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| Full height preserved; walls fragmentary. Restored in plaster. High plain base ring, separated from vertical sides by projecting flange.
Decoration in brown: on flange, crosshatching; above this, garlands ... 22 March 1937 |
| Lower part only preserved. Tall pyxis with nearly vertical sides, spreading slightly at lower edge; substantial ring foot, set well in from edge of wall. Surface very badly preserved. In bottom zone, a ... 9-17 March 1938 |
| Handle and part of neck preserved. Rope handle runs from shoulder to neck. Thin neck.
Hard, very micaceous, light reddish-brown clay (5YR 6/3) with small red, white and black inclusions. Hard, matte ... 1938 |
| Foot, mouth, handle and many fragments of body missing. On reserved shoulder, two rows of strokes; around top of body, small maeander. On front of body a youth wrapped in an himation which leaves his right ... 15 June 1935 |
| Fragmentary; strengthened with plaster. In black figured technique, draped female holding out flower(?) between two draped youths leaning on staves. Above, double dotted line. On shoulder, rays, and palmettes; ... 23 March 1936 |
| Repaired. Parts missing. Neck does not join. Hermes, Herakles, two other draped figures. Background, ivy sprays. Above, double dotted line. On shoulder, palmettes and rays. Ground a light buff slip as ... 23 March 1936 |
| Single rim fragment. Strongly out-turned upper wall. Overhanging rim with stamped design: rope pattern on top. Ovolo and parallel scallops below.
Soft light red fabric (2.5 YR 6/6). Pink slip (5YR 7/4) ... 2-5 March 1936 |
| Cracked open; repaired; one or two chips missing at edge of breaks. In center, grave monument. From the left a woman brings an alabastron. On the right a woman(?) with mantle drawn close around her, looks ... 7 March 1936 |
| Small fragments of shoulder, walls and foot missing; mouth and neck black; black below scene worn. In the neck, an inset, which alone could be filled from the mouth: H. 0.057 from neck down; Diam. 0.031; ... Publ. ca. 440 B.C. |
Coarse red clay; dark matt decoration on light buff ground; part of rim preserved; middle helladic. Hazel D. Hansen, Nb. No. 16 ... March-April 1937 |
| Floor, most of handle and many pieces missing. Base ring; globular body; widely flaring lip with flat surface on top; double-grooved strap handle.
Thin pinkish-buff clay. Light yellow slip, very smooth ... 4 February 1937 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Glossy Slip Ware |
Most of handle and parts of body restored.
Raised base, slightly concave underneath. Deep lower body, convex shoulder. Two light grooves on upper shoulder, two on lower shoulder.
Low, concave neck, flaring ... Context of 115-86 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Undecorated, Unslipped Lagynoi |
Large Jug.
Over half of foot and underside and most of body restored; profile reconstructed rather than preserved.
Low, flaring ring foot; flat resting surface; convex underside.
Nearly spherical body ... Context of 50 B.C. to A.D. 50 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Glossy Slip Ware |
Most of rim, lower handle, and parts of body restored.
Low foot; beveled resting surface; flat underside. Deep, convex lower body; convex, nearly horizontal shoulder. Slight sinking at base of neck. Two ... Context of 115-86 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Undecorated, Unslipped Lagynoi |
Lagynos.
Half of foot and underside and most of body restored.
Angular foot; beveled resting surface; nearly flat underside.
Flattened globular body. Offset at base of long, tubular neck.
Molded rim, ... Mixed late Hellenistic to Byzantine context ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Glossy Slip Ware |
| Neck, handle and part of shoulder preserved. Restored in plaster. Fragments from base, with ring, may not belong. Rounded body, straight neck and grooved handle. Covered with pinky cream slip with shiny ... 23 May 1935 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Glossy Slip Ware |
Fragmentary. Restored in plaster. Rounded body on ring foot; narrow straight neck with raised ridges above and below, and rounded lip. Grooved vertical band handle with a round clay disk at each side of ... March-April 1936 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Glossy Slip Ware |
| The bottom is missing. Grooved vertical strap handle.
Micaceous buff clay, slipped. Unglazed. Cistern, mixed fill, late Roman. Leica, 92-7-28 PD 2551-8 ... 10 May 1935 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Undecorated, Unslipped Lagynoi |
| Fragments from lip, handle and side missing. Restored in plaster. Low ring foot; steep body with angular shoulder; tall straight neck; rounded downturned lip; grooved strap handle. Line scratched around ... 9-12 February 1937 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Undecorated, Unslipped Lagynoi |
Missing pieces, including most of handle and much of shoulder and wall, restored in plaster. Shape and fabric similar to P 14449 (Χ 1006), except that the neck is much shorter and the lip flaring. Handle ... 9-12 February 1937 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Undecorated, Unslipped Lagynoi |
Lagynos.
