze letters painted on clay ground. Pinkish-buff clay. Unglazed inside save smear, ... 9 April 1932

P 1406: Olpe Fragments with Dipinto

The pieces come from the neck and shoulder; b) and c) join. Above a narrow black band, three painted letters preserved. a) b) For the shape, cf. P 1210. The unglazed surface is grayed and darkened (from ... August-September 1932

P 2417: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto

The fragment appears to be the base, solid and like a truncated cone, of a vase. Inside, in the bottom of the vase is the letter, written in black glaze: Ε Clay fine pinkish with traces of mica; unglazed ... 19 June 1933

P 3232: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Mended from two pieces. A fragment from a cylindrical vessel, with a trace of a handle on the inside, toward the left. Around the top, inside and out, a band of reddish glaze. On the neck beneath this ... 15 March 1934

P 3497: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure and Stamped

Fragment from the top of a cylindrical measure similar to P 3559. Inside, black glaze, carelessly applied, for some distance from the edge. Near the edge the mark of a handle attachment. Outside, black ... 10 April 1934

P 3505: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Broken on all sides; from a measure similar to P 3559. On the outide, beneath two carefully made grooves, the tops of two letters, painted in black glaze over fine buff slip. Inside, lustrous black glaze ... 10 April 1934

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P 3559: Vessel with Dipinto: Official Measure ...

Mended from many pieces; a good bit of the floor missing, and a few fragments from the rim and sides, also the handles. The dimensions, the inscription, and both stamps complete. A cylindrical vessel, ... 16-17 April 1934

P 3562: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Mended from many pieces; most of the lower part preserved, but of the rim only two small fragments. As P 3559 (Β 590) from the same well. The lower 0.024m. of the wall projects slightly. Here also the ... 21 April 1934

P 3719: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

A fragment from the rim. The upper wall was encircled by a slightly raised collar. Fine buff clay, slipped inside; covered outside with a thin red glaze, save for the lip which has black glaze. Cf ... 2 May 1934

P 4758: Panathenaic Amphora Fragment: Inscribed

Thin wash of glaze inside. Part of drapery, with incised decoration, right. Beside it, running downwards, letters in black. ADDENDA Probably not a Panathenaic amphora [25 July 1960, JP]. Layer 2, over ... 22 February 1935

P 5697: Black Glaze Dinos Fragment with Dipinto

From a large dinos with flat grooved rim; glazed inside, except just below the rim and outside; the rim reserved. On outside, in thinned clay paint, decoration of a large circle and a chevron; over the ... 23 May 1935

P 5883: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Broken all around. Fragment from wall. A large omicron in good black glaze on outside; a trace of black glaze toward the top inside. Bouleuterion plateia, II layer. 1831 Leica ... 2 May 1935

P 5886: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Part of upper wall remains. A cylindrical container with heavy walls, flat on top. A low collar around top of wall outside. Fine buff clay, brown glaze around top inside and out. Bouleuterion plateia, ... 8 May 1935

P 5898: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Fragment from wall. On outside a sigma in black glaze, and part of the city seal, a double owl. Firm brown clay, polished on outside, partially glazed on inside. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock ... 10 May 1935

P 5899: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Fragment from wall. Polished on outside; black glazed on inside. On outside in black glaze, part of the letter Μ(?). Joins P 3505 and P 5901. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock. Leica ... 10 May 1935

P 5900: Vessel Fragments: Official Measure and ...

Fragments from the lip and base. Vertical wall reeded horizontally on outside. Rim flat on top. Low broad base-ring. Trace of a handle on rim. On outside opposite handle attachment part of owl stamp preserved ... 10 May 1935

P 5901: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Fragment from rim. Of same style and fabric as P 5900 (Β 1555), but with thinner wall. Joins P 3505 and P 5899. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock. Leica ... 10 May 1935

P 5902: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Handle fragment, about half preserved. A solid rod, one end of which was thrust into the wall of the measure. Daubs of black glaze at the joint end. For the three-armed cross-piece which rested on the ... 10 May 1935

P 5903: Black Figure Vessel Fragments with Dipinto: ...

Fragment a) from shoulder, b) from wall, both non-joining and broken all around. From a closed large vase of which the neck was painted inside. On the outside a helmeted head, to left, in black figure ... 10 May 1935

P 5904: Black Figure Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: ...

Mended from three pieces; from a closed vase similar to P 5903 (Β 1558). Depicted on the fragment, in black figure, the back part of a crested Attic helmet to left, with letters in the field to right: ... 10 May 1935

P 5905: Black Figure Vessel Fragment: Official ...

Two non-joining fragments from a pot similar to P 5903 (Β 1558). Fragment a) shows that the neck was glazed inside and surrounded by a narrow raised band at its base. On b) in black figure, is the forepart ... 10 May 1935

P 5906: Black Figure Vessel Fragments with Dipinto: ...

