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[Object]  T 793: Wheel Fragment

Circular flat wheel with a hole at the center. Mended from five pieces; about half preserved. On both sides concentric circles. Red to black glaze. Grayish buff clay. ADDENDA: It joins to chariot floor ... 16 March 1935

[Object]  T 794: Wheel Fragment

Flat circular wheel, with cylindrical hub pierced to pass the axle through. On outside, concentric circles; on inside, broad band around hub and three concentric circles around edge. Narrow bands on hub ... 16 March 1935

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[Deposit]  F 12:6: Well 3

Possibly a short period of use but chiefly a debris filling including a number of fragments from disturbed early burials. Two pot fragments, believed to be from lower body of P 18525, added from Well 3 ... Ca. 575-550 B.C.

[Object]  P 6458: Vessel Fragments

Two non-joining fragments of a large closed pot, heavy fabric, Attic clay, slipped. On the outside, outlined areas filled with imbricated pattern. Brownish black glaze, much peeled. 7th. and early 6th ... 16 February 1935

[Object]  P 6469: Vessel Fragments

From a large closed pot. Around the bottom, a double series of rays below a triple ground line on which walk to the right the remains of four persons in long dresses, one of them dotted and another filled-in ... 15-16 February 1935

[Object]  P 6580: Vessel Fragments

From a closed pot. Outside, red glaze. Between horizontal bands of added white, vertical "running dog" pattern also in added white. Attic clay. Between road and bedrock; geometric and protoattic fill ... 2 April 1935

[Object]  P 7183: Vessel Fragments

Three non-contiguous fragments of a large closed pot. a) Part of two friezes above, hindquarters of lions, left and right, below, procession of horses to right: back of one and head, drawn in purple outline, ... 10-16 March 1936

[Object]  P 7452: Vessel Fragment: Stamped and Incised

Nearly flat; if from a pot, then from an extremely large one. Ridges; one ornamented with incised diagonals to make a cable pattern, the other with impressed circles. Impressed circles in rows between ... 17 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  P 7187: Vessel Fragment with Rouletting and ...

From a small closed pot. Above, two bands of ornament (rouletting?); below, an S framed by double lines, all impressed in the unbaked clay. Rather coarse greenish-buff clay; fine buff slip. Cf. P 13667 ... 10-16 March 1936

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[Object]  P 4627: Vessel Fragment with Graffito

On inside, traces of thin brown glaze. Graffito on outside. Heavy fabric, light buff clay with bits. Ostrakon? Second layer. Leica, 5-73, 7-422 PD 420, PD 1133-6(D 32) ... 11 February 1935

[Object]  P 3850: Vessel Fragment

Broken all around. Above, the hoof and lower leg of an animal, right; filling ornaments including a diamond with dot at center. Below, horizozntal black lines. Interior, dull black glaze. Buff clay ... 5 May 1934

[Object]  P 4642: Vessel Fragment

From a large closed pot. Part of two figures moving right, the one leading the other, grasping it by the hand. Of the left figure part of the dress is preserved: purple belt, and bodice divided diagonally ... 16 February 1935

[Object]  P 5298: Vessel Fragment

From a closed pot. Zigzag in red glaze, dotted with spots in added white, in field, circles and lozenges. Geometric fill along west edge of road. Leica, 7-530 ... 2 April 1935

[Object]  P 6484: Vessel Fragment

The handle of a small pot. Black glaze; a double row of dots in added white. Nb.p. 1703 container 307: Sherds found in & over grave 20 but clearly belonging to grave 21 geometric & coarse, burned grey ... 13 April 1935

[Object]  P 7015: Vessel Fragment

From a large open pot with a flat rim, glazed on its upper face, and a projecting piecrust rim set slightly below. On body, below rim, a row of long-necked birds right, the mouths open, the eyes reserved ... 12 March 1936

[Object]  P 7182: Vessel Fragment

Flaring hollow base and center of floor of pot attached to it. Bands around bottom, three rays upside down, with three rays above alternating with them. Bands below junction with pot. On floor of pot, ... 10-16 March 1936

[Object]  P 7496: Vessel Fragment

From a large open pot, glazed inside. Part of a horse, right, its neck twisted in a very peculiar way; legs of a man, right, in front, and chevron column between. Zigzag and horizontal bands below ground ... 17 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  P 7498: Vessel Fragment

From a large open pot, glazed inside. Handle of uptilted horizontal variety. Bands below handle zone; under handles concentric triangles? In corner above handle, bird left. On handle, opposed hatched triangles ... 17 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  P 8373: Vessel Fragment

