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P 27007: Vessel Fragment

Single fragment preserving straight rim, curving wall and one vertical strap handle set below rim. A plastic band with small thumb impressions runs obliquely downward from handle. Gritty red-buff clay ... 1961

P 27008: Bowl Fragment: Red Burnished

Fragment of base and wall. Flaring conical base and flaring wall of rather coarse thick-walled open bowl(?). Gritty gray clay with traces of poor red burnished slip on outside and apparently on inside ... 1961

P 27009: Vessel Fragment

Fragment preserves part of rim and handle. Vertical loop handle, hardly more than a lug pierced horizontally. Three vertical ridges and probably a fourth give a ribbed effect. Gritty gray-brown clay, ... 1961

P 27010: Bowl Fragment

Rim fragment. Thin-walled bowl with slightly flaring rim. Gritty buff clay, brown burnished slip on interior and exterior, slightly red on interior. Several other fragments with brown burnished surface ... 1961

P 27012: Vessel Fragments: Red Burnished

Two non-joining fragments possibly not from same pot. Thick, rather gritty, pinkish-buff clay, gray core; red burnished slip on exterior with traces of horizontal lines of paint(?). Well 20. Leica ... 1961

P 27013: Lid or Pithos Fragment

Knob preserved complete and part of surrounding wall. Inside of fragment smoothed and therefore probably lid fragment. Gritty gray-buff clay. Traces of red slip on exterior. Well 18. Leica, 83-502 ... 1961

P 27014: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Wall fragment with no edge preserved. One horizontal ridge, also five vertical ones preserved. Coarse gritty buff clay. Well 18. Leica, 83-504 ... 1961

P 27015: Vessel Fragment with Incised Decoration

Fragment preserves rim and part of shoulder. Slightly rolled rim; row of oblique incised dashes below rim. Gritty gray clay with mica. Well 22. Leica, 83-504 PD 1200-19 ... 1961

P 27017: Vessel Fragment

Broken at both ends. Leg of pot? Almost circular in section. Two blunt diagonal incisions. Hard slightly gritty buff clay; traces of red slip. Well 22. Leica, 83-515 ... 1961

P 27018: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Wall fragment; no edge preserved. Pattern of opposed diagonal ridges. Coarse gritty buff clay. Well 22. Leica, 83-504 ... 1961

P 27019: Vessel Fragment with Impressed Decoration

Fragment presumably from floor. Flat with one side smoothed, other with irregular impressions, apparently with a somewhat concentric arrangement as if pot were turned on a circular braided mat. Gritty ... 1961

P 27020: Pithos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Rim fragment. Slight flaring rim with two vertically set relief bands decorated with small thumb impressions. Gritty grayish-buff clay, smoothed inside and outside. Well 21. Leica, 83-503 ... 1961

P 27023: Vessel Fragment with Impressed Decoration

Small wall fragment; no exterior edge preserved. Orange-buff coarse clay; broad shallow incised line and three rows of triangular impressions, staggered. Well 21. Leica, 83-504 ... 1961

P 27024: Vessel Fragment with Impressed Decoration

Wall fragment of large coarse pot. Two rows of thumbnail impressions. Coarse clay, tan to gray. Well 21. Leica, 83-504 PD 1200-9 ... 1961

P 27025: Vessel Fragments with Incised Decoration

a) Fragment of base and start of side wall. b) Part of broad strap handle. Diagonal incisions apparently filled with white on wall of pot and on handle. Gritty orange-red clay. Possibly not from same ... 1961

P 27026: Vessel Fragments

Numerous fragments of globular pot join to make up three pieces preserving base and wall. a) Ca. one-half of flat base and spring of side wall. b) Globular wall fragment. c) Wall fragment. No trace ... 1961

P 27028: Vessel Fragments

"Pomegranate" pot fragments. Eight non-joining fragments preserve part of serrated rim (a), shoulder decoration (b-e), and encircling bands above base (g-h). Apparently from a closed pot of globular shape ... 1961

P 27029: Stirrup Jar Fragments

Four non-joining fragments preserve base and parts of wall. Decoration consisted of wide and narrow encirling ines. Shoulder (d) apparently undecorated. Fine pale buff clay, lustrous brownish-black paint ... 1961

