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[Object]  P 14106: Amphora

Fragments of one handle, lip and body missing; restored in plaster; minor chips. Ring foot; egg-shaped body; small out-turned lip; short band handles from a low handle ridge. Broad groove on shoulder ... 13 May 1938

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[Object]  P 25035: Amphora

Mouth and handles missing. A tall pot, tapering as it rises; narrow neck. Bands of grooving on lower, middle and upper body. Well, container 11. 5789 Leica ... July 1955

[Object]  P 25058: Amphora

Mended from many fragments. Narrow neck. Buff clay. Dull red glaze on upper parts. Cf. the fabric of P 9910 (another import, but not in fact the same ware, JWH). ADDENDA Constantinople white ware with ... July 1955

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[Object]  P 7504: Amphora or Jug Fragment: Gray Ware

Piece from broadly curving shoulder of amphora or jug. At right end of piece, trace of handle attachment. Shoulder decorated with broad gouged lines, vertical but with slight curve. A collar of two shallow ... 18 April 1936

[Object]  P 12930: Amphora with Paint Decoration

Intact save minor fractures and hole in shoulder. High flaring foot; egg-shaped body; very narrow mouth and neck; short rolled handles, from middle of neck to shoulder. On upper part of body, on either ... May 1938

[Object]  P 12931: Amphora with Paint Decoration

One handle and foot missing; hole in shoulder; surface badly worn. Shape, decoration and fabric as P 12930 (Ψ 432), but with the handles more rising and a few grooves around the shoulder. ADDENDA P 12930: ... May 1938

[Object]  P 12935: Amphora with Paint Decoration

Intact, save minor fractures; foot chipped. Low ring foot; body cylindrical, wall at bottom concave; small neck and mouth. Two ridges around neck, the lower at the handle attachment. Fabric and decoration ... May 1938

[Object]  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

[Object]  P 7509: Ampulla: Stamped

Intact except for half of rim and top of one handle. A flat, round-bottomed flask with oval neck. Two small handles at neck. Pear-shaped body. Each side decorated with stamped leaf motif (possibly cross?) ... 15 April 1936

[Object]  P 3488: Animal Handle Fragment

From a large coarse dish or situla. The handle, attached to a small rim with down-turned edge, represents the head of a long-nosed animal. Coarse red clay; heavy buff slip. Cf. P 5313, ring from situla ... 29 March 1934

[Object]  P 4256: Basin Fragment

The rim of a deep basin with flaring rim, hanging downward; on top of the rim is applied an upper rim, in part circular, in part star-shaped in section, with a horizontally projecting round boss, hollowed, ... 3 April 1934

[Object]  P 32191: Basin Fragment with Glaze Decoration

Edge of floor of basin (or of shoulder of large closed form), with body angle. At the angle, stump of a thick round-sectioned foot or handle, with surrounding ring at junction with body. Buff clay with ... 16 April 1952

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[Object]  P 34981: Basin Fragment: Çandarli Ware

Base fragment of round-bodied (?) basin. Two separated grooves on floor. Normal fabric; gloss on inside rather dull. Unstratified. Loeschcke type 28 or similar (?) Added March 1st, 2006. Finished No ...

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[Object]  P 11855: Beaker

About one-third preserved. Restored in plaster. Cylindrical sides, curving out gently from flat bottom; plain rim. Thin micaceous red clay. Upper half outside covered with thin matte brown paint. Lower ... February-April 1937

[Object]  P 11856: Beaker

Full profile preserved; missing fragments restored in plaster. Shape and fabric similar to P 11855 (Χ 881), but somewhat more slender. Groove around middle of wall. Fired red-brown all over. Possibly ... February-April 1937

[Object]  P 16631: Beaker

Fragmentary; rim missing, much of wall and a little of base; restored in plaster to preserved height of wall. Low raised base; very shallow lower body grooved on the outside and set off from the high straight ... 30 April 1940

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[Object]  P 21388: Beaker

Two joining fragments give base and full profile, though much of rim and walls missing. Narrow vertical rim set off by a groove; another groove lower down. Elongated pinching of the walls; straight ring ... 29 May 1951

[Object]  P 8137: Beaker Fragment

[Originally identified as lid fragment. Now base fragment of a beaker] About one-fourth preserved. Small flat circular lid with downturned rim (broken away) and raised rings on its upper surface. Fine ... 20-24 February 1936

[Object]  P 8676: Beaker Fragment

Fragmentary; none of base preserved. Straight sides. Horizontal ribs around lower part, carefully made. Glaze peeled. Cf. P 7643 (Ι 803). Sigillata. Shaft. Leica ... 27 May 1936

[Object]  P 19197: Beaker Fragment with Nicked Decoration: ...

a) Most of the bottom and part of the wall. b) Non-joining wall fragment. Decorated around the wall with a broad band of overlapping nicking. Flat bottom, marked off from the steep walls by a groove ... 30 March 1948

[Object]  P 9259: Beaker Fragment with Relief Decoration

The rim of an elaborately turned Western Sigillata vase of beaker shape(?). Moulded lip. Along the bottom of the fragment runs a wreath in relief, of akanthos leaves, diagonally placed. Pit, beneath floor ... 27 February 1937