Vertical band handle from an amphora or oinochoe, more probably from an amphora. On the outer face, double modified line maeander. From tin. Protoattic pit. Leica, 7-518 ... March-April 1936

[Deposit]  F 12:1: Urn-burial of an infant

Shallow round pit scraped out of bedrock. Grave 18 in notebook. The confusion here is that P 5347 found in the grave was catalogued in B' but the large bowl fragment (P 6482) was catalogued in B (see nb ... Late Geometric

[Deposit]  G 12:1: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 1 in notebook. Slightly disturbed by the digging of Pit A. A large oil jar containing the bones of a small child. A bit of plaster A 443 probably a modern intrusion (RSY) ... Ca. 600 B.C.

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[Deposit]  G 12:2: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 2 in notebook. The burial was destroyed by the digging of Pit A ... Late Geometric

[Deposit]  G 12:3: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 3 in notebook. Grave partly destroyed by well B. Skeleton and offerings lost ... Late Geometric

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[Deposit]  G 12:4: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 4 in notebook. Amphora, no other pots but carbonized remains of food offerings. Over urn two stone slabs, on top, mass of small stones containing Late Geometric sherd. RSY ... Late Geometric

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[Deposit]  G 12:5: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 5 in notebook ... Late Geometric

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[Deposit]  G 12:16: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 15 in notebook ... Late Geometric

[Deposit]  G 12:18: Urn-burial of an infant

Grave 17 in notebook. No offerings. RSY ... Late Geometric

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[Deposit]  G 12:10: Urn-burial of a small child

Grave 9 in notebook. Amphora containing bones of a small child ... Late Geometric

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[Object]  P 3645: Two-Handled Cup

Bowl with low ring base, convex side wall and outward flaring lip. Two horizontal loop handles. The lower body, to the points of attachment of the handles, is painted black; at the level of the points ... 25 April 1934

[Object]  P 4958: Two-Handled Cup

Flat-bottomed two-handled cup with convex body and short slightly flaring lip. Horizontal loop handles tilted very slightly up. Entire body, and upper surfaces of handles, glazed; four reserved bands on ... 12 March 1935

[Object]  P 5497: Two-Handled Cup

Deep cup on stand with three rectangular perforations; horizontal ribbon handles at shoulder, below wide straight rim. Three bands around bottom of base; zigzags between perforations; narrow bands on lower ... 2 May 1935

[Object]  P 5498: Two-Handled Cup

Similar in shape and fabric to P 5497 (Β' 727), but with lower more flaring stand perforated with more and smaller holes; more sharply curved shoulder, and somewhat more outwardly tilted lip. Around bottom ... 2 May 1935

[Object]  B 198: Two Rings

a) Another ring similar to B 197 (single coil of thin bronze), but of slightly heavier fabric. Found around a finger bone, and so preserved, without cleaning. b) With it fragments of another similar ring, ... 2 March 1935

[Object]  P 7477: Trefoil Cup

Restored in plaster. Flat-bottomed cup with wide trefoil mouth continuous with body and a single wide vertical band handle, kantharos-like at the neck. Wide and narrow band at bottom; on body, long-necked, ... 17 March-1 April 1936

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[Drawing]  Ptg. 41: Tharios Cup.

Piet de Jong ... Exhibited at the Benaki Museum, 15 November 2006 to 7 January 2007. 5-362

[Object]  P 7188: Stand Fragment

A fragment from the mid-part, with part of a rectangular opening preserved above, and the top of another (wider) below. In the band between, stair pattern; above, two panels, each with a horse left; filling ... 10-16 March 1936

[Object]  P 8361: Stamnos Fragment

Concave rim tilted inward. Double rolled horizontal handle. Four-spoked wheel under handle; ladder pattern on it. From tin. Protoattic pit. Leica, 7-535 ... March-April 1936

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[Object]  P 4948: Stamnos

Fragments of rim and walls, and all the foot, missing; restored in plaster. Conical ring foot, ovoid body with double vertical loop handles, like proto-geometric. No neck; the lip shallow concave on its ... 11 March 1935

[Object]  P 6547: Spouted Two-Handled Basin

Mended from many pieces and completed in plaster as far toward the bottom as seemed advisable. One handle missing. Streaky black glaze inside. Outside unglazed except for handle and spout and two bands ... 1935

[Object]  P 7170: Spouted Bowl

Complete except for handle and chips. Similar to P 7169, in shape but shallower; bottom nearly flat; a small horizontal handle at rim, opposite a short deep open spout, spoon-shaped. Outside, bands, with ... 10-16 March 1936