P 27030: Alabastron Fragment

Two joining fragments preserve ca. one-fourth of base and wall approximately up to handles. Wheel pattern on base framed by two concentric circles. Above pointed wave bordered by dots. Fine buff clay ... 1961

P 27031: Bowl Fragment: Red Burnished

Rim fragment. Incurving rim. Gritty gray-buff clay, smooth. Red finish on inside; outside red burnished, mottled black in firing. Απότμημα στομίου Νεολιθικού αγγείου, με ερυθρό γάνωμα και αποκλίνον προς ... 1961

P 27032: Bowl Fragment

Fragment preserves upper wall of open bowl. Slightly carinated rim (now missing) and broad vertical loop handle. Gritty red clay; black surfacing on interior, glossy black burnish on exterior. Well Q ... 1961

P 27100: Kylix Fragment

Foot and rather short stem preserved, mended from three fragments. Traces of "silver" glaze. Catalogued 1963. Mycenaean chamber tomb and ledge at west end, central part. Leica ... 20 May 1939

P 27101: Kylix Fragment

The lower part of a flat handle with some of the adjacent pot wall. Two joining fragments. "Silver" glaze inside and out. Removed from box 6, 1963. Mycenaean chamber tomb, from N.E. part of chamber below ... May-June 1939

P 27243: Scoop Fragment

Fragment preserves end of bowl of scoop of Thessalian type with the lower attachment of a broad ribbon handle. Two rough incised lines at base of handle and lower part of diamond cut-out at top where handle ... 1964

P 27244: Scoop Fragment with Incised Decoration

Broken at both ends and chipped along one side. Neat incised decoration of oblique lines and squares on exterior only. Gritty buff clay, gray at core; abundant traces of red slip. Four additional fragments ... 1964

P 27246: Scoop Fragment

Broken at all sides with exception of small part of rim. From upper part of bowl of scoop. Attachment for one of handle struts broken away. Deep grooved incision at rim and diagonal lines at base of strut ... 1964

P 27425: Scoop Fragment

Three joining fragments broken all around. Formerly thought to be from the shoulder of an askos. Spring of a strap handle preserved. Incised with a zigzag line between double lines top and bottom; on handle ... 13 July 1940

P 27430: Kylix

Broken but lacks only small fragments of one handle and wall. Completely restored. Very irregular in shape. Coarse clay; unglazed. Burial in the mouth of a well near the S.E. corner of the South Square ... 16 July 1965

P 27448: Amphora

Complete except for chips from rim and wall by handle; mended from many fragments. Flat bottom, depressed globular body, vertical strap handles from belly to top of shoulder, neck tall and flaring out ... 3 August 1965

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P 27449: Pyxis Alabastron

Intact. Broad flat bottom lifting at edges, straight sides contracting inward toward shoulder, three small vertical handles on shoulder, low splaying neck, flat concave-splaying rim. On base, concentric ... 4 August 1965

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P 27450: Krater

Mended from thirty-one pieces. One piece missing below handle; rim chipped. Somewhat restored in plaster. Tall amphoroid krater with torus-disc foot, vertical strap handles from belly to rim, out-turned ... 3-10 August 1965

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P 27451: Ewer

Broken in place by dirt. Nearly complete but badly cracked and warped. Openings in wall, a few chips. Mended from numerous pieces and somewhat restored in plaster. Flat base, bulging globular body, sloping ... 5 August 1965

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P 27452: Cup

Complete. Mended from twenty pieces. Shallow one-handled hemispherical cup; small ring foot, slightly out-turned rim warped before firing. Stipple-pattern (sponge-print mottling) between bands, stripe ... 6 August 1965

P 27453: Cup

Missing: handle, half of rim, three-fourths of bowl. Restored in plaster. Similiar to P 27452 except for raised button in center of bowl, foot broader and lower, rim more everted. Glazed on rim, bowl and ... 7 August 1965

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P 27454: Three-Handled Jar

Complete except for chips from rim. Flat base, slender flaring foot, three small angled round handles on shoulder, low flaring neck, flat downturned rim. Foot and lower body painted solid stripes on lower ... 10 August 1965

