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A 2921: Cornice Fragment: Doric

Fragment from crowning hawk's beak. Relieving surface on top. From Square Peristyle. From same series as A 2915. Poros. Found in front of east half of South Stoa II at level of mid 3rd c. A.D. 6566 Leica, ... July 1959

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A 2922: Molding Fragment

Hawk's beak molding, fragment of beak alone. Similar in material and profile as A 2915, but appreciably larger. Note relieving surface on top as on A 2921. Blackened by fire. From Square Peristyle. Poros ... July 1959

A 2923: Triglyph Fragment

Fragment from lower left corner preserving much of one glyph. Of same material and workmanship as A 2915. Note that the central front surface of the glyph is roughly finished with the toothed chisel; the ... July 1959

A 2924: Metope Fragment

Fragment from top front broken right, left and below. Front of head band rough finished, face of metope smooth. Same material and workmanship as A 2915. From Square Peristyle. Poros. Found in front of ... July 1959

A 2925: Architrave Fragment

Fragment of upper left corner preserving one gutta. Same material and workmanship as A 2915. From Square Peristyle. Cf. A 1824. Poros. Found in front of east half of South Stoa II at level of mid 3rd ... July 1959

A 2927: Column Drum Fragment: Doric

Small fragment preserving arris and parts of two flutings. Similar in material and workmanship to the cornice fragment A 2918 and probably, like it, a replacement of the Hellenistic period. From Square ... July 1959

A 2928: Pan Tile Fragment

Fragment from lower right corner of the tile. Buff clay with much brown grit and no surfacing. Since a number of fragments of similar tiles were found at the same level in front of the Stoa, they may ... July 1959

A 2929: Cover Tile Fragment

Fragment from lower end. Fabric as A 2928, and probably from same series. Found in front of east half of South Stoa II at level of mid 3rd c. A.D. 6566 Leica ... July 1959

A 2931: Triglyph Fragment

Small fragment retaining undercut hood between two glyphs. Material and workmanship as of A 2915 series. Square Peristyle - South Stoa. Travertine. Same: A 1973, A 2239, A 2924. Found in front of east ... July 1959

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A 3289: Column Fragment: Doric

A flake from the lower outer part of a base drum preserving parts of two flutes. Lower part of flute (0.07m.) finished delicately with the drove, upper part more carelessly. Very slight relieving surface ... 13 July 1960

A 3313: Cornice Fragment

Broken all around except top and bottom. From Square Peristyle. Poros of Akti; fair work. Traces of fire (?). Imbedded in the foundation of the eastern of the two N.-S. walls in the west part of the Heliaia, ... 18 August 1961

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A 3386: Frieze Block: Doric

Block apparently complete. Only the right end has been exposed; in its upper half the end was left rough and its front edge chamfered to take the overlapping next frieze block (?); the lower half is cut ... 18 July 1963

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A 3387: Frieze Block: Doric

Block now rests upside down so its original top is not visible. Both ends of block treated like right end of A 3386, i.e. rough in upper half and chamfered at front, square cut in lower half. Back of block ... 18 July 1963

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A 3399: Cornice Block with Mason's Mark: Doric

Top is flat with a vertical step between a lower front and a higher back part. Cyma reversa bed mold, hawk's beak crown. Cutting for two Π-clamps at each end. In each end a cutting for an end dowel, which ... 28 May 1964

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A 3400: Cornice Block

Corona has been cut away and the back part of the block reused as a water channel, the channel cut in the original underside. Preserved length of the block is probably very close to original. From Square ... 29 May 1964

A 3500: Molding Fragment

Hawk's beak from epistyle of Square Peristyle. Coarse limestone darkened by fire (?). From same series as A 2922; cf. also A 2925. Found 18.00m. from east end of South Stoa II, behind foundation of colonnade ... 22 May 1965

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A 3569: Frieze Block

Both ends and top cut away. Block comprised three triglyphs and two metopes with a triglyph in the middle. Both ends and top cut away. The block rested on a raised bearing surface in its middle above the ... 6 July 1966

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A 3570: Frieze Block

Top and one end cut away, one end broken. Back rough finished with long vertical chisel strokes of a single point. Undercutting in middle of back for a shift bar. Metope faces finished with toothed chisel; ... 6 July 1966

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A 3571: Frieze Block

Both ends and top cut away. Face of metope shows toothed chisel, face of triglyph finished with drove; back shows long vertical striations of a single point. Undercutting at middle of back for a shift ... 6 July 1966

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A 4093: Column Drum Fragment: Doric

Broken left, right, back. Top and bottom surfaces preserved. Flute with flattened arris, 4 annulets, part of echinus preserved. From Square Peristyle? White marble, similar to A 4185 (ΡΡ 136) and Α 4196 ... 26 April 1971

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A 4185: Cornice Fragment with Mason's Mark

Broken left and back, bottom worn down. Crowning molding broken away. Fascia bears red paint. Part of one mutule and one via. Gutta cut off, traces indicate their diameter. Anathyrosis on side. Mason's ...