[Object]  MC 254: Spindle Whorl

Flattened double conical shape. Two star-shaped stampes above and two below. Unglazed. Attic clay. Protoattic Pit, Geometric sherds. Leica, 7-529 ... 26 March 1936

[Object]  MC 265: Spindle Whorl

Broad double convex type, one side flattened, the other steep. Large vertical hole through middle. Unglazed. Pinkish buff clay. Protoattic pit and well. Leica, 7-529 ... 10 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  MC 266: Spindle Whorl

Double convex type. Hole through the middle, smaller than that of MC 265. Unglazed. Pinkish buff clay. Protoattic pit and well. Leica, 7-529 ... 10 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  MC 267: Spindle Whorl

Spherical with horizontal bored small hole, far off center. Unglazed. Traces of color (?) Pinkish buff clay. Protoattic pit and well. Leica, 7-529 ... 10 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  MC 306: Spindle Whorl

Double convex, pierced vertically. Double glaze band around upper side. Proto-Attic pit (from tin). Leica, 7-529 ... March-April 1936

[Object]  P 4600: Skyphos: Corinthian Imitation

Complete. Thin brown glaze inside; a brown band around the top of each handle; also around the underside of the foot; dot and circle at center. Two wide purple-red bands below the handles; the other decoration ... Early 6th. c. B.C.

[Object]  P 6581: Skyphos Fragments

a) From the upper body and rim, with one handle. Two bands around outside of rim, and two at handle. Part of concentric circle decoration in handle zone to right. Black glaze inside. b) From lower body; ... 16 March-3 April 1935

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[Object]  P 4663: Skyphos Fragment with Graffito

About half the body preserved; mended from many pieces; one fragment, mended from three pieces, does not join. Low ring foot, straight lip. Inside and outside, traces of a thin black glaze wash, now nearly ... 19 February 1935

[Object]  P 5286: Skyphos Fragment

From a deep skyphos, mended from nine pieces. One stub of handle preserved. Body to handle zone covered with narrow bands. Handle zone filled with grate pattern, except for three panels; in narrow panels ... 16 March 1935

[Object]  P 6475: Skyphos Fragment

Two non-joining fragments comprising most of the rim. Horizontal loop handles. Body covered with narrow bands. In handle zone, vertical strokes to each side of reserved panels decorated with short vertical ... 5 March 1935

[Object]  P 6476: Skyphos Fragment

Low base, short slightly flaring lip. No handles preserved. Entirely glazed black, except double reserved band outside lip and another decorated with series of strokes just inside the lip. Fill in bottom ... 5 March 1935

[Object]  P 7465: Skyphos Fragment

Fragment of body and rim, with one handle. Cup with very low rim and two horizontal handles with out-turned ends set at point of greatest circumference. Bands to handle zone; in handle zone, vertical bands ... 17 March-1 April 1936

[Object]  P 8348: Skyphos Fragment

Two fragments from rim and wall; filled out in plaster. The bottom missing. High rim. Bands on rim and below handles; lower body glazed solid. In handle zone, verticals beside handles, short zigzags at ... March-April 1936

[Object]  P 3569: Skyphos

Broken but complete except for a few chips. Flat bottom; two horizontal loop handles. The lower body glazed black; above, three black bands. Below the lip, a band decorated with wavy vertical black lines ... 19 April 1934

[Object]  P 4615: Skyphos

Small bits missing. Flat bottom, plain lip turned slightly outward, horizontal wishbone loop handle below lip. Outside, glazed to bottom of handles; three lines on outside of lip. Zigzag lines in handle ... 8 February 1935

[Object]  P 5070: Skyphos

Mended from several pieces; a few chips missing from rim and sides. Flat-bottomed cup with convex body and short straight lip; two horizontal loop handles, tilted slightly upward. Lower body and outer ... 19 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5071: Skyphos

Intact; lip chipped. Similar to P 5070 (Β 1354) in shape; lip slightly flaring. Glazed solid to handle zone; framed parallel chevrons on their sides. Dot rosettes next to handles. On lip, two bands. Inside ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  P 5072: Skyphos

Intact; one chip missing from lip. High flaring pseudo-ring foot; otherwise as P 5070 (Β 1354) and P 5071 (Β 1355), but with body somewhat deeper, lip somewhat narrower. Entirely glazed except resting ... 19 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5073: Skyphos

Mended from many pieces; complete save for chips. Similar to P 5070 (B 1354) but with low base and somewhat larger. Straight lip. Glazed to handle band and on outer face of handles. A dot rosette beside ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  P 7018: Skyphos

