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[Agora Object] P 34081: Jug

Intact. Small, convex base with dimple (pot not stable). Conical rounded body, narrow concave high neck with slightly flaring rim. Raised band around base of neck. Large strap handle from shoulder to rim ... 23 July 2001

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[Agora Object] B 2032: Mycenaean Bronze Spear Point

Complete. Socket end mended. Cracked along midrib. Slight corrosion. Broad rounded midrib along axis from socket, tapering to point. Two lateral nail holes in socket to fasten shaft. Bronze. Mycenaean ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] B 2033: Mycenaean Bronze Dagger with Gold Leaf

Broken in three fragments: at handle attachment and midway along hilt. Upper part of blade cracked. Three rivets preserved along hilt, two on widest area of blade. Seven complete studs (+one fragmentary) ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33160: Alabastron

Mended from many fragments; complete except for chips from rim and body. Paint preserved, but flaking. High, baggy type, slightly sagging. Low neck, thin spreading rim. Three horizontal handles, round ... 23 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33161: Pitcher

Mended from many fragments, almost complete but missing parts of body, rim and handle. Glaze worn and scratched. Low neck, slightly flaring rim. Biconical body, slightly concave base. Strap handle from ... 23 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33162: Pitcher Fragment

Upper half missing. Mended from many fragments. Surface pitted. Trace of orange-brown slip (wash) on one side. Broad biconical body, small convex base. Orange sandy fabric with numerous lime inclusions ... 23 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33163: Cup

Mended from many fragments; complete except for one small gap in side. Paint worn away on side opposite handle. Shallow, semi-globular shape, with short, sharply everted rim. Small raised concave base ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33164: One-Handled Alabastron

Intact except for one small chip in rim. Paint worn and flaking. Small one-handled type with sagging body, low neck, spreading lip, raised handle, and small flat base (off center). Decorated with intersecting ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33165: Alabastron

Many joining fragments preserve almost complete pot, except for one-third of rim, small chips in body, and one handle of three. Faint traces of painted decoration preserved. Very wide slightly concave ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33166: Jug

Mended from many fragments (one loose fragment). Complete except for gaps on body. Dark brown paint well preserved, reddish where more dilute. Piriform shape with high, wide shoulder. Long tubular neck, ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33167: Amphora

Single fragment, preserving entire base and body, missing upper portion of neck and both handles. Glaze flaking and worn. Globular, biconical body, small flat raised base. Stubs of narrow strap handles ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 33177: Ewer

Mended from many fragments. Complete except for small gaps. A few small loose fragments in separate bag. Surface decoration preserved but flaking. Narrow neck, cut away and pinched to form trough spout ... 7 July 1998

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[Agora Object] T 4475: Seated Figurine

Complete. Head mended. Well preserved painted decoration and surface. Figure: Proto-Phi/Phi type, rendered separately and moulded to chair. Arms schematically rendered. Left arm slightly modelled at inside ... 24-30 July 1998

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[Agora Object] B 2034: Mycenaean Bronze Dagger

Complete dagger. Well preserved, with slight corrosion. Three bronze rivets preserved along handle with three studs still in place, and three rivets on top area of blade. Five loose studs. (Also12 more ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] B 2035: Mycenaean Bronze Dagger

Three joining fragments: blade and lower hilt joined, upper hilt and pommel broken off. Three rivets preserved along handle. Broad blade, tapering from shoulder to midpoint, then parallel sided before ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] B 2036: Mycenaean Bronze Knife Blade

Complete. Mended from three fragments. Corroded and cracked. Wide blade, tapering at handle end, wider at rounded tip. At handle end, two rounded protuberances edged with tiny flange. Two rivet studs for ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] B 2094: Bronze Cup: Dry Measure

Intact, but corroded and incrusted. Bronze cylinder, flaring and with slightly raised collar at rim and base. Lower wall extending below base and cut out to form three feet. Textile impressions. Cf ... 27 June 2002

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[Agora Object] A 4995: Pediment with Crowning Palmette Akroterion

Single fragment, broken off at both sides. Most of back broken away, and missing attached upper part of palmette. Pediment with crowning palmette akroterion from altar. Four holes at top used for attachment ... 19 July 2002

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[Agora Object] A 4996: Palmette Akroterion

Broken at bottom and chip out of upper right side. Crowning palmette akroterion from altar-- if from same altar as A 4996, probably opposite end of it. Rough-worked at back. Tool marks on front suggest ... 19 July 2002

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[Agora Object] A 4997: Palmette Akroterion

Almost complete; large chip from bottom on one side. Crowning palmette akroterion from altar. Holes for attachment to A 4995 (See conservation report for A 4995 for more detail). Rough-worked at back ... 19 July 2002