P 27455: Amphora

Complete but for chips from wall; mended from sixteen pieces. Same type as P 27448, but two vertical strap handles from rim to belly, faint ring foot nicely profiled, body well articulated. Paint all over ... 10-11 August 1965

P 27456: Krater

Preserved: one-half of bowl, one handle and root of second, base. Mended from eleven pieces and restored in plaster. Amphoroid krater with two vertical flat strap handles from rim to bottom of decorated ... 9-13 August 1965

P 27457: Kylix

Part of foot and over half of bowl missing, including one handle. Completely restored in plaster. Flat disk foot with high, hollow, slender, slightly concave stem. Medium bowl conical in lower part, fine ... 10 August 1965

P 27458: Kylix

Bowl, one handle, start of stem preserved. Mended from many pieces. Conical bowl with concave upper modeling and very slight out-turned rim, single horizontal flat handle rising slightly above rim. Red-buff ... August 1965

P 30668: Miniature Basket-Handled Vessel Fragments

Two fragments of small biconical vessel. a) Part of slight lip at rim, painted on outside with traces of vertical wavy bands. b) Lower body fragment with painted horizontal bands. Fine micaceous clay ... 22 April 1952

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P 33161: Pitcher

Mended from many fragments, almost complete but missing parts of body, rim and handle. Glaze worn and scratched. Low neck, slightly flaring rim. Biconical body, slightly concave base. Strap handle from ... 23 July 1998

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P 34082: Alabastron

Intact. Encrusted with remains of textile in which the pot was wrapped (see conservation report). Flat bottom; squat body; low shoulder with three small vertical handles, round in section. Thin projecting ... 23 July 2001

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S 1097: Statuette Fragment: Female

Head, arms, lower legs and feet missing. Female figure in twisted position. She lies on her stomach with body from waist up held upright in frontal position, with arms placed horizontally across the body, ... 1938

ST 59: Spindle Whorl

Small concave-sided spindle whorl. Chipped at the top, and around about half the circumference at the bottom. The sides flare sharply from the small top; bottom flat. Undecorated. Reddish-brown steatite ... 13 May 1933

ST 103: Arrow Tip

Triangular, flat; roughly flaked. Flint. Well, Grave in Metroon, Drain cut, from the filling of the shaft. Cf. P 6072, P 6073. Leica ... 22 April 1935

ST 175: Quern Fragment

End of an oval millstone or quern, concave on one side, irregularly domed on the other. The concave side much worn. Gray volcanic stone. Agora sample no. 248. Petrographic analysis, Curt Runners, August ... 19 March 1937

ST 182: Artifact Fragment

Thin piece of stone, rough on one side, smoother on the other, worked down to a finished edge forming part of an elliptical curve. White limestone. Well E; Early-Middle Helladic. Leica, 83-550 ... 17-26 March 1937

ST 183: Grinder Fragment

Fragment of grinder (?), one end broken, the other worn smooth and rounded (from use?). Whitish stone. Well E; Early-Middle Helladic. Leica, 83-545 ... 17-26 March 1937

ST 204: Millstone

Roughly rectangular stone, back worn and rounded at edges; face smooth worn and concave. Gray volcanic stone. MIddle Helladic. Well N. Leica, 83-550 ... 24 May 1937

ST 205: Paving Stone

Thin, roughly square slab of stone, flat on one side where fractured. Much worn on other. Gray stone. MIddle Helladic. Well N. With ST 204 (OA 166). Leica, 83-550 ... 24 May 1937

ST 211: Celt or Grinder Fragment

Fragment of stone, perhaps originally oval. The unbroken surfaces are polished extremely smooth. Hard black stone. Απότμημα από λίθινο πέλεκυ ή τροχιστή, Μεσοελλαδικής περιόδου. Well T; Middle Helladic ... 12 June 1937

ST 212: Quern Fragment

One end of an ordinary millstone, oval in shape; convex on one side, flat and slightly concave on the other. Gray volcanic stone. Middle Helladic. Well T; Middle Helladic. Leica, 83-550 ... 12 June 1937

