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[Agora Image] 2012.20.0273 (2-104)

Bird and horse figurines ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Bird and horse figurines.

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[Agora Image] 2008.03.0149

Horse and bird on a Geometric krater. Watercolor by Piet de Jong ... Craig Mauzy ... Ptg. 283 Horizontal (normal) ... 2006 ... Horse and bird on a Geometric krater.

[Agora Object] P 20869: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Rim fragment from kylix. Two glazed lines at rim. Part of horse, right; helmeted warrior standing behind the horse. Bird to left. Branches in field. Narrow reserved band on inner edge of lip. Traces of ... 23 June 1950 ... Part of horse, right; helmeted warrior standing behind the horse. Bird to left. Branches in field. ... Traces of added white or red on helmet, mane and bird. Coarse work.

[Agora Object] P 26297: Vessel Fragment

Fragment of closed pot, broken all around. Grazing horse to right. Bird between forelegs. "N" ornament, diamonds in field. Bands below. Brownish-black glaze. Well, upper fill. Box 406. Leica, 81-534, ... (September 1958) ... Grazing horse to right. Bird between forelegs.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 274, p. 258

Lekanides. Lekanides; Lidless. Well. Gorgon Painter. ABV 10, 26. Pit. Other. Fill. Group of the Dresden Lekanis. ABV 680, 1 bis. Paralip. 14, 1 bis. Boeotian Horse-bird Group. ABV 680. KX Painter. ABV ... Agora 23 258 P 5354 P 26546 P 5232 P 21705 P 10194 P 4677 P 14690 P 8973 P 13842 F 13:3 T 18:4 N 10:1 P 7:9 B 14:5 E-F 12-14 S 21:2 G 15:6 U 25:2 ... 1st quarter of 6th B.C ... Boeotian Horse-bird Group

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[Agora Object] P 4634: Black Figure Amphora Fragment

Mended from four pieces; one very small bit does not join. From a panel amphora. Unglazed inside. Man facing two-horse chariot. Preserved, one foot and part of leg of man left, greaved. Front legs of two ... 11 February 1935 ... Man facing two-horse chariot. Preserved, one foot and part of leg of man left, greaved. Front legs of two horses right; between, part of a bird on a bush(?) Purple, greave of man, wing of bird; white, leg of one horse.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 376, p. 360

Dionysos. Fight. Foot race. Fountain scene. Fox. Funeral games. Hermes. Goose. Giant. Gigantomachy. Discus thrower. Heron. Dog. Hippalectryon, youth riding a. Girl. Hismene. Goat. Homecoming. Hopline ... Agora 23 360 ... Horse ... Horse race ... Horse-bird

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[Agora Object] P 26975: Black Figure Amphora Fragments

Six fragments join to make up two. a) From neck and shoulder with upper right corner of panel; heads of two horses right. b) From left side of panel, with part of hindquarters and tail of horse, right ... 1961 ... b) From left side of panel, with part of hindquarters and tail of horse, right. Bird in field above.

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[Agora Object] IL 980: Lead Token

The edges worn or broken away. Obverse: in relief on one side, an eagle; over its back the letter Ω (?). Reverse: uncertain representation: bird or front part of winged horse. 55-58/* Great Drain, bottom ... 4 August 1947 ... Reverse: uncertain representation: bird or front part of winged horse.

[Agora Object] P 25267: Vessel Fragment

Fragment from a large vase, near shoulder. From bottom up: three lines, row of dots, two lines, panels divided by two vertical lines. At left, bird with striped body; at right, hind part of horse. Brown ... (August 1955) ... At left, bird with striped body; at right, hind part of horse.

[Agora Object] P 23420: Amphora Fragment

Lower part of one panel preserved, from the neck of a Dipylon-type amphora. On left, three bands; on bottom, four. Three chevrons in left upper field, tail and hind legs of a horse, moving right; between ... July 1952 ... Three chevrons in left upper field, tail and hind legs of a horse, moving right; between them, water bird with crest.

[Agora Object] H 434: Tankard

Triple verticals divide the neck into five panels; on either side of handle, narrow panels of latticing; then, square panels with long-legged birds facing center, vertical dot rows and dot rosettes in ... LG IB-IIA ... Benson, Horse, Bird, and Man, Amherst, Mass., 1970, pp. 67-68.

