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[Agora Object] A 233: Water Pipe Section

Coarse, pinkish red to orange clay with some particles of mica. Buff slip outside; inside, and on face of lip, a thick red glaze or paint. 0.15m. from one end is an irregular hole, with a lid, for cleaning ... 23 June 1933

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[Agora Object] A 2103: Mosaic Floor Section

From the outer border of the floor. Geometric design outlined in black and white against a red background, the individual motives worked in blue, red, green and yellow tesserae. Cf. A 2104 and A 2105 ... November 1952

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[Agora Object] A 2105: Mosaic Floor Section

From the inner border, surrounding the central (no longer preserved) decoration. Guilloche bordered by maeander. Black and white for the maeander; the guilloche outlined in black and filled in with red, ... November 1952

[Agora Object] A 681: Water Pipe Section

Appears to have fallen into the drain from above, after the drain was filled up. Hence need not to be contemporary. Most of lip gone at one end. Simple tongue joint; broad shallow corrugation, more marked ... May-June 1936

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[Agora Object] A 3621: Sima Section with Lion's Head Spout

Full height and width preserved, full length undeterminable. The lion lacks most of its lower jaw and the right ear. A painted face of acanthus alternating with palmettes; below, a border of maeander ... 7 July 1967

[Agora Object] A 400: Ceiling Beam Fragments: Painted

Two fragments: a) The top surface, toothed, with relieving surface, preserved. Behind, part of a circular cutting, rough-picked. On the crowning molding the marks of a painted egg and dart pattern. On ... 14 April 1934 ... Two fragments: a) The top surface, toothed, with relieving surface, preserved. ... Pentelic marble. A 279 (Β 183) is a fragment of another member with a similar pattern, from N.E. corner of Section Β. Same: A 2503, A 2506, A 2335.

[Agora Object] A 3058: Impost Block

Part of one straight flaring end preserved with a simple broad leaf pattern. Early Christian. Circled marbles in section Ο. Leica ... May 1960 ... Part of one straight flaring end preserved with a simple broad leaf pattern. ... Circled marbles in section Ο.

[Agora Object] A 193: Balustrade Cap

Section preserved; both ends broken. Tooled surface. Pentelic marble. Cf. A 194. Found at I/17-11/1 (Fall 2016). Leica ... 1932 ... Section preserved; both ends broken. ... Pentelic marble. Cf. A 194.

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[Agora Object] A 1467: Base: Ionic

A complete section of base, intact save minor chips. Torus with horizontal channelings. At center, a square dowel. Island marble. Cf. A 829. Marble dump east of Stoa, towards north. Leica, 80-78-20, 80-78-21, ... 10 June 1949 ... A complete section of base, intact save minor chips. ... At center, a square dowel. Island marble. Cf. A 829.

[Agora Object] A 3501: Sima Fragment: Plastic

Small fragment from top of sima retaining part of tendril. From Middle Stoa. Catalogued 1965. Found 1951, but section unknown. Leica 1422 ... 1951

[Agora Object] A 3357: Capital: Corinthian

Full height preserved over part of one side. Lotus petals spring from single row of acanthus. Marble pile in the middle of the section. Leica ... 1962

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[Agora Object] A 1378: Fence Cap

One original end remains with dowel hole. Triangular in section with truncated sides. Hard gray poros, hammer dressed on all faces. Good work. Same series as A 194, from Eponymous Heroes. Found at I/14-10/10 ... 13 May 1948 ... Triangular in section with truncated sides. ... Same series as A 194, from Eponymous Heroes ... Found in a late Roman level at S.W. corner of section, 15.00m. east of south end of peribolos and placed in peribolos.

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[Agora Object] A 2874: Molding

Broken at both ends. Front surface decorated with a running vine pattern. Back and top rough-picked. Byzantine. Pentelic marble. From circled marbles in section O. Leica ... Byzantine ... Front surface decorated with a running vine pattern. ... From circled marbles in section O.

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[Agora Object] A 2791: Cornice Fragment

Broken at back and sides. Decoration in two zones: palmettes and running tendrils. White marble. From round building in Section Σ (Monopteros). Provenience unknown. Leica PD 2268 ... 1st half of 2nd c. A.D.

[Agora Object] A 2009: Tile Fragment: Stamped

Broken all around, only part of stamp preserved. Fragment of a pan tile with dull red glaze on upper surface. The stamp, a palmette, is on the under side. Cf. A 1319, from ostrakon deposit in Section ... 20 April 1951 ... Fragment of a pan tile with dull red glaze on upper surface. The stamp, a palmette, is on the under side. Cf. A 1319, from ostrakon deposit in Section NN.

[Agora Object] A 2708: Column Fragment

a) Rough break at both ends, very badly eroded. b) One end apparently cut, other broken jaggedly. The two fragments do not join but undoubtedly belonged to one tapering column. Spirally fluted, right ... 1958 ... a) Rough break at both ends, very badly eroded. ... Very coarse-grained crumbly marble with conspicuous quartz weathers to a slightly yellowish gray ... Fragment a) was found in section Π, fragment b) in section H.

[Agora Object] A 410: Molding Fragment: Painted

Part of top preserved, smooth surface. At top of face, which slopes in sharply under top, a painted egg and dart. Pentelic marble. Marble dump, north central part of section. Leica ... 1934 ... At top of face, which slopes in sharply under top, a painted egg and dart. ... Marble dump, north central part of section.

[Agora Object] A 417: Crowning Molding Fragment

One end preserved, with anathyrosis. Top toothed, with dowel cutting. Back roughly picked. Along center of front, ornamental moldings: Lesbian leaf above, then bead and reel, egg and tongue, and bead ... 4th century B.C ... Can it be used in Building A of section Z? Cf. the hypothetical original of the great altar in section E.

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[Agora Object] A 194: Balustrade Cap Fragments

Five fragments, some preserve ends and transverse sections of truncated triangular shape. a) End and section preserved; dowel (0.047m. x 0.04m, D. 0.045m.) on bottom at end; cutting for hook clamp (L ... 1932 ... Five fragments, some preserve ends and transverse sections of truncated triangular shape. a) End and section preserved; dowel (0.047m. x 0.04m, D. 0.045m.) on bottom at end; cutting for hook clamp (L. 0.095) at end on sloping upper surface. b) End and section preserved; dowel (0.037m. x 0.015m., D. 0.045m.) at end. c) End and section preserved; dowel (0.05m. x 0.025m., D. 0.062m.) at end. d) End and section preserved; dowel (0.035m. x 0.018m., D. 0.038m.) at end; cutting for hook clamp on sloping upper surface. e) Broken on all sides.

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[Agora Object] A 4214: Column Base: Engaged

Two joining pieces; complete except for chips. a) Section of base for pilaster. Moldings above plinth are, from bottom: torus, scotia with projecting crowning fillet, torus. Large square empolion cutting ... 10 May 1971 ... Two joining pieces; complete except for chips. a) Section of base for pilaster. ... Small Β on lower torus at back. b) Section of base for the engaged column. Moldings and plinth as on a). Pentelic marble.