Fragment a) shows that the neck was glazed inside and surrounded by a narrow raised band at its base outside. Just below this band, in black figure, is the top of the head of an owl. Fragment b) bears ... 10 May 1935

P 5907: Black Figure Vessel Fragment: Official ...

A fragment from the base of the neck of a closed vase. The neck glazed inside, smooth outside. At its base outside is the top of the head of an owl in black figure. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock ... 10 May 1935

P 5908: Black Figure Vessel Fragment: Official ...

Fragment from the shoulder of a large closed vase. Inside covered with thin glaze. On the outside the tail of an owl that stood on a black glazed band. Bouleuterion plateia, scraping bedrock. Leica PD ... 10 May 1935

P 5909: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure and Stamped

The lower part of the handle preserved. At the angle of the handle a stamp: head of Athena in Attic helmet to right. The inside of the pot covered with thin glaze; the handle is daubed with the same. ... 10 May 1935

P 5910: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure and Stamped

Fragment from shaft of handle preserved. Just below the angle, a stamp: a double-bodied owl with olive twigs and ΑΘΕ in field. Handle unglazed. Numerous small fragments of similar vessels in box 248. Bouleuterion ... 10 May 1935

P 6060: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Low base ring cut away in three places, nicked on side. From center of floor rises a round solid stem broken away above. Fine buff clay, unglazed both inside and out. For a stem probably from such a ... 13 April 1935

P 6061: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Fragment of side wall and base remains. Low base ring, nicked on outside. Around lower wall a series of four moulded ridges. Fine buff clay; black glaze on inside only. Well, dump. Leica PD 1132-1 ... 8 May 1934

P 6209: Vessel Fragment with Graffito: Official ...

Intended for three-point suspension, with attachment for a central stem. Incised in one side, the ligature: Covered with reddish black glaze. Well to west of Tholos. Leica ... 28 June 1935

P 6487: Black Glaze Cup with Graffito: Official ...

Two fragments from a flat-bottomed, straight-sided mug. a) Part of the bottom and wall. b) Part of the rim. Plain lip, trace of handle on rim at sharp tip. Glazed black inside red outside. Incised line ... 1 March 1935

P 7300: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Part of a large open pot with broad ring foot and straight side wall, thickened and grooved at the bottom. Attic clay; good buff slip. Black glaze inside. Pit, second half of 5th. c. Leica PD 1132-1 ... 1-2 April 1936

P 8098: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Fragment of base and side wall. High base ring. On outside, toward bottom, a group of three, and one solitary groove. Firm black glaze over inside, and in one broad and one narrow band on lower wall outside ... 19 March 1936

P 8099: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Fragment from shoulder, broken all around. Preserved: part of Athena's head with Σ in field to right. Thin brown glaze; incision in helmet. Inside unglazed. Bouleuterion Plateia, N.W. part, clearing bedrock ... 19 March 1936

P 8932: Jar: Official Measure

Large fragment of one side missing. A straight-sided jar with slightly inset flat foot, grooved near its outer edge. Two broad wheel-run grooves outside, just below lip, and two more on lower part of side ... 11 February 1937

P 9823: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Solid flaring base and bit of floor preserved. Dipinto in black glaze on center of floor: Fine pinkish-buff clay. Cf. P 2417. Possibly an official measure. Leica PD 1132-2 ... 8 April 1937

P 10205: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Small fragment from side wall and base. Low b ase ring. Four wheel-run grooves around lower side wall. Black glaze inside and in horizontal bands outside. Late Roman disturbance in classical floor. Leica ... 11 May 1937

P 10210: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Fragment from wall and base. Low broad base ring; six bands of horizontal reeding around lower side wall. Black glaze inside. Late Roman destruction debris of large monument at fork of Great Drain. Leica ... 13 May 1937

P 10211: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Fragment from wall and base. Low broad base ring. Seven bands of horizontal reeding around lower side wall. Black glaze on inside. Late Roman destruction debris of large monument at fork of Great Drain ... 13 May 1937

P 10212: Vessel Fragment with Dipinto: Official ...

Wall fragment broken all around. On outer wall, just below rim, in black glaze: Η On inside, thin brown glaze on upper part only. Late Roman destruction debris of large monument at fork of Great Drain ... 13 May 1937

P 10415: Vessel Fragment: Official Measure

Black glaze in a narrow band around top outside on rim, run over inside. In black glaze on upper wall: North of Tholos, west area, layer II. 2323 Leica PD 1132-3 ... 18 May 1937

P 10490: Vessel Fragments: Official Measure

Two joining fragments from wall; one non-joining from rim. a) Wall fragment, broken all around. Reserved inside; brown glaze outside. b) Rim fragment; plain rim, slightly offset from side wall. Rim glazed ... 19 May 1937