Underside, parts of body, and most of handle restored.
Flaring ring foot; flat resting surface. Flattened globular body.
Fairly long, tubular neck. Flaring rim, flat on top and undercut on ... Second half of 1st century (context of 110 to early 1st century after Christ) ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Glossy Slip Ware |
Two-thirds of rim and part of body restored; foot and lower body missing.
Lower body pared, curved in sharply. Nearly straight, sloping shoulder. Concave neck. Cup mouth. Triple-grooved strap handle ... Context of 115-50 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Undecorated, Unslipped Lagynoi |
| Single body fragment of a lekythos; broken all around.
Straight wall curving in towards bottom. Interior reserved. On exterior: added white on wall. At lower wall series of black glaze lines: thin line ... 14 March 1939 |
| a) Two joining fragments preserve section from shoulder to base with one handle attachment. Wide red band at join of upper and lower walls, between thinner ones. Wide band on lower wall and base.
b) Non-joining ... 11 May 1957 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 2 |
Handle and pieces of body missing.
Low foot; flat resting surface; flat underside. Deep lower body, nearly horizontal upper body. Short neck with cup mouth. Strap handle. Faint traces of broad band with ... 2nd-century context ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 1 |
Underside, almost all of foot, most of lower body, and one-third of shoulder restored; handle and upper neck missing.
Low foot; flat resting surface. Nearly hemispherical lower body.
Strap handle? Broad ... Context of 50 B.C. to A.D. 50 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 1 |
| Fragments are missing from the handle and side wall. Restored in plaster. Shallow body; the side wall and shoulder meeting in an acute angle; the neck is tall and tapering, the lip thickened; twisted handle ... 3, 5 March 1934 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 2 |
| Partially restored in plaster. Mouth and handle missing. Ring foot. Convex upper and lower bodies meet at an acute angle; narrow neck.
Pink clay with white grits; thin cream slip; wide band of dull streaky ... March-April 1936 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 1 |
| Three non-joining fragments from the side of a closed pot. Decorated with bands of shallow vertical grooves.
Hard buff clay, pinkish on inner surface; outside, cream-colored glaze, lustrous, like the ... 3 April 1949 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 1 |
The handle and small fragments missing. Low ring foot; broad shoulder; rounded flaring rim.
Grayish clay with coarse white grits, unglazed; traces of glaze bands at edge of shoulder and on rim. Well, ... 11 July 1947 ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 1 |
Beaker?
P 19850 a, b, c
Three nonjoining wall fragments.
Vertical wall with groups of four vertical gouges. Thin, horizontal groove at bottom of gouges. Hard, fine, somewhat micaceous, reddish yellow ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 1 |
Most of handle and parts of foot, underside, and body restored.
Low foot; flat resting surface; flat underside with some string marks still visible. Straight lower body, convex shoulder. Tapering neck ... 150-110? (Roman context) ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 2 |
P 26248 a, b
Part of foot, lower body, lower shoulder, and base of handle (a), and fragment of lower shoulder and angle (b).
Flaring foot; flat resting surface. Straight lower wall, slightly convex shoulder ... Late-2nd-century context ... Hellenistic Pottery and Wheelmade Table Ware | Imported Pottery | Related Material In Other Light-Ground Wares | Banded, Unslipped Lagynoi | Shape 2 |
Small Dish.
Most of foot and center of floor missing; rim chipped.
Trace of foot with angular profile. Small, shallow dish with molded, overhanging rim. Very fine, hard, micaceous, light red fabric (2.5YR ... Context of 250-175 |
Fragment of bottom of shallow bowl, broken all around. Low base ring, flat floor with light green scrolls in spandrels on dark green ground.
Fine red clay, white slip outside; green glaze. With coins ... 27 May 1936 |
| Broken, part of rim missing; otherwise complete; possible trace of handle at break in rim. Small, flaring-rimmed goblet on high hollow splayed foot. Covered inside and out with a coat of thin tenacious ... 9 May 1939 |
Large chips from base and rim. Small pyxis with slightly concave sides and broad flat bottom projecting beyond the sides and molded above. Rim low, nearly vertical; below it a broad vertical flange.
... 7 March 1953 |
| Small fragment from rim and wall of a large lid with flat projecting rim, rounded wall and sunken top. On the rim a moulded garland; two grooves around the wall; bead and reel around the top.