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A 4768: Step Block

Right hand end of block preserved, broken at left. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Set upright resting on its back ... 13 November 1985

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A 4769: Step Block

Right hand end of block preserved, broken at left. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Set upright, resting on its back ... 13 November 1985

A 4770: Step Block

Broken at both left and right hand ends. One of several step blocks from Square Peristyle building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of Royal Stoa. Set upright, resting on its back face; most of top ... 13 November 1985

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A 4771: Step Block

Small portion of left end of block preserved, broken at right. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Fully exposed except ... 13 November 1985

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A 4772: Step Block

Left hand end of block preserved, broken at right. One of several step blocks from the Square Peristyle Building reused for retaining wall in forecourt of the Royal Stoa. Front face much worn but preserves ... 13 November 1985

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B 822: Dikast's Ticket

Broken off at the right. Very thin. Inscribed in punched letters. Eνεπίγραφο δικαστικό πινάκιο. Φέρει αποκρούσεις στη μία του πλευρά. Acropolis Museum Temporary Exhibition (May 2010) House C, room 4, layer ... 13 October 1947

BI 646: Bone Stylus Fragment

Broken at the eraser end. The shaft rectangular in section. Point rounded and sharp. Pier 19 east. Fill at north end of trench. Pre-Square Building fills. 5th-4th c. B.C. 919, 1125-1130 Leica ... 2 August 1949

BI 658: Bone Stylus

Sharp point broken away. The wedge-shaped end becomes square then round in section. Cut at north end of Stoa terrace, layer VII east. Pre-Square Building fills. Contemporary with semicircular base. 2329 ... 27 July 1950

BI 711: Bone Stylus

Point broken away. Long narrow eraser end; roughly rasped. Shaft worm eaten. West of Stoa pier 19, close above bedrock. 2962 Leica, 91-34-1, 91-34-(2) ... 14 August 1953

BI 725: Bone Stylus

Intact. Writing end has been resharpened. Clay flooring of room of Ballot Box. 3736 Leica ... 12 April 1954

BI 736: Bone Stylus

Intact. Round shaft with pointed and spade-shaped ends. Rough work. Area of Stoa pier 22, beneath floor of Square Building. 3756 Leica ... 21 May 1954

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BI 746: Bone Stylus

Intact. Plain spade head; neatly finished point. Οστέινη περόνη ή γραφίδα. Σχεδόν ακέραια. Well by Stoa Terrace Fountain, dump. Stoa Gallery Case 4433 Leica, color slide ... June 1955

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IL 1695: Lead Piece of Defixio

Inscribed. The inscription consists of proper names. Broken on all four sides. Found folded in about three layers. Inscribed retrograted. Well. 1335 Leica ... 2-3 July 1971

L 4613: Lamp

Hand and end of nozzle missing, otherwise intact. Double conical shape; concave top marked off by groove; pierced lug. Metallic glaze, much flaked. Type XII of Corinth collection, type 33A of Agora collection ... 9 July 1949

L 4615: Lamp

End of nozzle missing, otherwise intact. Sunken discus. Groove around rim; pierced lug; high ring foot. Thin dull glaze, somewhat flaked. Type XII of Corinth collection, type 34A of Agora collection ... 13 July 1949

L 4619: Lamp

Most of upper half preserved. Wide sunken top; nozzle flat on top, pierced lug on side. Dull black glaze, worn. Overfired gray clay. Type XII of Corinth collection, type 43B of Agora collection. Square ... 14 July 1949

L 4641: Lamp

End of nozzle and most of pierced lug at left broken away. Broad reserved groove around filling hole; under side of foot reserved. Firm metallic black to brown glaze, somewhat chipped. Type VII of Corinth ... 2 August 1949

L 4702: Hanging Lamp Fragment

Base, part of lower body and most of central pillar preserved, the last chipped at top, but preserving most of hole for suspension. Black glazed; the central pillar inside unglazed. Type 27D of Agora ... 2 May 1950

L 4753: Lamp

Part of bottom and side missing. Fragmentary. Ribs on rim; knob on right shoulder; no trace of handle. Long nozzle. Flaky black glaze inside and out. Pinkish-buff clay. Type XVIII of Corinth collection, ... 18 July 1950