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[Object]  P 24113: Red Figure Cup: Inscribed

Mended from several pieces; a few fragments missing including part of each of the exterior scenes. Lip offset inside only; foot lightly stepped, profiled beneath. Interior: Within a reserved circle, a ... 3 June 1954

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[Object]  S 429: Group of Two Female Figures

A group of two girls, one carrying the other. Missing, the carrier's head, body below the waist, left upper arm, left breast; of the carried, the head, left forearm, the legs from near the knees. The ... 23 February 1934

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[Object]  A 1559: Anta Capital: Doric

Anta capital assembled from 36 fragments. Stoa Poikile series. On the top of the capital note the following indications for the placing of the architrave: a relieving surface, 0.10m. wide and 0.003m. deep, ... April 1949, 17 March 1952

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[Object]  B 492: Athenian Weight : "a Fourth"

Thick square slab of bronze. The metal having a high lead content. On the top added in relief, an oval shield. Inscribed on top lengthwise of the shield and around two vertical faces. Σταθμά εξ ορειχάλκου ... 4 June 1937

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[Object]  B 495: Athenian Weight : Stater

Thick square slab of bronze. The metal with a high lead context. On the top, in relief, an astragal. Incised on the top and around two of the side faces. Σταθμά εξ ορειχάλκου. Αθηναϊκός ενεπίγραφος στατήρας ... 7 June 1937

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[Object]  B 497: Athenian Weight : "a Sixth"

Thick square bronze block. Tortoise on top in relief. Inscribed on top and sides. Σταθμά εξ ορειχάλκου. Φέρει στην κορυφή ανάγλυφη παράσταση χελώνας. Βάρος: 126 gr. Well, lower fill, earth. Stoa Gallery ... 11 June 1937

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[Object]  I 1597: Base

Inscribed statue base. About the three exposed sides a band was left undressed around the bottom, and this projects ca. 0.025m. beyond the finished face above. This upper face would seem originally to ... Ca. 485 B.C.

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[Object]  I 7012: Boundary Stone

Inscribed boundary stone. Face smooth 0.10m. down from top. Rough picked on top, sides and below 0.10m. on face. "O" for genetive "OY", "H" for aspirate; tailed "rho". Letter spacing: 0.026m. Pentelic ... 2 September 1966

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[Object]  J 148: Pair of Gold Earrings

Intact granulated earrings. The shafts were bent double when found. Each composed of three parts: shaft (slightly damaged near top of a); trapezoidal plaque; pomegranate finials, decoration in filigree ... 15 June 1967

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[Object]  MC 1164: Token

Intact. Obverse: inscribed. It has three lines of text made of an ovoid seal. Reverse: parallel striations (traces of the object-wood (?) against which it was affixed). Orange-buff clay. Cf. MC 1187 for ... 26 July 1971

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[Object]  S 373: Head Fragment of Youthful Female Figure

Only the front half of the head remain, the hair bound with a fillet passing twice round the head. The hair is heavily weathered. Pentelic marble. Cf. the statue S 312, Nike. A fragment from the lower ... 5 June 1933

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[Object]  S 2337: Statue of Athena

Missing head, both arms, edges of mantle and ends of feet. Foot wear on back. She wears a small aegis with dowel holes for the attachment of metal snakes, a peplos with a long overfold and buttoned sleeves, ... 2nd c. A.D.

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[Object]  S 2435: Portrait Bust of Female Figure

Intact. Perhaps unfinished. Very personalized portrait of a middle-aged woman. Long strands of hair, parted in middle, pulled down and back over ears. Hair in back bound in a thick coil. She wears a thick ... 3rd c. A.D.

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[Object]  S 3347: Herm Head

Broken at neck. Back of head, including part of one ear; appears to have been cut to form flat surface. Tip of beard and nose missing. Very worn. Heavy encrustation on hair above forehead, nothing on re-cut ... 7 July 1981

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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]  SS 7918: Stamped Amphora Fragment: Knidian

Fragmentary neck and shoulder of amphora with one complete handle; much more added from sherds, including the second stamped handle SS 7929; made up complete, neat collared toe; no incised on neck. Capacity: ... 12 March 1938

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[Object]  A 2972: Capital: Ionic

Chips had been knocked off by the builders of the Late Roman Fortification Wall but most were recoverable. Empolion cutting on underside 0.06m square. Ornament painted except for palmettes which are carved ... July 1959

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[Object]  S 2438: Statue of Herakles

Complete except for left hand, right forearm and hand, upper part of club and chips from feet, genitals and nose. Statue of very youthful Herakles. Weight on left leg, right leg forward, and slightly bent; ... 22 July 1971

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[Object]  I 236: Record Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Confiscated property of Alcibiades. "POLETAI" record. Fragment ΣΤ 604 from upper right corner of inscribed block. Full thickness of block preserved, but large flakes broken from surface ... (ΣΤ 604) 11 May 1932 a) (Κ 1350) 16 July 1947 b) (Κ 22) 22 January 1934 c) (ΘΘ 5) 18 December 1936 c) (ΙΙ 242b) March 1938 d) (ΘΘ 30) 30 December 1936 d) (ΘΘ 44) 17 January 1937 d) )ΙΙ 133) 7-8 March 1938 ...

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[Object]  S 741: Mold for a Bronze Statue

Put together from many pieces; most of the legs, much of the hips, part of the back, and a fragment of the chin and mouth, remain, together with many non-joining fragments. A standing male figure, about ... 11 March 1936