Fine light ... 15 April 1949 |
Fragment from the shoulder of a closed pot; rays(?) above. Herakles in lion's skin (head and part of right arm preserved) left, brandishes his club over his head. Careless incision; red for beard, light ... March 1939 |
| [Shape originally identified as amphora.]
Broken all around; surface damaged. Shoulder fragment.
Tree with spreading branches and fruit. To left of tree, a scepter held in the right hand of a lost figure ... 18 April 1953 |
| Nude youth facing; head turned to his left. He wears a wreath. Relief contour.
Inside light brown wash. Good glaze. Old Grid: ca. 60/ΛΗ. Hellenistic fill. 5530 Leica ... 27 April 1955 |
Thymiaterion.
Half of bowl and all of stand missing.
Projecting flange at top of broad stand. Shallow bowl with flaring sides. Red inside bowl, red stripe at top of stand. Hard, somewhat micaceous, light ... 1st-century context |
Lid.
Knob and half of rim and flange missing.
Domed top offset from horizontal flange. Rim concave to outside, flat on bottom. Hollow knob base. Red tongues on flange; red band at junction of flange ... Context of 110-75 |
Flat bottom; beveled rim. Light grayish buff clay with black bits.
Found set into the ground, the rim flush with the floor, an arrangement which recalls that found in bathing establishments where basins ... Context 4th c. B.C. |
| Part II; Attic Pottery; Shape Studies; Votive and Other Religious Use; Pyre Saucer. Part II; Attic Pottery; Shape Studies; Votive and Other Religious Use; Chytridion. Part II; Attic Pottery; Shape Studies; ... Agora 29 xiv ... Part III; Non Attic Pottery; Imported Pottery; Related Material in Other Light Ground Wares ... Part III; Non Attic Pottery; Imported Pottery; White Ground; Polychrome Decoration ... Part III; Non Attic Pottery; Imported Pottery; Other White Ground Vessels |
| Two fragments of rim and part of the edge of the vertical flange missing from lid with high central handle. Restored in plaster. Domed lid, finished on top with a high pear-shaped knob, hollow inside ... 12 March 1938 |
| Lagynos mended from many pieces; profile complete; ring foot, broad shoulder,
rounded on the top and meeting the lower wall at an angle; tapering tall neck, with plain rolled lip; band handle from below ... May 1947 |
Type 1 askos. Part of top preserved. A panther crouching right, his head in profile, left front paw raised; the hind quarters have been broken away. Trace of spout, broken away, in front of panther's head ... 17 May 1933 |
Lagynos.
Fragments of neck and shoulder preserved; much restored.
Rounded shoulder. Two grooves at base of tapering neck. Finely incised floral garland on shoulder, possibly serving as guide for painted ... Context of 115-86 |
From the side of a closed pot, near shoulder. Stirrup vase? Part of a large octopus motif, formed by two spirals reserved on a red to brown ground; framed by bands of short horizontal lines.
Light grayish ... 5 June 1939 |
Unguentarium, lower part. Plump body; raised base flat beneath, slightly flaring. Reddish brown clay, good thin fabric. Narrow black bands on shoulder and around point of greatest circumference. Imitation ... Context ca. 300 B.C. |
| Original edge preserved at bottom, broken at top and sides. Chariot scene: hind legs of four horses and part of wheel preserved. Traces of light ground survive, but somewhat peeled, as is glaze. Dilute ... 1937-1939 |
Conical Cup.
P 10904 a, b
Part of rim and wall (a) and nonjoining section of wall (b).
Spreading wall of shallow cup, with four grooves partway up exterior.
Rim beveled to inside, with groove below ... 1st-century context |
| Wall fragment from partly closed pot; light glaze wash on lower part inside. Middle portion of draped standing female figure, right, with right hand on hip. Chiton with broad border on overfold.
No relief ... 21 March 1935 |
| Neck fragment; broken all around.
One palmette and spirals from lyra on each side of it, from the upper neck zone of a large volute krater: double palmette, with ribbed petals alternating with double ... 18 April 1953 |
| Squat lekythos. Part of the mouth missing; otherwise intact. Ring foot; flat shoulder; the neck set off by a light ridge. On a band of egg and dot, a swan, left, with wings raised. In front of the bird ... 23 May 1939 |
| Broken all around.
Bearded head with long loose hair, right; he wears a chiton. Relief contour.
Light red clay. Good glaze.
Probably by the Altamura Painter; cf. CVA, Palermo, V 780, pl. 39,3; and CVA, ... 28 April 1953 |
| Sixteen fragments join to make five. A closed pot of fine fabric, probably a psykter. Two pairs of human legs, two staffs, front legs of an animal and simple maeander below picture preserved. Interior ... 21-31 March 1932 |
| From a lekythos with light ground.
