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[Image] 2012.52.0460 (XXXIV-50)

Terracotta dogs ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Terracotta dogs.

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[Publication] AgoraPicBk 28 (2022): Dogs in the Athenian Agora

Whiting, Colin M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 2022 ... Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. ... Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.

[Lot] ΛΛ 364: Cistern at 99/Η; Strosis II; Lower Part

Animal bones (dogs' skulls) ... 1938 ... Animal bones (dogs' skulls).

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[Image] 2012.85.0504 (99-22-36)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Image] 2012.85.0505 (99-22-37)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Image] 2012.85.0506 (99-23-1)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Image] 2012.85.0507 (99-23-2)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Image] 2012.85.0508 (99-23-3)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Image] 2012.85.0509 (99-23-4)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Image] 2012.85.0510 (99-23-5)

Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragment of Dogs' Head from Grave Relief, S 1276 b

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[Publication] AgoraPicBk 4 GR (2004): Ο Αθηναίος Πολίτης: Η δημοκρατία στην Αγορά της Αθήνας

Lang, M. Camp, J. McK., II ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 2009 ... Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. ... Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.

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[Publication] AgoraPicBk 16 GR: Η Αγορά της Αρχαίας Αθήνας: Σύντομος Οδηγός

Camp, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. ... Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.

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[Publication] AgoraPicBk 28 GR (2022): Σκύλοι στην Αγορά της Αθήνας

Whiting, Colin M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 2022 ... Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. ... Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.

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[Publication] AgoraPicBk 15 GR (2025): Ελληνικά και Ρωμαϊκά Νομίσματα στην Αρχαία Αγορά της Αθήνας

Kleiner, F. S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 2025 ... Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. ... Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.

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[Object] P 13330: Lid Fragments

From a large, markedly convex lid with transverse bars on its offset rim; a band of running dogs at mid-height; concentric bands above and below this frieze; a band of zigzag toward the knob. The dogs ... 22 March 1938 ... From a large, markedly convex lid with transverse bars on its offset rim; a band of running dogs at mid-height; concentric bands above and below this frieze; a band of zigzag toward the knob. The dogs are crudely done in solid silhouette with zigzag space fillers.

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[Object] P 24650: Black Figure Pyxis Lid Fragment

Rim fragment from a shallow-domed lid. Hunting scene? The tail of one horse, and the forequarters of a second, right. Beneath the horses' legs, two dogs, also right. A double row of dots around the inner ... November 1954 ... Beneath the horses' legs, two dogs, also right. A double row of dots around the inner edge of the rim, then broad tongues, alternately black and red. Red markings on the dogs. Careful incision.

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[Image] 2016.07.0358

Four skulls of adult dogs showing one or more healed depressed fractures. From deposit G 5:3 (well at 97/Γ) ... Craig Mauzy ... For Lynn Snyder. Raw file in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2016.07. Objects Horizontal (normal) ... 9 Dec 2016 ... Four skulls of adult dogs showing one or more healed depressed fractures.

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[Object] AP 1024: Lekythos

Many fragments missing, including neck. Figure of Acteon and the dogs, and a palmette design on side, very faint, white paint. Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 4. Well V, 6-7.15m, 15.60-17.20. 72 ... 22 April 1937 11 May 1937 ... Figure of Acteon and the dogs, and a palmette design on side, very faint, white paint.

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[Image] 2016.07.0353

Bacula of dogs illustrating size and age variation in the male canid population represented in deposit G 5:3 (well at 97/Γ) ... Craig Mauzy ... For Lynn Snyder. Raw file in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2016.07. Objects Horizontal (normal) ... 9 Dec 2016 ... Bacula of dogs illustrating size and age variation in the male canid population represented in deposit G 5:3 (well at 97/Γ).

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[Object] P 2710: Black Figure Skyphos Fragments

Four fragments mended from many pieces, preserving most of the rim and parts of the walls. Partly restored in plaster. A. Satyr right; two dogs facing; satyr right (only tail preserved). B. As A, but ... August-September 1932 ... Satyr right; two dogs facing; satyr right (only tail preserved). ... White for satyrs' tails, collars of dogs, outline of underside of bodies and spots on one dog.

