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Light weight stone with one smooth curved surface on which are darkened areas, perhaps from polishing burned surface (casting skin) of bronze. Bronze-casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
Small light stone with many small flattened surfaces and one shallow channel. Casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 PD 2249-4 ... April-May 1956 |
| Numerous fragments, mostly non-joining, from base, wall and rim for shallow bowl.
Cf. B 1599. In kiln or bronze casting pit. 5241 Leica, 87-464 PD 2249-14 ... 10 May 1954 |
| A roughly conical object, broad below, pointed at the top and hollow beneath. Cistern. Leica, XXXIV-35, L-9, 87-462 PD 2249-20 ... April 1938 |
Small curved piece.
Green surface from contact with bronze. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
Part of small curved horn, preserved from tip with green surface from contact with bronze. Burned patches on convex side towards base of horn. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
| Inscribed fragments.
Confiscated property of Alcibiades.
"POLETAI" record.
Fragment ΣΤ 604 from upper right corner of inscribed block.
Full thickness of block preserved, but large flakes broken from surface ... (ΣΤ 604) 11 May 1932
a) (Κ 1350) 16 July 1947
b) (Κ 22) 22 January 1934
c) (ΘΘ 5) 18 December 1936
c) (ΙΙ 242b) March 1938
d) (ΘΘ 30) 30 December 1936
d) (ΘΘ 44) 17 January 1937
d) )ΙΙ 133) 7-8 March 1938 ... |
| Six fragment selected from a large number (not catalogued) to show scale of figure, vents, drapery, etc.
g) mold funnel
h) Air vent
i) Air vent
j) mold fragmetn with gate.
k) mold funnel with "y" gate ... April-May 1956 |
| Fragment broken all around, of inner blackened layer mould.
Wide strand surface. Under floor of mudbrick foundry. 2094 Leica ... February-June 1936 |
| Blackened inner wide strand surface forms concave channel.
Broken all around. Crumbly outer layer. Under floor of mudbrick foundry. 2094 Leica ... February-June 1936 |
| Remains of bronze poured into mold channel or duct.
"Y" shaped. Catalogued 1960. Strosis 2. 101, 148 Leica, 80-668 ... 2 February 1936 |
| Roughly rounded vertical prop, waisted with flat resting surfaces at either end at slight diagonal to one another.
Finger impressions on exterior. Interior hollow, irregular but generally rounded in section ... February-June 1936 |
| Layer of coarse red clay surrounds funnel of roughly modelled finer blackened clay ridged at opening to gate.
Smooth gate, oval in section, is made of still finer, blackened clay. Part of second oval "Y" ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment preserving profile of funnel and part of gate.
Coarse outer layer of red clay folded over two inner layers of finer blackened clay. Central layer forms rounded gate. Thin layer of fine slip ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment broken all around.
Coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds finer blackened clay.
Inner surface lost. At break at one side is badly corroded bit of iron that may be remains of chaplet ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment mended from three pieces.
Layer of coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds inner layer of finer blackened clay.
Large slightly concave strand surface with bits of bronze adhering ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment preserving part of lip and sloping walls of funnel, curving inwards towards bottom.
(Funnel or vent opening)
Fine pinkish clay with uncertain layers mostly blackened from burning.
Cf. B 1487 ... 20 March 1936 |
| One fragment mended from six pieces, preserving blackened interior, with mostly pulled away surface, most of which is flat, with sharply curving edge on one side, forming almost perpendicular.
Outer surface ... 20 March 1936 |
| One fragment mended from six pieces, broken all around, preserving large undulating inner mold surface mostly pulled over undoubtedly for large-scale drapery folds.
Rectangular hole on ridge of one fold ... 20 March 1936 |
| One fragment, exterior plastered for preservation, of a flat bottomed mold for a large ring shaped object, built upon four parts : blackened core (1) surrounded by a ring of coarse clay (2) containing ... 29 March 1936 |
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