A bearded man, left, falls backwards; his head turned right. Tendril in field behind him. His helmet crest in front of his nose? Added purple for hair, beard and wound ... 13 March 1935 |
| Woman looking right (head and shoulders); she wears peplos and fillet. White for flesh, very light brown for anatomical details and locks. No relief contour.
Glaze fired red both inside and outside ... (1955) |
| Part of a figure, from hips to middle calf, to right, wearing a thin short chiton. Parts of other garments at the right edge of the fragment. Partial relief contour.
Light red clay. Terrace, Area 6, ... 27 February 1953 |
| Part of a draped figure, holding in the left hand a female mask; at the right, part of another figure(?). No relief contour.
Glaze brownish outside, somewhat metallic inside. White on the mask; its features ... (1955) |
| Three joining fragments of neck, shoulder, and top of wall.
Thin neck with narrow opening. Light offset at junction with shoulder. Rays and tongues on shoulder. Shoulder meets black glazed wall at sharp ... 3, 7 July 1995 |
| From the wall of a krater, mended from five fragments. Lustrous black glaze inside. Represented are two female figures running rapidly in opposite directions; only a part of their skirts and flying drapery ... 31 January 1934 |
| Rim fragment from a bell krater. Reserved band at top below rim. Reserved line inside. The head of a youth, right, wearing an ivy wreath and a headdress of white spikes. Relief contour for the profile; ... 3 March 1937 |
Many pieces joined to make two non-joining fragments; two more fragments without decoration. Handle with central rib.
a) Wall fragment. Male bearded figure to left. Right arm extended, left one akimbo ... 22 April 1953 |
| Probably from a column krater. Panel framed by tongue pattern above, ivy border on side. A nude bearded man wearing a purple wreath moves right, carrying a cane over his right shoulder. Relief contour ... 19-23 March 1936 |
Pedestal narrow at top tapers to flaring base with moulded edge. Part of the bowl-shaped body is preserved on one side.
Pedestal decorated with two figures, one a woman clad in Doric chiton. Both arms ... 20 February 1932 |
| Graffiti. Metal working, influence on pottery. Brann S 17-18. Brann R 22. Young pp. 225f. Miniature painting. Grinders, list of. Mourning women. Handmade pots. Mule. Heads, plastic. Mycenaean revival ... Agora 8 133 ... Metal working, influence on pottery ... Homeric scenes on pottery ... Light ground pottery |
| a) The larger fragment comes from near the center: it shows on one corner part of the pattern (glaze band bordered by large dots in reserved area) surrounding the handle. It preserves otherwise the upper ... 17 February 1932 |
| Wall fragment from a cup, the rim slightly offset on the inside only. The upper part of a male figure, preserved from the tip of his beard to below the waist, standing three quarters left. He is partly ... 24 May 1949 |
| Part of the heavy ring foot and the floor. Medallion inside bordered by plain reserved band; in it, nude youth right, carrying a pair of javelins, he wears a fillet. No relief contour; the glaze firm but ... 31 July 1947 |
| Part of floor and start of stem; ring at junction. Nude hetaira reclining left, or tilted somewhat more to left, might be restored as dancing to the tune of castanets. She wears a triple fillet in her ... 24 April 1953 |
a) Preserves about one-third of the bowl.
b) A piece of the rim.
Restored in plaster. A flaring bowl with ring foot and almost vertical rim. On a white ground, in the center, a cross-hatched circle surrounded ... 17 March 1937 |
| Most of pithos still in place in the ground, with part of the rim still intact. Heavy collar rim with flat top and flat outer surface sloping in to form very sharp angle with shoulder of pithos. Two broken ... 1947Λ |
| Fragment from upper wall and shoulder, mended from many pieces and filled out with plaster. Two mastoi preserved on the shoulder curve, these reserved and once covered with white. Also reserved, so far ... 12-15 April 1939 |
| Most of the neck and handle and shoulder preserved, mended from several pieces. Two mastoi (one chipped) on shoulder curve at front. Very light moulded ridge at junction of neck and shoulder.
Reserved: ... 12-15 April 1939 |
| a) Head of elderly man, left, his staff or scepter crossing the field close to his brow. Hair falling over forehead and temples, beard and moustache rendered in fine wavy lines of white; thin double fillet, ... 6 July 1949 |
| Preserved from lower body into shoulder with both handles; gaps filled out in plaster. Light ground; narrow-wide-narrow bands at base of shoulder, three narrow on lower body. Preserved on shoulder: part ... 29 May-1 June 1953 |
| Mended from many pieces; fragments of rim and floor missing, including part of medallion. Lip offset; low thick stem with ring at junction with foot; thick disk foot, with a light groove around upper part ... 9 June 1954 |
| Eight non-joining fragments from wall, some of them mended.
a) Fragment showing nude youth seated right on rock covered with drapery; behind him, part of a flower(?) in white. Probably comes from a different ... 19-27 April 1937 |
| Burial amphora. Intact, except chips from mouth and foot. Low ring foot; ovoid body; slightly concave neck; thickened rim; band handles.
