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[Object]  P 15139: Loutrophoros Fragment

A single large fragment broken all around preserves part of the wall of a large closed vase, unglazed inside. At top: trace of handle attachments with the end of a band of egg pattern at the line of the ... 17 May 1939

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[Object]  P 15211: Red Figure Lekythos

Squat lekythos. Part of the mouth missing; otherwise intact. Ring foot; flat shoulder; the neck set off by a light ridge. On a band of egg and dot, a swan, left, with wings raised. In front of the bird ... 23 May 1939

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[Object]  P 18283: Red Figure Epinetron Fragment

Mended from three pieces. Part of one side preserved, with the finished edge at the bottom and part of the curved end. Next to the end, a band of slanting palmettes. Along the side, domestic scene: a woman ... 3 July 1947

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[Object]  P 20043: Red Figure Stemless Cup Fragment with ...

Single fragment preserves some of floor and foot. Delicately profiled foot. In medallion, part of woman's head, right. The medallion is bordered by two pairs of reserved lines, outside which is a zone ... 28 May 1949

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[Object]  P 21227: Red Figure Oinochoe

Oinochoe, shape III (Choekännchen). Mouth and handle missing; foot chipped. Figured panel bordered above by egg pattern; at sides and below by plain reserved line. Small boy, naked except for amulet, ... 16 April 1951

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[Object]  P 23133: Red Figure Stemless Cup Fragment

Part of floor and start of stem; ring at junction. Nude hetaira reclining left, or tilted somewhat more to left, might be restored as dancing to the tune of castanets. She wears a triple fillet in her ... 24 April 1953

[Object]  P 23681: Stamnos with Graffiti

Fragments missing from wall; restored. Broad ovoid jar on high flaring ring foot; plain vertical rim. Heavy rolled horizontal handles set just above point of greatest diameter; a thumb impression at each ... December 1953

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[Object]  P 23897: Red Figure Pyxis with Lid with Graffiti

Intact when found; lid broken by a visitor, but mended complete except for chips. Small pyxis with molded foot and inset lip. Resting surface and top of lip preserved. Single letter scratched on bottom ... 27 April 1954

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[Object]  P 24102: Red Figure Cup: Inscribed

Mended from many pieces; missing a little of the rim and floor, and chips from the tondo (woman's face). Thick disk foot. A reserved band around the tondo. Within, a naked woman, right, kneeling on her ... 1 June 1954

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[Object]  P 24116: Red Figure Cup: Inscribed

Mended from many pieces; the foot missing, fragments of wall and rim, and a little of the medallion. Low stem; ring at junction with foot. Inside, within a reserved band, a maenad running right and looking ... 4 June 1954

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[Object]  P 24131: Red Figure Cup

Mended from many pieces; fragments of rim and floor missing, including part of medallion. Lip offset; low thick stem with ring at junction with foot; thick disk foot, with a light groove around upper part ... 9 June 1954

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[Object]  P 24551: Black Glaze Lekythos

Most of mouth and fragment from shoulder missing. Shape and decorative scheme as P 24549 (ΣΑ 2759). Well beneath Stoa gutter. 3780 ff. Leica, 82-171 ... May-June 1954

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[Object]  P 26657: Hydria

Household Hydria. Lip chipped. Vertical handle broken but preserved. Very rotund shape. Ring foot, flat projecting rim. Fine slip much worn. Reddish-brown micaceous clay. Well L, box 6. Context ca. 575-550 ... 16 July 1959

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[Object]  P 27342: Black Figure Miniature Krateriskos Fragment

Part of rim and side of votive krateriskos. Almost vertical. Rim black with zigzag; on body two girls dancing right, but looking left, holding hands, wearing short sleeveless dresses; black band under ... 1 June 1945

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[Object]  P 28679: Black Glaze Unguentarium

Complete except for small chips. Plump body, raised base, slightly concave beneath, slightly flaring. Down-sloping rim. Two scraped bands on top of shoulder. Peeling, dull black glaze. Coarse orange ... 3 July 1971

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[Object]  P 29369: Red Figure Lekythos

Missing upper neck and upper handle. Low ring foot, squat body. Depicted is head of female to right with large sakos. Black glaze. Red clay. Crossroads enclosure, layer 10. 1754 Leica, 86-798 ... 17-20 August 1971

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[Object]  P 29544: Black Glaze Amphoriskos: Stamped

Mended. One handle missing. Moulded foot, tall pointed body. Long thin neck with two vertical handles to shoulder. Body stamped with rows of maeander and palmettes. Shiny black glaze throughout. Orange ... 17-20 August 1971, 3 April-5 May 1972

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[Object]  P 29662: Red Figure Oinochoe

Mended. Chips missing. Low flaring foot, reserved underside. Bulging body. Trefoil mouth. Scene surrounded by reserved line on three sides and painted ovolo on top. Depicted is seated woman on stool to ... 17-20 August 1971, 3 April-5 May 1972

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[Object]  P 29902: Red Figure Skyphos: Inscribed

