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[Agora Publication] The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center

Thompson, H. A. Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from ... 1972

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[Agora Object] A 1559: Anta Capital: Doric

Anta capital assembled from 36 fragments. Stoa Poikile series. On the top of the capital note the following indications for the placing of the architrave: a relieving surface, 0.10m. wide and 0.003m. deep, ... April 1949, 17 March 1952

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[Agora Object] A 1560: Wall Block Fragment

Joint surface preserved at right end; the bed of a roughly cut rebate (?) at top; a more carefully cut notch at upper left corner; other edges broken. Front face finished with toothed chisel. In face of ... April 1949

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[Agora Object] B 262: Shield

Inscribed. Found largely complete, but very much bent and chipped. An oval shield with a narrow rim ornamented with a fine multiple guilloche pattern repousse. The central part of the shield was apparently ... 7 February 1936

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[Agora Image] 1997.01.0239 (XXXVIII-47)

Water-color restoration of painted ornament on anta capital. Perspective view and section. Reconstructed from poros fragments found in the Long Late Roman Wall in front of the Stoa Attalos ... Marian Welker ... PD 507 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1949