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A 1047: Wall Block Fragment

Fragmentary wall block of Tholos. One end only remains. Traces of stucco over inner face; outer face dressed fairly smooth, with a drafted band along the top. Deep anathyrosis band on end. Cutting for ... 15 May 1939

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A 1048: Water Pipe

A rectangular half-housing joint at either end; closed with fine hard white lime cement. Buff clay; unglazed. Lime deposit on inside Not found during June 2001 flood, must have been left in situ. Of the ... 15 May 1939

A 2011: Roof Tile Fragment: Inscribed

Fragment from cover tile of Laconian type. Buff clay with buff grit; reddish brown glaze wash on upper surface. Inscribed in pale buff clay on upper surface: ΤΟ Π. Cf. A 1668; also A 432, A 433a, b, ... 9 June 1952

B 499: Arrowhead

Intact (?). Upper half of blade missing; barb on socket broken off but preserved. Two bladed, socketed; barbed. Inside Tholos, cellar cut, martyra, III layer to west of rectangular structure. 2415 Leica, ... 16 June 1937

B 563: Arrow Point

Intact. Three fluked; socketted. Filling of south roasting pit beneath north annex of Tholos. Archaic - 470 B.C. 2557 Leica, IX-68 ... 19 April 1938

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I 4745: Dedicatory Plaque

Inscribed fragment. Mended from many pieces. A rectangular plaque dressed smooth behind, its edges bordered by a straight incised line and by the edges of a series of drill holes. The plaque may originally ... 24 April 1937

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I 4869: Basin Fragment

Inscribed fragment. A scrap from the side wall of a shallow basin with slightly offset collar around the top outside. The floor is lightly stippled and considerably worn. Inscribed on the upper face of ... 18 May 1937

I 4911: Prytany Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Upper right corner of a plain base. Two lines of the inscription preserved. Hymettian marble. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 101. Found in late Roman context, in a well in the floor ... 27 May 1937

I 4913: Prytany Decree Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Two fragments, both from the right side apparently of the same large stele. The stele had in late times been carefully cut up into small brick-like pieces of which these are two. Since ... 1st. century B.C.

I 5344: Decree Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face, left side and back preserved; also the bottom which is cut as a tenon leaded to a depth of 0.075m. Decree concerning the Skias, replacement of bedding etc.; Archon: ... 190 B.C.

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I 5509: Record

Inscribed stele. Intact, the top front edge slightly worn by traffic. The top is crowned by a simple angular moulding; the bottom 0.08m. of the front face is finished only with the toothed chisel; the ... 367/6 B.C.

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I 5510: Boundary Stone

Inscribed boundary stone of Agora. The corners of its upper are much rubbed. All surfaces were roughly picked. On the broad face that looks norheast, a band was smoothed with a toothed chisel across the ... 27 February 1938

L 3137: Lamp

Tip of nozzle missing. Unpierced lug on shoulder. Angular wall; depressed top. Shoulder covered by transverse raised bars. Mold made. Thin brown glaze. Type XII (?) of Corinth collection, type 51A of ... 14 June 1937

L 3138: Lamp Fragment

Back part broken away. No base; central tube. Rim broad and gently incurved. Black glaze on inside, on nozzle, and in two bands on rim. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 22A of Agora collection. ADDENDA ... 26 May 1937

L 3327: Lamp

Back part broken away. Deep open infundibulum, rounding walls, flat bottom. Long nozzle with flaring round mouth. Unglazed. Pink to yellow clay. Type 15 of Agora collection. Tholos Trench S, layer (a) ... 8 March 1938

L 3350: Lamp

Handle and back part of body missing. Low raised base; strap handle; vertical wall. Black glaze somewhat flaked. Type VI (early 4th. century variety) of Corinth collection, type 23C of Agora collection ... 18 March 1938

L 3415: Lamp

Nozzle and handle missing, and chips. Small bottom flat beneath, rising to a cone at the center inside. Angular body. Broadly projecting rim. Rolled horizontal handle. Black glaze except for handle space ... Publication: last years of 6th c. -ca. 480 B.C.

L 3494: Lamp Fragment

Nozzle and front part only. Flat bottom; shallow open infundibulum; with side wall slightly incurved; unbridged nozzle. Unglazed and much blackened by fire around nozzle. Coarse brown clay. Type 2A of ... 15 April 1938

L 3495: Lamp

Handle missing. Flat bottom, angular wall, long open nozzle; horizontal ring handle. Unglazed. Nozzle blackened from use. Gritty brown clay. Type 2B of Agora collection. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), ... 11 May 1938

L 3694: Lamp

Fragmentary. Convex underside; large central tube; angular shoulder; flat rim, not projecting on outside. Thin black glaze on inside and on top of rim. Buff clay. Type 19A of Agora collection. Tholos ... 8 March 1939