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[Agora Deposit] C 14:3: Sacrificial Pyre

Artifacts, burnt bone, ash, cinders and charcoal in pit in bedrock. The pyre lay directly under mosaic floor A. the deposit is not badly disturbed, however, and it is possible that it was laid immediately ... Early second quarter of 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Publication] Industrial Religion: The Saucer Pyres of the Athenian Agora

Rotroff, S. I ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 47 978-0-87661-547-8 ... 2013

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[Agora Object] P 7592: Black Glaze Lekanis with Lid

Intact. Broad flat ring foot. Horizontal handles, uptilted with small projections either side. The upper face of the knob reserved, except for two glazed bands; and the resting surface. Good black glaze; ... 30 April 1936

[Agora Object] P 7593: Black Glaze Saucer

Deep saucer; mended but complete. Traces of wheel grooves on flat bottom. Black glaze, burned, and somewhat peeled. Grave, 4th. c. Leica ... 30 April 1936