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| Seated female figure. Found in first temple area, under poros pavement ... Side. Dimensions: H. 1.85m ... Seated female figure. Found in first temple area, under poros pavement. |
Low disk foot and very squat body. In handle zone, at one side, two birds with striped bodies to right, a third bird with solid body squeezed in at right; on either side, two opposed birds facing center, ... LG II ... H 292 ... H 292 |
Part of neck around handle preserved.
ΑKT 10 stamp (cf. V. Grace and M. Savvatianou-Petropoulakou, Exploration archeologique de Delos XXVII, L'ilot de la Maison des Comediens, Paris, 1970, p. 323), unpublished ... 100-50 B.C ... exist on Delos, and in the ... According to Miss grace, the stamp probably belongs to the |
| Ridge palmette (eleven-petalled); pattern partially effaced. Found in second temple area ... Ridge palmette (eleven-petalled); pattern partially effaced. Found in second temple |
Left to right. -.P-
The rho appears to have a tail, but this is probably the result of a slip of the writing instrument at the end of the curved stroke. Altar area. -.P- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 148, p. 38, fig. 16, pl. 13. |
| Broad ribbon handle with incised patterns. Found outside the temple area ... H 0009 ... H 0009 ... H |
| An area about 10m2. on the lower northwest slopes of the Areopagus, southeast of the archaic fountain house. A dumped fill to the end of the 3rd quarter of the 7th c. B.C., containing many votives, overlying ... 7th c. - 625 B.C ... deposit encompasses H 16:6, H 17:2, H 17:3, H 17:7 and the ... the lower northwest slopes of the Areopagus, southeast of the archaic fountain ... (and the lots they |
| Cemetery in the area to west and south of the Areopagus. Drawing of the skeleton with grave offerings as found. Deposit B 21:12 ... Piet de Jong ... NN 1546 NN 1546 Dirty Cartridge Paper Drafting Ink ... 1939 ... Cemetery in the area to west and south of the Areopagus. Drawing of the skeleton |
| Fragment of krater. Found under unbroken pavement in first temple area ... Fragment of krater. Found under unbroken pavement in first temple area. |
| Horse hooves (nos. 24, 25). Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... H 0119 ... H 0119 ... H |
NM 16088
Flat bottom and oval mouth. Inside all glazed except for a reserved band at rim.
Shiny red glaze.
The simple outlined cross is a common Argive geometric motif but is rare in Attic Geometric ... LG IIB ... glaze.
The simple outlined ... geometric motif but is rare in |
The single letter gamma incised on the reserved resting surface; no letters to the right , broken away to left. Votive dump ... H 416 ... H 416 |
| Seated woman (goddess?). Found in first temple area, under unbroken Poros pavement ... Front. Dimensions: H. 0.21m ... Dimensions: H. 0.21m. |
| Left: black glazed pyxis; found in second temple area. Right: urn-shaped pyxis (4th century B.C.); found in North Gate building ... Left: black glazed pyxis; found in second temple ... (4th century B.C.); found in |
Roof-tile fabric, light brownish buff in color and full of red and brown inclusions.
Disk: bull with filleted horns to left, and two framing rings; paneled rim: 8-S pattern. Bottom, within circle: ΕΥΤ- ... 4th c. A.D ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 339, p. 73, pl. 28. |
Filling behind retaining wall of Stoa of Zeus. The remains of unfired clay adhering to the interior of various pieces make it probable that the material in this filling is a mass of debris from the floor ... Ca. 435-425 B.C ... that the material in this ... wall of Stoa of Zeus. The ... adhering to the interior of |
| Top: fragment of polos; Corinthian manufacture; found in second temple area. Middle: bobbin; found in first temple area under unbroken pavement; end of 6th century B.C. Bottom: fragment of polos; Corinthian ... Late Archaic ... Corinthian manufacture; found in ... bobbin; found in first temple ... Corinthian manufacture; found in |
Gray clay, probably burned; mended from two pieces.
Left to right. -ΙΕΕ-
The second letter could be a sigma with the second bar coming on the line of the break. Altar area. -ΙΕΕ- ...
