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A 1198: Altar Fragments

Crowning moldings, hawk's beak with front, joint surface with anathyrosis at left, and concave top surface preserved. Soft yellow poros with thin layer of fine stucco on surface; traces of red paint on ... 26 August 1946

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A 1199: Altar Fragments

a) Fragment with part of a columnar surface (side or top) with projecting rough-picked fascia (as if of semi-attached column) at side, and smooth finished front surface with two sharp cut grooves, forming ... 26 August 1946

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A 1250: Finial Fragment

A single fragment preserves the tips of two petals of a palmette, and most of a third. Broken at right; finished surface below. A round smooth dowel hole goes through the fragment lengthwise; traces of ... 3 July 1947

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A 1266: Wall Block

Broken at top and back. Soft yellow poros with very smooth sawn front surface; slightly less smooth back and bottom. Anathyrosis joint surface at side. Same series as A 1267 (Η' 907). Altar of Pitt? Poros ... July 1947

A 1267: Wall Block

Broken at top and sides. Also small joining pieces (not included on photograph). Same series as A 1266 (Η' 906). Altar of Pitt? Poros. From wall S.W. of Peribolos. Leica, XXVII-80 ... July 1947

G 4: Ornament

Two mask-like female faces back to back. Broken at bottom, across necks, and chipped around other edges where a small plain projection occurs at the junction of the two heads. A heavy mass of curly hair ... 2 March 1932

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G 53: Amulet

A thin oval plaque, chipped at the bottom. On either side, a female head in relief, facing; the hair heavy curled mass hanging to the neck; around the neck, a triple-stranded necklace. Dark blue glass, ... 20 June 1935

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I 848: Dedication

Inscribed lintel block. The left end is embedded in cement, but the dimensions appear to be fully preserved; a few large chips missing from the top, and the junction with the door posts broken away at ... 20 May 1933

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I 2388: Marble Fragment: List of Archons

Inscribed fragment. Toothed left side and rough picked back preserved; otherwise broken. Revices the accepted list of Archons. Pentelic marble. Found in modern wall over the Middle Stoa Terrace, south ... 87-81 B.C.

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I 3025: Marble Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Imperial letter. Fragment Ν' 72 a), inscribed face and rough picked back preserved; broken elsewhere. Traces of third line exist; this line was either deliberately erased or destroyed ... 181 A.D.

I 4077: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Imperial letter. Two lines of the inscription preserved, with an erasure between them. The marble probably Pentelic. Grayish-white marble. ADDENDA Joins ... 187 A.D.

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I 4120: Marble Fragment: List of Names

Inscribed fragment. Inscribed face only preserved. Archon list (?). Six lines of the inscription preserved; stoichedon. Pentelic marble. Τμήμα μαρμάρινης στήλης με κατάλογο Αθηναίων Αρχόντων των ετών: ... 5th. century B.C.

I 4912: Marble Fragment: Prytany List

Inscribed fragment. Fragment from an unfluted column, its surface finished with the toothed chisel; broken all around. Pentelic marble. Cf. I 1362 (OE 17). Found in modern context, in Porch of the New ... 188/9 A.D.

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I 5250: Marble Fragment: Ephebic List

Inscribed stele. Complete except for a strip across the front at the top. Socket at the top. On face, thirty-five lines of the inscription preserved; on left side, six lines; on right side, three lines ... Ca. 330 B.C.

I 5754: Letter Fragment

Inscribed fragment of letter. Inscribed face and smooth dressed back preserved; the surface much worn. Parts of nine lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Cf. I 1417, I 4083, I 4457. Found ... 28 March 1939

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IL 825: Sheet Zinc Fragment

Small piece of thin sheet zinc, approximately rectangular. One corner preserves original edge. Identified as zinc by M. Farnsworth. Since photographing, about half the fragment has been cut off, to be ... 12-15 April 1932

J 3: Stone Gnostic Gem

Obverse: Harpocrates seated left on lotus flower. Right arm bent with finger to lips; scourge under left arm. Field completely filled with inscriptions. Edge bevelled smoothly, also covered with an inscription, ... 6 April 1932

L 1873 BIS: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from the bottom of a lamp, broken all around. On the inside an inscription; perhaps an ostrakon. On inside, good black glaze; on underside, black circles on a polished ground. Type II (?) of ... Early 5th. century B.C.