Light ground, with decoration in bands: one at junction of neck ... 27 May 1955 |
From upper part of wall.
Head, right shoulder and hand of a woman frontal looking left to a male figure of which a shoulder only is preserved. The woman holds the edge of her garment over her shoulder ... 2 March 1953 |
| Six joining and one non-joining wall fragments.
a) A female figure hurries left, her right arm raised; palmettes below handle. A bit of the drapery of another figure at the right.
b) Feet of two figures ... 13 March 1935 |
| d) base with concave underside.
e), f), m) handles and remaining wall fragments.
a)-d) made up of numerous joining fragments.
e)-n) single fragments.
A) Two youths clad in flowing chlamys and petasoi ... 2, 3 August 1967 |
| Mended from eight pieces; the handle fragment does not join. Most of the floor, the start only of the offset rim, preserved. Small flat foot, reserved beneath and decorated with circles. Walls sealing ... 16-17 March 1936, 20-21 April 1936 |
| Many joining fragments preserve about two-thirds of the circumference of the vase, and part of the rim. Filled out with plaster; nothing of the base preserved.
A) Four standing figures: a bearded male; ... 27 May 1937 |
| Fragments of a bell krater preserving the profile to the base. Restored in plaster. Black rim, egg below; stopped maeander to left below the picture.
A) Two male figures, facing: that at the right, a ... 25 May 1951 |
| Many fragments, giving essential parts of the walls but nothing of the foot. On each side, four figures grouped in twos.
A) Warrior to left holding shield in the left hand; Attic helmet, chiton, corselet ... 25 May 1951 |
| Mended from many pieces, about one-eighth of the rim preserved and three-quarters of the base. Both handles missing. The top of the medallion gone and pieces from the center. The outside lacks nearly all ... August-September 1932 |
Very fragmentary; some of the breaks worn. Surface much worn. Cylindrical box. The lower part has straight sides, and a projecting bottom to catch the lid; red on the edge and top of this, and a dark stripe ... 23 March 1936 |
| Initially uncovered with a diameter of c. 1.05m. Its south side extends under the south wall of the Classical structure and so clearly predates it. The highest preserved portion of the well shaft (at the ... 22 July-9 August 1994
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3-7 July 1995 |
| Mended, about two-thirds complete. Low shallow bowl, omphalos inside at center with corresponding depression on outside. Outside reserved, except for outside of lip, which is glazed, concave and slightly ... 6 July 1995 |
| a) Fragment of very large pot: Protoattic? Mended from two pieces.
Legs of two figures running, passing each other in opposite directions. Painted brown with heavy outlines against buff ground. When found, ... 21 April 1932 |
Mended with small missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Lip offset on inside; foot offset on underside. Glaze slightly abraded on handles. H. 0.074; diam. of rim 0.18; W. with handles 0.238; ... Ca. 510-500 B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/publications/monographs.html Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... Pottery from wells, roads, and other deposits as well as individual vases without significant context, augment the pottery from tombs as the basis of a detailed analysis of Mycenaean pottery. ... JSTOR | Search for Items Inside Attic Red-Figured and White-Ground Pottery Author: Moore, M. B.Publication Date: 1997ISBN: 978-0-87661-230-9Volume: 30 This volume presents the inventoried red-figure and white-ground pottery found in the Agora Excavations between 1931 and 1967. |
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 ... Referring to over 40 black and white photos, the author discusses hairstyles, clothing and facial expressions to shed light on the individuals depicted. ... This booklet illustrates the ornate Early Christian carving and colorful green and brown glazed pottery that distinguished medieval Athens. ... This full-color guide sheds new light on the marble industry in and around the Agora, including rich evidence for sculptors’ workshops, their tools, and techniques. |
Broneer, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery ... 1956 ... After the well had been excavated and the possibility of finding more pieces seemed remote, the vase was restored and placed on exhibit in the temporary Agora Museum.3 The following season, however, brought to light two more fragments which were recognized as belonging to the calyx-krater. ... On the right is the shield of Hektor with a triskele in black on white ground. An incised line, drawn by compass, sets off the rim. ... Other wells, containing much pottery, mostly isolated pieces, from the Acropolis were found in the same area. |
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