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[Object] P 7027: Bowl or Plate Fragment with Incised Decoration

Mended from two pieces. From a shallow bowl or plate, no edge preserved. Part of a circular band of ornament in which long-legged dogs are chasing each other. Parts of two dogs preserved, head and greater ... 9 March 1936 ... Part of a circular band of ornament in which long-legged dogs are chasing each other. Parts of two dogs preserved, head and greater part of body of one, hindquarters of other.

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[Object] P 167: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Fragment, from bottom of flat dish, rises slightly in center, around which are stamped a series of small animals (dogs, bears?). Parts of four are preserved; simple outline technique. Red clay; red glaze ... 1931 ... Fragment, from bottom of flat dish, rises slightly in center, around which are stamped a series of small animals (dogs, bears?). Parts of four are preserved; simple outline technique.

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[Deposit] G 5:3: "Bone Well"

Second century B.C. fill with early 13th c. A.D. fill in mouth. The Byzantine objects from the mouth are P 13713-P 13718, L 3585. Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs. The bones from this ... Mid-2nd c. B.C ... Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs. The bones from this well are all in very good condition. ... The following animals have been found: dogs, horses, pigs, goats, cattle, cat, birds, turtles. Lower fill contained bones of 100-200 infants and 85 dogs; Byzantine upper fill.

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[Image] 2016.07.0368

Representative sample of right mandibles of dogs, from adult (lower left), juvenile (upper left), and fetal/neonate (right) animals. From deposit G 5:3 (well at 97/Γ) ... Craig Mauzy ... For Lynn Snyder. Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2010 ... Representative sample of right mandibles of dogs, from adult (lower left), juvenile (upper left), and fetal/neonate (right) animals.

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[Image] 2004.01.2586 (HAT 50-5)

Dog's grave. East of Stoa of Attalos. Deposit R 10:3 ... Cf. XLII-29 southwest Horizontal (normal) ... 1950 ... Special Collections | Homer Thompson | Burials and Offerings | Later | Dogs Grave East of Stoa of Attalos.

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[Image] 2004.01.2587 (HAT 50-6)

Dog's grave. East of Stoa of Attalos. Deposit R 10:3 ... Cf. XLII-29 southwest ... 1950 ... Special Collections | Homer Thompson | Burials and Offerings | Later | Dogs Grave East of Stoa of Attalos.

[Deposit] M 13:1: Geometric Well South of Middle Stoa Pier 14

Geometric Well South of Middle Stoa Pier 14, in the north-central part of the South Square. Water jars, simple household vases and utensils, a trial piece for use in a potter's kiln, bones of pigs and ... 775-750 B.C ... Water jars, simple household vases and utensils, a trial piece for use in a potter's kiln, bones of pigs and sheep, and the skulls of four dogs.

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[Object] P 26828: Oinochoe

Bottom and much of body and mouth missing. Extremely fragmentary. Three running dogs on shoulder. Zone of short vertical zigzags just below lower handle attachment. Lower part of body banded. Double handle ... 3 May 1960 ... Three running dogs on shoulder. Zone of short vertical zigzags just below lower handle attachment.

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[Image] 2016.07.0363

Tibiae of large through small adult dogs, all showing breakage and remodeling. The tibia in the middle shows extensive bony growth with associated infection. From deposit G 5:3 (well at 97/Γ) ... Craig Mauzy ... For Lynn Snyder. Raw file in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2016.07. Objects Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2010 ... Tibiae of large through small adult dogs, all showing breakage and remodeling.

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[Object] P 23655: Oinochoe

Fragments of mouth missing, otherwise intact. Flat bottom; deep ovoid body; trefoil mouth; rising double-rolled handle. On shoulder, three running dogs, right, pursuing a hare. Zigzag and double axe as ... 8 December 1953 ... On shoulder, three running dogs, right, pursuing a hare. ... Cf. for similar dogs (and rabbit): oinochoe Athens 18444 (BSA 35 (1934-1935), pl. 25:4); ascribed by Cook to Workshop of Athens 897 (BSA 42 (1947), p. 146, n. 2).