Left to right. -ΙΕΕ-
The ... with the second bar coming on the line of the break. |
A well about 2.00m. SE of the Tholos precinct wall. The presence of the water-clock strengthens the probability, suggested by its location, that the well served one of the public buildings in the neared ... Ca. 410-390 B.C ... H 12:11 ... H 12:11 |
Letters shallowly incised with a blunt point, left to right. -ΠΤΡΕΟ-
The demotic [Λαμ]πτρέο[ς] is suggested by the preserved letters, although this would seem unlikely before the time of Kleisthenes ... left to right. -ΠΤΡΕΟ-
The ... suggested by the preserved ... seem unlikely before the |
Low ring foot; shallow, concave lid with spike knob handle.
Cup: on lower body, dots in parentheses separated by verticals; in handle zone, diagonal columns and a panel with some kind of hooked ornament ... Early Protoattic ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 304, p. 68, pl. 25. |
Probably from the same vessel as H 223 and H 215.
The sherd preserves a single letter , nu, written retrograde. It is apparently the final letter of the inscription, since no letters follow to the left ... H 181 ... H 181 |
| Piece of hair and ear from a statue. Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... Piece of hair and ear from a statue. Found in second temple area. |
| Lebes in many pieces; missing pieces of body and foot; broad band of black to no glaze on body. Dinos or lebes(?). Found in first temple area under unbroken pavement ... Lebes in many pieces; missing pieces of body and ... lebes(?). Found in first temple |
Mended from two pieces.
Left to right. ΡΟ-
A slip of the writing implement is responsible for the long vertical of the rho. Votive dump. ΡΟ- ... of the writing implement is responsible for the long vertical of the rho. |
| Seven implements; pin. Found in temple area and around Acropolis area ... Seven implements; pin. Found in temple area and around Acropolis area. |
| Seven inscribed bases; graffiti mostly discernable; unstratified. Found outside the temple area ... Broken ... H 0067 ... H 0067 ... H |
| Pocket, identified as sacrificial pyre by SIR. Possibly disturbed. Outside south wall of building. Concentration of pottery in a small pocket below a "Hellenistic" fill. There is no mention of bone or ... First quarter 4th c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 25, p. 134, figs. 57, 60. |
The letter-T- incised upside down to the vessel; broken away at either side. Heroon ... The letter-T- incised upside down to the vessel; broken away at either side. |
Retrograde.
-E.-
The piece is now lost, and the photograph published here is an old one which shows the sherd at twice its size. Votive dump. -E.- ... H 186 ... H 186 |
| Antefix with seven-petalled palmette; tile with cable pattern. Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... Antefix with seven-petalled palmette; tile with cable pattern. Found in |
| Seven female masks. Found above Poros pavement in temple area ... Seven female masks. Found above Poros pavement in temple area. |
Letters incised left to right, upside down to vessel. ΒΛΟ-
The second letter is lambda. what looks like a diagonal stroke at the upper right of the letter is only a scratch. The inscription may read βλο[συρός--] ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 52, p. 25, fig. 10, pl. 6. |
| Raking cornice (no. 9, type II); double stopped meander enclosing checkerboard. Found in second temple area ... Found in second temple area. |
Letters shallowly incised in two lines left to right.
Line 1: -ΕΔΗ
LINE 2:-ΚΕ.
The second letter of line 2 is an epsilon whose lower horizontal is broken away.
Micaceous brown clay, unglazed; surface ... H 137 ... H 137 |
| Eights bracelets; nos. 13-16 have snake heads. Found in first temple area ... Eights bracelets; nos. 13-16 have snake heads. Found in first temple area. |
| Left: lip of sphinx; right: leg of horse. Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... Hesperia 9 (1940), pp. 443, 450, nos. 6, 28, fig. 116. |
Joins with H 142. Very likely from the same vessel as H 141.
Two lines, the lower retrograde, the upper probably so.
Line 1:-ΗΟ.-
Line 2:-ΠΝΚ- Heroon ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 66a, p. 27, fig. 11, pl. 8. |
Cistern-system west of the Stoa of Zeus. Two chambers connected by a tunnel, each with two fills. Lower fill in south chamber contemporary with upper fill in north chamber, at the end of the 4th c. B.C ... Ca. 375-160 B.C ... H 6:9 ... H 6:9 |
NM 16092
The inscription spirals retrograde around the vase. Jeffery proposes the following (L.S.A.G., p. 401): Νι[ό]δεμος (Μ[ενέ]δεμος?) Φ[ιλ]αιίδες καταπύγον. Λεό[φρα]δες [ερι].