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[Agora Object] P 221: Vessel Fragment

To the left of the fragment, a large motif formed of boxed squares. In the cnetre, the lower part of the body and jointed legs (extremities missing) of a bird(?) or horse(?) with filling ornament ("running ... 13 February 1932 ... In the cnetre, the lower part of the body and jointed legs (extremities missing) of a bird(?) or horse(?)

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[Agora Object] T 208: Standing Female Figurine

Arms missing. Broken from plinth (?) Bird-like face, with traces of blue color. The broken arms extend sideways. Painted white with red details. Pinkish buff clay. Very irregular possibly from a horse ... 15 April 1932 ... Broken from plinth (?) Bird-like face, with traces of blue color. ... Very irregular possibly from a horse group as the no.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1644 (HAT 58-293)

Terracotta Deposit H 17:4. From left to right, upper row: a painted bird (T 187) and a rider (T 195); bottom row, four horses team with driver (T 186) and horse from a chariot group (T 196). Watercolor ... M. Wyckof ... Ptg. 260 ... 1958 ... From left to right, upper row: a painted bird (T 187) and a rider (T 195); bottom row, four horses team with driver (T 186) and horse from a chariot group (T 196).

[Agora Object] P 18270: Red Figure Lid Fragments

Mended from several pieces; one rim fragment and three wall fragments do not join. Deep lid with plain flat rim, slightly thickened and projecting. Nearly half the circumference preserved, but none of ... 30 June 1947 ... In the upper, sirens, lions, panther, bird; in the lower, winged horse, siren, lion, swans.

[Agora Object] P 20314: Moldmade Bowl Fragments

a) Six joining fragments giving part of rim and upper wall. b)-d) Fragments of wall. Straight rim with scraped line below lip. Two upper zones between lines, the upper with rosettes(?), the lower with ... 5 August 1949 ... On non-joining fragments, a seated Eros, a horse and rider, and floral ornament with bird.

[Agora Object] P 5286: Skyphos Fragment

From a deep skyphos, mended from nine pieces. One stub of handle preserved. Body to handle zone covered with narrow bands. Handle zone filled with grate pattern, except for three panels; in narrow panels ... 16 March 1935 ... In wide central panel, horse walking right, followed by a bird.

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[Agora Object] P 15263: Black Figure Lekythos

Mended from many pieces; the shape complete but a large part of the surface has peeled off. Plump shoulder lekythos; small echinus mouth; flaring ring foot. On the shoulder, a bird, standing right, with ... 25 May 1939 ... On the shoulder, a bird, standing right, with spread wings; on the body, two nude riders facing each other: of the left hand horse, only head and forelegs remain.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 94, p. 78

KX Painter. Anagyrus Painter. Painter of Eleusis 767. Eleusis 767. Gorgon Painter. Group of the Dresden Lekanis. Sophilos. Horse-bird Group. Komast Group. ABV 20-21. Paralip. 13. Callipolitis-Feytmans, ... Agora 23 78 ... Horse-bird Group

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[Agora Object] P 24946: Black Figure Oinochoe

A few fragments of body missing, mostly at back. A trefoil oinochoe with high swung double handle. Picture in panel on front. A youth riding a black horse and leading a white one whose head and legs only ... 20 June 1955 ... A youth riding a black horse and leading a white one whose head and legs only are visible; behind walks a warrior with helmet, round shield and greaves. In front of the horses a bird in flight; under their bellies a small panther.

[Agora Object] P 5231: Black Figure Cup Fragments

Five non-joining fragments. Inside: seated sphinx right, within tongue pattern bordered by three narrow bands inside and out. Fragments c), d) and e) preserve parts of the border only. Outside: a) Bird ... 16-19 March 1935 ... Outside: a) Bird right; below, four black stripes on a reserved band. b) A trace of the lower edge of the figured band only. c) The forelegs of a galloping horse, and the hind legs of a running dog.

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[Agora Object] P 5002: Black Figure Lekythos Fragments: Inscribed

Lekythos fragments. Black glaze below, a red band along its upper edge. Above, on a creamy ground a narrow band: a boy wearing a himation and carrying a spear walks right, behind a horse; fine incision ... 12 March 1935, 22 February 1938 ... Above, on a creamy ground a narrow band: a boy wearing a himation and carrying a spear walks right, behind a horse; fine incision. Separated from large scene above by fine ground line; part of a foot, and three letters running down: Red for the boy's fillet. b) Found later in tin, preserves the hindquarters of another horse, and a trace of his rider; behind these, a bit of another figure, perhaps a boy with a staff, like the one on fragment a). In the field between the two, a bird, flying right. c) From the upper wall, preserving the turn of the shoulder.

