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[Object]  ST 734: Bead

Dark green stone in fresh condition. Steatite. From the dump of the dromos of the Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under the Middle Stoa terrace east end. 1992 Leica, 84-441 ... 23 July 1965

[Object]  ST 737: Bead

Minor chips at bottom edge. Some wear at top of string hole. Conical. Pierced vertically. Dark purple steatite. Chamber Tomb, below Middle Stoa terrace, opposite Pier 20; found 0.04m. N.W. and slightly ... 4 August 1965

[Object]  ST 740: Bead

Worn, recently broken at one end, and in mediocre condition. Amygdaloid bead pierced longitudinally with worn string hole. Worn on wrist or fingers of left hand. Amber. Chamber Tomb, below Middle Stoa ... 28 August 1965

[Object]  ST 499: Bead or Button

Intact. Typical "spindle-whorl" shape: truncated conoid; lopsided outline. Somewhat scratched and worn; rather rough. Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, 1489 ff. Leica, ... 9 May 1951

[Object]  ST 500: Bead or Button

Intact; in excellent condition. Double conical shape, sharp median ridge. Clear horizontal polishing marks. Smooth soapy surface. Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, ... 9 May 1951

[Object]  G 501: Beads

Three beads. Two tubular and one ring-shaped. Publication: Late Helladic. Mycenaean chamber tomb to N.W. of stoa pier 19. From circular pit in N.E. corner. 2726 Leica PD 2112-2 ... Publication: Late Helladic.

[Object]  P 13896: Biconical Jar

About one-half of rim and body preserved with one handle but none of the base. Squat sharp-shouldered body; plain low vertical rim; short vertical ribbon handle, lip to just below rim. Gritty brown clay, ... 16-17 June 1937

[Object]  P 13897: Biconical Jar

About one-third of body preserved, without base and only the start of rim. Inverted U-lug, doubly pierced. Gritty brown clay, largely fired gray; red burnished slip outside, much worn and partly fired ... 16-17 June 1937

[Object]  P 13898: Biconical Jar

Base, about half of rim, both handles and much of upper wall preserved, in four non-joining fragments. Restored in plaster. Slightly raised base, concave below; low horizontally pierced lugs, one above ... 16-17 June 1937

[Object]  P 13899: Biconical Jar Fragment

Fragment preserving rim, wall to shoulder, and horizontally pierced lug just below rim. Gritty clay fired gray almost throughout; burnished slip, pale gray doubtless through firing. ADDENDA Fehlbrand ... 16-17 June 1937

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[Object]  P 14871: Biconical Jar: Red Burnished

Cracked, and a small piece missing from one side; otherwise intact, except for chips. Broad double conical shape, with high foot ring and vertical neck-mouth. On either side, just below the mouth, a lug ... 24 April 1939

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[Object]  P 14872: Biconical Jar: Red Burnished

Mended from several pieces; small part of lip and upper wall missing. Double conical shape, much as P 14871 (ΟΑ 1034), but less angular and rather less carefully made. On either side, just below the mouth, ... 27 April 1939

[Object]  P 15081: Black Glaze Skyphos

Base and about one-half of upper wall with one handle preserved. Large deep cup with plain nearly straight lip. Ring foot. Horizontal handle, tilted upward. Dark buff clay; streaky matte blackish glaze ... 13 May 1939

[Object]  ST 214: Blade

A small blade with straight toothed cutting edge and high rounded back. Cutting edge much blunted. Made from a chip of red flint or flint-like stone. Cf. Korakou, p. 108, fig. 133, 10. Λεπίδα από πυριτόλιθο, ... 17 June 1937

[Object]  ST 282: Blade

Apparently complete. It is very thin and forms a shallow S-curve. One side is smooth, the other has two lengthwise ridges. Obsidian. Well 9; container 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-505 ... 13 March 1939

[Object]  ST 340: Blade

Broken at both ends. One side flat; the other in three planes with sharp cutting edges at the sides. Obsidian. Middle Helladic Pit. 2732 Leica, 83-524 ... 4 May 1940

[Object]  ST 268: Blade Fragment

Broken at both ends. A narrow blade, triangular in section, the cutting edges chipped. Obsidian. Neolithic. Well S, upper fill. 1703 ff. Leica, 83-505 ... 5-10 June 1937

[Object]  ST 269: Blade Fragment

Broken at both ends. The edges a little chipped. A very untidy blade, a truncated irregular triangle in section. Obsidian. Middle Helladic. Απότμημα λεπίδας οψιανού, Μεσοελλαδικής περιόδου. Φέρει αποκρούσεις ... 17-26 March 1937

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[Object]  BI 409: Bone Artifact

Much chipped at one end, but full length preserved. Neatly cut off length from a large horn, pierced from side to side at center, and surface smoothed. Middle Helladic. Κυλινδρικό οστέινο αντικείμενο, ... 7 June 1937

[Object]  BI 410: Bone Artifact

From base of an antler antifact from cervus elaphus. Full length apparently preserved. Surface has been smoothed; one branch cut off close; another cut off neatly above its root, where there is a large ... 7 June 1937