For the study of vituperative ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 36, p. 22. |
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 ... H 96 ... H 96 |
| Upper arm with part of shoulder; probably kouros. Found in temple area, above Poros pavement ... Upper arm with part of shoulder; probably kouros. Found in temple area, above |
| Fragment from the lower wall and bottom of a closed vessel with flat bottom.
Inscription incised on the inside of the sherd after the pot was broken. It is complete and written retrograde
Σημιοι Δι
... 7th c. B.C ... Fragment from the lower ...
Inscription incised on the inside of the sherd after the pot |
| Basin (no. 11), profile, plastic head decoration, probably of Boeotian manufacture. Found below the unbroken pavement ... manufacture. Found below the |
NM 16091
Inscribed retrograde in two lines.
Line 1:-.ΕΜΑΔΡΟ ... Ι ... ΤΑΦΙΛΕΙΤΕ-
Line 2: -..ATAX ... E.AΡΑ
For the first line Jeffery suggests (L.S.A.G., p. 401) [--]εμ α<ν>δρό[ς ?μ] ά[λισ]τα φιλεί ... retrograde in two lines.
Line ...
For the first line Jeffery ... for the end of the line |
A filling lying over a cobbled floor in a house-complex on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus.
Area in front of E-W retaining wall, just above cobble pavement, disturbed by coins and pottery as late ... 375-275 B.C ... H 17:5 ... H 17:5 |
NM 16127
A single letter, chi, incised on the outer face of the handle, near the rim attachment. To the right of this is a scratch which should not be read as a letter. Votive dump ... H 76 ... H 76 |
| Side of rump and leg of sphinx. Probably of Corinthian origin. Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... Side of rump and leg of sphinx. Probably of Corinthian origin. Found in second temple |
| Three fragments; hand, arm and part of female figure. Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... Three fragments; hand, arm and part of female figure. Found in second temple |
| Left: seated figurine of Boeotian type (no. 18). Right: same type as above (No. 19). Found in temple area ... Found in temple area. |
| Right hand and small piece of adjacent arm; broken and mended with lead. Found in temple area, above pavement ... Back ... H 0081 ... H 0081 ... H |
| Complete trefoil mouth jug mended from five pieces; coarseware. Found under unbroken pavement in first temple area ... Hesperia 9 (1940), p. 411, no. 17, fig. 5. |
| Fragment of body (breast and beginning of neck) of sphinx. Corinthian manufacture. Found in second temple area ... Late Archaic ... H 0125 ... H 0125 ... H |
From kiln in house of 7th c. B.C. (=Building A), to southeast of Tholos. Tholos Trench U, furnace ... 675-625 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 6-7. |
An incised five-pointed star, partly broken off at left. A similar star scratched on a late 7th. c. B.C. plate from Smyrna is called an owner's or merchant's mark: L.H. Jeffery, B.S.A. 59, 1964, p. 40, ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 168, p. 39, fig. 17, pl. 15. |
| Clay not well cleaned; surface pitted.
Retrograde. [--το] Διός ειμ [ί--]
The first iota gives the appearance of being broken, but this is only because it crosses an unevenness of the surface. Heroon ... [--το] Διός ειμ [ί--]
The first iota gives the ... crosses an unevenness of the |
Mended from three pieces.
Retrograde. -.hοσπερ εγραφσεν-
The inscriber forgot to write both the final rho of οσπερ and the verb's augment. He later realized his mistake and added the missing letters ... εγραφσεν-
The inscriber forgot to write both the final rho of οσπερ and the verb's |
Preserves part of the ridge which customarily encircles the body, and the lower body zone beneath, which is decorated with painted horizontal bands; inside unglazed.
Grayish buff clay; shiny brownish ... L.H.I ... L.H.I. |
Fragment from the body and beginning of shoulder. Concentric ares (F.M. 44) in zone on body; plain inside.
Fine clay, pinkish buff at surface, tan buff at core; shiny red glaze.
Cf. E. French, B.S.A ... LH IIIA 2-IIIB I ... Fragment from the body and beginning of shoulder. Concentric ares (F.M. 44) in zone |
| Right hand and small piece of adjacent arm; broken and mended with lead. Found in temple area, above Poros pavement ... H 0079 ... H 0079 ... H |
NM 16129
Retrograde. ΕΥΘ-
The letters may be the beginning of a personal name. Votive dump. ΕΥΘ- ... H 64 ... H 64 |
| Left: kantharos (no. 16), found outside the temple area. Right: hydria (no. 17), from north Gate Buildings ... Left: kantharos (no. 16), found outside the temple area. Right: hydria |
| Fragment of neck and rim of coarse unpainted amphora; unstratified. Boeotian origin. Found outside the temple area ... origin. Found outside the |
Apparently complete.