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

ST 264: Millstone Fragment

Apparently from one end of a boat-shaped grinder, domed on one side, slightly concave and smooth-worn on the other. Gray volcanic stone. Well V, green filling below brown, and above. Leica, 83-512 ... 10-15 June 1937

ST 265: Artifact

A natural pebble, roughly the shape of a thick knife-blade with a tang, which seems to have been worn smooth through use. Gray schist-like stone. Well V, green filling below brown, and above. Leica, 83-530 ... 10-15 June 1937

ST 266: Tool

Fragment of tool; broken at both ends. A long oval piece of gray schist-like stone, considerably worn. Well U, upper fill. Leica, 83-530 ... 16-17 June 1937

ST 267: Matrix Fragment

A small and fragmentary matrix, yet showing clearly where the blades have been chipped off. Obsidian. Well S, upper fill. Leica, 83-505 ... 5-10 June 1937

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

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

ST 276: Grinder

Limestone (?) beach pebble, nearly spherical in shape. One side much worn and polished from grinding. Middle Helladic Pit at northwest corner of church of St. Athanasius. 86 ff. Leica, 83-545 ... 24 February 1939

ST 277: Grinder

Nearly oval flat. One side much worn from grinding. Quartzy dark gray stone. Middle Helladic Pit at northwest corner of church of St. Athanasius. 86 ff. Leica, 83-545 ... 24 February 1939

ST 278: Grindstone Fragment

Broken along one side. Triangular in section, the upper face slightly concave, and much worn from being ground upon. Reddish volcanic (?) stone, with much mica and large white bits. Middle Helladic Pit ... 24 February 1939

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

ST 283: Grinder or Pestle Fragment

One side broken away. Roughly dome-shaped; the flat side worn smooth. Gray limestone. Well 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 7-10 March 1939

ST 284: Weight Fragment

About half missing. A roughly oval (?) object, flattened on both faces, and pierced somewhere near the center with a hole which shows signs of wear, as if the stone had hung from a string. Hard purplish-gray ... 7-10 March 1939

ST 285: Millstone Fragment

Fragment from edge, preserving part of flat bottom and of high dome-shaped top. Gray stone with many small patches of quartz. Well 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 7-10 March 1939

ST 289: Millstone Fragment

One corner of a millstone. Flat below, convex above. Gray volcanic stone. Well 9, bottom fill; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 6-13 March 1939

ST 290: Tool Fragment

The end of an axe or hammer, bored vertically for a handle. Hard gray stone, highly polished. Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. Leica ... 29 March-3 April 1939

ST 291: Spindle Whorl

Chipped at lower edge. A squat cone, vertically pierced, of polished black stone. Earth from Well 15; Mycenaean. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 29 March-3 April 1939

ST 322: Mortar Fragment

About a quarter of the shallow bowl preserved, with rounded sides, plain lip and flat bottom. The inside much worn. Gray volcanic stone. Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 28 March-3 April 1939

ST 323: Whetstone Fragment

One corner of thin rectangular slab of stone. Sides and bottom worked smooth, the top deeply worn. Light grayish-yellow sandstone (?). Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939

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

ST 388: Spindle Whorl

Intact. Conical type, with straight sides. Purplish steatite. Λίθινο σφονδύλιο κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 280 ... 8 May 1947

ST 389: Two Spindle Whorls

Both intact. Straight-sided conical type. Purplish steatite. Δύο λίθινα σφονδύλια κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 ... 8 May 1947

ST 390: Six Whorls or Buttons

All intact. Conical, with concave sides: shanked type. Not diminishing size. Grayish steatite. Έξι λίθινα σφονδύλια ή κομβία από γκρί στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb; near head of second skeleton ... 8 May 1947

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ST 427: Celt

Complete except for small chips on cutting edge. Smooth polished towards cutting edge; roughened and rounded on other end. Dark red stone. Λίθινος πέλεκυς. Σχεδόν ακέραιος. Modern fill in triangular cutting ... 16 March 1948