[Object]  P 21664: Beaker Fragment with Relief Decoration

Small fragment of foot and wall. From a flat-bottomed beaker. The wall decorated with relief pattern of interlocked chevrons with alternating rosettes and acanthus plants in the interstices. Typical ... May 1936

[Object]  P 32188: Beaker Fragment with Rouletting

Mended from four pieces: almost all of base and part of lower wall. Small base-molding/foot marked off above by groove, below by an offset; base flat. Steep-sided body, bearing multiple rouletting, with ... 23-25 May 1939

[Object]  P 8934: Beaker Fragment with Rouletting: Brittle Ware

Rim missing; many small fragments do not join. Part of flat-bottomed beaker with steep sides; no trace of handle. Close to the preserved upper part, a ridge projects; above it, the wall slopes slightly ... 11 February 1937

[Object]  P 8935: Beaker Fragment with Rouletting: Brittle Ware

Two joining fragmens preserve part of rim and side wall. Wide vertical lip jogged in from curving side wall; the lip plain, with a groove beneath the outer edge. Wall decorated with almost contiguous bands ... 11 February 1937

[Object]  P 21675: Beaker Fragment with Rouletting: Brittle Ware

Three fragments preserve base and part of wall. Large beaker with flat base marked off by groove on bottom and another groove at base of wall; at top of preserved portion a trace of rouletted ornament ... April-May 1937

[Object]  P 32025: Beaker Fragment: Gray Ware

Whole of base (two joining fragments). Lower part conical; flat base with small moulding, marked off by a groove on bottom. Gouged decoration on belly: remains of 2 sets of 3 oblique grooves. Thin smooth ... 5-9 March 1936

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[Object]  P 35036: Beaker Fragment: Thin-walled Ware

Beaker base (a) with lower wall. A piece of loose rim (b). Tiny foot at edge of base, marked off by a groove above, and a small molding on underside. Faint chattering marks on wall. Rim, with rouletting ... 3 April 1939

[Object]  P 12037: Beaker Fragment: Thorn Ware

Fragmentary; the rim missing; the bottom and nearly half of the walls preserved. Low flat base and rounded lower body separated from the straight upper body by grooves. Raised vertical darts on upper body ... 23 February 1938

[Object]  P 31983: Beaker Fragments

Nine loose scraps (incl. 2 rims, 2 bases) of a cylindrical beaker. Bears fine grooves above base and at mid-height (?). Groove at edge of bottom. Plain rim. Fine red gloss. Eastern Sigillata B' ware ... June 1933, April-May 1936

[Object]  P 9154: Beaker Fragments with Nicked Decoration: ...

Three fragments from a cup, similar in shape to P 9153 (ΠΘ 2296), without the ledge. Plain ring foot. High rim slightly concave. Body and rim entirely covered with rouletting. Pinkish-buff clay; glaze ... March-April 1936

[Object]  P 32158: Beaker Fragments with Rouletting: Knidian

Two joining body fragments. Rounded belly bearing horizontal spatula marks, merging with a rather narrower neck. Two or three lines of rouletting around base of neck. Orange-brown clay, washy orange-brown ... March 1934

[Object]  P 32027: Beaker Fragments: Barbotine

Two wall sherds and a rim (same vessel?) of a cylindrical beaker with small offset upright rim. Pairs of broad grooves alternating with narrow bands of small barbotine leaves (imbricated). Thin plain ... 5-9 March 1936

[Object]  P 18872: Beaker Fragments: Brittle Ware

Eight pieces make up to two non-joining fragments. a) Preserves part of the wall and bottom. Wall slightly concave in profile; ridged and grooved around lower edge; above this, a band of notched verticals ... 29 April 1939

[Object]  P 22077: Beaker Fragments: Brittle Ware

a) Two joining fragments of body. b) One non-joining fragment of base. From a beaker with flat base. The wall apparently flared out from the base slightly before turning up. Vertical wall surfaces indented ... 1937

[Object]  P 22462: Beaker Fragments: Brittle Ware

Two joining fragments of base and lower wall. From a flat base the wall slopes outward for 0.08m. and then turns upward on a line more nearly vertical. Fine yellow-buff clay of thin fabric, unglazed ... 1952

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[Object]  P 35025: Beaker Fragments: Thin-walled Ware

Complete loose base (a) in one fragment and one handle (b) appears to belong. Loose: two body fragments with belly-groove (c, d) and two scraps (bagged). Thin-walled beaker, two-handled. Cylindrical, ... 15 May 1939

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[Object]  P 35031: Beaker Fragments: Thin-walled Ware

Almost half, lacking base: six joining pieces of rim and wall (a), two-joining wall sherds (b) and two loose fragments (c-d). Elongated ovoid form, incurved at top; plain rim. A deep groove below mid-height; ... 15-16 May 1939

[Object]  P 17220: Beaker with Gouged Decoration: Brittle Ware

Full profile with complete base preserved. Rim with slightly offset band; body tapering to narrow low foot. Body decorated with close-set wheel-run grooves and vertical lines scratched in wet clay. Fine ... 5 August 1946

[Object]  P 9153: Beaker with Nicked Decoration

Two fragments. Restored in plaster. a) Rim and wall. b) Wall and base. Restored in plaster. Ring foot with a groove inside. Convex lower body, projecting slightly beyond the high straight rim, making a ... March-April 1936