Some kind of symbol or perhaps a ligature involving the letters alpha and delta: cf. two 6th c. B.C. ligatures of these letters from the precinct of Aphaia on Aigina, A. Furtwangler, ... the letters alpha and ... the precinct of Aphaia on |
Filling accumulated between the time of the Persian sack and the building of the Stoa.
Cf. Hesperia 6 (1937), pp. 14-18 and H 6:5 ... H 5-6.2 ... H 5-6.2 |
Retrograde. ΣΟΣ- Votive dump. ΣΟΣ- ... H 385 ... H 385 |
| Neck divided by triple verticals into panels: on either side of handle, four sets of diminishing triangles with apices meeting at center; at front, a deer to right with head bent back as if reaching for ... LG IB-LG IIA ... H 333 ... H 333 |
| Seven rings and bracelets (type I, no. 28). Found in first temple area, under unbroken pavement ... Seven rings and bracelets (type I, no. 28). Found in first temple area, |
Incised on the outside a tripod-cauldron, the greater part of which is preserved.
Fine greenish buff clay, probably Corinthian; good shiny black glaze. Altar area ... Late 7th- Early 6th. B.C ... H 502 ... H 502 |
Bottom wholly restored.
Incised wavy lines at level of both handle attachments and down outer face of handle.
Unglazed and handmade.
For ware, Hesperia 30 (1961), pp. 316-317.
For incised decoration ... 7th c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 312, p. 69, pl. 26. |
Investigations to the south of the Metroon, in the passageway between the Metroon and the Tholos; accumulated layers, from the Geometric and earlier periods to the 3rd and 2nd centuries B.C.
Cf. Hesperia ... Geometric to second c. B.C ... H 11 |
NM 16070
Disk foot and oval mouth. All glazed inside.
Thick black glaze inside, thin and brown outside.
Brann lists other clay-ground kantharoi under I 49 and suggests that the idea may have been inspired ... LG I ... H 94 ... H 94 |
| Right hand and small piece of adjacent arm; broken and mended with lead. Found in temple area, Archaic Poros pavement ... Side ... in temple area, Archaic |
| Miniature vases; from left to right: skyphos; aryballos; two hydriae; psychter. Found above Poros pavement and in Broken Areas ... and in Broken Areas. |
| Pins with ornate heads. Left to right: fish hook, votive mirror. Found in first temple area ... Hesperia 9 (1940), p. 421-422, 501, nos. 8, 34-44, figs. 61, 62. |
Fillings immediately antedating the building of the Stoa.
Cf. Hesperia 6 (1937), p. 20 and the debris of a pottery works behind the Stoa (H 7:1) ... antedating the building of the Stoa.
Cf. Hesperia 6 (1937), p. 20 and the debris of a |
Large portion of the body at one side, handle, and most of neck and mouth missing. Ring foot; well-rounded body curving continuously into short, straight neck; flaring trefoil mouth (apparently) . Bands ... Ca. 700 B.C ... Large portion of the ... the man is standing on the ... of short wavy lines in |
Mended from two pieces.
Left to right. ΧΣΥΝΑΣΟ-
The letters suggest ξυνασκέω, "train", or " exercise". Votive dump. ΧΣΥΝΑΣΟ- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 54, p. 25, fig. 10, pl. 7. |
Raking cornice, type I; forms and fascia with double design of alternating five petalled palmette. Found in second temple area ... Missing ... petalled palmette. Found in |
| Head of a sphinx; traces of burning; broken off at back, at top of head, just before edge of hair, below throat; most of nose and all of mouth missing; eyes large with pupils in black parat; probably of ... Dimensions: L. 0.128; W. 0.095. Late Archaic ... with pupils in black parat; ... manufacture. Found in second temple |
Mended from three pieces.
Retrograde. -ΛΟΝΟΙ- Altar area. -ΛΟΝΟΙ- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 84, p. 28, fig. 12, pl. 9. |
Letters incised upside down to vessel, left to right. -ΙΕΑ.- Votive dump. -ΙΕΑ.- ... Hesperia Suppl. 16 (1975), no. 131, p. 36, fig. 15, pl. 12. |
Both handles restored.
