Fragment from the side of a shallow bowl. Relief decoration of two winged Erotes walking left, carrying between them a huge basket overflowing with grapes.
Red clay and glaze.
Late Roman A. With coins ... 9 May 1936
Part of side and shoulder preserved with the attachment for a vertical handle. Petal pattern on shoulder. At junction of shoulder and wall, a broad groove. Below, curved petals; irregularly made.
Orange-red ... 9 May 1936
Floor fragment broken all around. Between two groups of concentric circles, a band of ducks flying left, stamped all with the same stamp.
Fine red clay with thin red wash on upper surface only.
African ... 23 May 1936
From a flat-bottomed Western Sigillata bowl; the start of the walls preserved.
Stamped at the center inside, within a double grooved circle: Layer III, modern. Leica, 93-31-21 PD 1171-186, PD 1172-7 ... 19 May 1936
Bottom of a small Western Sigillata bowl with ring foot.
Stamp at center of floor:
Cf. Iliffe I (1936), p. 27. Well, bottom fill 1. Leica, 93-32-10 PD 1172-8 ... 24 May 1936
From the floor of a large plate. Five palm branches radiating from center; between each two, a circle with four concentric grooves and a border of small rectangles. All within a very broad circular groove ... 22 May 1936
Fragment from floor, with very low ring foot and start of sloping wall. Rosettes in center with palm branches radiating around them, between each two palm branches, a rosette.
Red clay and light red ... 22 May 1936
Fragment of bowl with simulated ring foot. Flat projecting rim, stamped design in center; radiating contiguous palm branches whose tops are connected by bent lines marked off in squares.
Light red clay, ... 22 May 1936
Top, neck and upper part of body preserved. A jug with wide moulded projecting rim short neck, and sharply angular shoulder. Flat vertical handle, rim to below shoulder.
Light red clay and glaze, burned ... 21 May 1936
Fragment from the wall of a Western Sigillata bowl. Groove at top of fragment, then band of rosettes, then a band of wheat pattern(?). Scrolls below. Decoration in very low relief, and incision, beneath ... 16-27 April 1936
Five fragments from the wall of a Western Sigillata bowl. Decorated outside with elaborate vegetal ornament in applied relief. Fragment a) preserves the outward flare to the lip.
Pinkish-buff clay, firm ... 16-27 April 1936
Nearly half of floor preserved with part of rim and ring foot. One small fragment does not join. High ring foot, flat floor, vertical rim. Two wheel-run grooves around center of floor (not preserved) ... 16-27 April 1936
Fragment of flat floor with start of flaring wall. Deep groove around central floor. Stamped at center: amphora and caduceus(?).
Pinkish-buff clay, firm red glaze inside and out.
Italian Sigillata ... 16-27 April 1936
Fragment of flat floor and small piece of low slightly curved vertical rim preserved. For the shape cf. P 3840.
Hard pinkish clay, firm red glaze.
Pergamene Ware. Early Roman well. Leica PD 1171-170 ... 16-27 April 1936
Flaring wall with vertical, keeled rim. Wheel-run grooves on rim inside and outside, and a narrow band of rouletting outside.
Pale, pinkish-buff clay, good red glaze.
Western Sigillata. Early Roman ... 16-27 April 1936
Small part of ring foot, flaring wall, and vertical keeled rim preserved. Narrow bands of rouletting on outside of rim. Part of an applied scroll pattern.
Pale pinkish-buff clay, good red glaze.
Western ... 16-27 April 1936
Much missing from walls. Deep bowl similar in shape to P 7960 but much smaller and with small flat base instead of ring foot.
Thin fabric of coarse gray clay. Traces of glaze(?). Early Roman well. Leica ... 16-27 April 1936
From the wall of a Late Roman A bowl, decorated inside with the figure of Herakles in applied relief. The lion skin hangs down behind and beside his nude figure. His right hand rests on his club(?).
... 3 June 1936
Base of a Western Sigillata bowl with ring foot.
Foot-shaped stamp in center of floor:
Pink clay; the glaze rather dull. Cistern. Leica, 93-31-30 PD 1171-186, PD 1172-8 ... 2 June 1936
One-third of center and part of walls preserved. Low flat-bottomed plate with edge of resting surface indicated by groove. On floor, a circle of squares with diamond-shaped waffles, within grooves.