Mended and restored. Flaring foot, reticulate base. Palmettes on handle zone. On side, figured design. A) Seated female to right holding flower in left hand. On opposite side standing figures, very fragmentary ... 17-20 August 1971, 3 April-5 May 1972

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[Object]  P 30056: Red Figure Pelike Fragment

Mended from ten pieces. Broken all around. At right, a youth wearing a himation leans on his knobbed staff, facing left. Though face and feet are in profile we see his back straight on. His weight is on ... 27 June-5 August 1972

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[Object]  P 30068: Red Figure Lekythos Fragment

Single fragment, broken all around. Woman wearing chiton and himation and sakkos on head stands facing right. Her right arm is uplifted, her left held in front of her. In front of her is a wool basket ... 27 June-5 August 1972

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[Object]  P 30350: Red Figure Lekanis Lid

About one-third of lid is missing. Handle complete except for chips. Mended from five pieces. Lid slightly convex; flange turns down at right angle. Knob sits on high stem; it has a disk top with a raised ... 27 July 1973

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[Object]  SS 7582: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Rhodian

Neck of amphora and rim with part of shoulder and both handles; missing lower part of handle; mended largely, restored in plaster; groove on neck 0.125m. below rim nearly all round; peg foot; blotch of ... 19 May 1937

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[Object]  SS 7584: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Rhodian

Two rim fragments with a possible join; missing tip; amphora has been quite shockingly restored in plaster; groove 0.013m. below rim. That they belong together is shown by the whell-groove inside and by ... 19 May 1937

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[Object]  T 8: Head of Female Figure

Head of a female figurine with a veil framing the face over a pointed coiffure. The nose is chipped. The veil hangs in folds above the brow and is brought down on either side of the face so that it nearly ... 22 June 1931

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[Object]  T 104: Head of Female Figurine

First interpretation: head with high figured crown. Front part of head carrying a kanoun. Preserved to chin. Piece of kanoun broken off right side. Worn features. Curly hair which seems to hang down over ... 2 March 1932

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[Object]  T 214: Seated Draped Female Figurine with Child

Woman holding by the head a child standing close between her knees with arms stretched to embrace her. Head of woman missing. Modelling effaced for part of sides. Back unmodelled; pose of woman not quite ... 18 April 1932

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[Object]  T 313: Male Head

Bearded, bald head. Chips missing from brow, beard, left cheek, and back of head. No trace of attachment ot body. Handmade, but skilfully deeply modelled with engraving tool. No certain traces of paint ... 1 June 1932

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[Object]  T 431: Female Head

Head of woman carrying a basket with offerings. Broken off at the base of the neck. Her hair is parted in the middle from the crown to nape of neck, with a lock falling at either side of the neck. The ... 19 April 1933

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[Object]  T 862: Draped Actor Figurine

Bearded man with bushy hair and open mouth; a tragic actor in a mask. Broken off below waist; the top of the head and the right arm also missing. Part of a square opening in the back remains. Traces of ... 21 May 1935

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[Object]  T 1623: Female Head

On top of an elaborate coiffure the figure wears a large flat disk, in the center of which, on top, something is broken away. Remains of white and small traces of yellow on the white. Fine rubby brown ... 10 March 1938

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[Object]  T 1731: Hedgehog Figurine

Feet and one of knobs on body missing. The animal 's quills are indicated by small rectangular knobs. Attached to his back and sides are nine (originally ten) roughly hemispherical knobs, six of them with ... 14 May 1938

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[Object]  T 2111: Female Head

Broken off below. Head of woman in peaked headdress and tiara, muffled to the eyes in a veil. No remains of white. Gray to yellow-buff clay. To east of Drain, layer III; Koukla Factory fill proper. 1859, ... 7 June 1939

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[Object]  T 2442: Female Head

The hair is drawn up into a bow-knot on the top of the head (or is this actually a bow?), and is gathered at the back in a plain projecting . Earrings. Hair indicated by straight and crosswise grooves ... 15 July 1947

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[Object]  T 3553: Veiled Female Figurine Fragment

Head and upper part of draped body of woman with veil covering head and lower part of face. Right hand holds veil under chin. In back of each shoulder a stub (attachment or chair or wings?). Mended from ... 6 August 1957

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[Object]  T 3696: Female Head

Several joining fragments. Cracked. Face preserved almost intact. Head with elaborate drawn up hairstyle. Fine modelling. Traces of white on face, red on hair preserved. Brown clay. Agora sample no. 478 ... Spring 1965

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[Image]  2008.18.0261

Agora Excavations staff, 1933. Third row (left to right): Charles Spector, Piet de Jong, Arthur Parsons, Eugene Vanderpool, Mary Zelia Pease [Philippides], James Oliver. Second row: Joan Bush [Vanderpool], ... Sheet 66-also negs. 2003-21-17,18,19 Horizontal (normal) ... 1933

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[Image]  2008.18.0064

Pottery storage that adjoined the records office where Lucy Talcott sits at her desk, at the Old Excavation House, 1937 ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1937