[Agora Object] H 96: Oinochoe, Concentric Circle Group

NM 16085 Very low ring foot; rolled handle. At either side, five large concentric circles with dot in center; at back, alternating straight and wavy horizontal lines to lower handle attachment; to each ... LG IIA ... At either side, five large concentric circles with dot in center; at back, alternating straight and wavy horizontal lines to lower handle attachment; to each side of the handle attachment, bird with solid body facing away; zigzags in field. On front, shoulder to bottom, alternating straight and wavy vertical lines; above this, three bands on the uppermost of which stands a horse to right with two wavy streamers or tethers descending from its mouth; zigzags in field.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 372, p. 356

Eleusis 767. Painter of Eleusis 767. Haemonian. Emporion Painter. Haimon Group. Kolchos, potter. Komast Group. Ergotimos. Haimon Painter. Eridanos Workshop. Eucharides Painter. Kriton Group. Euphiletos ... Agora 23 356 ... Horse-bird Group ... Group of the Horse-head Amphorae ... Griffin-bird Painter

[Agora Object] P 25378: Black Figure Column Krater Fragments

Four non-joining fragments. a) Mended from three pieces. Upper wall fragment preserving traces of one handle and part of the tongue pattern on the shoulder. It preserves the right end of the picture: ... March 1940 ... The device of the better preserved shield is the forepart of a horse. Device of other shield uncertain. d) Leg wearing greaves, a wing, and part of a tail of a bird, both left.

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[Agora Object] P 21233: Spouted Krater

Four large joining fragments preserve the complete profile, with all of the foot, part of the wall, and a little of the rim with spout. Nothing of the handles. Partly restored in plaster. Deep open bowl ... 24 April 1951 ... At left of spout, horse walking right, facing a water bird.

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[Agora Object] P 15376: Black Figure Lekythos

One side largely complete, the other mended from many pieces and fragments missing. Squat shoulder lekythos, with broad, slightly concave shoulder, set off by a raised ring from plain slightly flaring ... 2 June 1939 ... From left to right: nude standing figure, with cloak over arm, gesticulating right; draped standing figure, right, carrying a spear; horseman, left; runner, left; draped standing figure carrying a spear facing horseman, left; on the horse, a large bird.

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[Agora Object] P 7443: Vessel Fragments

Part of a large closed pot: four non-joining fragments. a) Part of a horse, right: chest and front legs. b) Horse's hindquarters. Additional joining fragments give part of the ornament above the animal ... 9 April 1936 ... a) Part of a horse, right: chest and front legs. ... Filling ornament of irregular curved lines; groups of zigzags, diamond, and bird. Pinkish buff clay.

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[Agora Object] P 32918: Krater Fragment

Single rim fragment preserving part of rim and upper body. Glaze very well preserved. Low, slightly flaring rim, flat on top. Rounded body. Scar from strap handle attached at rim, with slight nipple on ... 23 June 1997 ... Complex shoulder decoration is as preserved from lower left: hatched maeander with band below, framed above by a zone of three zigzags enclosed between bands, above it a zone with single zigzag; to the right, respectively and all enclosed between bands, 1) a zone with the same kind of single zigzag but vertical , 2) a zone of stacked M-ornament, 3) a panel with a horse facing left and star between legs and a right-facing bird above on rump (all in silhouette).

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 371, p. 355

Protoattic. Andokides, potter. Analatos Painter. Antidoros. Kynosarges Painter. Antimenes Painter. Cactus Painter. Pair Painter. Camtar Painter. Ram-jug Painter. Capodimonte Group. Caylus Painter. Corinthian ... Agora 23 355 P 1241 P 7891 P 24327 P 24340 P 24366 P 24377 P 24381 P 24402 P 24486 ... Boeotian Horse-bird Group

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

http://agathe.gr/publications/picture_books.html

Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... Some of the birds most often depicted are imaginary—from the griffin to the “phallos bird,” whose head and neck consisted of an erect penis. ... Bridles and other horse trappings are often found in graves, alongside vases depicting horses grazing, racing, and parading. ... As well as presenting many examples of horse imagery found in the Agora, the author reports on recent finds near the ancient hipparcheion, the stables of the Athenian cavalry.