[Object]  BI 411: Bone Artifact

Lower end of a horn, neatly cut off below. Three small holes pierced near lower edge. Surface smoothed. "It is an antler, probably cervus elaphus (red deer)" (Phelps, 1966). Middle Helladic. Well Q ... 7 June 1937

[Object]  BI 412: Bone Artifact - Handle

Full length apparently preserved. Short section of a horn, one end neatly cut off, the other roughly whittled. A vertical hole down the center may be artificial. "It is an antler, probably cervus elaphus ... 7 June 1937

[Object]  BI 413: Bone Artifact - Handle

Fragment only, broken at one end, and one side. Piece of a horn, the surface worked smooth, the inside hollowed out. "It is an antler, probably cervus elaphus (red deer)" (Phelps, 1966). Middle Helladic ... 7 June 1937

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[Object]  BI 723: Bone Handle

Hollow tapering piece drilled transversely through larger end. Late Helladic. Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954

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[Object]  BI 722: Bone Implement

Chisel-shaped tool with four holes drilled through it. Late Helladic. Mycenaean grave to west of "Court Room" below Stoa terrace, at north end of grave. 3720 Leica, 83-529 ... 24 March 1954

[Object]  BI 713: Bone Pin

Apparently complete. Turned head. Shaft tapers to sharp point. Late Helladic III. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos pier 15. In modern drainage ditch; earth near skeleton 1. 5231 Leica PD ... 7 January 1954

[Object]  BI 666: Bone Pin Fragments

Six fragments of a large hairpin (?). a) part of curve at top preserved; broken smoothly on shank. Rounded ends circular in section, thickest at curve. b) curved section, split and worn. c) shank section ... 11 May 1951

[Object]  BI 669 BIS: Bone or Ivory Pin Fragments

Two fragments of a plain pin. Late Helladic. Mycenaean Grave, at head. The fragments were found with the comb, and do not separated until after cleaning. 4288-4289 Leica ... 21 May 1951

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[Object]  P 6073: Bowl

Fragments missing from wall, restored in plaster. The vase had been broken in antiquity and mended with string(?) passed through holes drilled along side the fracture. Round bottom; gently out-turned lip ... 22 April 1935

[Object]  P 9395: Bowl

Handmade. About half preserved, in three joining fragments. Small low foot, slightly concave below; flaring sides almost without curve; upturned rim with plain lip. Horizontal lug handles, doubly pierced, ... 19 March 1937

[Object]  P 9744: Bowl

Mended from many pieces; a few small fragments of rim and walls missing; restored in plaster. Deep wide bowl with small projecting lip. Walls flare from flat bottom, then curve inwards slightly to the ... 17-26 March 1937

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[Object]  P 10527: Bowl

All of base and about half of wall preserved, including one vertically pierced lug handle. Low neat foot ring; flaring wall; rim sharply inturned. Coarse brick red clay, highly polished inside and out ... 26 May 1937

[Object]  P 10533: Bowl

Fragment of rim and wall only. Angular profile with straight rim, and flat flaring lip; vertical lug on neck below lip; pierced through lip from top to bottom. Coarse clay, brown to red; red slip(?) ... 12-14 May 1937

[Object]  P 10853: Bowl

About half preserved; wall fragments and most of base missing. Flat or slightly concave base, slightly profiled. Step sides, curving in from well-defined shoulder to plain lip. Gritty red clay. Surface ... 3 June 1937

[Object]  P 13929: Bowl

A small crudely made open bowl with plain rim and hint of foot ring. Gritty brown clay; ample traces of red slip inside and out. Well K, upper filling. Leica, 83-499 ... 24-26 April 1937

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[Object]  P 14562: Bowl

About one-half preserved, in three joining fragments. Small slightly concave base, steep rounded wall, plain lip with suggestion of a flare. Gritty clay, mostly fired gray; good burnish, red and brown ... 13 March 1939

[Object]  P 15695: Bowl

Fragment from bowl with angular side and out-turned rim. Gritty clay, gray brown at core, orange-brown at surface. Diagonal lines in matte paint barely visible on upper wall. Middle Helladic. Sand at ... 21 June 1939

[Object]  P 17758: Bowl

Complete save minor chips. A small open bowl with plain rim and small flat foot. Pinkish-buff clay; unglazed. ’ωτο αβαθές κυάθιο με επίπεδη βάση, χωρίς γάνωμα. Mycenaean chamber tomb, near head of second ... 8 May 1947

[Object]  P 17759: Bowl

Complete save minor chips. Two horizontal ribbon handles below rim; small flat foot. The rim flat on top. Pink to buff clay; unglazed. Aβαθές δίωτο κυάθιο, με δύο οριζόντιες ταινιόσχημες λαβές στο ύψος ... 8 May 1947

[Object]  P 17761: Bowl

Complete save minor chips. An open bowl with plain rim and small flat foot, Pinkish-buff clay; unglazed. ADDENDA Black substance found in bowl in envelope in Study Collections Case No. 19-2. Mycenaean ... 8 May 1947