One handle and fragments from rim and wall missing. Low ring foot; concentric circles and dot underneath. Rays with narrow bands above and below, above foot. Black glaze to handle zone. In handle zone, ... 13 March 1936

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[Object]  P 7023: Skyphos

Mended from many pieces; much missing from rim and walls. Various small fragments do not join. Slender flaring shape; low ring foot. Wavy pattern, left, on rim; below, panels filled with diagonal wavy ... 14 March 1936

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[Image]  2002.01.0402

Section through the grave area ... J. Travlos ... Horizontal (normal)

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[Image]  1997.20.0316

Section through Geometric grave area and road filling to the east ... John Travlos ... no date found

[Object]  T 762: Seated Figurine Fragments

Fragment a) About half preserved, only one arm and one leg of throne complete, with the legs of the seated figure. Along outer faces zigzags between bands. Underneath, a cross. The arm of the chair ends ... 16 March 1935

[Object]  T 841: Seated Figurine Fragment

Part of seated figure. Broken off at the waist. Decorated from waist down with horizontal zigzags; above waist, the feet of a standing figure (?). The toes indicated by incision. Probably a plagon from ... 2 May 1935

[Object]  T 758: Seated Figurine

Complete. The arms extended forward and downward. On front of face, rudimentary eyes and nose; at back of head, a nose-like projection, (perhaps helmet plume ?). Framed St. Andrew 's cross on stomach; ... 16 March 1935

[Object]  T 759: Seated Figurine

Figure with arms (one broken off) extended downward. The face is not indicated. The top of the neck is crowned with plastic tresses. On stomach, dotted framed St. Andrew 's cross; dots across chest; bands ... 16 March 1935

[Object]  T 776: Seated Figurine

From a throned figure such as T 762. Broken off below hips, and at left elbow. The head is knoblike, crowned with crude plastic hair. Bands across body; zigzags across chest and back of arms. Red glaze ... 16 March 1935

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[Object]  T 807: Seated Draped Mourning Female Figurine ...

Fragment a) Seated draped figure, the arms held up to the sides of the head in a gesture of lamentation. On the back of the head, painted locks; the nose, although it is broken off with the top of the ... 8 April 1935

[Object]  P 7179: Saucer Fragment with Rouletting

About one-sixth preserved. Small shallow saucer with neat hole through the bottom; perhaps to be used as a funnel. Inside, glaze bands, and stroke series at rim. Outside, unglazed; decorated with four ... 10-16 March 1936

[Object]  P 5282: Saucer Fragment

Mended from four pieces. Shallow saucer with horizontal loop handles, ends out-turned at rim, one partly preserved. A stand is broken away. Outside, lines; strokes below rim. Inside, on rim, parallel ... 16 March 1935

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[Deposit]  F-G 12:1: Road Fills

Filling of early N-S road and related fills, in the area of the Geometric Cemetery south of the Tholos; various levels including plundered foundation trench. For late, disturbed or uncertain levels over ... 7th-6th c. B.C.

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[Deposit]  F-G 12:2: Road Fills

Area of early road and Geometric Cemetery: late, disturbed or uncertain levels. Includes Geometric/Proto Attic material thrown in the Turkish well at 35/Δ. Includes between road and bedrock in Β'. Four ... 5 May 1934 19-23 March 1935 2 April 1935

[Object]  B 197: Ring

A single coil of thin bronze. Cf. B 198 (B 1247). A third ring of about the same fabric was found broken into small bits; to be kept with B 197. In box with IL 165. A third ring of about the same fabric ... 2 March 1935

[Object]  B 202: Ring

Plain round ring, round in section. Grave 13. Found loose in the earth inside the pithos P 4960 (B 1290). Leica, 7-423 ... 13 March 1935

[Object]  B 206: Ring

Double spiral coil, interlocked with B 207 (1360) ADDENDA, 2002: Broke apart in storage, now also incomplete. Stored with B 207 (B 1360). Grave 16, found near left knee of woman. Leica, 7-423 ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  B 207: Ring

Double spiral coil, broken. Like B 206 (B 1359) and interlocked with it. ADDENDA, 2002: Broke apart in storage, now also incomplete. Stored together with B 206 Grave 16, found near left knee of woman ... 19 March 1935

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[Deposit]  G 12:19: Remains of a sacrificial pyre

Burned Deposit. A thick deposit of ash, cinders and pottery fragments extending alongside wall of cemetery. Character of pottery like the pyre of F 12:2 ... Late Geometric