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 4130: Lamp

End of nozzle missing. No handle; pierced lug on one side; deep groove around rim; low base. Black glaze, somewhat peeled. Type VIIa of Corinth collection, type 25B of Agora collection. Cf. Hesperia ... 25 July 1946

P 14: Ostrakon

Black glaze fragment with two edges preserved, both circular, as if from a disk with a hole in the middle. Two-thirds of the surface towards the center slopes towards the rim and is irregularly grooved; ... 17 June 1931

P 2030: Tile Fragment with Graffito

A fragment from a light roofing tile, flat on one side, slightly concave on the other; covered on the concave side with reddish glaze. Letters scratched in dry clay on glazed side when the tile had already ... 24 May 1933

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P 3558: Ostrakon of Eratyllos Kattariou

Mended from two pieces. Good black glaze inside and out; to the left, two red lines indicate that the piece comes from a black glaze skyphos of fine fabric. Cf. P 5205, P 15835. Όστρακο οστρακοφορίας ... 17 April 1934

P 3629: Lid Fragment with Graffito

Fragment from a large Geometric lid, decorated outside with tooth pattern. Inside, a damaged graffito: Filling of green stereo over interior foundations of burned building, by S.W. corner of Odeion, ... 21 April 1934

P 3664: Ostrakon Fragment

From the floor of an open vase, (cup kotyle?), black glazed inside with circles of glaze on the bottom. Graffito through the dry glaze of the top surface: Clearing slopes of Kolonos, disturbed. Leica ... 25 April 1934

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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

P 4661: Ostrakon of Thrasykles

From a tile, unglazed. Seems somewhat waterworn. Coarse gritty pink clay. Red 6th. c. fill. Leica, 5-73 ... 18 February 1935

P 4794: Vessel Fragment with Graffito

From a very heavy coarse pot, unglazed, of highly micaceous pink clay, fired gray at the core; slipped outside where the letters are scratched. Well 1. Leica, 5-73 PD 1133-4(D 8) ... 26 February 1935

P 4808: Ostrakon of Charias Paianieus

From a coarse unglazed pot, red clay. The inscription lightly scratched on the outside. Red mixed fill. B' building fill, disturbed (c). Leica, 84-7-26, 5-73 ... 27 February 1935

P 4896: Ostrakon of Dionysios

From a cup base; incised underneath. The clay burnt gray. Layer 3, over road. B' building fill. Leica ... 4 March 1935

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P 5004: Ostrakon of Boutalion

Half the base of a closed pot, large lekythos? The outer face of the foot straight above, rounded below. Good, metallic black glaze. A red band above the foot. Reserved: the underside and the straight ... 12 March 1935

P 5006: Ostrakon of Hierokles

From an unglazed pot; inscribed on the outside. Red sandy fill over road. B' building fill. Leica ... 12 March 1935

P 5205: Ostrakon of Eratyllos Kattariou

From the base of a cup. Incised on the upper face. Cf. P 3558 and P 15 835. In green 5th. c. fill over road. Building fill of poros building. Leica ... 27 March 1935

P 5213: Ostrakon of Acharnion Xypetaion

From an unglazed amphora, slipped outside. Incised outside: Cf. P 12218 with almost the same graffito. Red 5th. c. fill over road. B' building fill. Leica ... 28 March 1935

P 5509: Ostrakon of Eukrates

From a coarse pot. Micaceous pinkish clay, buff slip outside. Hellenistic fill in N.E. part of section. Leica ... 20 April 1935

P 5917: Ostrakon Fragment

Fragment from wall of a plain jar. Letters scratched on the outside: Bouleuterion, inside porch, dug bedrock filling. 1894 Leica ... 11 May 1935

P 5948: Ostrakon of Kritias Leaidou

From the shoulder of a large plain pot. Inscribed on the outside: Pinkish-buff clay. Cistern A. Late Roman. 60 Leica ... 30 May 1935

P 6044: Ostrakon of Arist...Charop...

From rim of a coarse pot, unglazed. Incised outside: Gritty red clay. Mixed fill in drain wall pack to east. Leica ... 11 June 1935

P 6067: Vessel Fragment with Graffito

Fragment from wall of a large coarse pot with brown glaze on outside only. Incised on the inside: Metroon, drain cut, layer VIII. 6th. c. down to middle. 886 Leica PD 1133-4(D14) ... 13 April 1935

P 6208: Ostrakon Fragment

Fragment from wall of large open vase, glazed black inside; a black band on outside. Inscribed on the outside: Trial trench, south and north rooms, layer 2. Hellenistic, disturbed. Leica ... 8 June 1935