Brownish buff clay with black grit; unpainted.
Cf. S.A. Immerwahr, The Athenian Agora, XIII, The Neolithic and Bronze Ages, Princeton. 1971, p. 252, nos. 433-435, p. 260, no. 473 ... LH III B ... Immerwahr, The Athenian Agora, XIII, The Neolithic and |
| Four sherds; no. 9: fragment with horizontal rising handle found in unbroken pavement; nos. 8, 10, 11: illustrated but not discussed; unstratified ... Four sherds; no. 9: fragment with horizontal rising handle found in unbroken |
NM 16095
Disk foot; fairly pointed body. All glazed inside except for two reserved bands below lip, the upper decorated with groups of short strokes.
Black to brown glaze.
For the Corinthian model of ... Early 7th c. B.C ... H. 0.116; Diam. (rim) 0.145 |
| Head wearing low polos, broken from neck of vase. Found in first temple area under unbroken pavement; perhaps original Cretan work ... Front ... H 0034 ... H 0034 ... H |
| Head wearing low polos, broken from neck of vase. Perhaps original Cretan work. Found in first temple area under unbroken pavement ... Side ... Found in first temple area |
| Four fragments of horse; found in second temple area. Only fragment at right published; possibly nos. 26, 26a, 27, 29 ... H 0088 ... H 0088 ... H |
Well on the north slope of the Areopagus; depth at 9.65m; scanty dumped fillings. From about 3.20m to the bottom, little but tile fragments appeared; in the fillings above, the lower is characterized by ... Ca. 350-290 B.C ... fragments appeared; in the ... Well on the north slope of the Areopagus; depth at |
Both handles restored.
Low irregular base with wheel marks on the bottom.
Unglazed ... 8th-7th c. B.C ... H. 0.05 |
| Oliver, J. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... An important inscription, found in the Roman market place in Athens, is here published for the first time. Although fragmentary, it preserves the text of a formal letter from Marcus Aurelius directed to ... 1970 ... Marcus Aurelius: Aspects of Civic and Cultural Policy in the East |
NM 16126
Retrograde, the writing upside down to vessel. -ΟΡΟΘ-
Good black glaze.
Blegen suggested the personal name [Δ]οροθ[έος] Votive dump. -ΟΡΟΘ- ... 6th c. B.C ... NM 16126
Retrograde, the writing upside down to ... glaze.
Blegen suggested the |
Investigations within the Stoa of Zeus, the north part, various levels.
Notebook references: Stoa Trench E Layers IV and V, Stoa Pits A, B and C, and Layers I and II of area between back wall and retaining ... 5th c. B.C ... Hesperia 18 (1949), no. 157 ... Hesperia 6 (1937), pp. 12-20, figs. 3 and 7. |
Letters incised left to right on underside of foot. -ΕΡΑΓΦΑ-
The inscriber apparently tried to write the word εγραφσε but made several mistakes which he tried to correct. The final preserved letter is ... 6th c. B.C ... Fragment from the Floor and a Ring Foot of a Black-Glazed Kylix with Graffito |
| One pin and handles; handles composed of rings and painter marks; pin is unpublished. Found in first temple area, below unbroken pavement ... unpublished. Found in first temple |
| Left: seated female figurine. Right: seated headless female figurine. Middle: seated female figurine; Athenian parallels. Found above Poros pavement in temple area ... Hesperia 9 (1940), p. 466, nos. 20-22, fig. 160. |
| Six disc weights; type II-B; incised and stamped with decoration. Found in Room F' of west building at North Gate ... Hesperia 9 (1940), pp. 511-512, nos. 33-37, fig. 257. |
A single preserved letter, incised with a blunt point: -A; broken away at left, no letters to right.
This graffito may be incomplete and the single letters preserved only by chance. Heroon ... H 410 ... H 410 |
| Rubbish Dump in mouth of abandoned well in Tholos Trench F, Kitchen. Filled with ash, charcoal, broken pottery, roof tiles.
Also from Trench L.
13 March 2014 by Ann Steiner
The deposit has four components ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... H 12:6 ... H 12:6 |
Retrograde. -ΕΡΓΟΑΔΙΔΕ- Votive dump. -ΕΡΓΟΑΔΙΔΕ- ... Fragment from the Rim and Upper Body with Graffito |
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