Coarse ... 27 May 1936
About one-quarter of center preserved. A fragment of a flat plate with stamped palm branches radiating from center, alternating with circles filled with quatrefoil and dots. Shallow grooves around.
Coarse ... 3 June 1936
Center preserved, broken all around. Two rabbits, one above the other, running right.
Light red clay; red wash.
Late Roman C. Late Roman fill, with coins 20-31. Leica ... Ca. 470-500.
Broken all around. Probably from a pot. Head of a faun(?) wreathed with ivy leaves and clusters.
Poor purplish-red glaze, outside only. Hard red clay.
Cf. P 12323.
ADDENDA Probably a silen, plastic ... 8 June 1936
Fragment of bottom of plate, broken all around. Border of alternate herringbone pine trees and birds, right.
Good red clay and glaze.
Late Roman C. Late Roman fill, with coins 114-121. Leica ... 4 June 1936
Fragment of center of shallow bowl, broken all around. Large palm branches radiating around a central circle, alternating with circles having smaller palm branches on them.
Light red clay, red glaze ... 4 June 1936
Fragment from center of plate, broken all around. Low thin base ring. Stamped jewelled cross in center, with circles in the exterior angles.
Red clay; good red glaze. Late Roman layer, with coins 130-162 ... 4 June 1936
Fragment near center of plate. Broken all around. Border of six-petalled flowers stamped all around center; grooves outside.
Light red clay, red glaze.
Late Roman B. Late Roman layer, with coins 27-90 ... 3 June 1936
Fragment of side of mould-made pot with fragment of flat broad handle. At right of handle, raised S-scrolls.
Reddish-buff clay, gleaming metallic slip (mica-dusting). Late Roman layer, with coins 75-113 ... 4 June 1936
Fragment of side of bowl, broken all around. Inside, the lower part of a draped figure, right, on a low platform.
Red clay and glaze.
Late Roman A. Found while cleaning. Leica ... 12 June 1936
Base complete, and profile to just below rim, which is chipped. A small Pergamene bowl with high base and flaring sides, nicked just below the rim outside. S.W. corner, disturbed strosis 1. Leica PD 1171-174 ... 18 February 1936
A small flat-bottomed bowl with flaring side; half missing. Inside, in the bottom, a groove enclosing a small circular relief stamp in center.
Glaze somewhat worn.
Samian A. S.W. corner, disturbed strosis ... 18 February 1936
From the lower part of a dish on ring foot, with grooved circle inside and rectangular stamp:
Samian B. S.W. corner, disturbed strosis 1. Leica, 93-30-21 PD 1171-180, PD 1172-5 ... 18 February 1936
Fragment of rim of a plate. Broad rim with groove at edge; on the rim, a large fish, "lithrine", left.
Light red clay, good red glaze.
Late Roman A. Late Roman layer, with coins 45-84. Leica ... 10 June 1936
Parts of rim and base preserved, non-joining. Low bowl on slightly raised base ring; flaring sides ending in broad overhanging rim, on which is relief of a lioness, running right.
Red clay, good red ... 10 June 1936
Fragment from near center of a large plate, broken all around. Alternating palm branches and circles, containing squares radiating around center.
Good red clay and glaze.
African red slip ware potera ... 12 June 1936
Fragment from near center of flat plate. Border of crescents with horizontal parallel grooves around a central area filled with such crescents, pointing outward, surrounding a grooved star motif.
Coarse ... 12 June 1936
Fragment of rim preserved. Overhanging grooved horizontal rim; with a row of holes on the underside forming neat raised dots on the upper.
Fine red clay and glaze.
Late Roman B. Late Roman layer, with ... 11 June 1936
About one-fourth of body preserved. Heavy ring foot and convex body with plain rim.
Pergamene.
Cf. Agora XXXIV, p. 179. Well. Leica PD 1171-172 ... February-May 1936
From an open pot with high cylindrical body; the rim is broken off. In relief below the rim, a series of concentric circles and dots; below, a goat mask, garlanded, in applied relief; to the right, a thyrsos, ... February-May 1936