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[Agora Object] A 4998: Limestone Volute

Broken off at bottom. Akroterion from corner of altar. Painted (in shape of volute?). Traces of reddish pigment (see conservation report). Back very rough-worked. Tool marks over sides; either unfinished ... 23 July 2002

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[Agora Object] A 4999: Limestone Volute

Broken off at bottom. Poros limestone corner akroterion from altar. No paint on front surface. Back rough-worked. Tool marks over sides and top; either unfinished or intended to be covered with stucco ... 24 July 2002

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[Agora Object] L 6092: Mold Fragment for Lamp with Graffito

Mould for the bottom part of Attic Alpha Globule lamp. Nozzle, half of base and part of wall preserved. Very flaky at edges. Base with letter A (partially preserved) inscribed between two circular grooves ... 18 July 2002

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[Agora Object] L 6101: Lamp with Bull's Head

Nozzle missing, otherwise intact. Disk: bull's head in two framing rings interrupted by handle. Rim: two panels with incised branches. Nozzle: set off from rim by two parallel grooves with punched holes ... 25 June 2003

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[Agora Object] L 6103: Lamp

Complete but for gaps in body. Mended from three fragments. Disk: bust of a richly dressed personage, facing right, flanked by two vent holes. Figure wears a squarish cap and a triangular necklace/collar ... 26 June 2003

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[Agora Object] I 7602: Honorary Monument Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Fragment preserving top of document and right edge. Broken away at back, bottom and proper left. Recessed top, with traces of moulding. Side neatly worked. Inscribed surface and letters ... Late 3rd. century B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 7624: Decree Fragment

Roughly rectangular fragment preserving part of front, top and back surface. Front surface battered, only few letters preserved on each line. Front surface with nine lines of the text of Nikophoros' law ... 361 B.C.

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[Agora Object] I 7625: Stele Fragment with Inscription

Broken in half along height. Relief extremely worn and encrusted. The relief depicts a horse (head and neck missing) and its rider within an architectural frame consisting of square pier and tiled roof ... 16 July 2003

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[Agora Object] IL 1939: Lead Jug

Lead jug. Complete. Warped, dented, and cracked in places, with some incrustations, otherwise well preserved. Molded ring base. Cylindrical wall sloping in toward top. Inset neck; flanged rim, grooved ... 18 July 2000

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[Agora Object] J 230: Carved Ring Bezel

Intact. Small oval carved ring bezel of translucent green stone. Convex front and back meeting at a sharp edge. Helmeted, draped seating female figure holding a Nike in outstreched left hand, the rim ... 17 June 1999

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[Agora Object] J 231: Spherical Faience Beads

Ten beads: five are complete, three are cracking and peeling, and the other two have lost about half of their volume. The surface in general is very friable. Spherical beads pierced through the center ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 232: Tear Drop Shaped Faience Beads

Seventeen beads: eight appear to be complete; the other nine are partially truncated. Long tear drop shape with vertical grooves, pierced through center. White creamy glass paste. Finished Mycenaean ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 233: Faience Beads

Seventeen small beads. Four are intact. Twelve others are friable and iridescent. The smallest one was broken during handling. Roundish beads, some more flattened than others, pierced through the center ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 234: Tiny Faience Beads

A total of about 500 small beads in a very good state of preservation . Fifty are paired (still stuck together from manufacture). Thirty-one are kept separated in a bag, the others are strung on a nylon ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 227: Carnelian Scarab

Intact. Small chips around edges. String hole through long axis. Slightly domed upper surface with engraved lines in shape of beetle. Curved line across middle separating head from back. Bisecting line ... 24-30 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 228: Rose Quartz Bead

Worn. Cylindrical bead, pierced for suspension; hole larger on one face than the other. Pink stone with white veins. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. From sieving. in ziplock polyethylene bag inside a plastic box ... July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 229: Carved Ring Bezel

Intact carved (carnelian?) ring bezel. Oval, slightly curved back flaring to curved face. Helmeted, draped female figure facing right. Possibly winged, or holding drapery in her right hand (holds a cornucopia), ... 11 June 1999

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[Agora Object] J 235: Spherical Faience Beads

Fifty-nine spherical beads, generally well preserved, but five have friable surfaces. Pierced through the center. Creamy yellow glass paste. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Very fragile. Do not handle ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 236: Carnelian Beads

A series of twenty-nine carnelian beads of various sizes and shapes, all intact. The eight smallest are roughly cut and rounded. Eighteen have an elongated elliptical shape, each one slightly different ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] P 34646: Bowl

Complete except for small gap in wall. Mended from six fragments. Small bowl with steep wall, low angular foot and broad rim. Top of rim bears sharp-cut moldings, lip slightly hooked, bearing four equidistant ... 16 July 2003