ST 491: Button

Conical, with flat bottomed and slightly rounded top. Pierced vertically. Scratched on bottom. Hard black stone, polished smooth. Mycenaean Graves; Grave A. 1387 Leica ... 24 April 1951

ST 498: Sheal

Intact. In shape of Minoan shield. Pierced horizontally, with boss on upper surface and four regular circular depressions on under side. Hard black stone; steatite (?). Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side ... 7 May 1951

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

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

ST 501: Two Arrow Heads

One barb of arrow head a), chipped. Long and tapering, fairly thin; roughly flaked, but very sharp points. No tang; curved barbs; unpierced but with rounded socket for shaft. No trace of median rib. The ... 9 May 1951

ST 502: Two Arrow Heads

Almost identical in dimension and proportion. Both intact. Wider in proportion to lengh than ST 501, with sharply tapering points and curved barbs. No tang, short barbs. Suggestion of median rib, but may ... 9 May 1951

ST 506: Bead

Intact. Shield-shaped, lentoid. Pierced vertically. Similar to ST 498 (H 676), but without the four depressions which on that suggest a seal stone. Black steatite. Mycenaean Grave. 4334 Leica PD 2112-6 ... 24-25 May 1951

ST 513: Whorl or Button

Chip of lower edge missing. Truncated pyramid shape. Steatite. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Leica PD 1200-26 ... 21 June 1951

ST 514: Whorl or Button

Truncated pyramid shape; intact. Not polished; tool marks (scratches) still visible. Dark brownish, somewhat mottled stone. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Among bones at southeast corner. 4689 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 4 July 1951

ST 515: Whorl or Button

Intact save minor chips. Pierced. Double conical shape. Steatite. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Main chamber, east skeleton, under neck. 4690 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 9 July 1951

ST 593: Stone Slab

Apparently broken at both ends; the bottom flat, but left rough as split. The top dressed smooth, and both sides, to near the bottom where a rough projecting edge has been left. Grayish-white limestone ... 8 July 1953

ST 594: Whorl

Intact. Slightly chipped. Greenish stone. Mycenaen Tomb to N.E. of Stoa Pier 19. From dump. 2676 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 8 July 1953

ST 595: Bead

Large conical bead, slightly concave below. Purple steatite with red veins. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. Near skull of northern skeleton, but above floor. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953

ST 596: Bead

Small conical bead. Plum-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. At waist of northern skeleton. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953

ST 597: Bead

Small conical bead. Plum-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. At waist of northern skeleton with ST 596. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953

ST 598: Bead

Biconical bead. Marks of turning. Dark slate-colored steatite. Mycenaen Chamber Tomb to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19. Beside head of northern skeleton. 2726 Leica PD 1200-26 ... 5 September 1953

ST 601: Disc

Thick disk pierced through center. One side flat, the other roughly bevelled. Translucent stone, (quartz?). Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under ... 7 January 1954

ST 602: Whorl

Small concave, conical whorl or button. Chip missing. Dark gray stone, speckled with white. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite Stoa of Attalos Pier 15, in modern drainage ditch; pit under skeleton 4. 5232 ... 9 January 1954

ST 603: Whorl

Biconical whorl or button. Dark gray stone. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb west of Circular Building. 5242 Leica ... 17 January 1954

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ST 609: Celt

Short broad-faced celt, carved to a sharp edge. Dark green steatite. From 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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ST 610: Mold Fragment for Making Beads

Only one side of the mold remains. In its face is an impression hemispherical in shape with a hole bored through the mold at its middle; a conical pour-channel opens in one edge. A compact gray stone soapy ... 24 March 1954

ST 616: Bead

Conical bead. Gray to brown steatite. From Mycenaean grave below Stoa stylobate opposite Pier 21. 3742 Leica PD 1200-26, 2112-6 ... 16 April 1954

ST 646: Stone Fragment Obsidian

A big hunk of obsidian. ADDENDA Four smaller pieces found with this stored in Box 196. Context uncertain. 704, 705 ff. Leica ... 9 May 1934

ST 711: Celt

Polished celt; broken at both ends; apparently tapered toward one end. The bottom is approximately flat, the upper surface convex, almost hemispherical in transverse section. Steatite. Well 13. Leica, ... 1961