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P 27463: Ampulla

Intact. Cross on either side surrounded by two framing rings. Two pierced holes used to separate handles from body. Wide mouth. Orange clay and glaze or wash. Cf. P 7509. Basement suite of late Roman ... 23 August 1965

A 3863: Base

Over half preserved. Rough-picked at edge. Double upper torus, almost vertical scotia, low lower torus, and vertical plinth. Asymmetrical. Originally engaged? Pentelic marble. Room 4, Roman House H, Layer ... 12 August 1970

ST 781: Basin Fragment

About a third preserved in four joining fragments. Smooth and worn on top. Large shallow basin with low flat rim. Flaring stylized spout through part of rim. Rough picked on sides and bottom, as through ... 19 August 1970

A 1232: Building Block

One face roughly dressed, with rough round hole near center and two adjacent round holes at edge. The opposite face also roughly dressed, in a parallel place. Other faces left rough. Egyptian granite ... 1940

A 1233: Building Block

One face roughly dressed with rough round hole near one edge and two square holes at opposite edge. Opposite face dressed in parallel place. Other sides more roughly dressed, or broken. Egyptian granite ... 1940

A 1234: Building Block

One face roughly dressed. The other faces more roughly dressed, or broken. Egyptian granite. Cf. A 1232 (ΔΔ 254) and A 1233 (ΔΔ 255). Found 1940, removed 1947 and placed on terrace between two large Mycenaean ... 1940

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S 1026: Bust

Head missing. Left edge broken away. Minor fractures. Surface pitted from cesspool acids. Draped bust with cavity and dowel-hole for insertion of marble head and neck. At the back all but the central portion ... 24 March 1938

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S 1044: Bust of Female Figure

Head missing; drapery behind right shoulder chipped. Draped female bust on small circular base, the bust rising in front from three formalized leaves. Marble badly stained from neighboring cesspool ... 7 May 1938

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S 2355: Bust of Helios

Left shoulder and ends of hair on left missing. Chips from hair. Nose inserted separately. Youthful face with long flowing locks to halfway down neck. Prominent brow, long straight nose. Eyes have engraved ... 2nd c. A.D.

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G 576: Candle Stick

Fragments missing from base rim. Narrow holder, spreading below. Cup-like base. Light green glass. Enamel weathering. Cf. G 577, G 578. Late Roman Gymnasium, basement suite, room F, deposit on original ... August 1965

A 3858: Capital

Edges of abacus broken away on two sides. Plain low square abacus. Round echinus decorated with two rows of four triangular leaves each, done in low relief. Small round dowel hole at bottom. Crystalline ... 4 August 1970

A 3861: Capital

Intact, perhaps not finished. Rough-picked with point above and below. Claw between. Square abacus, round echinus. Same as A 3859 (?). Unfinished version of A 3858 (?). Crystalline blue marble. On floor ... 28 July 1970

A 3856: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Corner of abacus and one volute of an Ionic capital. The bottom of the volute cut down and smoothed, with some pick marks visible. Chisel marks visible throughout. Pentelic marble. Well. 2541 Leica ... 7 August 1970

A 3862: Capital Fragment: Ionic

Broken all around. Part of abacus and one volute preserved. Upper corner of plain Ionic capital. Somewhat crude workmanship. Chisel marks visible. Bluish Hymettian marble. Upper fill of Apse. Room 3, Roman ... 25 July 1970

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A 2972: Capital: Ionic

Chips had been knocked off by the builders of the Late Roman Fortification Wall but most were recoverable. Empolion cutting on underside 0.06m square. Ornament painted except for palmettes which are carved ... July 1959

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A 2973: Capital: Ionic

The builders of the Late Roman Fortification Wall had knocked off chips, especially from the volutes; most are missing. Empolion cutting on underside 0.06m square. Egg and dart not carved but painted; ... July 1959

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I 3299: Column Drum

Inscribed column drum. The drum is one of a series which have been used in building the wall. Found stands upright in the tower. Two dowel cuttings in the top. It was uncovered in the earlier excavations ... 17 January 1936

A 1401: Column: Double Ionic

Fifteen flutings on each half. Coarse-grained white marble with gray veins. From same series as A 1399 (ΩΔ 413). Found built into base of easternmost Giant, S.E. corner, and there left. Leica ... 1948

A 1303: Cornice Block: Ionic

One original end; the other has been re-cut in late Roman times. Probably from lesser, i.e. outer order of Odeion: cf. also A 1304 (ΩΔ 396) - A 1308 (ΩΔ 400). Pentelic marble. Incorporated in top of pedestal ... August 1947

A 1304: Cornice Block: Ionic

One original end remains; the other has been re-cut in late Roman times. Two clamp cuttings in top at original end. From same series as A 1303 (ΩΔ 395). Pentelic marble. Incorporated in top of pedestal ... August 1947