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[Object] P 14186: Moldmade Bowl Fragments

a) From lower side wall. Tall veined leaves spring from base medallion, of which only grooved edge is preserved; above the leaves, a hunting scene with dogs, hares, running figures and a Triton. b) - c) ... 4-12, 16-18 May 1938 ... Tall veined leaves spring from base medallion, of which only grooved edge is preserved; above the leaves, a hunting scene with dogs, hares, running figures and a Triton. b) - c) Non-joining pieces from upper side wall.

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[Object] S 1797: Relief Fragment

Rough-picked back and a little of bottom preserved. Otherwise broken all around. Probably had a rough tenon at the bottom. Above a smooth band, part of the figure of a goddess in chiton and himation seated ... February 1954 ... and two dogs.

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[Object] S 1158: Relief Fragment with Female Figure

Broken all around. Veiled woman seated sideways on horse or donkey. She is clothed in chiton and himation, the himation pulled up behind and over the head. Incised into the background between the legs ... 16 May 1939 ... Incised into the background between the legs of the horse are two small prancing animals (dogs?). Pentelic marble.

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[Object] P 19720: Moldmade Bowl Fragments

Two fragments depicting hunting scene with dogs. a) Mended from three pieces. Adjoins medallion and preserves a segment of it. Legs of man. b) Adjoins medallion. Pinkish-buff clay, black glaze. Cf. Agora ... 28 May 1937 ... Two fragments depicting hunting scene with dogs. a) Mended from three pieces.

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[Object] P 12054: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Part of bottom and lower side wall. Restored in plaster. Relief decoration: two grooves and three ridges, then a single row of pointed leaves, separate bottom medallion from side. In the medallion, a head ... 1 March 1938 ... On side, a row of dolphins swimming right and a row of dogs running left; of the next row only one foot of indeterminate animal preserved.

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[Object] P 26556: Kotyle

Mended from many fragments. Small section of wall and rim restored in plaster. Handles missing except for stub of one. Ring foot with circles on underside. Inside glazed except for reserved line just below ... 27 May 1959 ... Main zone framed by triple lines and divided by a lotus ornament: three dogs at right pursuing a hare who jumps a fourth dog in front. ... Red on lotus bud, dogs' bodies, dots on hare.

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[Object] P 28610: Moldmade Bowl

Full profile and much of middle zone preserved. Restored in plaster. Medallion: rosette, from which spring two rows of leaves, the second somewhat larger than the first. Middle zone: large boar charging ... 30 April 1971 ... Middle zone: large boar charging left toward a spearman; in field, vine tendrils with grapes, and dogs vs. hares. Rim pattern: simple guilloche, palmettes flanked by dolphins and a row of circles.

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[Object] P 28612: Moldmade Bowl

Less than half of bowl preserved; chips missing. Restored in plaster. Medallion: eight-petalled rosette, from which spring four rows of pointed, ribbed leaves, with a fifth row of some elaborate bud springing ... 6 May 1971 ... Middle zone: wild boar being hunted by men with swords and spears, as well as on horseback; dogs in field. Rim pattern: simple guilloche and row of circles.

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[Object] P 20730: Oinochoe

Mended from many pieces. Small fragment from mouth and much of side wall missing. Shape as P 20729; better articulated neck and smaller base, high swung handle. Neck and lip glazed solid. On shoulder, ... 11 May 1950 ... On shoulder, reserved panel containing three running beasts (dogs?). Further below: zigzag zone.

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[Object] P 28592: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Mended from many pieces; about two-thirds missing; full profile preserved. Medallion: double rosette, surrounded by scraped groove with miltos, from which spring nine rows of small rounded leaves (lotus?) ... 7 May 1971 ... ; in field, various dogs and hares. Rim pattern: tongue pattern, two rows of circles, double spirals surmounted by alternating rosettes and palmettes.