[Object]  P 7012: Pyxis: Corinthian

About half preserved. Flat bottom and very slightly concave side wall with very slightly thickened rim. Horizontal loop handle at rim. Purple bands at bottom and near top of body; between, narrow bands ... 12 March 1936

[Object]  P 4602: Pyxis with Lid

a) The pyxis resembles a kalathos: flat bottom, concave sides; small ribbon handles at lip. Unglazed beneath. Inside, glazed and reserved bands alternating. Two broad red horizontal bands on outside; other ... 5 February 1935

[Object]  P 4771: Pyxis with Lid

The pyxis is intact except for chips; the lid mended from several pieces. a) Round-bodied pyxis with flat bottom and convex side wall flanged inside to receive the lid. Flange and lid have double holes ... 2 March 1935

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[Object]  P 4778: Pyxis with Lid

Intact. a) Flat-bottomed bowl-shaped pyxis; convex side wall, flanged inside to receive lid. Lid and flange pierced for fastening. On pyxis body, at bottom: three bands, zigzag, three bands. A wide band ... 2 March 1935

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[Object]  P 4779: Pyxis with Lid

The body intact; the lid mended from four pieces. a) Flat base, convex side wall flanged inside at rim to receive lid. Flange and lid pierced for fastening. Outside, around bottom with glazed band: row ... 2 March 1935

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[Object]  P 4780: Pyxis with Lid

The body intact; the lid mended from 6 pieces. a) Pyxis: low flat base, convex side wall flanged at rim inside to receive lid. Flange and lid pierced for fastening. Side wall: wide black band above base; ... 2 March 1935

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[Object]  P 4784: Pyxis with Lid

The body mended from several fragments; the cover intact; the horses broken off but complete. a) Flat-bottomed pyxis with slightly convex side wall flanged inside the rim to receive the lid. Flange and ... 2 March 1935

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[Object]  P 4883: Pyxis with Lid

The body intact; the lid mended from two pieces, about a third and the handle missing. a) Round pyxis with low ring foot, convex side wall, and flange inside rim to receive lid; flange and lid pierced ... 5 March 1935

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[Object]  P 4884: Pyxis with Lid

Body and lid mended from many fragments. a) Round pyxis with low ring foot, and convex side wall flanged inside rim to receive lid; flange and lid pierced for tying together. On body: wide band above foot, ... 5 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5054: Pyxis with Lid

Lid and body intact. a) Pyxis: Shallow base; convex body with lip flanged inside to receive lid; flange and lid pierced for tying. Around the bottom, wide band of glaze; on body, between three narrow ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  P 5055: Pyxis with Lid

Intact. a) Pyxis: Pseudo-ring foot; convex body with lip flanged to receive lid. Lid and flange pierced for tying. Decoration: three bands, row of dots, three bands, row of dots, three bands. b) Lid: ... 19 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5060: Pyxis with Lid

The body mended from two pieces; the lid from many. a) Pyxis: Low ring foot; convex body with lip flanged inside to receive lid; flange and lid pierced for tying. On body, two narrow bands around bottom, ... 19 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5061: Pyxis with Lid

The lid complete; one horse broken off but repaired; the body intact. a) Pyxis: Low pseudo-ring foot, convex side-wall, lip flanged inside; flange and lid pierced for tying. Wide band around bottom; between ... 19 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5062: Pyxis with Lid

The lid mended from several pieces; complete except for chips. The body complete, but cracked. a) Pyxis: Low ring foot; convex body; lip flanged inside to receive lid; flange and lid pierced for tying ... 19 March 1935

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[Object]  P 5063: Pyxis with Lid

The lid mended from three pieces; the body from many. a) Pyxis: Low ring foot. Convex side wall, the point of greatest circumference higher than the middle. Flanged; pierced for tying. Wide band around ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  P 5064: Pyxis with Lid

The lid intact except for chips; the body mended from many pieces; a few bits missing. a) Pyxis: Deep convex-sided pyxis with ring foot; inner lip flanged; flange and lip pierced for tying. Wide band ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  P 5066: Pyxis with Lid

The lid mended from four pieces; the body from many; chips missing. The flat knob handle an after thought(?). a) Pyxis. flat-bottomed pyxis with convex side wall and lip flanged inside. Flange and lip ... 19 March 1935

[Object]  P 5067: Pyxis with Lid

Lid and body intact. a) Pyxis: Low base; convex body; point of greatest circumference higher than the middle: flanged inner lip, flange and lid pierced for tying. Wide band around bottom, three narrow ... 19 March 1935